Rio de Janeiro Half-Day Walking Tour: Explore the Legends and History of Downtown

Embark on an afternoon exploration journey on foot through ancient Rio, immersing yourself in the myths and historical tales etched in the narrow lanes and magnificent baroque structures of Rio de Janeiro’s heart. As you tread, your informed and engaging guide will vivaciously animate the city and its narratives.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Church of Our Lady of the Candelaria - See and visit the Church constructed in neoclassical style, which began being built in 1630 and finished in 1775.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off included for select hotels
  • Explore Rio de Janeiro on a guided walking tour
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
Location
Church of Our Lady of the Candelaria
Praca Pio X,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jose_r
Jul 1, 2023
Don’t miss a beat - The walking tour gave us some really good highlights of the city. What I really enjoyed most was the fact that we were able to stroll on our own time without being too hurried with the agenda. Our guide was able to get us a shuttle ride around the museum of tomorrow which was very nice. Also, the highlight of this tour was the library of old books that she took us to. I didn’t know such a library existed and I was happy that we were taken there.
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Yibing_x
Jun 24, 2023
Melanie is extremely... - Melanie is extremely friendly and easy going, very smoothly transitioning from Spanish to English to take care of multiple customers. Great experience!
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Maria_p
Jun 11, 2023
Discovering downtown Rio - our tour guide was absolutely wonderful. She was very knowledgeable and took us to interesting places. I am not very good at names, but I believe her name was Malenia. I would recommend this tour.
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Ravi_h
Jun 16, 2022
A must for your trip to Rio de Janerio - On this tour your will visit several churches along with other places of interest. Melanie was an excellent tour ambassador for, Rio de Janerio! She shared history of the city and allowed us time to make our way through the sites. I recommend, shopping at the local market near Rio Cathedral and taking in linch at places less touristy as the line ups are shorter and the snacks and meals overall throughout Rio are of European standard. I recommend doing this tour on your first or second day of your visit as it provided you with an understanding of the cities layout and identifies places you may which to spend more time exploring. I woupd recommend asking your tour guide to share tips and make recommendations for things of interest to you. Webdid and Melanie was aboe to offer suggestions that saved us money and make the local experience in Brazil meaningful.
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Tarek_a
May 15, 2022
An excellent introduction to the city - A nice tour that takes you thorough the most important landmarks in downtown Rio in a reasonable and good pace. Our tour guide Melanie was honestly such a sweetheart and we enjoyed our time with her a lot.
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Chamila_n
May 14, 2022
Rio City walk - Great tour. Melani was a great tour guide. We'll experienced, knowledgeable and pleasant. Street Art in Lapa and Selatom steps are so attractive.
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Dilip_p
Nov 24, 2019
RJ Walking tour - JB did a very good job of explaining all the historic sites during the walking tour of old Rio. It was a great experience and highly recommend to anyone.
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Fiona
Mar 16, 2019
Excellent way to see Rio on foot - JB was an enthusiastic and informative guide giving a great introduction to the many wonderful sites of Rio. There were only 3 on our tour and we were picked up promptly by bus from our hotel and dropped off .
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Helen_a
May 16, 2022
Lovely tour - Lovely tour to meet our exact taste... We were the only people on the tour so the guide amended it to meet our interests and it was delightful, seeing and hearing about the origins of Rio, small backstreet life so as to understand real Rio life... Highly recommended
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Julia_t
Nov 9, 2022
Nice but need more walking and less driving - Not a lot of walking, traffic was bad. Recommending more time to walk, browse more streets; give 10 mins of free time.
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