Rio de Janeiro Helicopter Tours
Helicopter in Rio de Janeiro
Helicopter tours of Rio de Janeiro are a popular activity for people visiting Brazil. Helicopter tours are a great way to see the highlights of the city, from Sugar Loaf Mountain to Christ the Redeemer and more.
There are several places from which you can take a helicopter tour when you are in Rio. Two popular places for tours to leave from are the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas and the Morro da Urca, where cable cars stop en route to Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Rio helicopter tours generally last from 6 minutes to 60 minutes, depending on what kind of itinerary the tour has. Tours usually have a minimum of 3 people, but if you have less than that in your party, the company will pair you with others.
Some sample Rio de Janeiro helicopter tour itineraries are as follows:
- A trip around Christ the Redeemer. This tour takes 6-7 minutes and costs R$180 per person.
- Botafogo, the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Ipanema and Copacabana beaches, and Sugar Loaf Mountain. This tour also takes 6-7 minutes and costs R$180 per person.
- A trip around Christ the Redeemer, the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Ipanema and Copacabana beaches, and Sugar Loaf Mountain. This tour takes 8-9 minutes and costs R$275 per person.
- The Imperial Palace, the Maracana stadium, a trip around Christ the Redeemer, the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Ipanema and Copacabana beaches, and Sugar Loaf Mountain. This tour takes 11-12 minutes and costs R$335 per person.
- A trip around Christ the Redeemer, the botanical garden, the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, the Rocinha favela, Niemeyer Avenue, the beaches of Leblon, Copacabana, and Ipanema, and Sugar Loaf Mountain. This tour takes 12-13 minutes and costs R$360 per person.
- Downtown Rio, the Sambadrome, the Maracana stadium, a trip around Christ the Redeemer, the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, the beaches of Leblon, Copacabana, and Ipanema, and a trip around Sugar Loaf Mountain. This tour takes 14-15 minutes and costs R$420 per person.
- Guanabara Bay, the Fort of Santa Cruz, Icarai beach in Niteroi, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Santos Dumont Airport, downtown Rio, the Maracana stadium, the Sambadrome, a trip around Christ the Redeemer, the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, the beaches of Leblon, Copacabana, and Ipanema, and a trip around Sugar Loaf Mountain. This tour takes 20-21 minutes and costs R$540 per person.
- Downtown Rio, the Maracana stadium, the Sambadrome, a trip around Christ the Redeemer, Tijuca Forest, the lagoon in Barra da Tijuca, the racetrack, Barra, Sao Conrado, the beaches of Leblon, Copacabana, and Ipanema, and a trip around Sugar Loaf Mountain. This tour takes 30 minutes and costs R$625 per person.
- Guanabara Bay, the Fort of Santa Cruz, Icarai beach in Niteroi, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Santos Dumont Airport, downtown Rio, the Sambadrome, the Maracana stadium, a trip around Christ the Redeemer, Tijuca Forest, the lagoon in Barra da Tijuca, the racetrack, Prainha, Recreio, and Grumari beaches, Barra, Sao Conrado, the beaches of Leblon, Copacabana, and Ipanema, and a trip around Sugar Loaf Mountain. This Rio de Janeiro helicopter tour takes 60 minutes and costs R$1,050 per person.