Bossa Nova Experience

  • Best price guaranteed
  • No booking fees
  • duration 1 days
  • tour type Small group Request as private
  • age requirement 1-99 yrs
  • max group size 8
  • guiding method Fully guided
  • Tour Code BM-41502
  • Footprint Carbonneutral CO2 emissions resulting from all trips on Bookmundi will be offset via investments in carbon reduction projects.
  • Operated in English
map
  • Starts Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Ends Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
HIGHLIGHTS Download trip notes
  • Enjoy walking through 10 diferent spots
  • Get to know all about Bossa Nova
  • Walk by the same streets where the Girl from Ipanema did
  • Listening to the most know Brazilian music
The Bossa Nova Experience tour starts and ends in Rio de Janeiro. The Bossa Nova Experience is an explorer tour that takes 1 days taking you through Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and other destinations in Brazil.

An amazing walking tour by important and scenic spots at Ipanema and Copacabana lead by a musician-singer-tour guide, an all-in-one professional, playing live Bossa Nova songs and telling stories, curiosities, all about the history, the great composers and the magic behind this Brazilian music style that is Rio’s ‘trademark’
ITINERARY

In this 3h walking tour, you’ll visit 10 different spots (Ipanema and Copacabana), such as bars, beaches and also passing by the places where the Bossa Nova music was written, played and composed. Our tour guide is an all-in-one professional as he’s also a musican and singer, playing the guitar and some other instruments along the way.

You’ll get to know all about Bossa Nova, how and where it started, who were the main composers and performers, like Tom Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, João Gilberto and others. Walking by this circuit in Ipanema and Copacabana our team will reveal all the secrets and the main facts and events behind this music style that is Rio’s trademark.

Walk by the same streets where the Girl from Ipanema did and, listening to our tour guide, let your mind feel Rio’s cultural atmosphere of the 50s-60s, when the Bossa Nova had its golden years and most glamorous times. Music, culture, history, curiosities, scenic spots
and a lot of fun.

Duration: 3 hours
Available from Monday to Saturday
The transfer is not included.
Guide speaking English, Portuguese and Spanish.
SIB - departure at 09 am (maximum of 8 people)
Meeting point: Nossa Senhora da Paz square metro station (exit A). The tour finishes at Garota de Ipanema bar.
Weather: The tour may be rescheduled or canceled in case of rain.
Not recommended for children up to 8 years

WHAT'S INCLUDED
Guide
  • Guided tour lead by a musician-singer
WHAT'S EXCLUDED
  • Pick up & drop off from the hotels.
  • Food
  • Water/drinks
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
This tour has not received any customer reviews yet. However, you can expect a good tour as it is run by a trusted travel specialist who has received 35 reviews for other tours with an average 4.4 rating.
REQUEST A PRIVATE, CUSTOMIZABLE DEPARTURE By design, this is a group tour. You can however request a private, customized version of this tour for yourself or your private group of people. Private departures are usually more expensive, but come with these benefits:
  • Personal Itinerary can be tweaked and customized.
  • Protected Travel within your own bubble.
  • Professional Access our Travel Specialists' insider knowledge.
  • Privacy Enjoy a tour focused solely on you or your travel group.
Request a private and/or personalized departure To design a private tour, we'll ask you some more information in the following steps.
Why Book with Bookmundi
What are customers saying about Bookmundi
Excellent
4.65 Average 687 Reviews
GOOD TO KNOW Download trip notes
CANCELLATION

No additional cancellation fees apply for this Bossa Nova Experience tour. You can cancel the tour up to 32 days prior departure and avoid paying the full amount, but your deposit paid is non-refundable. No refund applies for cancellations within 31 days of departure.

Payment

For any tour departures within 15 June 2024, full payment is required. For tours that depart later than 15 June 2024, a deposit of 50% is required to confirm this tour, and the remaining balance will be charged 31 days before trip departure.

Travel Insurance

Bossa Nova Experience tour requires that you have adequate and valid travel insurance covering medical and personal accidents, including repatriation costs and emergency evacuation. World Nomads offers travel insurance for independent travelers and intrepid families.

Visa

For this Bossa Nova Experience tour getting the required visa(s) is the responsibility for each individual traveller, as visa requirements vary depending on your nationality. We recommend to check with your local embassies representing the countries that you are traveling to, as part of this itinerary.

Rooms have to be filled when booking. Thus, if you are 1 person travelling you have to pick Single Room. If you’re 2 people travelling, you can either pick either Single Room, in which case each traveler will receive their own Single Room, or Double Room, etc.
NEED HELP OR HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS TOUR?
If you have any question about this tour or need help with planning a trip, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. We're ready to help.
Welcome!

Sign-in to unlock instant trip discounts. Create wish lists and save up to USD 1,500.

Facebook
G
More login options here.