The 12 Best Arraial do Cabo Day Trips from Rio

1.Arraial do Cabo Day Trip with Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 400 reviews · 14 hours · from $65Our pick

Sail from Rio to Arraial do Cabo for clear-water swims, famous beaches, cliff views, and a full-day schooner trip on Brazil’s Sun Coast.

“Great tour, guide pedro was superb! I had him for another tour with c2rio he was very helpful, and engaged well with the tour group Bus ride was a couple of hours but we stopped off at a grocery service stop which was good Lunch was decent Boat ride was fun, several oportuniotes to swim in the sea!”

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2.Arraial do Cabo Day Trip from Rio de Janeiro: Boat Tour & Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 390 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $70

Review of the Arraial do Cabo day trip from Rio, with boat stops, clear water, beaches, lunch, transport, costs, and practical advice.

“The cruise was beautiful. Andrea was very friendly. She gave lengthy descriptions in Spanish, but her descriptions in English were much shorter.”

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3.Arraial do Cabo Boat Trip with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 321 reviews · 14 hours · from $65

Review of the Arraial do Cabo boat trip from Rio, with clear-water beaches, four swim stops, lunch, hotel pickup, and practical tips.

“Excelente tour. Arraial do cabo es increíble. La guía cumplió todo lo que nos habían prometido y los tiempos acordados fueron cumplidos. El lugar de almuerzo está ok.”

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4.Arraial do Cabo Island Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 192 reviews · 14 hours · from $67

Spend 14 hours from Rio exploring Arraial do Cabo by boat, with clear-water beaches, island stops, lunch, and guide-led sightseeing.

“Our entire tour with Talia was outstanding, from pick-up to drop-off!”

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5.Arraial do Cabo Tour in Rio de Janeiro with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 155 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $90

Explore Arraial do Cabo from Rio on a long but rewarding day with a schooner ride, island beaches, marine life, lunch, and extra fees to plan for.

“No vale mucho la pena, mejor tomen un transfer y allá mismo contratan un barco pequeño que los saque de paseo o incluso quedarse una noche. El tour no es malo pero tiene demasiados tiempos muertos, grupo demasiado grande y finalmente disfrutando del barco y las playas no es mas de 2 a 3 hrs en total. Salimos puntual a las 7 am, fuimos recogiendo un grupo de aprox 35 personas en bus por todo rio, llegar recien a las 12. 00, taxi, almuerzo, esperar subir al barco recién a las 3.30pm porq el puerto rebalsa de gente (a mi gusto muy tarde para disfrutar el día considerando que a…”

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6.A day in Arraial do Cabo the Brazilian Caribbean

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 72 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $85

Spend a long day from Rio exploring Arraial do Cabo beaches, Gruta Azul, coastal caves, wildlife, a schooner ride, and Brazilian lunch.

“Starting with the positive - you will see some of the most beautiful scenery in the world on the bus ride to Arraial do Cabo. And from the boat, you will visit some very beautiful beaches. The negative - buyer beware! It is advertised as having an english guide, but you will receive very little english on the bus, and no english on the boat which to me is a major safety concern. As a tourist, I do not expect local people to speak my language. For this reason I usually use guided tours. When I purchase a tour, I expect to have this requirement fulfilled. The sole reason for…”

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7.Day Tour to Arraial do Cabo the Brazilian Caribbean

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 62 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $97

Review of a 14-hour Arraial do Cabo day trip from Rio, with boat access to clear beaches, lunch, transport, fees, and practical tips.

“The place is absolutely amazing, this haven't any discussion but the negative thing is the tour guy was with us TODAY, him name is LUCAS and he is SCAMMING to the tourists: 1. Doesn't matter you got the booking all included, he is gonna ask you for extra tasas (25 reales or more for taxes, taxi...) when the only service not included are 6 reales (3 tax of boat and another 3 tax management garden). You can check it on your viator ticket (I showed him before paying and he mentioned how it is wrong) 2. This tour don't mentioned anything about snorkel or cover for phones, well, as optional…”

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8.Arraial do Cabo – The Brazilian Caribbean Daytrip

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 56 reviews · 14 hours · from $65

Review of the Arraial do Cabo day trip from Rio, with boat stops, clear water, buffet lunch, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“Hermoso lugar, aunque preferiría que la música del barco no fuera tan invasiva. El almuerzo correcto, pero poco variado.”

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9.Arraial do Cabo Tour from Rio de Janeiro

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 56 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $70

Review of the Arraial do Cabo day tour from Rio, with clear-water beaches, a boat outing, lunch, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“Well organized and dense one-day program - the only weakness was the lunch, which was not so good, and that the number of tour boats was too much, but that is not the fault of the organizers.”

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10.Day Tour to Arraial do Cabo from Rio

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 50 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $80

Sail to Arraial do Cabo from Rio for clear-water beaches, a schooner trip, lunch, and a long but rewarding day by the sea.

“It was a long journey but felt very quick. On our way back, the air conditioning was on a way too high level, we were literally freezing in the back of the bus, it was truly an unpleasant experience. Other than that, the tour of the place was good and the food was amazing.”

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11.Boat Tour in Arraial do Cabo with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $71

Review of the Arraial do Cabo boat tour from Rio, with Farol Island, Forno Bay, Blue Cave, lunch, costs, and practical tips.

“It is a beautiful place but the tour guide does not speak English as mentioned. The water is cold and visibility was poor so didn't really see any fish”

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12.Arraial do Cabo Scuba Diving Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · 10 hours · from $255

Review of Rio’s Arraial do Cabo scuba trip, with clear water, marine life, hotel pickup, boat time, costs, and practical tips.

“it was a disappointing experience for the price paid as I was a solo traveller I ended up paying the price for two people and was put on a boat with learned divers. So the excursion took really long as I had to wait my turn to dive. The location was okay but only got to dive till a depth of 8m and dive was cut short when I still had about 70 bar of air for both dives. I wouldn't recommend or book again.”

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