The 13 Best Selarón Steps Tours in Rio de Janeiro

1.Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf, Selaron & BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,428 reviews · 8 - 9 hours · from $69Our pick

Spend 8 to 9 hours seeing Rio’s essential sights with hotel pickup, a multilingual guide, Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf cable cars, Selarón Steps, and a Brazilian barbecue. Guides such as Sandra, Newton, Emma, and João are praised for clear explanations and patient help. Check your package carefully, since lunch and Sugarloaf tickets vary.

“The best experience ever with our tour João Verano, extremely knowledgeable, positive, such a good vibe and fun!”

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2.Christ, Selaron Steps, and Tijuca Park Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 857 reviews · 7 hours · from $68

Cover Rio’s essential sights in seven hours with an English, Spanish, or Portuguese-speaking guide. Visit Christ the Redeemer early, explore Parque Lage and Tijuca Park, stop for lunch, then see Maracanã, the Cathedral, Municipal Theater, Selarón Steps, and Santa Teresa. Finish at Sugarloaf or your hotel.

“The tour was well organized, little bit rushed but we visited everything on time. Joao has a lot of knowledge and he answered all our questions in details”

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3.Santa Teresa, Lapa, and Cinelândia with Tram Ride and Selarón Steps

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 274 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $60

Ride Rio’s historic Santa Teresa tram, walk through the bohemian hillside district, descend the Selarón Steps, and explore Lapa and Cinelândia with an English, Spanish, and Portuguese-speaking guide. Emma, Alexia, Vicente, Leticia, and others have led this tour. Hotel pickup from Rio’s South Zone is included.

“Tram Ride was interesting, we rode thru the town and saw how people live in the hills of Brazil. Nice scenery as well”

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4.Corcovado, Sugarloaf Mountain, and Selarón Steps 6-Hour Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 167 reviews · 6 hours · from $146

This six-hour Rio tour links Christ the Redeemer, Santa Teresa, Selarón Steps, and Sugarloaf Mountain. Your guide handles transport and entry tickets while sharing local history in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, or Italian. Hotel pickup covers most stays in Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, and São Conrado.

“Easy to book, relevant info abort activity. Guide knowledgeable and friendly.”

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5.Christ the Redeemer & Selarón Steps Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 136 reviews · 3 hours · from $58

Meet your guide in Rio’s South Zone for a three-hour visit to Christ the Redeemer and the Selarón Steps. You’ll ride through Tijuca Forest, see Rio from Corcovado, and explore Lapa. Guides such as Daniel, Carlos, Carla, and Priscilla are praised for clear explanations and helpful photos.

“I had a great time on this activity! Pryscilla was very cheerful, fun and knowledgeable. Highly recommend!”

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6.Christ the Redeemer and Escadaria Selarón Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 103 reviews · 4 - 6 hours · from $48Best value

Ride through Tijuca rainforest to Christ the Redeemer, stroll the Selarón Steps, and add Sugarloaf Mountain for cable-car views. Hotel pickup covers South Zone hotels, with guides in six languages. Guides such as Milene, Tania, Michael, and Siggi have been praised for friendly, clear explanations.

“Really loved doing this tour with a professional. We were collected right at our hotel by the friendliest guide and all was arranged to perfection...so easy!! We were at the top for about as long as I liked to be (not the biggest fan of heights) but the views were stunning and plenty of time to admire. My only mild issue was that we learned we had to pay for our entry tickets to the redeemer during the tour. The tour was not too expensive (£30 each) and included the Selaron steps and we were returned to the hotel. The entry tickets were not much on top (a little over…”

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7.Rio in Style: A Journey Thru Corcovado, Sugarloaf, Selaron

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 61 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $97

Start early from Hilton Rio de Janeiro Copacabana for an 8-hour minivan tour covering Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf, Selarón Steps, Lapa, Ipanema, and central Rio. Guides such as Ana, Carmen, Victoria, and Vincent lead the day, with a Dona Marta backup if clouds hide Corcovado.

“Sabina is very informative and knowledgeable. She’s very helpful and a pleasure to be around. Loved the group vibe as well.”

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8.Christ the Redeemer, Selarón Steps and Sunset at Sugarloaf

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $180Top rated

Spend about five hours touring Rio by air-conditioned vehicle with a private guide, visiting Christ the Redeemer, the Selarón Steps, and Sugarloaf Mountain. Ederson is the named guide associated with the tour, which can be arranged in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, or Russian.

“We opted to take a private tour which cost us multiple over than the normal price for this tour in order to meet our ship departure time. Unfortunately, the day before the scheduled day for the tour. the operator contested that that the tour was private and was planning on having another guest on the tour with us to which we objected. He later apologized after we have told him how much we had paid for this tour when then he redeemed the situation by sending on a private taxi with its nice guide driver. Thereafter, the tour proceeding very well.. The pre-start was unsavory but the end was good.…”

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9.Private Rio Tour: Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf & Selarón Steps

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $194

Spend five to six hours touring Rio in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with an English or Spanish-speaking guide. Visit Christ the Redeemer with admission included, ride the Sugarloaf cable car at your own cost, and see the colorful Selarón Steps. Guides Wilcelio and Gabo have earned special praise for clear explanations and good timekeeping.

“A really excellent tour. The guide, Wilcelio, was the best. He explained everything so well, avoided queues and we would thoroughly recommend his tour.”

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10.Christ Redeemer, Selaron steps & Sugarloaf

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 35 reviews · 5 hours · from $135

Travel by air-conditioned bus from selected Rio hotels to Christ the Redeemer, Santa Teresa, and the Selarón Steps, then ride the cable car to Sugarloaf for sunset. English, Portuguese, and Spanish guides include Ederson, João Pedro, and Marcio. Christ’s ticket is included; Sugarloaf’s is extra.

“Really good day out, it was super busy at Christ the Redeemer and Sugarload as it was the first sunny day after lots of rain but Ederson, our guide, knew all the tricks to make it as smooth as possible and adjusted the schedule for us so we still got the most from the day and got to see sunset. Incredible viewpoint we were taken too as well which was basically empty! Great communication too as we were able to change our pickup location easily as we wanted to hang out on the beach before the tour. Couldn’t recommend Ederson enough- really knowledgeable and spoke perfect English and also switched…”

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11.Rio Downtown Tour with Selaron Metropolitan Cathedral and more

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $74

Spend about three hours touring central Rio by air-conditioned minivan, with hotel pickup in Copacabana, Ipanema, or Leblon. Your guide covers São Bento Monastery, the Metropolitan Cathedral, Maracanã, Lapa, Selarón Steps, Rua do Lavradio, and more. Guides such as Monica and Victoria are noted for clear, engaging city commentary.

“Monica was knowledgeable, engaging, and passionate, offering insightful stories, local history, and vibrant cultural experiences. Highly recommended for exploring the city!”

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12.05 Spots of Rio Christ Redeemer Sugar Loaf Selarón Stairs…

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 8 hours · from $482

Spend eight hours with guide Leonel Rodrigues visiting Christ the Redeemer, Sugar Loaf, Selarón Steps, Lapa, the Cathedral, and Sambadrome. Enjoy private air-conditioned transport, included tickets, city photos, and a Brazilian all-you-can-eat lunch, with English, Spanish, or Portuguese guiding.

“This entire excursion was just perfect. It is a very complete experience. Our guide Leo was excellent. He explained everything in great detail and always made sure we were looked after. He was on top of everything. Excellent and highly recommended!!”

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13.Explore Rio: Christ, Selarón, and more in 5 Hours!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 5 hours · from $64

Pack Rio’s biggest sights into five hours with a shared, multilingual tour led by guides such as Roger or Alex. You’ll get priority access to Christ the Redeemer, visit Selarón Steps, Lapa, the cathedral, Sambadrome, and Maracanã, with pickup in Zona Sul or downtown.

“great time spent seeing several of the sights in a short amount of time- Christ the redeemer, Selaron steps, cathedral maracana etc. would have preferred some time at Christ the redeemer gift shop but otherwise good timewise. Roger the guide was very knowledgeable and personable. afterwards he even took us to a local spot for lunch which was delicious 😋 definitely would recommend if you don't want a whole day tour but want to see alot quickly”

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