Guided Tour activities in The Southeast
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Sandmar
Tour operators who organize dives in these waters abound - the tourist office keeps a complete list. One good company is Sandmar.
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Phoenix Turismo
The best-established Phoenix Turismo offers services that include private boat tours, bike rentals (R$10/40 per hour/day), kayak rentals (R$10/30 per hour/six hours), surfboard rentals (R$40 per day), treks with bilingual guides (R$40 to R$50), round-the-island boat tours (R$60 to R$150), and daily schooner excursions to prime beaches and snorkeling spots, including Lopes Mendes (R$15), Saco do Céu (R$25 to R$30) and the twin lagoons Lagoa Azul and Lagoa Verde (R$35 to R$40).
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Guided Tours of Lumiar
Lumiar (34km from Nova Friburgo) is a popular destination for Brazilian ecotourists, with cheap pensions, waterfalls, walking trails, a brand new Alê Friburgo hostel and white-water adventures centered around the Encontro dos Rios, the tumultuous confluence of three local rivers. Guided adventure tours of the area are available through the Alê Friburgo hostel or Lumiar Aventura.
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City Guides
Official city guides are available from the tourist office. The office also organizes treks and horseback rides into the surrounding hills. Beware of unofficial guides, as there are some nasty characters hanging around.
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Grupo Excursionista de Agulhas Negras
A guide is required for climbs to the high country's peaks. You can contact the Grupo Excursionista de Agulhas Negras, which organizes climbs every other week, or ask local pousadas to help you find a guide.
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Tour Shop Búzios
Tour Shop Búzios runs the Búzios Trolley, an open-sided bus that visits 12 of the peninsula’s beaches daily. It also operates rafting tours and trips by glass-bottomed catamaran.
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Associação de Barqueiros
The Associação de Barqueiros operates small tourist boats. Check schedules at its information booth near Abraão’s ferry dock.
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Levy
A guide is required for climbs to the high country's peaks. One highly recommended guide is the park ranger Levy.
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Queen Lory
This outfit offers daily 2½- and five-hour schooner tours to Ilha Feia, Tartaruga and João Fernandinho.
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Casamar
Casamar offers day and night excursions for experienced divers, plus a full range of courses.
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