Trekking Around Rio de Janeiro

The Sugar Loaf compound, one of Rio's most famous icons, consists of two hills. The higher one is the Sugar Loaf (396m / 1030ft), and the lower is Urca Hill (220m / 722ft). Our Sugar Loaf hiking starts early in the afternoon, takes us directly to the top and requires a quick climb (8m / 26ft), considered easy by the experienced...The Pedra da Gávea tour is one of the most startling and rewarding of all hiking tours in Rio de Janeiro. The summit stands at 842m / 2763ft above sea level. The ascent takes around two and a half hours and, once close to the top, you will probably feel the butterflies. Despite a steep but short hand-climbing (15m / 49ft) there...Our Cristo Redentor hiking tour will take you to the top of Corcovado Mountain (710m / 2330ft). It's certainly one of the best hiking tours in Rio de Janeiro, that takes us to Brazil's most famous symbol. The hike to Christ Statue starts at Parque Lage, a park covered with atlantic rainforest, with a beautiful and imponent old m...