Rio From the Sea: Guanabara Bay Cruise with Optional Barbecue Lunch Discount Tickets

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Overview

Spend half a day sailing on Guanabara Bay, for the most beautiful views of Rio de Janeiro with Sugar Loaf Mountain towering in the distance. Pass the bay's islands and forts as you cruise the idylic waters. From the water you can see Rio’s downtown, cruise just below planes landing in Santos Dumont Airport, see the Museum of Tomorrow, go under the Niterói Bridge and see the lovely beaches from Rio’s siter city, as well as seeing the famous Oscar Niemeyer Museum. The Guanabara Bay Cruise includes roundtrip transportation from your Rio de Janeiro hotel. An optional all you can eat barbecue lunch is also available on your return, in a local Rio restaurant.

Pickup Information

* Roundtrip transfer to/from most hotels located in Sao Conrado, Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon (South Zone) * Please wait for your guide in the hotel lobby of your selected hotel. if your hotel is not listed, contact us so we can inform you the closest pick up location and time

Language Offered

German-GUIDE

Portuguese-GUIDE

English-GUIDE

Italian-GUIDE

French-GUIDE

Spanish-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Marina da Gloria
After the pick up at your hotel, you get to Marina da Gloria Pier, where the boat leaves at 9:30m or so.
Duration: 15 mins
2. Guanabara Bay
Get a nice perspective from the sea and check the surroundings from a different view.
3. Santos Dumont Airport
Check out the Rio's airport for home destinations and have the chance to see airplanes landing or departing. See how big they are!
4. Ilha Fiscal
Originally named by Europeans as Ilha dos Ratos (Rat Island), its current name comes from the fact there have worked since the Guarda Fiscal, serving the port of the then capital of the Empire in the nineteenth century. The island became famous for having housed the famous Baile da Ilha Fiscal, the last big party of the Empire before the coup d'état that proclaimed the Republic in November 1889. Ilha Fiscal now houses a museum of cultural history that is maintained by the Navy of Brazil.
5. Downtown RJ
You will get a nice perspective of the huge buildings and avenues from Downtown Rio. Be enchanted with urban area, without transit and noise!
6. Church of Our Lady of the Candelaria
Get a nice perspective of an important historical Roman Catholic church in the city. It was built and decorated during a long period, from 1775 to the late 19th century. The church combines a Portuguese colonial Baroque façade with later Neoclassical and Neo-Renaissance interior elements.
7. Museu do Amanha
The Museum of Tomorrow is a science museum designed by Spanish neofuturistic architect Santiago Calatrava, and built next to the waterfront at Pier Maua. Check out the beauty and modernism of this exquisite structure.
8. Ponte Rio–Niteroi
Pass right underneath the President Costa e Silva Bridge, commonly known as the Rio–Niterói Bridge. It connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói.
9. Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Niteroi
Get a nice perspective of the iconic Museum projected by the famous brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. Completed in 1996, the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum is one of the city’s main landmarks.
10. Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra
View the beautiful and historical Fort located in Niterói
11. Urca
See the beautiful neighborhood that hosts one of the major Rio's sights: The Sugar Loaf Mountain
12. Sugarloaf Mountain
Get a wonderful perspective of the Sugar Loaf from the sea. Sugar Loaf Mountain is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising 396 m above the harbor, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar.
13. Botafogo Bay
See the Boafogo Bay, that links the South Zone to downtown Rio.
14. Flamengo district
Get a nice perspective of Aterro do Flamengo and its parks, designed by Burle Marx
15. Copacabana Beach
Check the Copacabana Beach, the most famous beach in the city (maybe even in the country, or in the world) and is about 4 km long. Among the trademarks is its boardwalk with waves drawn in Portuguese stone, designed by famous brazilian landscaper Burle Max.

Inclusion

Hotel pickup and drop off to Most Hotels in São Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana (South Zone)

Lunch at Barbecue House - all you can eat style (if option selected)

2-hour Guanabara Bay cruise

Professional Tour Guide

Exclusion

Gratuities

Beverages

Food (if option selected)

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

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

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Pick-up at selected hotels in Barra da Tijuca available on request ($10.00 per person). Please contact the local provider to arrange this service

The bay ride is made by Schooner and takes around 2 hours.

In private options, only guide and hotel transfer are private. Schooner Cruise is still shared

Supplied by Gray Line Brazil

Reviews

3.9

★★★★★ ★★★★★
Based on 88 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

5 stars
30
4 stars
32
3 stars
15
2 stars
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1 stars
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