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Rio de Janeiro: Favela Santa Marta Tour with a Local Guide
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Rio de Janeiro: Favela Santa Marta Tour with a Local Guide

By Favela Santa Marta Tour
4.9 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 142 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Visit the favela with one of the most beautiful views in Rio de Janeiro
  • award in 2019 as one of the best walking tours in Latin America.
  • See places with amazing views to take great pictures
  • The most visited tour by celebrities and famous people in the favela.
  • Visit the guide's house, meet his family and get a free drink

Activity location

    • Rio de Janeiro
    • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Meet at the Shell Gas Station located at the corner of Rua São Clemente 307, Botafogo. You will meet the group in front of the gas station convenience store called “Select”. Please be mindful that if you are more than 10 minutes late, the tour has to leave and you will not be given a refund.
    • Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

Check availability


Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
RM 141.67 x 2 AdultsRM 283.34

Total
Price is RM 283.34
Tour in Spanish
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • Spanish
Price details
RM 141.67 x 2 AdultsRM 283.34

Total
Price is RM 283.34

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedFavela walking tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedFree welcome drink
  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal resident guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedVisit to the guide's house
  • What's includedWhat's includedVisit to community daycare (when open)
  • What's includedWhat's includedVisit to handicraft shops
  • What's includedWhat's includedVisit to the Residents' Association and social projects
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood (available to purchase at a pub)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPrivate car pickup is 125 BRL per person (request on Whatsapp)

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: People with altitude sickness, People with heart problems, People with mobility impairments, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Take the opportunity to glimpse life in the favelas on this guided tour. Your guide is a Santa Marta resident who will be able to share with you an authentic perspective of the beautiful favela they call home.

Using the Santa Marta cable car, your guide will take you to the top of the favela. From here you will be able to witness one of the best panoramic views of the city. Discover Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain, Botafogo Beach, Lagoa Rodrigues de Freitas and the entire neighborhood of Botafogo.

Then, explore the streets and alleys enjoyed by both residents and Favela Santa Marta's many famous visitors, from Queen Elizabeth II to Michael Jackson. Stroll through the favela, seeing the best tourist attractions and stopping at several local craft shops along the way.

Discover the guide's home, his family and the projects that Thiago carries out in the favela for children and adults. A tour that really helps the favela with activities. Beware of fake tours that harm the site.

An important detail. In addition to other awards we have already won, our tour was chosen in the awards in 2019 as one of the best walking tours in Latin America and in April 2024 it won the Gentle and Responsible Tourism Awards for the greatest tourism achievement in Latin America.

Location

Activity location

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    • Rio de Janeiro
    • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Meet at the Shell Gas Station located at the corner of Rua São Clemente 307, Botafogo. You will meet the group in front of the gas station convenience store called “Select”. Please be mindful that if you are more than 10 minutes late, the tour has to leave and you will not be given a refund.
    • Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Meet at the Shell Gas Station located at the corner of Rua São Clemente 307, Botafogo. You will meet the group in front of the gas station convenience store called “Select”. Please be mindful that if you are more than 10 minutes late, the tour has to leave and you will not be given a refund.
    • Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil