Rio From the Sea: Guanabara Bay Cruise with Optional Barbecue Lunch

Spend half a day sailing on Guanabara Bay, for the most beautiful views of Rio de Janeiro with Sugar Loaf Mountain towering in the distance. Pass the bay’s islands and forts as you cruise the idylic waters. From the water you can see Rio’s downtown, cruise just below planes landing in Santos Dumont Airport, see the Museum of Tomorrow, go under the Niterói Bridge and see the lovely beaches from Rio’s siter city, as well as seeing the famous Oscar Niemeyer Museum. The Guanabara Bay Cruise includes roundtrip transportation from your Rio de Janeiro hotel. An optional all you can eat barbecue lunch is also available on your return, in a local Rio restaurant.

After the pick up at your hotel, you get to Marina da Gloria Pier, where the boat leaves at 9:30m or so.

Get a nice perspective from the sea and check the surroundings from a different view.

Check out the Rio’s airport for home destinations and have the chance to see airplanes landing or departing. See how big they are!

Originally named by Europeans as Ilha dos Ratos (Rat Island), its current name comes from the fact there have worked since the Guarda Fiscal, serving the port of the then capital of the Empire in the nineteenth century. The island became famous for having housed the famous Baile da Ilha Fiscal, the last big party of the Empire before the coup d’état that proclaimed the Republic in November 1889.

Ilha Fiscal now houses a museum of cultural history that is maintained by the Navy of Brazil.

You will get a nice perspective of the huge buildings and avenues from Downtown Rio. Be enchanted with urban area, without transit and noise!

Get a nice perspective of an important historical Roman Catholic church in the city. It was built and decorated during a long period, from 1775 to the late 19th century. The church combines a Portuguese colonial Baroque façade with later Neoclassical and Neo-Renaissance interior elements.

The Museum of Tomorrow is a science museum designed by Spanish neofuturistic architect Santiago Calatrava, and built next to the waterfront at Pier Maua. Check out the beauty and modernism of this exquisite structure.

Pass right underneath the President Costa e Silva Bridge, commonly known as the Rio–Niterói Bridge. It connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói.

Get a nice perspective of the iconic Museum projected by the famous brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. Completed in 1996, the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum is one of the city’s main landmarks.

View the beautiful and historical Fort located in Niterói

See the beautiful neighborhood that hosts one of the major Rio’s sights: The Sugar Loaf Mountain

Get a wonderful perspective of the Sugar Loaf from the sea. Sugar Loaf Mountain is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising 396 m above the harbor, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar.

See the Boafogo Bay, that links the South Zone to downtown Rio.

Get a nice perspective of Aterro do Flamengo and its parks, designed by Burle Marx

Check the Copacabana Beach, the most famous beach in the city (maybe even in the country, or in the world) and is about 4 km long. Among the trademarks is its boardwalk with waves drawn in Portuguese stone, designed by famous brazilian landscaper Burle Max.

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Pick-up at selected hotels in Barra da Tijuca available on request ($10.00 per person). Please contact the local provider to arrange this service
• The bay ride is made by Schooner and takes around 2 hours.
• In private options, only guide and hotel transfer are private. Schooner Cruise is still shared

• Private: Cruise Only
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  Private Tour: Private guide and vehicle. 2-hour shared cruise along Guanabara Bay.
  Sedan: Up to 02 people. Or Van: from 03 to 13 people
  Live Guide in: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French or Italian.
  Pickup included
• Private: Cruise & Lunch
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  Private Tour: Private guide and vehicle. Shared Cruise and Lunch included: 2-hour shared cruise along Guanabara Bay.
  Barbecue Lunch included: Delicious all-you- can-eat barbecue with multiple sides and Ice-cream for dessert
  Sedan: Up to 02 people. Or Van: from 03 to 13 people
  Live Guide in: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French or Italian.
  Pickup included
• Shared – Cruise Only
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  Shared with other guests: Cruise Only – Without lunch: 1.5-hour cruise along Guanabara Bay.
  Live Guide in: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French or Italian.
  Pickup included
• Shared Cruise & Lunch
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  Shared with other guests: Cruise and Lunch included: 1.5-hour cruise along Guanabara Bay.
  Barbecue Lunch included: Delicious all-you- can-eat barbecue with multiple sides and Ice-cream for dessert
  Live Guide in: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French or Italian.
  Pickup included

• Hotel pickup and drop off to Most Hotels in São Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana (South Zone)
• Lunch at Barbecue House – all you can eat style (if option selected)
• 2-hour Guanabara Bay cruise
• Professional Tour Guide

• Beverages
• Food (if option selected)

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Please contact Gray Line Brazil at 55 (21) 3586-8687 or 55 (21) 99777‑5888 to confirm your tour at least 48 hours prior to the activity time. Please have your voucher in hand to present to the guide upon boarding. Office working hours: from 7am to 9pm (local time) daily.

Please be advised..

• This Tour is Provided by Gray Line Brazil.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at America/Sao_Paulo.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
• This Tour is Rated 4 Stars based on 86 valid reviews on VIATOR.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 13 Travelers is accepted for booking.