Sunset at Sugar Loaf and Corcovado Mountain Tour
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Trip Type: Half-day Tours
Duration: 5 hours
Once on vacation, there’s no reason to wake up so early to enjoy a tour. Wake up at your leisure and visit the Corcovado Mountain in the afternoon with the Christ the Redeemer statue. After that, take a cable car ride up to the Sugar Loaf Mountain and from this wonderful spot, enjoy the sunset covering the city.
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Once on vacation, there’s no reason to wake up so early to enjoy a tour. Wake up at your leisure and visit the Corcovado Mountain in the afternoon with the Christ the Redeemer statue. After that, take a cable car ride up to the Sugar Loaf Mountain and from this wonderful spot, enjoy the sunset covering the city.After hotel pickup, head to Corcovado Hill (704 meters), and the greatest national icon – The Christ Redeemer Statue of Rio de Janeiro. You'll pass by Copacabana beach, continue along Botafogo beach and pass by Palácio Guanabara, the official residence of the State's Governor. You'll also see Laranjeiras and Cosme Velho districts, where one can still appreciate the old manor homes of coffee plantation owners of the 1800s. The tour will reach Tijuca Forest, with a stop at Paineiras to board the vehicles of the National Park Authority. The visit to the monument lasts about 45 minutes.
On the way down, en route to Sugar Loaf, you'll see Largo do Boticário and Casa dos Abacaxis – relics of the Brazilian Empire. Continue along Botafogo beach towards Praia Vermelha, in the district of Urca, passing by the imposing neo-classical buildings of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the Institute Benjamim Constant for the blind and the National Institute for Mineral Resources. Reach the almost centenary Sugar Loaf cable-car station (the first service in South America and the world´s third oldest). Visit Urca Hill (200 meters) and Sugar Loaf (395 meters). You'll stay around 30 minutes at the top of Sugar Loaf and then head back to your hotel.
Note: In case of poor visibility on the summit of the Corcovado, you will make an alternative stop at Mirante Dona Marta (362m), generally less affected by cloudiness.
On the way down, en route to Sugar Loaf, you'll see Largo do Boticário and Casa dos Abacaxis – relics of the Brazilian Empire. Continue along Botafogo beach towards Praia Vermelha, in the district of Urca, passing by the imposing neo-classical buildings of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the Institute Benjamim Constant for the blind and the National Institute for Mineral Resources. Reach the almost centenary Sugar Loaf cable-car station (the first service in South America and the world´s third oldest). Visit Urca Hill (200 meters) and Sugar Loaf (395 meters). You'll stay around 30 minutes at the top of Sugar Loaf and then head back to your hotel.
Note: In case of poor visibility on the summit of the Corcovado, you will make an alternative stop at Mirante Dona Marta (362m), generally less affected by cloudiness.
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