04 Feb 2025
Firstly we are English with no Portuguese or Spanish and they put us on a tour with 18 Spanish speakers. The guide, Giovanna, did however speak excellent English and was good fun and informative but she had 18 Spanish speakers & 2 English so understandably her main focus was upon them.
It was noticeable that the transport rather than being executive was a rattling, bouncy converted van that left several of the tourists in very cramped seats. Also the tour operator arranged the cheap entry tickets at each of the main attractions Sugarloaf Mountain & Christ the Redeemer meaning we stood in line whist all the other visitors went past us and straight in. The other visits on the tour were just infills and nothing of real interest. The worst experience was the lunch. In some dingy back street we were taken to the most awful self service restaurant that looked like food poisoning was almost inevitable.
Avoid this company & this tour.