The 15 Búzios Tours We Would Book First

1.Private Program for Accredited Diver in Búzios

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 78 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $75Our pick

Review of P&P’s private scuba session at João Fernandes Beach in Búzios, with marine life, equipment, guide, pricing, tips, and FAQs.

“A wonderful diving experience and with very friendly diving instructor! Every thing was explained well and everyone made us feel at ease. Constantly checking that we were okay and every thing understood throughout the dives. Would definently dive with Matias again, a great instructor. Great to meet Mariana as well, who made us all welcome.”

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2.Búzios Trolley Adventure City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 70 reviews · 2 hours · from $30

Review of Búzios Trolley Adventure City Tour: 12 beaches, two viewpoints, multilingual guides, flexible times, and practical booking tips.

“The guide and driver really made the tour. They were fun, informative and catered to all languages including English. It is a great way to orient self to the area and beaches and history. It is breezy and pleasant in the heat and fun to meet new friends. Highly recommend! Great for solo travellers.”

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3.Catamaran Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 65 reviews · 3 hours · from $30

Review of Búzios’ $30 catamaran tour, with beach views, three swim stops, onboard music, practical tips, and honest limits.

“Uns wurde ein Transfer zum Katamaran zugesichert. Dieser wurde dann einen Tag vor dem Ausflug zurückgezogen. somit mussten wir laufen. Leider gab es dann erstmal über eine Stunde Verzögerung bis wir auf dem Katamaran angekommen sind... Laut Beschreibung ist es ein Ausflug zu den besten Tauchspots der Insel. Die drei spots waren aber alles andere als schön zum Tauchen. Das Wasser war total trüb sodass man leider nichts sehen konnte außer ein paar Fische die der Guide angelockt hat... Wer auf eine Party Katamaranfahrt lust hat sollte diesen Ausflug buchen, wer etwas von der Unterwasserwelt sehen möchte sollte es lieber lassen. Man kann auch getrost einfach an der Promenade vorbeilaufen,…”

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4.Búzios 2.5-Hour Schooner Boat Experience

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 56 reviews · 2h 30m · from $20

Cruise Búzios by schooner for 2.5 hours, seeing 12 beaches and stopping to swim at João Fernandes, Feia Island, and Little Turtle Beach.

“Yo pagué por una paso en barco galera y tuve una excursión por tierra por las costas y morros. Si era esa la actividad no se entendió a la hora de adquirir el servicio , a pesar de eso la actividad , y el guía fue muy linda experiencia , me gustó mecho pero me quedé con esa duda de no saber si Estaba mal expresado o me pusieron en otra escursion , las chicas de la recepción parecían desorientada . Previamente me mandaron msj WhatsApp y parecía todo bien pero ciando llegué no entendía bien el español . Gracias fue linda experiencia igual. Lo recomiendo muchísimo”

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5.Arraial do Cabo and Cabo Frio Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 53 reviews · 7 hours · from $79

Review of the Búzios to Arraial do Cabo boat trip, with beaches, buffet lunch, Cabo Frio plans, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“le spiagge di Arrial do Cabo, sono fantastiche come ai Caraibi. Purtroppo per il tour non si può dire lo stesso. Presi in hotel alle 8.20 a Buzios con una macchina ci hanno ad portato ad Arrial do Cabo. Arrivati lì ore 9.20 abbiamo aspettato quasi 2 ore prima che la nostra barca lasciasse il porto. Lasciato la banchina ore 11.15. Visto 4 spiagge di cui solo 2 visitabili solo via gommone. Alle 15.15 rientro in porto. Fermati a mangiare e ritorno a Buzios. La sosta di Cabo Frio inserita nel programma e non fatta? Sicuramente esperienza da non ripetere. Peccato”

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6.Boat Tour in Arraial do Cabo from Buzios with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 53 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $60

Review the Arraial do Cabo boat tour from Búzios, with beach stops, lunch, transfers, costs, timing, language notes, and booking advice.

“We were a little worry reading reviews from English speaking travelers that they did not received much attention from the guide. We were only two English speaking people on the trip as well. Our experience with guide Nay was very good. As we boarded the bus, she explained how she will handle us as only English speaking participants. When she was going to explain something, she came to us first, explained in English what is/will be happening so we did not feel lost when she was explaining it in Spanish and Portuguese. She did it through entire trip, which was great. Otherwise trip met our expectation, we enjoyed it.”

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7.Private Walk through the Natural Pools in Búzios

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $48

Review of Búzios’ private 3.5 km hike to natural pools, Pedra do Guardião, and Praia dos Amores, with practical tips on fitness, guides, and value.

“Better than we expected our tour guide Nicole was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and very helpful. We visited some amazing rock formations and a Beach of Love (Praia d’ Amour) which was the perfect place to cool off with a swim. We seriously want to go back to Buzios!”

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8.Walk Through the Natural Pools in Búzios

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 34 reviews · 3 hours · from $72

Walk 3.5 km through Búzios rock formations, natural pools, and Praia dos Amores with a private multilingual guide.

“Our guide was wonderful. Such secluded and beautiful places.”

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9.3-Stop Schooner Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 25 reviews · 2h 30m · from $19Best value

Review of Búzios’ 2.5-hour schooner cruise, with 12 beaches, three islands, snorkeling stops, a waterslide, and practical booking tips.

“Não fizemos o passeio, pois a operadora do receptivo informou que não operava no dia 01/01, portanto solicitamos o reembolso integral e deixando aqui registrada a nossa insatisfação, principalmente por sermos clientes antigos. Estivemos no dia e hora combinados e a empresa estava fechada! Cordialmente, Jardson Cruz OAB-CE 11.860”

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10.Speedboat tour of 2 islands and 11 beaches

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 4 - 7 hours · from $522

Explore 11 Búzios beaches by private speedboat, with swimming stops, snorkeling, and an onboard barbecue for up to 11 people.

“We had a lovely time. We were just sad because we had a short time on the MSC cruise stop!”

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11.Diving in Buzios

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 10 reviews · 3 hours · from $150

Review of the Rio to Búzios scuba trip, with warm water, guided training, lunch, transport details, costs, timing, and practical advice.

“If I could give this negative stars, I would, but that still wouldn't be enough. DO NOT book this tour. The drive from Rio is not 2.5 hours as advertised. It's a 3 hour drive after all the pick ups are done, and that's with no traffic, so expect at least 4-5 hours one way. We had holiday traffic that TOOK 7 TOTAL HOURS EACH WAY. Can you blame the travel company for traffic? In this case, yeah, I do. Evidently, this traffic is normal around new years, and they still offered this tour without any indication that I would be SPENDING OVER 14 HOURS on this godforsaken [expletive] bus.…”

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12.DIVING EXPERIENCE

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $100

Review of Búzios underwater experience with reef life, turtles, one-to-one instruction, photos, pricing, meeting tips, and honest drawbacks.

“O pessoal é legal e amigável, mas a experiência em si não foi muito boa. Já fiz váaaaarios mergulhos de batismo antes e nenhum deles o instrutor ficou tão em cima e próximo de mim como esse. Sem falar que eu questionei a questão da visibilidade, eles falaram que seria de boa mas na verdade a água estava muuuito turva, e mesmo eu perguntando não levaram em consideração para o mergulho. Então tendo como base outros mergulhos que já fiz, esse foi o pior de todos. Não recomendo.”

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13.City Tour & Beach Hopping with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 5 reviews · 7 - 13 hours · from $51

Explore Búzios by van and boat, visiting famous beaches, viewpoints, landmarks, lunch, and sunset at Porto da Barra.

“El paseo todo es precioso.Buzios ofrece un escenario inigualable. la animadoras el chófer muy buenos. No me gustó mucho el trabajo de los muchach9s q apoyan el snorkel: hicimos 3 paradas : en la primera ellos realizaron sus trabajos muy bien profesionalmente, pero luego en las 2 siguientes se pudierin bañar silo los q sabian nadar,ellos no se tiraron al agua. Solo escuchaban musica y se quedaron en la popa e la embarcacion. Me parece un abuso que se cobre casi40 reañes por mascaray sakvavidas,ofreciendote la gran aventura de snorkel y luego esto se queda solo en 10 min de actividad.”

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14.Arraial do Cabo with Boat Tour and BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 4 reviews · 8 hours · from $102

Cruise Arraial do Cabo from Búzios, swim at famous beaches, enjoy a steakhouse lunch, and tour Cabo Frio in one full day.

“ek lugar del almuerzo, ek baño es precario igual q la atención”

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15.City Tour by Trolley with 12 Beaches and Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · 2 hours · from $53

Review of Búzios’ two-hour trolley tour, visiting 12 beaches with five photo stops, hotel pickup, a guide, and views from Brava viewpoint.

“Vale a pena! Aconselho. Equipa fantástica e simpática de guias.”

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