Experience another day at leisure, choose to explore Rio at your own leisurely or book an optional tour. Perhaps you can choose to visit the Christ Statue, recently elected as one of the seven modern wonders of the world. The statue sits 2,300 ft. above sea level, atop Corcovado Hill. Following a scenic drive along the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, you arrive at the foot of the hill, where you embark on a small train which climbs the beautiful mountainside. Upon reaching the top, you experience a panoramic view of Rio de Janeiro and discover why it is known as the “Marvelous City”!
Overnight in Rio de Janeiro
Optional: Rio By Night: Samba Show Ginga Tropical Show
Enjoy a multicultural Brazilian show where various cultures in this tropical country will gather on stage! Prepare for a show that combines diversity and culture. You will see The “Ziriguidum”, the Northeast, the A Maz On, and the Pampas with its Folklore. Discover Bahia with its Capoeira, their mystical rituals, and Rio de Janeiro with its incomparable bohemian Lapa, their dance halls, and the performance of the legendary Tricksters. See the luxurious Carnival, with its fantastic drummers and beautiful Mulatas.
Optional: HD Corcovado Tour - On SIC basis
Passengers will be picked up from their hotel between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM, depending on the hotel location, and will proceed on a half-day tour of Corcovado Mountain and the Beaches. Board a cog train from Cosme Velho Station for a ride to Corcovado Mountain to visit one of the world’s most famous landmarks — the gigantic statue of Christ the Redeemer.
Optional: FD Jeep Tour Rio 4 Wonders
Following hotel pick up in an open-air Hummer style jeep, we will take you to the stunning Tijuca Atlantic Forest, the largest urban forest in the world, with stops at the Chinese Vista with magnificent views of Ipanema and Copacabana beaches, Guanabara Bay and Niterói. After visiting the National Park, the tour continues up to the Corcovado Mountain, located at the Tijuca’s Forest, where the Christ Redeemer Statue, one of the 7 “New Wonders of the World”, is located. We will continue on to the top by panoramic elevators or escalators that arrive at the foot of the statue, where we can enjoy a panoramic view of Rio de Janeiro, discovering why it is called the \"Marvelous City”. From Corcovado, you can see the beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon, the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon and the Botanical Gardens. After this visit, the jeep takes the guests down the hill for having lunch. After lunch, the tour continues up to the Sugar Loaf Mountain, which has become an iconic symbol of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Rising up from a small peninsula at the entrance of Guanabara Bay, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined sugar loaf. The first cable-car takes passengers to the top of Urca Hill, which rises 215 meters above sea level and offers spectacular views of the entire bay and its islands. From Urca Hill, passengers continue in a second cable car to the top of Sugar Loaf which rises 395 meters above sea level and offers a 360 degree view of the entire city including Botafogo and Copacabana Beaches, Corcovado and downtown Rio. The tour finishes with a visit to the Botanical Garden, founded by Dom João VI in 1808 as an Acclimation Garden for exotic plants, was transformed over nearly two centuries into the Research Institute of the Botanic Garden of Rio de Janeiro. The Botanic Garden contains more than 6,000 different species of tropical and subtropical plants and trees, including 900 varieties of palm trees. Visitors can stroll along the pathways of the park to the sounds of native birds like the “curios” and the “sabiás.” No other park can compare to this one for the variety of species that are cultivated is huge, like Imperial Palm-tree, the big water lilies, famous Victoria-regia, models of Brazil Wood, an almost extinct tree in our littoral. With pleasing hiding-places, it was one of the favorite places of Tom Jobim, continuous frequenter. Duration: approximately 8 hours.
