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3 Hour Rocinha Favela Walking Tour with a Local Guide

By Favela Walking Tour
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 175 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Visiting the Rocinha favela, one of Rio's hundreds of “favelas” (the Brazilian term for a slum or shantytown) and the largest in the country, is a local experience that gives you the chance to see Brazil from another point of view. With a resident guide, take a non-intrusive walking tour to learn about daily life in the favela and gain insight into the challenges these communities face.

When your tour is finished our driver will be heading back to Copacabana neighborhood crossing the beaches of Leblon and Ipanema, therefore you must inform our tour guide where you are staying so we can make sure you are dropped off as close as possible to your hotel.

Duration of our tour including pickup and drop off is around 3 hours.

Activity location

  • Copacabana Beach
    • Av. Atlantica - Copacabana,
    • 22070-011, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Igreja Universal
    • 780 Avenida Niemeyer
    • 22450-220, São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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

Check availability

Favela Tour at 10:30
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Meeting Point from Sao Conrado: For this option - the only meeting point is:
Igreja Universal SAO CONRADO
Av. Niemeyer, 780 at 10:30
Please wait outside
Duration: 2 hours
Motortaxi
Starting point:
Igreja Universal, Av. Niemeyer, 780 - São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22450-220, Brazil

Language options: English
Starting time: 10:30
Price details
RM 175.35 x 1 AdultRM 175.35
Total
Price is RM 175.35
Favela Tour 9:30 & 13:30
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Group Tour: Our group tour capacity is up 14 people and we provide 2 local guides on our tour - Pay attention to your meeting point.


Duration: 3 hours: Option 1:
Belmond Copacabana Palace Hotel at 9:30 or 13:30

Option 2:
Sol Ipanema Hotel at 10am or 13:50
Pickup Location and Time: You must inform wether you will be in Copacabana or Ipanema for your meeting points
Starting points:
Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Av. Atlântica, 1702 - Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22021-001, Brazil
Sol Ipanema Hotel, Av. Vieira Souto, 320 - Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22420-004, Brazil

Starting time: 13:30
Price details
RM 205.84 x 1 AdultRM 205.84
Total
Price is RM 205.84
Favela Tour & Drone at 11:30
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Group Tour: Favela Walking Tour with Drone Video is led by a local guide. This service does not include pickup.
Duration: 2 hours
Info about the tour: ✅ 2-3 hour guided tour by a local guide
✅ Meeting point: Sao Conrado
✅ Motortaxi ️
✅ Rooftop views
✅ Drone Video

Motortaxi
Starting point:
Igreja Universal, Av. Niemeyer, 780 - São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22450-220, Brazil

Starting time: 11:30
Price details
RM 457.43 x 1 AdultRM 457.43
Total
Price is RM 457.43

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Access Contribution to community
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel pickup and drop-off (select hotels only)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Gratuities

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • May be operated by a multilingual guide
  • Be aware of uneven steps
  • For the privacy and comfort of all participants, we do not allow sunglasses equipped with cameras on our tours.
  • You must be fit or in good condition to walk at least 5 km
  • Our walking tour is around 3km downhill

Activity itinerary

Copacabana Beach

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
This is our first beach and place where we pickup most of our clients at 13:30 (be aware)

Ipanema Beach

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Second beach - another great location in Rio and one of the most expensive areas in Brazil. We drive by to pickup clients as well. We drive by the second meeting point at 13:50

Rocinha

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
We expect to arrive in Rocinha after all pickups at 14:30 for our walking tour - please wear comfortable shoes for the tour

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Copacabana Beach
    • Av. Atlantica - Copacabana,
    • 22070-011, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Igreja Universal
    • 780 Avenida Niemeyer
    • 22450-220, São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Sol Ipanema Hotel
    • 320 Avenida Vieira Souto
    • 22420-004, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel, Rio de Janeiro
    • 1702 Avenida Atlântica
    • 22021-001, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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