
Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery
Traveler rating
4.1/5
Based on 42 traveler reviews. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Quick answer
Is Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery worth booking?
Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery is a 12-hour experience in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from $47 per person. It scores 61 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Solid Choice”, based on a 4.1/5 rating across 42 reviews. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start time. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 61 / 100
- Rating
- 4.1/5 (42)
- Duration
- 12 hours
- From
- $47 per person
Enjoy a full day tour to Petropolis and get to experience the best places in the city. Known as the summer spot of the Imperial Family, Petrópolis is an important historical place for Brazilians. The Imperial Museum is the highlight of the tour as it is the place where you can see the furniture, the paintings, the clothes, the jewelry and other accessories used by the Imperial Family. Other places visited on this tour are the Crystal Palace, the St. Peter Cathedral, the Garden of Flowers watch, the Quitandinha Palace and more. Choose between three options: the basic (City Tour), the basic with lunch (City Tour With lunch) and the full experience (With lunch and Bohemia Brewery).
What you get
About this experience
Enjoy a full day tour to Petropolis and get to experience the best places in the city. Known as the summer spot of the Imperial Family, Petrópolis is an important historical place for Brazilians. The Imperial Museum is the highlight of the tour as it is the place where you can see the furniture, the paintings, the clothes, the jewelry and other accessories used by the Imperial Family. Other places visited on this tour are the Crystal Palace, the St. Peter Cathedral, the Garden of Flowers watch, the Quitandinha Palace and more. Choose between three options: the basic (City Tour), the basic with lunch (City Tour With lunch) and the full experience (With lunch and Bohemia Brewery).
What's included
Included
- Entrance to Imperial Museum
- Bohemia Brewery (optional)
- In-vehicle air conditioning
Not included
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic beverages
- Carbonated beverages
- Sobremesas
- Ingressos para os demais locais
What you'll see and do
Sesc Quitandinha Cultural Center
Traditional Palace in Petropolis that has welcome celebrities from all over the world.
60 minutes here · Admission not included
Imperial Museum
Enjoy a tour inside the former house of the Imperial Family. The jewelry, the furniture, the clothing is there for you to see.
60 minutes here · Admission included
Catedral de Sao Pedro de Alcantara
Important neo-gothic cathedral in Petropolis city.
30 minutes here
Museu Casa de Santos Dumont
House of our Father of Aviation Santos Dumont.
Pass by without stopping
Cervejaria Bohemia
Optional. You see, step by step, how it is made one the most important beers in Brazil: the Bohemia. You will be able to see each procedure from the selection of the grains to the final product. And maybe, if you are luck, you have a little sample at the end.
60 minutes here · Admission included
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace in Downtown Petropolis is a landmark in the city.
30 minutes here
Where it starts and ends
Meeting point
Rio de Janeiro
If you do not contact us to reconfirm pickup time, we assume you will meet us at the Meeting Point at the Front Desk of the Rio Othon Palace (Avenida Atlântica, 3264 - Copacabana).
Hotel pickup
Pickup is available for selected locations. Pickup begins about 60 minutes before departure.
Ends at
If you do not contact us to reconfirm pickup time, we assume you will meet us at the Meeting Point at the Front Desk of the Rio Othon Palace (Avenida Atlântica, 3264 - Copacabana).
Options you can book
City Tour
Choose this option for city tour WITHOUT lunch and WITHOUT visit to Bohemia Brewery. Pickup included
City Tour With Lunch
Buffet Lunch: Choose this option for Buffet Lunch included (drinks and desserts not included). Pickup included
With Lunch and Bohemia Brewery
Bohemia Brewery: Choose this option for visit to Bohemia Brewery with beer tasting included. Buffet Lunch: Choose this option for Buffet Lunch included (drinks and desserts not included). Pickup included
Before you book
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Languages
- pt, en, es
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Group size
- Up to 30 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- Rio Carioca Tour Ltda
Know before you go
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We do not operate this tour on Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and Carnival season.
- Duration of the transfer from Rio to Petropolis: approximately 2 hours.
- If requested, you must present a copy of your ID.
- We contact you back in order to provide proper pickup time. Check your emails and/or cell phone.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 travelers per Bus.
- If the Imperial Museum is closed, we offer entrance to the Casa de Santos do Dumont.
- Contact us to confirm the pickup time according to hotel location.
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What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 42 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
The guide
7 mentionsTravelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
Food and drink
5 mentionsThe tastings and food stops are a highlight for most reviewers.
Knowledge and storytelling
4 mentionsReviewers describe the commentary as informative rather than scripted.
Good for families
2 mentionsReviewers traveling with kids report it landed well with their group.
Traveler reviews
42 verified traveler reviews for Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
A long day.
Disappointing. I spent five hours in the bus getting from Ipanema to Petropolis and over two hours in the bus coming back from Petropolis to Ipanema. The problem going out was roadworks. A very long day for me, 07.00-21.15. Our guide was very hard working man but was often not a very clear speaker. To be fair to him, it is hard giving a continuous running commentary in Portuguese, then Spanish, then English. I was also unhappy with his timekeeping towards the end. A number of people in the party felt that he we could have left Petropolis for Rio by as much as an hour earlier than we did.
via Tripadvisor
A great day! Lots of good...
A great day! Lots of good information about the Portuguese royal family. A great lunch. Our guide was excellent - he took really good care of us
via Viator
Great guide, terrible tour design
First, let me say that the guide was very good and very kind, plus, an excellent linguist. The negative sides of this tour do not have anything to do with him, he did a great job. However, the tour itself is poorly designed. We got picked up from our hotel at 7:20, and spent around 2 hours picking other passengers up, we only left Rio at 9:15. And we weren't event the first passengers being picked up! That is absolutely unacceptable. Picking some passengers up is a common thing, but spending two hours doing so, when the trip to Petropolis itself only lasts 1h15, it makes no sense whatsoever. The tour was not the one that we booked, we had booked one which featured a visit to a brewery with beer tasting, that was replaced by a mandatory chocolate shop stop, where you have to sit and order / buy chocolate to go and none of it is included in the price. We were not hungry nor did we want to buy chocolate as it was a hot day and we weren't sure it would travel well. Therefore, we had to wait outside until everyone was done, as we weren't given a time to regroup. The tour also included 40 min of 'free time' in Rua Tereza, which was not specified in the itinerary of the tour that we had booked. It was rather pointless, we were left a good 15 min walk away from Rua Tereza, so only had about 5 min there, but regardless, it was just a street filled with standard clothes shops. No souvenir shops and almost no cafes. The visit of the palace itself was very good and very interesting, however, we had booked a tour in English, but it was actually multilingual, so the explanations had to be repeated in English, Spanish and Portuguese every time. Again, the guide was fantastic, but it just isn't a very efficient way to lead a tour like this one. Monolingual tours would make more sense and also avoid having to wait for two hours during pick up and drop off.
via Viator
Disappointing Tour - NOT AN ENGLISH TOUR AS INDICATED!!!
Happy birthday to Julio. Ok, so places of interest were wonderful and guide was keen to take pictures for me because I think he felt sorry for me as a solo traveller thrown on a tour with a whole lot of Spanish and Portugeuse travellers. I won't lie I was very disappointed with this trip. I paid a small fortune to do this trip with an English group and with an English guide but instead was thrown on a day tour with Spanish/Portugeuse speaking people when I specifically booked for the English tour. It was so overwhelming having my guide constantly having to translate for me so I eventually told him I do not want any more translating, I will figure out what he is saying on my own. It became one of those tours where you wish you had never booked for. The food at the buffet was also aweful and actually made me rather ill. I would not suggest this tour agency if you are English and cannot speak Spanish/Portugeuse. Very upset with this trip and the other guests were rude and disrespectful towards me. I know I can't understand their language but by their universal facial expressions and gestures, I knew exactly what they were saying. I actually was very upset not getting the memories I wanted. Just pure negativity. If I wanted to do this trip on my own, I could've done so . I wish the company told me that I would be on a tour that was in another language. Not how I wanted to explore the Imperial City.
via Tripadvisor
A nice visit to petropolis Brazil
You get what you pay for, for the dollars and what you get , it's a good deal. Will it blow your mind , probably not, maybe it depends on more on who or your group will be, mine, they would stampede if they could, but overall, good.
via Viator
Good to know
- Duration
- 12 hours
- Free cancellation
- Up to 24h before
- Minimum age to book
- All ages
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Price range
- $47 to $67
- Hotel pickup
- Available for selected locations
- Booked in 30 days
- 15
- Verdict
- Solid Choice
Who runs this experience
Operated by Rio Carioca Tour Ltda, who run 29 experiences we rank across 1 city, with an average Outty Ranking of 60.4.
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Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Rio de Janeiro.
How much does Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery cost?
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Prices start at $47 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Rio de Janeiro usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery take?
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Plan for about 12 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Rio de Janeiro is not rushed.
Is Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 61 out of 100, which we label "Solid Choice". That score blends traveler sentiment (4.1/5 across 42 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable last minute in Rio de Janeiro, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery?
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Yes. Cancel free up to 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Inside that window the booking is non-refundable, and no-shows are not refunded.
Is Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery suitable for kids and families?
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Yes, all ages are welcome. Families should still weigh the 12-hour running time, and strollers are easier on the earlier, quieter departures.
How far in advance should I book Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery?
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Around 15 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Rio de Janeiro can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Rio de Janeiro and add a light layer if any part of the 12-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Rio de Janeiro within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Rio de Janeiro?
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On Outty we rank every Rio de Janeiro experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Pedra da Gávea hike, your best experience in Rio, Favela Tour Rio de Janeiro - Vidigal Walking Tour by Russo Guide, Rio's Full Day: Selarón Steps, Christ & Sugarloaf – Tickets & Lunch Included. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Rio de Janeiro?
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Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Rio de Janeiro?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
Do I book through Outty or through the operator?
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What is included in Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery?
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Included: Entrance to Imperial Museum; Bohemia Brewery (optional); and In-vehicle air conditioning. Not included: Gratuities; Alcoholic beverages; Carbonated beverages; and Sobremesas. Always check the voucher for the final list before you travel.
Does Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery include hotel pickup?
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Yes, pickup is offered, or you can meet at the start point instead from 153 listed pickup locations in and around Rio de Janeiro. Be ready about 60 minutes before the start time.
What languages is Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery offered in?
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It is offered in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Pick your language when choosing a date and time, as not every departure runs in every language.
Will I get instant confirmation and a mobile ticket for Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery?
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Confirmation is sent by the operator after booking, usually within 48 hours; if it is not confirmed you are not charged. Mobile tickets are accepted, so you can show the voucher on your phone.
Is Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery wheelchair or stroller accessible?
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The operator notes: Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller; and Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap. If accessibility is critical, contact the operator after booking to confirm arrangements for your date.
What happens to Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery if the weather is bad?
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This experience depends on good weather. If it is canceled because of poor weather, you are offered a different date or a full refund.
What do travelers say about Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery?
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Across 42 reviews averaging 4.1 out of 5, recurring themes include the guide, food and drink, knowledge and storytelling. Travelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
What booking options are available for Petropolis City Tour with Imperial Museum and Optional Lunch & Bohemia Brewery?
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There are 3 options to choose from, including City Tour, City Tour With Lunch, With Lunch and Bohemia Brewery. Prices and start times differ by option, so compare them on the booking screen.
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