LUIS DARIN
Professional tour guide in Brazil
MY NAME IS LUIS DARIN AND I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN RIO. IN 2003, AFTER LIVING FOR 8 YEARS ABROAD, I'VE DECIDED TO COME BACK TO MY HOMETOWN, AND FOR THE PAST 9 YEARS I'VE BEEN WORKING FULL TIME AS A LICENSED AND ACCREDITED PRIVATE LOCAL TOUR GUIDE IN RIO. I'M QUITE FLUENT IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE AND HAVE A ...(read more)DEGREE IN TOURISM AND AN MBA ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
I LOVE MY CITY AND MY JOB DEARLY AND THEREFORE IT'S A GREAT PLEASURE FOR ME TO SHOW YOU RIO. FLEXIBILITY IS THE KEY WORD ON THE TAILOR MADE TOURS I PROVIDE. THIS MEANS THAT I'LL HELP YOU TO CREATE YOUR OWN TOUR ITINERARY, SO YOU CAN SEE THE PLACES YOU WANT, THE WAY YOU WANT TO SEE THEM.
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Educated Tour Guide
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#4 of 136 guides in Brazil
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- Guiding since:9 years
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PRIVATE CORCOVADO AND SUGARLOAF TOUR
THIS TOUR WILL TAKE YOU TO THE MAIN HIGHLIGHTS OF RIO IN ONE DAY. THIS IS THE BEST OPTION FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME IN TOWN. THIS IS A TAILOR-MADE TOUR. LET ME HELP YOU TO CREATE YOUR OWN TOUR, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO YOU. WE’LL START THE DAY GOING ALL THE WAY UP TO THE SUMMIT OF CORCOVADO MOUNTAIN TO VISIT THE CHRIST STATUE. AFTER ENJOYING ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF THE CITY, WE’LL DRIVE THROUGH THE FOREST TO REACH SANTA TERESA DISTRICT, WHERE WE CAN WALK AROUND AND TAKE SOME PICTURES. WE WILL THEN PROCEED TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO VISIT SOME OF RIO’S HISTORICAL SITES. TO WRAP UP THE DAY WE’LL BOARD THE SWISS MADE CABLE CAR THAT WILL TAKE US TO THE PEAK OF SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN. SINCE THIS IS A TAILOR-MADE TOUR THE ITINERARY ABOVE IS JUST A SUGGESTION. YOU MAY ADD ANY OTHER ATTRACTION TO YOUR TOUR. LET ME HELP YOU TO CREATE YOUR OWN TOUR, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO YOU. THIS TOUR INTENDS TO TAKE YOU TO THE MAIN HIGHLIGHTS OF RIO IN ONE DAY. THIS IS THE BEST OPTION FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME IN TOWN AND / OR WANT TO HAVE A CUSTOM MADE TOUR EXPERIENCE. THE IDEA OF A PRIVATE TOUR IS TO TURN THAT DAY INTO A MAGICAL MOMENT THAT YOU’LL REMEMBER FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: THIS IS A TAILOR-MADE TOUR, SO PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF LOCATIONS ARE FLEXIBLE. THERE’S NO WAITING AROUND FOR OTHER PASSENGERS. THIS IS THE MOST COMFORTABLE RELIABLE AND ECONOMICAL WAY TO GET TO KNOW RIO’S HIGHLIGHTS. THE TOUR IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE. YOU MAY ADD OTHER ATTRACTIONS TO YOUR TOUR. GET IN TOUCH WITH ME AND I’LL PROMPTLY RESPOND TO YOUR REQUEST.
FROM US$
50,00
PRIVATE TOUR TO A SECLUDED BEACH IN RIO
THIS TOUR WILL TAKE YOU TO THE BEST WELL KEPT SECRET OF RIO; PRAINHA BEACH. A SURFER’S PARADISE SITUATED 40 KILOMETERS AWAY FROM COPACABANA. PRAINHA BEACH IS A TRUE JEWEL LOCATED INSIDE AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AREA AND SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS COVERED WITH LUSH VEGETATION. AFTER SUNBATHING AND SWIMMING AT PRAINHA, WE MAY HAVE LUNCH AT A TYPICAL SEAFOOD RESTAURANT SITUATED AT THE MOUNTAIN TOP ENJOYING THE STUNNING VIEW OF GUARATIBA BAY MANGROVE AREA. AN EVEN MORE SECLUDED PLACE CAN BE ADDED TO THIS TOUR. NEARBY THERE IS A SEQUENCE OF 3 BEACHES (PERIGOSO, FUNDA AND INFERNO BEACHES) REACHABLE ONLY BY BOAT. THESE BEACHES ARE ALMOST DESERTED BECAUSE THERE’S NO CAR ACCESS TO THEM. OVER THERE THE ATLANTIC FOREST VEGETATION REACHES THE SAND AND IT’S QUITE COMMON TO FIND NO ONE AT ALL AT THE BEACH. YOU MAY ADD OTHER NEARBY ATTRACTIONS TO YOUR TOUR SUCH AS: SITIO BURLE MARX. THIS SITE IS A MUST SEE IF YOU LIKE GARDENS. ROBERTO BURLE MARX WAS THE MOST FAMOUS BRAZILIAN LANDSCAPE DESIGNER. THE PROPERTY HAS HUNDREDS OF EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES AND SOME AMAZING ART PIECES AS WELL. MUSEU CASA DO PONTAL. THE COUNTRY’S LARGEST FOLK ART MUSEUM PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO BRAZILIAN CULTURE THROUGH CLAY SCULPTURES, WOOD CARVINGS AND MECHANICAL DIORAMAS. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: THIS IS A TAILOR-MADE TOUR, SO PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF LOCATIONS ARE FLEXIBLE. THERE’S NO WAITING AROUND FOR OTHER PASSENGERS. YOU MAY ADD OTHER ATTRACTIONS TO YOUR TOUR. THIS IS A TAILOR-MADE TOUR. LET ME HELP YOU TO CREATE YOUR OWN TOUR, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO YOU. THE IDEA OF A PRIVATE TOUR IS TO TURN THAT DAY INTO A MAGICAL MOMENT THAT YOU’LL REMEMBER FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. GET IN TOUCH WITH ME AND I’LL PROMPTLY RESPOND TO YOUR REQUEST.
FROM US$
47,50
PRIVATE TOUR TO NITEROI, HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN RIO AND BOTANIC GARDEN.
THIS TOUR IS A MIX OF MAGNIFICENT SIGHTS, HISTORY AND NATURE. THE TOUR WILL TAKE YOU TO SOME OF THE MOST INTERESTING LOCATIONS IN RIO. YOU’LL SEE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SKYLINE OF RIO, HISTORICAL SITES AND THE BOTANIC GARDEN. IN THE FIRST PART OF THE TOUR WE’LL TAKE THE 13 KILOMETERS LONG BRIDGE ACROSS GUANABARA BAY TO NITEROI. OVER THERE WE’LL VISIT THE CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM BY OSCAR NIEMEYER AND THE HANG GLIDING TAKEOFF SPOT AT THE NITEROI CITY PARK. THE PLACE OFFERS ONE OF THE MOST STUNNING VIEWS OF RIO SKYLINE AND GUANABARA BAY. THE SECOND PORTION OF THIS TOUR IS, FOR THE MOST PART, A WALKING TOUR THROUGH THE HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN. HERE YOU WILL VISIT SÃO BENTO MONASTERY WITH IT’S GOLD PLATED HAND-CARVED WALLS, PAÇO IMPERIAL; THE FIRST RESIDENCE OF THE PORTUGUESE IMPERIAL FAMILY IN BRAZIL, THE TELLES ARCHES WHICH WILL LEAD YOU TO TRAVESSA DO COMÉRCIO; A NARROW AND MOST CHARMING COBBLESTONE ALLEYWAY THAT IS ONE OF THE RARE AUTHENTIC COLONIAL SITES IN DOWNTOWN RIO AND THEN THE VIENNESE STYLE 120 YEARS OLD CONFEITARIA COLOMBO WITH ITS 15 FT HIGH BELGIAN MIRRORS. THE THIRD PART OF THE TOUR WILL TRANSPORT US TO ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN TOWN. THE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF RIO DE JANEIRO. THE GARDEN WAS CREATED IN 1808 BY ORDER OF THE PORTUGUESE PRINCE DOM JOÃO VI AS A TEMPORARY SITE FOR ACCLIMATIZING EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD BROTH THERE BY THE PORTUGUESE. IN THE PREMISES WE WILL VISIT BRAZIL’S FIRST GUNPOWDER FACTORY. DURING THE WALK WE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO SEE THE MAJESTIC IMPERIAL PALM TREES AND THE ORCHID AND BROMELIAD GREENHOUSES. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: TAILOR-MADE TOUR; FLEXIBLE PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF; NO WAITING AROUND FOR OTHER PASSENGERS; WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE; THIS IS A TAILOR-MADE TOUR. THE ITINERARY ABOVE IS JUST A SUGGESTION. YOU MAY ADD OTHER ATTRACTIONS TO YOUR TOUR. LET ME HELP YOU TO CREATE YOUR OWN TOUR, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO YOU. GET IN TOUCH WITH ME AND I’LL PROMPTLY RESPOND TO YOUR REQUEST. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE IN YOUR GROUP WILL BE ON A WHEELCHAIR.
FROM US$
50,00
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