The 4 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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