Petrópolis Day Trip from Rio de Janeiro including Imperial Museum and Crystal Palace

1. 15m · Admission ticket not included
   Get a nice perspective outside of Quintandinha Palace as soon as you arrive in Petropolis and take nice photos of the beautiful building.
2. Imperial Museum
   1h 30m · Admission ticket included
   Arriving at Petropolis, start off at the Imperial Museum, housed in the former summer palace of Pedro II, Brazil's second emperor. Follow your guide into this restored Austrian-style palace built in 1845, and get a good look at how Brazil’s royalty once lived.
   
   Walk by tapestries, antique furniture and jewels, and gawk at the imperial crown studded with over 600 diamonds and 77 pearls, weighing nearly four pounds (1.9 kg). See the golden quill used by Princess Isabel to sign a law that liberated Brazil’s slaves in 1888.
3. Petropolis
   1h
   You will have one hour or so to have lunch (not included) in a local restaurant before walking to the Gothic Cathedral
4. Catedral de Sao Pedro de Alcantara
   20m
   The tour will continue on to the Gothic Cathedral where Princess Isabel was buried along with the tombstones of D. Pedro II and his wife.
5. Museu Casa de Santos Dumont
   30m · Admission ticket not included
   You will go to the 14 Bis Square and then walk to the Santos Dumont Museum House, better known as The Enchanted. A picturesque residence embedded in a steep town in the city, built in 1918.
   
   The Museum preserves and disseminates a memory of the father of Brazilian aviation, the engineering genius who revolutionized the world.
   
   The visit to this Museum is optional and therefore the tickets are not included.
6. Crystal Palace
   40m
   Walk over to a quiet park and feast your eyes on the Crystal Palace, a ballroom of glass and steel with chandeliers, all built and imported from France, as a gift to Princess Isabel from her husband. Hear about the expositions and royal parties once held here.
   
   You will stay here for around 40 minutes if you are going to the Teresa Street later. But if you are going to the Bohemia Beer Factory, the visit here will last for 10 minutes only
7. Rua Teresa
   1h
   If you want to, in your free time, you can choose to visit between the Teresa Street or the Bohemia Beer Factory.
   
   The Teresa Street is an open air shopping with great variety of goods, clothes at a very good price. Take your time and buy souvenirs for the whole family.
8. Cervejaria Bohemia
   1h 20m · Admission ticket not included
   If you want to, in your free time, you can choose to visit between the Teresa Street or the Bohemia Beer Factory.
   
   If you are more into local beers, you should visit the Bohemia Beer Factory (tickets not included), the first of its kind in Brazil. The tour is an interactive journey through the history, art and science of brewing. Find out all about beer from ancient times to the present day. Taste Bohemia direct form the source and live the whole experience in a modern and interactive environment. The Brewery Bohemia also has an emporium, a bar, and restaurant for you to enjoy all of their special beers with tasty dishes and snacks.

Pickup details

* Roundtrip transfer to/from most hotels located in Sao Conrado, Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon (South Zone)
* Please wait for your guide in the hotel lobby of your selected hotel. if your hotel is not listed, contact us so we can inform you the closest pick up location and time.

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• The specific departure time for this tour will be determined upon reconfirmation.
• Tour has free time for visiting other main sights. Only tickets for Imperial Museum are included in price.
• Entrance fees to any other attractions are optional and therefore not included. Ask your guide for more information.