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Christ the Redeemer + Santa Teresa + Selarón

5 or 8 hoursPrivate experience

Combine Christ the Redeemer with Santa Teresa’s historic streets and the colourful Selarón Steps. Choose a five-hour introduction or an eight-hour day with more time at the principal stops.

The experience

A few reasons to go.

Christ the Redeemer admission included

Santa Teresa’s architecture and selected neighbourhood walks

Time for the tilework and colours of the Selarón Steps

Five- and eight-hour options shaped around your priorities

The itinerary

Your day in Rio.

Indicative itinerary. Timings and sequence may vary according to the selected option, operating conditions and your confirmed proposal.

  1. Preferred 08:30

    Your private pickup

    Meet your private guide and driver at your confirmed Rio address. The final departure time is arranged when booking.

  2. Principal visit

    Christ the Redeemer

    Visit Corcovado with admission included. Your confirmation specifies access to the monument.

  3. Cultural stops

    Santa Teresa and Selarón

    Explore the neighbourhood and steps at your chosen pace. Eight hours allows more time and compatible additional city stops; five hours combines Corcovado with shorter cultural visits.

  4. Indicative return 13:30 or 16:30

    Return within your selected hours

    For an 08:30 start, return is approximately 13:30 for the five-hour option or 16:30 for eight hours. Your service follows the confirmed departure time.

Make it yours

Ways to experience it.

  • Five-hour focused route
  • Eight-hour route with more time at the principal stops
The details

Thoughtfully arranged.

Included

  • Private vehicle with a Portuguese-speaking driver
  • Private English-speaking guide
  • Pickup and return at your confirmed Rio address
  • Bottled water
  • Christ the Redeemer admission
  • Guided public-area visits in Santa Teresa and at the Selarón Steps

Not included

  • Meals and personal purchases
  • Tram rides
  • Admission to additional paid attractions
  • Airport transfers and transport outside this experience
  • Additional guide and driver hours beyond the booked service
Before you go

Good to know.

  • Private for 1–7 guests; larger private groups can be arranged in executive vans.
  • Your booked service period includes pickup, travel, visits, breaks and return.
  • The sequence and final start time are confirmed around access, your interests and traffic.
  • Please share guest ages, luggage and mobility requirements when enquiring.
  • Largo do Guimarães can provide a focus for nearby streets, architecture, cafés and bars, according to your interests and time.
  • Tram rides can be arranged separately.
  • Access arrangements and any work-related restrictions affecting Christ the Redeemer are confirmed before booking.
  • Current works can affect the final approach and step-free access at Corcovado. Please share mobility requirements so the access route can be checked before booking.
Places along the way

The route.

Explore further

Another side of Rio.

Your private Rio journey

Begin a conversation.

Our private experiences include a driver and guide for your own party. Larger closed groups are welcome on request.

1 · Tell us who you are
2 · Your experience

Your driver and guide are dedicated to your party. Public attractions welcome other visitors; admission does not provide exclusive use of a monument, cable car or priority lane.

3 · Your party and preferred date
4 · How may we contact you?
Pickup, language and preferences Optional

English-speaking guide service follows the selected experience. Other languages require availability and proposal confirmation.

Your enquiry at a glance

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