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Top 15 Full-Day Tours in Brazil

51 tours  ·  from $19

This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 full-day tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.

Rio de Janeiro: Angra dos Reis and Ilha Grande Full-Day Tour - The boat ride changes the pace
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Rio de Janeiro: Angra dos Reis and Ilha Grande Full-Day Tour

1.Angra dos Reis and Ilha Grande Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,673 reviews · 14 hours · from $77Our pick

Travel from Rio to Angra dos Reis and Ilha Grande for a 14-hour day of swimming, snorkeling, island stops, and a sea-view buffet lunch. Pickup is offered in Leblon, Ipanema, and Copacabana. Multilingual guides such as Marcelo, Fabio, Thiago, and Nayt keep the group moving, while the boat adds music, shade, drinks for purchase, and even a slide.

“Fabio was an amazing guide, couldn’t of been more helpful. Tour was brilliant and all arranged very well. Can’t recommend enough if you have enough time in Rio it’s a great way to get out the city and see a beautiful part of Brazil.”

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Iguazu Falls: Full-Day Tour of Brazil & Argentina Sides - Hotel pickup and the first border crossing
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Iguazu Falls: Full-Day Tour of Brazil & Argentina Sides

2.Full-Day Tour of Brazil & Argentina Sides

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,542 reviews · 10 hours · from $63

Spend about 10 hours crossing between Brazil and Argentina, walking the best Iguazu Falls viewpoints, riding the Argentine park train, and reaching Devil’s Throat. Hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, water, and a multilingual guide are included. Park tickets, lunch, and the optional boat ride cost extra. Guides such as Roberto, Jefferson, Pablo, and Henrique are praised for keeping the day moving.

“Lovely guide! Perfectly planned tour. We had technical issues at the beginning but our guide quickly changed plans so that we still had enough time to enjoy everything. I would definitely recommend!”

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Full Day Tour to Angra dos Reis and Grand Island - Cais de Santa Luzia, Angra’s traditional departure point
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Full Day Tour to Angra dos Reis and Grand Island

3.Full Day Tour to Angra dos Reis and Grand Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 469 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $90

Spend about 14 hours traveling from Rio to Angra dos Reis and Ilha Grande by bus and schooner. Swim at Lagoa Azul, visit quiet beaches, enjoy a buffet lunch, and return late. Guides may include Felipe, Flavia, Ana, Elainne, or Nayt. Expect shared transport, changing pickup points, and possible boat crowds.

“I did during the peak season, in early January. Our guide, Felipe was nice and kind. The overall problem is there are too many people in a group as others pointed. This is not good for both tour participants and the guide. A daily group consisted of more than 40 people is packed in a tour bus; then, at Angra, 2 or 3 of different tour groups are packed in a boat (because a similar tour is organized by many different tour operators). Fortunately, my group’s departure was not too delayed in Rio and we did not wait that long on the port to take a boat. For me, snorkeling/swimming…”

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Pedra do Telégrafo Hike and Beach Full-Day Tour - The early start and ride from Rio
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Pedra do Telégrafo Hike and Beach Full-Day Tour

4.Pedra do Telégrafo Hike and Beach Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 417 reviews · 4 hours - 390 minutes · from $56

Ride from selected Rio neighborhoods to Guaratiba, walk through Pedra Branca State Park, and climb about an hour to Pedra do Telégrafo. Guides such as Dayvison, Erick, Felipe, and Nicolas help with the pace and photos. After the summit, cool off at Grumari or Prainha Beach. The early start helps avoid heat and long photo lines.

“Awesome trip to Pedra do Telégrafo with Miguel. Transportation/pick up from hotel on time, pretty good tips during the trip and in the end a wonderful view over the sea and a relaxing finishing at beach Grumari. Highly recommend this activity.”

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Manaus: Full-Day Tour on the Amazon River - Hotel pickup makes the early start easier
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Manaus: Full-Day Tour on the Amazon River

5.Full-Day Tour on the Amazon River

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 362 reviews · 1 day · from $55

Spend a full day on the Amazon near Manaus with an English-speaking guide. Cruise to the Meeting of the Waters and Lake January, ride a canoe among Victoria Regia lilies, watch for pink dolphins, eat a regional buffet lunch, visit a Dessana and Tucano village, meet a shaman, and see a pirarucu nursery.

“Amazing day with a great guide. Lots of fun activities with adequate time at each stop. Had a fun and memorable trip with my partner”

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Full-day excursion Lencois Marnahenses, Lagoa Azul & Lagoa Bonita combined - The morning ride to Lagoa Azul
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Full-day excursion Lencois Marnahenses, Lagoa Azul & Lagoa Bonita combined

6.Full-day excursion Lencois Marnahenses, Lagoa Azul & Lagoa Bonita combined

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 171 reviews

Join a Portuguese-speaking guide, often Diego, for a full day across Lençóis Maranhenses by off-road vehicle. Visit Lagoa Azul in the morning, stop for regional food and hammock time, then climb the wooden stairs at Lagoa Bonita for wide views, swimming, and sunset. Private and small-group options are available.

“Je vous recommande cette activité à 100%. Très bonne organisation, Sebastian est très gentil, à l’écoute et réactif. Il nous suit du début de l’activité jusqu’à la fin. Ca a été un réel plaisir de le rencontrer. Il nous a même aidé en dehors de l’activité pour nous chercher un taxi ainsi que me soigner lorsque je me suis faite piquer par un insecte Son service est plus que complet. c’est un 10/10 L’activité en elle même est incroyable, on en prend plein les yeux”

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Rio de Janeiro: Tijuca Forest Challenge Hike Full-Day Trip - Pickup from Copacabana, Ipanema, and the South Zone
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Rio de Janeiro: Tijuca Forest Challenge Hike Full-Day Trip

7.Tijuca Forest Challenge Hike Full-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 163 reviews · 9 hours · from $86

Spend about five hours hiking rough, steep trails in Tijuca National Park with a bilingual guide such as Gustavo, Ricardo, Pietro, or Tito. Reach Taquara Hill, explore coffee-farm ruins, grottos, Bat Cave, and waterfalls, then cool off under Cascata da Baronesa. Groups are limited to six, with pickup from selected South Zone hotels.

“The breathtaking views over the rainforest alone was worth it. But also the rest: I learned a lot and got to experience this incredible forest. Our guide was not only helpful but also passionate about what he was showing us. I loved it. One of my highlights of my trip to Rio.”

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Barreirinhas: Full Day Tour -2 Lagoons (Azul and Bonita) - Walking the Bonita and Azul circuits
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Barreirinhas: Full Day Tour -2 Lagoons (Azul and Bonita)

8.Full Day Tour -2 Lagoons (Azul and Bonita)

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 137 reviews · 8 hours · from $73

Meet your Portuguese-speaking guide at your Barreirinhas hotel for an eight-hour 4x4 trip into Lençóis Maranhenses National Park. You will walk the Bonita and Azul routes, stop for lunch at an oasis restaurant, and watch the sunset from the dunes. Guides Dybala and driver Jhonatan have earned particular praise for their explanations and confident driving.

“the excursion is lovely - a bit adventurous, but it is totally worth it. the price a bit less - the third party agencies take their share, booking directly with them or on the spot lowers the price overall a lot.”

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Rio de Janeiro Full-Day Sightseeing Tour - Sugarloaf by cable car, with a short stop at the summit
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Rio de Janeiro Full-Day Sightseeing Tour

9.Rio de Janeiro Full-Day Sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 121 reviews · from $165

This 8.5-hour small-group tour pairs an early Christ the Redeemer visit with Sugarloaf Mountain, lunch in Ipanema, and a wide tour of central Rio. Guides such as Carmen, Vicente, Ana, Kikko, and Vincent lead in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Hotel pickup is available in selected Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon hotels.

“Our tour Guide Vicente was great, the tour was in Spanish and English, He knows everything about rio, the tour on time.”

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Full Day Tour to Angra dos Reis with Lunch - Freguesia de Santana and Ilha Grande’s past
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Full Day Tour to Angra dos Reis with Lunch

10.Full Day Tour to Angra dos Reis with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 118 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $40

Set out from Rio at 7:00 am for a full day to Angra dos Reis. You’ll visit Lagoa Azul, Freguesia de Santana, Cataguás Island, and Praia de Japariz, with a boat ride and lunch included. Guide assignments vary, though Sandra has led some departures. Expect a small booking group, but a much larger shared boat may be used.

“This is a long day. I got picked up at 7:30am and didn’t arrive back to my hotel until 10pm. You spend about 5 hours round trip driving to the location. Then when you get on the boat you are on it for about 5 hours. While on the boat you are with 200 other people. They let you off the boat at 4 locations, but by the time you get off you might have 20 minutes in the water because you have to wait for everyone to get off and back on the boat (you have about 30 minutes-45 minutes at each location). Lunch isn’t until 5 and it’s…”

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From Manuas: Full-Day River Tour - Pink river dolphins at the protection project
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From Manuas: Full-Day River Tour

11.From Manuas: Full-Day River Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 102 reviews · 9 hours · from $100

This 9-hour Manaus tour combines a speedboat ride, Indigenous ritual, pink river dolphin interaction, white-sand beach, floating lunch, water lilies, stilt homes, pirarucu fishing, and the Meeting of the Waters. Small groups of up to 12 travel with an English, Spanish, or Portuguese-speaking guide. Guides such as Denis, Fabio, David, and Leonardo have earned especially warm praise.

“Tistina was amazing and lovely, would definitely do the trip again and recommend to friends”

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City Tour Full Day in Rio: Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf - Christ the Redeemer: the day’s essential stop
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City Tour Full Day in Rio: Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf

12.City Tour Full Day in Rio: Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 81 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $126

Spend about nine hours seeing Rio’s major sights with an accredited guide and shared transport. Your day includes Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain, lunch at a Brazilian buffet, Selarón Steps, the Metropolitan Cathedral, Sambadrome, and an outside view of Maracanã. Pickup runs from Rio’s South Zone to downtown, not Barra or Recreio.

“It is a shame that I have to give them one star at all. Be warned this is advertised as a city tour with several stops. Once in the bus you will notice 19 seats for customers. 7 of them you can’t see out the window. The last two rows are above the windows and the other seats. You have to try and bend over and really contort your body to see out of the bus. You have no control over what seats you pick because it is based on when they pick people up. If you are closer to the excursion, you will be picked up last and have…”

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Rio de Janeiro: Private Full-Day Highlights Tour - Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer
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Rio de Janeiro: Private Full-Day Highlights Tour

13.Private Full-Day Highlights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 70 reviews · 7 hours Top rated

Spend seven hours seeing Rio’s biggest sights with a private guide and driver. Ride the train to Christ the Redeemer, walk Santa Teresa and Selarón Steps, visit the Metropolitan Cathedral, and take the cable car up Sugarloaf Mountain. English, Spanish, and Portuguese guides are available, with pickup from key Rio neighborhoods.

“Amazing personalized private tour. Patty, our guide, pick us from the hotel with brand new car and personal driver. Tour started with Cristo Redentor and Patty showed us the perfect spot/angle to take pictures and even other tourists were following ours. Tour is completely private, driver waited at every exit point to pick us. We enjoy all the itinerary and most importantly Patty is extremely friendly. She helped us a lot in tips/info/ translation around Rio. We could not expect better service than this! Thanks Patty for the unforgettable trip! Hope to see you again during the carnival”

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Full Day 4x4 South Coast Tour - Cajueiro de Pirangi and the giant cashew tree
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Full Day 4×4 South Coast Tour

14.Full Day 4×4 South Coast Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · from $36

Spend about 10 hours exploring Natal’s south coast in a six-seat, air-conditioned 4x4. You’ll visit the Barreira do Inferno museum, the world’s largest cashew tree, a dolphin viewpoint, Camurupim Beach, Arituba Lagoon, and Carcará Lagoon, finishing with sunset over the dunes. Guides may include Bruno Sena, Bruno Lucena, or Anderson.

“We took a walk to pipa, our guide was Paulo Henrique PH, a dear, great driver, and well-humored, it was just jokes!!!Auto-translated”

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Full Day Tour of Rio de Janeiro with Lunch - Maracanã, seen from the outside
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Full Day Tour of Rio de Janeiro with Lunch

15.Full Day Tour of Rio de Janeiro with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $186

Spend about eight hours seeing Rio’s essential sights by air-conditioned vehicle, with a bilingual guide, included access to Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain, and lunch. The route also covers Maracanã, the cathedral, Sambódromo, Selarón Steps, Lapa, and Tijuca Forest. Guides such as Roberto, Louis, and Carlos have earned praise for clear, engaging commentary.

“Excellent Tour guide, he was very profesional. Spent time to pick up and drop off, guests from different hotels took too much time, around one hour per trip. The restaurant choice for lunch, it was horrible, and cheap. Terrible service and very poor meal quality.”

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