Rio Tour Guide
Private tours in English with Madson, Rio de Janeiro tour guide since 2004
Looking for a Rio tour guide who is fluent in English, professional, and highly experienced? I’m your dedicated tour guide in Rio de Janeiro, ready to help you explore the city with comfort, safety, and insider insight. Whether you’re visiting for the first time or returning to discover new corners of the Marvelous City, I offer private tours of Rio de Janeiro tailored to your pace, interests, and schedule. From major sights to lesser-known viewpoints, my custom guided tours in Rio de Janeiro are designed to offer you a true sightseeing experience with the help of a professional local guide, backed by 600+ five-star ★★★★★ reviews.
Join the thousands of satisfied visitors who had me as their Rio tour guide.
“Madson was the first one we read about in our search and we booked without even looking into anyone else. We made an excellent decision! Our five hour tour was packed with interesting information about Rio and Brazil and Madson’s outgoing personality made us feel that we were taking the tour with someone we knew.” Priscilla J., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Here’s what you might experience by hiring me as your private guide in Rio de Janeiro
Imagine you wake up in your hotel room in Rio de Janeiro and think to yourself, “I can’t believe I’m in Brazil!”. Then, you go have a delicious breakfast and then proceed to the lobby to meet your tour guide. He arrives right on time, smiles at you and gives you a warm ‘Welcome to Rio’. Your Rio de Janeiro private tour is about to start and you feel reassured that you are in good hands.
Your tour guide breaks the ice and walks you to his minivan. You get in and realize that his vehicle features what was stated on his website — comfortable, clean, air-conditioned, and with plenty of room for your legs.
Your private guide heads straight to Corcovado. He knows you can hardly wait to see Christ the Redeemer statue up close and personal as well as the breath-taking vistas of Rio de Janeiro. On the way, your tour guide slows down and even stops wherever there is an interesting site for you to take a picture of. By the way, on a half-day guided tour you can easily take 50 photos of Rio de Janeiro. Charge your phone’s batteries!
You then visit other sites according to the program as well as some hidden treasures that only a local tour guide who has guided 9,000+ visitors in Rio de Janeiro can take you to.
Time flies and at the end of your Rio private tour your guide drops you off back at your hotel. You feel great, you had a wonderful day, you laughed, learned, and had a great time as a vacationer must do. Yes, your day was fascinating mainly because you wisely decided to hire a reputable, experienced, English-speaking tour guide in Rio de Janeiro!
I specialize in tours for foreigners visiting Rio who want more than a photo stop – they want cultural insight and genuine local connection.
What can I do for you as your private tour guide in Rio de Janeiro?
- I will prioritize your safety above all and by all means;
- I will organize the tour itinerary to avoid time-consuming hassles, queues, and traffic;
- I will offer you a “seriously entertaining” tour of Rio — enjoyably informative but never pedantic.
“Third trip to Rio and the first with my wife. Madson customized each visit based on our interests and I always feel like a local. We’ve been fortunate to visit 70 countries and Brazil is at the top, because of his company. His personality distinguishes him from other guides. We’re looking forward to returning for Carnival 2014!”Jerry Davanon, Scottsdale, AZ.
Interested in a personalized experience? Get a quote directly from me and start planning your private tour of Rio.
9,000+ visitors have embarked on a private tour of Rio de Janeiro with me
