The 7 Best Búzios Day Trips from Rio

1.Búzios Boat Trip with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 129 reviews · 14 hours · from $68Our pick

Leave Rio early for Búzios, cruise by schooner to up to four beaches, eat a buffet lunch, and browse Rua das Pedras. Guides speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Carla has earned praise for keeping groups together, while guide service can vary.

“Ainda não acabou mas foi o horror da minha vida tenho 71 anos, já viajei pelo mundo todo. 10 vezes no Brasil e nunca tive uma guia tão horrível, como mandei mensagem devido a um atraso de 1 hora a senhora RAQUEL péssima guia quando chegou e depois de lhe dizer que não me avisaram do atraso, simplesmente me mandou sair do bus, dizendo que seria uma pena eu continuar (somos 4 pessoas de 72, 71, 72e 74 anos chamou-me por imensas vezes merda de portugueses, vocês são uma merda. Acham isto normal. O mínimo que a agência devia ter feito era mudar-nos a excursão. Tive medo de seguir com…”

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2.Búzios Full-Day Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 55 reviews · 13 hours · from $69

Travel from Rio to Búzios by air-conditioned bus or van, then board a schooner for three sea stops, a buffet lunch, loud music, and free time on Rua das Pedras. The multilingual tour runs about 13 hours and includes hotel pickup from selected Rio districts.

“Ne prenez surtout pas cette activité il mon donner rdv à 6h50 il ne sont jamais venue , j’ai fait 40min de route à 5h30 du matin pour être là à l’heure , il ne sont pas venue est personne ne répond via whatsap ou sur le chat de l’application”

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3.Guided Tour to Búzios with Boat Tour and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 53 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $105

Travel from Rio to Búzios by licensed vehicle with a bilingual guide, visit Tartaruga, Azeda, João Fernandes, Ossos, and Praia das Virgens, then take a schooner ride, eat a Brazilian buffet lunch, and walk Rua das Pedras.

“We were told to sit in back of the bus. It extremely hot in back. As much as sweating. The tour guide had assigned seats. We asked to change and she wouldn't allow. The tour guide did not speak loud enough to hear in back bus. She more concern about her rating then the experience. I will say the boat staff and experience was great. Question is the 2.5 hr boat ride worth the 8 hr bus ride. Complained to viator that ad doesn't match experience and they had no solution.”

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4.Búzios Day Trip from Rio de Janeiro

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 43 reviews · 12 hours · from $94

Travel from Rio to Búzios with a bilingual guide, walk through the former fishing village made famous by Brigitte Bardot, cruise past seven beaches, and eat at a buffet restaurant. Hotel pickup covers Rio’s south zone and downtown, but the long road journey and busy boat can test your patience.

“Szörnyű, botrányos. Rossz szervezés, kiábrándító hajóút, elmaradt - de befizetett - ebéd, igazi pénzkidobás.”

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5.Full Day in Búzios with Catamaran Tour and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 39 reviews · 14 hours · from $76

Travel from Rio’s South Zone to Búzios, cruise three hours by catamaran with a DJ, swim at three beach stops, enjoy a buffet lunch, then explore the Bardot Promenade and Rua das Pedras. A multilingual guide provides commentary in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

“Estuvimos esperando dos horas y cancelaron de la nada”

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6.Búzios with Boat Tour and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 30 reviews · 14 hours · from $86

Travel from Rio to Búzios for a traditional schooner cruise, swimming stops at João Fernandes, Ilha Feia, and Praia da Tartaruga, lunch, and free time on Rua das Pedras. A bilingual guide handles the road journey, while the boat portion has no bilingual guide.

“Pésimo. La peor experiencia en un tour en mi vida. Nos cambiaron el punto de encuentro y hora tres veces. El bus llegó media hora tarde a buscarnos. Pagué por traslado, navegación y almuerzo. Navegación 0. El guía nos cobró dinero aparte por un supuesto impuesto que nadie entendió y que no fue informado. El almuerzo pésimo, en un lugar de pésimo aspecto. El guía no cumplía los horarios. Para finalizar, el conductor manejaba a toda velocidad. Informado a la empresa, simplemente se hacen los desentendidos. NO RECOMIENDO ESTE TOUR con la empresa c2Rio ni a través de esta aplicación, porque nadie te devuelve el día que perdiste ni el…”

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7.Buzios Beaches Day Trip with Boat Ride and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 11 reviews · 12 hours · from $68

Travel from Rio to Búzios for a full-day coastal outing with bilingual guides, a schooner ride, buffet lunch, and one hour on Rua das Pedras. The beaches look beautiful from the water, but shore time can be limited, and the Rio road journey is long.

“if you want to travel 4 hours each way for a 3 hour boat trip, with the option to pay for scuba, then this is your trip. you will only see the beaches from a distance and the guide wasn't brilliant”

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