Luis Darin Private Tour Guide In Rio

After leaving your hotel in Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana, Leme, Botafogo, Flamengo, or Downtown Rio we’ll drive towards Urca neighborhood to access the monument. Places we will drive by on the way to the Sugarloaf depend on your hotel location.  

10 minutes

Praia do Leblon (Pass By)

Depending on your hotel location we'll pass by this very nice beach in the most expensive neighborhood in South America.

Ipanema Beach (Pass By)

Depending on your hotel location we'll drive by this very iconic beach on the way to the main attractions of the tour.

Praia do Arpoador (Pass By)

Depending on your hotel location we'll drive by this rock at the end of Ipanema Beach considered one of the best spots in Rio to observe the sunset during the summer.

Copacabana Beach (Pass By)

On the way to Sugarloaf Mountain we'll drive by the most famous beach in Brazil.

Leme (Pass By)

Depending on your hotel location we’ll drive by this less busy beach located at the very far end of Copacabana.

Botafogo Bay (Pass By)

On the way to the main attraction we’ll drive by this nice neighborhood that can easily be seen from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain.

Praia do Flamengo (Pass By)

Depending on your hotel location we’ll drive by this classical neighborhood that offers the best view of Sugarloaf Mountain.

Rio de Janeiro Historic City Center (Pass By)

Depending on your hotel location we’ll drive by Rio downtown, full of buildings and places where you can get in touch with all this history.

Guanabara Bay (Pass By)

Guanabara Bay is 100 miles in diameter and has its 1 mile wide entrance at the foot of Sugarloaf Mountain.

Praia Vermelha (Pass By)

At the foot of Urca Mountain lies a small and beautiful beach with red sand and surrounded by mountains in both sides.

Claudio Coutinho Trail (Pass By)

This flat trail located at the base of Sugaloaf Moutain is a place for a short walk looking for marmoset monkeys with Sugarloaf and the Red Beach as background.

Urca (Pass By)

A small and picturesque neighborhood is located at the foot of Sugarloaf Mountain.

Trilha do Pao de Acucar (Pass By)

This hiking trail staring at Claudio Coutinho Trail also grants access to Urca Mountain.

Morro da Babilonia (Pass By)

This solid granite wall rises above the entrance of Sugarloaf cable car. Here we’re very likely to observe climbers trying to reach the mountain summit.

Morro da Urca

This hill, 220 meters high, has at its peak the first stop of the cable car towards the Sugar Loaf. From the top of Morro da Urca you have spectacular views of various points of the city, such as the beaches of Leme, Copacabana, Ipanema, Flamengo, Leblon, Pedra da Gávea, Tijuca Massif, Corcovado with a statue of Cristo Redentor, Guanabara Bay, Enseada Botafogo, Downtown, Santos Dumont Airport, Governador Island, Niterói, Rio-Niterói Bridge and, in the background, the Serra do Mar and the Dedo de Deus peak.

30 minutes

Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf is a monolithic solid granite block over 1,200 feet above sea level, located at the very entrance of Guanabara Bay in Rio. The access to the monument is at Urca neighborhood. The monument can be reached by taking 2 cable cars straight to the summit of Sugarloaf, The cable car station at Urca is at the foot of Morro da Babilonia, and the Swiss-made cable car will take us first to Morro da Urca, and then we’ll take another cable car to reach the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain. The views are spectacular during the entire trip. Once we reach the summit of Sugarloaf we’ll enjoy the sunset over Rio’s skyline and the twilight over the city. As an option the tour drop-off may be at your hotel or at a restaurant of your choice for dinner.

1 hour 30 minutes