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Sugarloaf Mountain Day Tour
Today you will visit one of Rio’s well-known attractions: Sugarloaf Mountain. After breakfast, your guide will collect you from the hotel and take you to Praia Vermelha, a quiet urban beach and the starting point for the trail up Urca Hill. The walk to the top of Morro da Urca takes about 40 minutes at an easy pace. Along the way, you may spot local monkeys, which often make for fun photo opportunities. Once at the top of Urca Hill, a cable car takes you to the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain, around 400 metres above sea level. From here, you can take in sweeping views over Copacabana Beach, Guanabara Bay, and Christ the Redeemer. The views from the summit are the highlight of the day. After spending time at the top, you’ll return by cable car. On the way back to your hotel, we recommend stopping at Mureta da Urca. It’s a great spot to relax with a fresh fruit juice while looking out toward Corcovado Mountain. This is another major landmark in the city, and you can plan a visit either later today or tomorrow afternoon.