Brazil · PETRóPOLIS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend flying out next month: 15 petrópolis tours that earn their slot, each with a price, a traveller verdict and the one detail to check before you pay.
Spend a full day in Petrópolis from Rio, with the Imperial Museum, imperial cathedral, scenic stops, and optional Bohemia Brewery at strong value.
“The tour did not come and did not reply to messages and did not offer any solution. Change vendor and find another one”
A 12-hour Petrópolis day trip from Rio with an expert multilingual guide, imperial sights, cathedral photos, and optional German lunch and Bohemia Brewery.
“Guide arrived on time, she was well spoken and gave us Fantastic tour through Petropolis. I loved every bit of it! Highly recommend!”
Full-day guided trip from Rio to Petrópolis, with the Imperial Museum, St Peter of Alcantara Cathedral, Crystal Palace, and optional Bohemia brewery.
“the tour was fine, it was the tour diretor Tonya I did not like.. Even though I had requested the tour in English, she spoke mostly in Portuguese as most of the other people spoke both languages. She would talk 5-10 minutes in Portuguese and then just a few words in English. As a result I missed seeing one of the tour highlights because she did not tell me when we were to see it. Also she caused undue stress on me when on our way back the bus stopped and people started to get off I did not know why as she spoke in Portuguese. When I asked what…”
Full-day guided trip from Rio to Petrópolis, with the Imperial Museum, St Peter of Alcantara Cathedral, Crystal Palace, and optional Bohemia brewery.
“enjoyed the trip, very outgoing tour leader. Packed day, quite long.”
Private tour from Rio to Petrópolis, the Imperial City. Quitandinha Palace, Imperial Museum, cathedral burials, and off-limits Casa dos 7 Erros.
“The tour to Petropolis was an eye-opener into the history of Brazil and the establishment of Petropolis. Our guide, Marcela was very knowledgeable of Brazil’s history and Petropolis. It was a great tour and put in to perspective the development of Rio de Janeiro. Thank you Marcela. My wife and I appreciated the safe driving by Junior.”
Spend a day in Petrópolis with imperial palaces, Gothic cathedrals, German architecture, optional beer tastings, and city time.
“Despite COVID-related restrictions that did not allow us visit the interior of the Imperial Palace, Osleide, our guide, and the driver Antonio did an excellent job m. All went very well. Osleide was very instructive and helpful. Remarquable!”
Petrópolis day trip from Rio with imperial sights, Brazil’s first Bohemia brewery tour, 3 beer tastings, and a buffet lunch.
“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.”
A full-day Rio escape to Petropolis, visiting imperial sights, the Imperial Museum, and a free Brazilian buffet lunch on a smooth guided route.
“A well-organized full-day tour of Petropolis with a professional and friendly team. Great sights, smooth transportation, and an informative guide. Highly recommended.”
Day trip from Rio to Petrópolis with Dom Pedro II’s Imperial Museum, São Pedro Cathedral, Crystal Palace, and lunch included.
“This tour is not worth it the 70 dollars for sure. Petropolis is really nice, but we could not spend a lot of time in the city. We arrived extremely late at the destination (around 12) and we spent almost 1 hour for the lunch right after. We visited the imperial museum, the old casino, the crystal palace (from outside cause it was closed, and this should be mentioned when booking the tour) and the cathedral. The visit at the chocolate place is definitely a waste of time and we stayed there 1 hour. We left at 6:30pm circa. The guide was nice and she did her best, but the…”
Imperial Petrópolis day tour from Rio: Quitandinha views, Imperial Museum, cathedral, Crystal Palace, Santos Dumont house, lunch and Rua Teresa.
“Very interesting tour. We learnt a lot about Brazil history. The guide was very good and invest time for wide background and explanations. We were the only English speaking in the tour and we got special attention from the guide”
Full-day Petrópolis tour from Rio with Quitandinha, Imperial Museum, Crystal Palace, cathedral, Santos Dumont, and brewery or Wax Museum.
“Educational trip, our tour guide Julio was funny and attentive. He's also multilingual - speaks Spanish, English and Portuguese.”
Private day trip from Rio to Petrópolis with palaces, museums, Cathedral art, Santos Dumont, Crystal Palace, beer tastings, and Rua Teresa.
“My tour guide Bruno was simply amazing. The conversations regarding general knowledge of Petropolis, Rio.and Brazil, and recommendations on everything from hiking to dining were every bit worth the trip. Petropolis is a lovely, quaint city with an interesting history. One note, we skipped the brewery which apparently isn't very interesting, but instead took a drive and quick hike through Tijuca forest! Thank you for an amazing day trip!”
Full-day Petropolis tour from Rio with Imperial Museum, key landmarks, and optional Bohemia Brewery beer sampling and lunch.
“Was a great tour with Julio. I was with a group of Spanish & Portuguese speaking guests but he explained everything personally as if I was on a private tour. Petrópolis is a must when you are in Rio.”
Private Petrópolis day trip from Rio with hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, Imperial Museum, Santos Dumont house, and free time on Rua Teresa.
“Flavio was ab excellent tour guide. He tailored the tour to our interests. This is a highly recommended, personalized, experience. Its the best excursion we have booked on Viator.”
Rio de Janeiro day trip to Petrópolis with hotel pickup, bilingual guide, Crystal Palace, Imperial Museum, Santos Dumont house, and Rua Teresa.
“Very long day but despite a 13 hour day we only spent about 3 hours actually looking at the sights. The pickup process was awful. We were first on the bus but it took 2.5 hours to complete the pickup process as the bus wound its way past all the hotels in Rio to collect the 45 people. Very inefficient and time consuming. When we arrived at Petropolis when were left on a street to shop for an hour but most people found that boring. We then had lunch and it was 2:30 before we started looking at anything of real interest. The afternoon improved with some interesting sights and…”
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