Best Rio Tours with Rio Cultural Secrets (AD)
A few of the best private Rio tours offered by fab local company Rio Cultural Secrets – to help you plan your trip to Rio de Janeiro!
Category: South AmericaWelcome to the section of my site that’s all about my favourite place in the world – South America. I spent five months there travelling overland from Colombia to Brazil through six countries – and completely fell in love. This continent is so rich in adventure, culture, and gorgeous landscapes.
Use the content menu below to hunt for a specific destination, or scroll down to browse the general content.
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Peru
Oh, and check out this post all about my five-month trip through South America for a breakdown of all my favourite travel stories. It’s a great way to get an idea of how to structure your own route!
All my latest South America posts are below, but reach out if you have a specific question and I’ll do my best to help out…
Five of the Best Things to do in Lima
From street art to ceviche, make the most of Peru’s capital with my round-up of some of the best things to do in quirky, cultural Lima…
Five of the Best Day and Weekend Trips from Lima
Lima makes an excellent base for exploring the middle of Peru! These day trips from Lima are perfect for a day or weekend trip to escape the city…
Highlights of a Bolivia Salt Flats Tour
A few frosty highlights from a Bolivia salt flats tour in May, at the start of the winter season. Plus tips on the best time to visit Salar de Uyuni.
Exploring Rio – Christ the Redeemer
15th July One of our final stops in Rio before heading back to the UK was the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue at the top of Corcovado. This is a serious tourist trap; overcrowded, overpriced and very over-done, but it also felt like the one thing we couldn’t miss in Rio…
Exploring Rio – Lapa
14th and 15th July We may have spent our first four nights in Rio slumming it in the Rocinha favela thanks to the hugely inflated World Cup accommodation prices, but thankfully right after the weekend of the final match Sam and I were able to switch to a more reasonably priced hostel in…
Exploring Rio – Santa Teresa
Rio de Janeiro, we discovered, is an absolutely enormous city with dozens of different districts to explore, so varied that it can feel like you’re visiting multiple cities at once. From the Rocinha favela, where we were staying in the midst of the busy slum town, to the glossy city…
Cook in Rio
I chat Brazilian culture and food with Simone at the Cook in Rio class – oh, and we also make some food, too…
Exploring Rio – The Beaches and City Centre
The final week of our five month South American Adventure was spent in Rio de Janeiro; the perfect place to really make the most of our last few days on the road. Better yet, we were there over the weekend of the World Cup Final, so that the usual party atmosphere was…
Staying in a Favela in Rio
It was the very first day of the final week of our five month trip, so of course, everything had to go wrong. We arrived in Rio after a slow and uncomfy bus ride from Paraty which took a fair amount longer than the scheduled four hours; I slipped in and out…
Paraty
The fourth stop in our Brazil itinerary, Paraty, was a bit of an odd choice given our current northern location, but, as I mentioned before in my Porto Seguro post, our route was somewhat misshapen since our destination choices were dictated by budget, with the World Cup price inflation forcing…
Porto Seguro
I’ve already mentioned that one side effect of the World Cup in Brazil this year was the stadiums driving visitors to towns which previously weren’t major tourist hotspots, like Belo Horizonte. Another effect was that the huge inflation of prices – particularly accommodation prices – in these cities drove backpackers like…
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Hi, I’m Emily, a full time UK travel blogger focusing on solo female travel! Lover of fun, adventure, food, Harry Potter, hiking, beaches, and chatting about the weather. Can be bought with cake.DISCOUNTS!
Welcome to the section of my site that’s all about my favourite place in the world – South America. I spent five months there travelling overland from Colombia to Brazil through six countries – and completely fell in love. This continent is so rich in adventure, culture, and gorgeous landscapes.
Use the content menu below to hunt for a specific destination, or scroll down to browse the general content.
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Peru
Oh, and check out this post all about my five-month trip through South America for a breakdown of all my favourite travel stories. It’s a great way to get an idea of how to structure your own route!
All my latest South America posts are below, but reach out if you have a specific question and I’ll do my best to help out…
Five of the Best Things to do in Lima
From street art to ceviche, make the most of Peru’s capital with my round-up of some of the best things to do in quirky, cultural Lima…
Five of the Best Day and Weekend Trips from Lima
Lima makes an excellent base for exploring the middle of Peru! These day trips from Lima are perfect for a day or weekend trip to escape the city…
Highlights of a Bolivia Salt Flats Tour
A few frosty highlights from a Bolivia salt flats tour in May, at the start of the winter season. Plus tips on the best time to visit Salar de Uyuni.
Exploring Rio – Christ the Redeemer
15th July One of our final stops in Rio before heading back to the UK was the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue at the top of Corcovado. This is a serious tourist trap; overcrowded, overpriced and very over-done, but it also felt like the one thing we couldn’t miss in Rio…
Exploring Rio – Lapa
14th and 15th July We may have spent our first four nights in Rio slumming it in the Rocinha favela thanks to the hugely inflated World Cup accommodation prices, but thankfully right after the weekend of the final match Sam and I were able to switch to a more reasonably priced hostel in…
Exploring Rio – Santa Teresa
Rio de Janeiro, we discovered, is an absolutely enormous city with dozens of different districts to explore, so varied that it can feel like you’re visiting multiple cities at once. From the Rocinha favela, where we were staying in the midst of the busy slum town, to the glossy city…
Cook in Rio
I chat Brazilian culture and food with Simone at the Cook in Rio class – oh, and we also make some food, too…
Exploring Rio – The Beaches and City Centre
The final week of our five month South American Adventure was spent in Rio de Janeiro; the perfect place to really make the most of our last few days on the road. Better yet, we were there over the weekend of the World Cup Final, so that the usual party atmosphere was…
Staying in a Favela in Rio
It was the very first day of the final week of our five month trip, so of course, everything had to go wrong. We arrived in Rio after a slow and uncomfy bus ride from Paraty which took a fair amount longer than the scheduled four hours; I slipped in and out…
Paraty
The fourth stop in our Brazil itinerary, Paraty, was a bit of an odd choice given our current northern location, but, as I mentioned before in my Porto Seguro post, our route was somewhat misshapen since our destination choices were dictated by budget, with the World Cup price inflation forcing…
Porto Seguro
I’ve already mentioned that one side effect of the World Cup in Brazil this year was the stadiums driving visitors to towns which previously weren’t major tourist hotspots, like Belo Horizonte. Another effect was that the huge inflation of prices – particularly accommodation prices – in these cities drove backpackers like…
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- Hi, I’m Emily, a full time UK travel blogger focusing on solo female travel! Lover of fun, adventure, food, Harry Potter, hiking, beaches, and chatting about the weather. Can be bought with cake.
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