RIO DE JANEIRO
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The 15 most popular sunset sailing & guanabara bay cruises in Rio de Janeiro, with prices, run times and who you book through. The ones worth building a day around, and what each actually gets you.
A 3-hour Rio sunset sail in Guanabara Bay with a small group, Caipirinhas, snacks, and big views from Marina da Glória.
Most Popular“Our guide Clarisse was amazing! Very kind, attentive and knowledgeable. We truly enjoyed the trip and it was because of her and the crew! Great experience!”
Enjoy a 3-hour sunset sail on Baía de Guanabara from Urca, with an open bar, snacks, and skyline views of Rio’s icons.
“Great tour. The views from the boat were amazing .. The tour guide, Loh, and the boat captain were very nice to interact with and kept the whole group in good spirits. Recommend it 👍🏼”
Sail into Rio’s golden hour on a blue-water sailboat in Guanabara Bay with drinks, snacks, and a possible swim near the skyline.
“Really nice tour, the staff was great, it was relaxing with nice music and drinks. The weather was not great today, but still the trip was totally worth it.”
Cruise Guanabara Bay on a modern catamaran. See Rio from Porto Maravilha to Niterói, with Sugarloaf photo time.
“Carla was an excellent tour guide and it was a beautiful sunset trip.”
3-hour brunch-and-sunset style cruise from Marina da Glória with capirinha, snacks, and major Rio views from Guanabara Bay.
“Fantastic experience. Crew were super nice and always made sure we were enjoying ourselves. The swim was fun and worth making the effort. Best way to spend our last night in Rio.”
Cruise Guanabara Bay from Marina da Glória to Copacabana, with iconic views and an optional Brazilian barbecue lunch.
“The cruise was done well, however the 'Seafood Lunch' is not this at all. It actually is at a BBQ restaurant, which is the location of all meals with the company. I did multiple tours on different days and was sent here for every meal, which wasn't even a great meal to start with. Also…”
3-hour Rio sail from Urca with forts, a swim stop, and free drinks and caipirinhas, plus sunset views and airport fly-ins.
“Trato personalizado, cercano, muy atentos y divertido. Musica, tragos y picada, buena atencion. Excelente anfitriona. Lo recomiendo”
Shared speedboat tour from Urca to the Cagarras Islands with beer, soda, floats, and swim time—small group, flexible route, good value.
“Captain antonio was super friendly, i loved the speed boat trip, we stopped at 2 spots and had a nice swim and we had a chance to take amazing photos as the boat moved in different angles revealing the magical beauty of rio de janeiro.”
Morning sailing in Guanabara Bay with skyline views, all-inclusive caipirinhas, snacks, and a relaxed cruise from Marina da Glória.
“Great service from the crew. Hopefully next time we can actually get the sails up and the motor off!”
Cruise Guanabara Bay for big Rio views, guided in multiple languages, with optional barbecue lunch and air-conditioned hotel pickup.
“It was an awesome experience we also enjoyed the buffet; we ate until we surrendered. Our tour guide was absolutely amazing”
3-hour Rio speedboat tour from Urca Pier with panoramic sea views, free beer onboard, major sights like Sugarloaf and Copacabana.
“me gustaría un tour en español o en otro idioma solo hablo en portugués”
3-hour sunset sail on Guanabara Bay from Urca with caipirinhas, beer, snacks, a swim stop, and Rio skyline views.
“Experiência maravilhosa!!!! Recepção organizada, história de cada ponto muito bem contada. Bebida e comida excelente! Os companheiros de viagem ajudaram a deixar a experiência maravilhosa! Português, espanhol e inglês misturados e falando a linguagem universal da alegria e do desejo de ser feliz. Super recomendo!!!”
Private Rio speedboat tour with barbecue grill, coolers, and panoramic views of Sugarloaf and Cristo from the water.
“This was by far the best experience during our time in Rio. The organizer, Flavia, was so incredibly kind and helpful with all logistics. And our captain Wellington was SO nice and thoughtful. We loved the experience so much that we ended up booking it twice during our trip. Definitely ask for Wellington to be…”
3-hour small-group sunset speedboat cruise through Guanabara Bay, with skyline views, photo stops in Rio and Niterói, and a swim.
“Davvero piacevole il tour in motoscafo, poche persone. Alexia una perla di persona.”
Private Rio speedboat with sea views, a Portuguese-speaking captain, onboard BBQ, coolers with ice, and routes around Sugarloaf and Cristo.
“Lovely experience”
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