Rio de Janeiro Pub Crawl (Lapa district)

Expected a bar crawl - met at one place, eventually after 90 minutes walked to a bar/club waited 30 minutes to get in (note to take ID whatever your age) Got inside and told that’s it !!! Other bar closed so just stay here !! Surely there should be a contingency plan to see other venues. Certainly wasn’t a bar crawl - no idea what I paid for. That said when contacted Viator they totally understood and agreed refund, thank you Jay.

I’ve done several pub crawl tours, but this one was very different—and not in the best way. While I still ended up having fun, it was mainly thanks to the group I was with rather than the tour itself. First, the tour started off feeling disorganized. We waited for nearly an hour at the first hostel, which was confusing and frustrating. The instructions on where to meet weren’t very clear, and at one point, I thought I had gone to the wrong place. Some people were disappointed by the drinks situation. You don’t get many drinks included in the price, and considering the places we visited mostly had free entrance, it didn’t feel like we were getting our money’s worth. The places we went to were just okay, and some of them were pretty empty. Another letdown was the promise of learning samba moves, which never happened. That said, the guide very friendly and tried their best to make the evening enjoyable. The group size of around 10 people was actually great, and we still managed to have a good time. Overall, this pub crawl felt disorganized and overpriced for what we got.

We joined this pub crawl last minute after going to an initial downtown tour with Clara (she was great). That same night we met at the Selina Rio and had a blast! Thanks for a great evening!