Brazil · HALF-DAY
The 15 best half-day tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Walk Rocinha with local guides, hear real stories, visit a capoeira school, and enjoy sweeping Rio views on this respectful 3-hour tour.
“Amazing Tour! Wellington was a great Guide, perfect english and never made us feel unsave! 10/10 would recommend”
Explore Rio’s Tijuca Forest by open-air Jeep, with waterfalls, easy trails, wildlife, Vista Chinesa, and hotel pickup in four hours.
“Our guide & driver were excellent throughout our trip. The Rain forest was just as we thought, dense foliage and even better with it raining.”
See Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain in five hours with included tickets, hotel transfers, and guides who speak several languages.
“The tour guide was able to speak to the group in both English and german. The pickup was on time. The guide was especially helpful with my older parents and help them stay out of the sun when possible and provided seating when we were in lines for the activities.”
See Rio’s historic center, Lapa and artistic Santa Teresa on a four-hour guided tour with hotel pickup and views from Parque das Ruínas.
“Tour was very informative and well organized. Dario was a great host and answered all our questions and provided good recommendations”
Ride Rio’s cable cars to Sugarloaf Mountain, with city sights, hotel transport, local guides, and sweeping views over beaches and Guanabara Bay.
“The tour was good; however, you will need to be patient with your pick up time. We were to be ready 10 minutes prior to our scheduled pick up time of 8 o’clock. Another document stated pick up time at 8:30. Our transportation actually showed up at 8:45 with no notifications.”
See São Paulo’s street art, churches, historic center, Japanese district, parks, and city views in a practical half-day tour.
“Excellent experience. Strongly recommended. Our guide was Maurício. He was very knowledgeable. It is a half day but takes more than six hours. Covers lot of places. Also there are heavy traffic jams. Make sure to bring some snacks and water (drinks).”
See Christ the Redeemer and Rio’s colorful Selarón Steps on a practical three-hour tour with hotel pickup, transport, and entry included.
“I had a great time on this activity! Pryscilla was very cheerful, fun and knowledgeable. Highly recommend!”
Review of Manaus’s Rio Negro tour: meeting of the waters, pink dolphins, forest walk, lilies, lunch, timing, crowds, and value.
“Even though labeled as a half day trip, it was a full day enjoyable trip experiencing several attractions. The guide on the boat was talking both in Portuguese and English although it appeared that relatively less in English which was confirmed to us by some bilingual tour customers. That was the only improvement I would recommend. Otherwise it was an excellent tour.”
Review of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer and Selarón Steps tour, with Tijuca rainforest, hotel pickup, optional Sugarloaf Mountain, tips, and value advice.
“The guide Tania was great, entertaining and gave us a lot of fun facts about where we were visiting! We added the Sugar Loaf visit and it was worth it! I’m Brazilian but it was a safe, easy and fun way to visit those amazing landmarks in Rio!!👍👍”
See Christ the Redeemer, Tijuca Forest, Selarón Steps, Maracanã, and Rio’s cathedral on a practical 5-hour city tour.
“Nice guide and driver, and the statue is cool, but some things could be better. The pickup was about 15 minutes late with no communication, even though my hotel was the first stop. and the city tour was kind of meh, with a lot of time allocated. Lots of waiting around. Also, at least my group consisted of both English and Portuguese speaking, so the guide would say everything twice, and often when he got to the English part, we were already past whatever he was talking about.”
A flexible private Rio tour covering Christ the Redeemer, Selarón Steps, Tijuca Forest, and the Botanical Garden with local guides.
“Diogo was fantastic in all regards. No issues whatsoever. Driver was wonderful and funny. Would highly recommend this trip. Worth every penny and then some.”
See Manaus in four hours with the Amazon Opera House, Indian Museum, markets, river views, hotel pickup, and a small bilingual group.
“The tour was really good, it was just the two of us, the guide and the driver, so really private. Our guide Jennifer had good local knowledge and spoke English well.”
Review of São Paulo’s private half-day tour from GRU, with Batman Alley, Ibirapuera, Liberdade, Sé Cathedral, and Mercado Municipal.
“Our guide Roberto was very nice and very knowledgeable of his city. We got to see a lot, but without being rushed. I highly recommend this tour :)”
Cruise Paraty Bay by schooner, snorkel four clear-water stops, enjoy tropical fruit, and relax on beaches for five hours.
See Curitiba’s cathedral, parks, Botanical Garden, Oscar Niemeyer Museum, and more on a guided four-hour city tour with hotel pickup.
Pick a city, a waterfall or a stretch of sand.
