The 4 Best Petrópolis Day Trips from Rio

1.Petrópolis Day Trip with Optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 203 reviews · 12 hours · from $48Our pick

Travel from Rio to cool, mountain-ringed Petrópolis for a full day of imperial sights. Your multilingual guide leads you through the Imperial Museum, cathedral, Crystal Palace, and more. Choose lunch and the Bohemia Brewery, with guides such as Rafael, Julio, and Mama Chris praised for clear, caring explanations.

“It was overall a nice day, Rafael was my guide and was very kind and good at explaining everything As I was the only English speaker he always made sure I was included and never left out. Petropolis is a great get away from the busy streets of Rio. A must for anyone interested in history”

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2.Petrópolis Day Trip from Rio de Janeiro including Imperial Museum and Crystal Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 101 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $93

Travel from Rio to Petrópolis with hotel pickup, a multilingual guide, and admission to the Imperial Museum. See the cathedral, royal tombs, Crystal Palace, Quitandinha Palace, and optional Santos Dumont House, Rua Teresa shopping, or Bohemia Brewery. Expect a full day and a long ride.

“enjoyed the trip, very outgoing tour leader. Packed day, quite long.”

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3.Imperial City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 95 reviews · 9 - 10 hours · from $68

Travel from Rio to Petrópolis by air-conditioned bus with a guide in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Visit Quitandinha Palace, the Imperial Museum, the imperial mausoleum, Crystal Palace, Santos Dumont’s house, and the Flowers Watch. Add Brazil’s oldest beer factory for tastings.

“I enjoyed most was the Imperial Palace tour next was the beer brewery tour.”

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4.Petropolis The Imperial City with Beer tour and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 83 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $59

Spend about 10 hours traveling from Rio to Petrópolis with an accredited guide, visiting the Imperial Museum, cathedral, Crystal Palace, and Bohemia Brewery. Rafael has guided this route in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. Lunch, transport, museum entry, brewery entry, and three tastings are included.

“This was an impromptu outing which turned out to be quite interesting. Rafael, the guide, was really enthusiastic about doing his job; in Portuguese, English and Spanish, nonetheless. He was able to keep it light yet intellectually challenging for the duration of the whole program; which lasted approximately 8 hours. I went on this tour with my wife and sister. My sister and I are Brazilians and my wife is American. Rafael’s quality of service managed to please us all despite our individual cultural and educational differences. I feel the same can be said of the other participants in the group.”

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