Favela Tours
Overview
Discover what life is like inside the Favela. We take you to the highest part and then we walk down the small streets, where you can see everything very close.
Inclusions
- localguide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro
Let's go from van até to the upper part of the community. Once again, we began to wander around the interior by foot, visiting various towns and learning about local life.
The tour can take place both in Rocinha and in the community of Tavares Bastos.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 19 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Amazing experience discovering the Favelas! Luiz was knowledgeable, made us feel safe, a great photographer, and showed us the depths of the favelas! Highly recommend! The option to be dropped at a beach on the way home or direct to the hostel was an added bonus! Thankyou Luiz!
Amazing experience discovering the Favelas! Luiz was knowledgeable, made us feel safe, a great photographer, and showed us the depths of the favelas! Highly recommend! The option to be dropped at a beach on the way home or direct to the hostel was an added bonus! Thankyou Luiz!The tour was great! Luiz did an awesome job of explaining the history and taking us through the favela. He spoke fluent english, Spanish and Portuguese! Would highly recommend
The tour was great! Luiz did an awesome job of explaining the history and taking us through the favela. He spoke fluent english, Spanish and Portuguese! Would highly recommendWalking tour of Rocinha - Luiz was great in guiding us through the favela and showing us authentic places. He helped us make us feel safe during the tour.
Walking tour of Rocinha - Luiz was great in guiding us through the favela and showing us authentic places. He helped us make us feel safe during the tour.This was a great tour with Luis to the Rocinha favela, I really recommend. Even before arriving, Luis gave so much info about Rio and the areas we were driving through. When we got to the favela, Luis kept our safety as the priority but still let us see daily life in the favela. He took so many g...
This was a great tour with Luis to the Rocinha favela, I really recommend. Even before arriving, Luis gave so much info about Rio and the areas we were driving through. When we got to the favela, Luis kept our safety as the priority but still let us see daily life in the favela. He took so many good photos and gave a lot of interesting info. This tour is one of the best for me in Brazil so far!We had a safe and very informative tour through the favela Rocinha guided by Luiz. His experience and bulk of knowledge made the trip very educating. Although it felt safe throughout, please be aware that we have seen drug-trafficking boys with big guns; if that is nothing for you please do anoth...
We had a safe and very informative tour through the favela Rocinha guided by Luiz. His experience and bulk of knowledge made the trip very educating. Although it felt safe throughout, please be aware that we have seen drug-trafficking boys with big guns; if that is nothing for you please do another trip, otherwise I can recommended Luiz 100%!Luiz took us on an amazing tour through the Rocinha Favela. He explained the way the local people live in the favelas. He made us feel very safe, and gave us an amazing experience, filled with so much culture. We are grateful to have learned so much from Luiz and highly recommend him as a guide.
Luiz took us on an amazing tour through the Rocinha Favela. He explained the way the local people live in the favelas. He made us feel very safe, and gave us an amazing experience, filled with so much culture. We are grateful to have learned so much from Luiz and highly recommend him as a guide.