The trail starts in Vidigal and ends at the best view in Rio: Ipanema, Leblon, the ocean and the favela below. One of us walks with you the whole way. Leave at 3am and you watch the sun come up from the top.
R$ 250per person, all included
Book onlineFor the sunrise we meet in Vidigal at 3am and climb while it is still dark. That is the whole point: you get to the top before the light does, and you watch it arrive over the city. If you'd rather sleep, there's also an 8am departure: same trail, same view, in daylight.
The trail goes up from Vidigal. It is a real hike, not a viewpoint you drive to, and it takes about four hours from meeting to being back down.
You see most of the South Zone at once, and at first light the city lights are still on below you.
Guided by a local cousin from the meeting point to the summit and back, like on every tour we run.
One price per person, and the moto-taxi to the trailhead and back and the entrance fee are already in it. Nothing to take out in cash at three in the morning.
PaymentCash, credit or debit card, Revolut transfer or Bitcoin. Whichever is easiest for you.
These reviews are about all our tours, not only the hike. The full text of every one is on Google and on GetYourGuide.
We were in two minds about doing a favela tour, but knowing that we were being showed around by two people who grew up in Rocinha and still live there [...] put our minds at ease. [...] We watched a traditional capoeira performance as part of a social project, got to play a basket ball game, share a beer on a local rooftop trying Rochinq special beer and even got a favela hair cut! [...] We felt we were hanging out with friends for the day.
Ed O'Connor · Google
The same answers as above, all in one place.
R$ 250 per person. The moto-taxi to the trailhead and back and the entrance fee are already in it, so there is nothing to take out in cash at three in the morning.
Cash, credit or debit card, Revolut transfer or Bitcoin. Tell us which one works for you when you book and we sort it out in the same conversation.
About four hours from meeting to being back down. It is a real hike, not a viewpoint you drive to.
For the sunrise we meet in Vidigal at 3am and climb while it is still dark. That is the whole point: you get to the top before the light does, and you watch it arrive over the city. If you'd rather sleep, there's also an 8am departure: same trail, same view, in daylight.
The trail goes up from Vidigal. We send you the exact pin when you confirm.
Yes. One of us walks with you from the meeting point to the summit and back, like on every tour we run.
English, Spanish and Portuguese. We grew up switching between the three, and the hike is guided in whichever of them works best for you.