When you require local familiarity, it is best to deal with the company whose knowledge of the home-territory is incomparable.YOTUR provides visitors to Rio de Janeiro with an outstanding personal experience. Our tours are an invitation to come face to face with the authentic and multi-dimensional Rio de Janeiro.
The YOTUR EXCURSÕES - Tia Yolanda Viagens e Turismo Ltda.
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Classical Niterói
On the Road Classic Niterói is the visitor beautiful scenery and lots of history, especially of the great forts in the region, where the main emphasis is on the fortress of Santa Cruz. The path also includes a passage through the Niemeyer Way, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the MAC and the district of Santo Domingo, where is located the "Solar Jamberoo," considered by experts the most important Portuguese group of tiles of the nineteenth century in Brazil. The beaches of Boa Viagem, Inga, Icaraí, San Francisco, and Charitas Jurujuba complete the unforgettable tour, with the frame the beautiful view of the marvelous city of Rio de Janeiro and its mountains.
Duration: 4 hours
Niterói Oceanic
In Oceanic Way can enjoy beautiful beaches: Piratininga Camboinhas, Itaipu and Itacoatiara. Piratininga is the biggest of them all. The waters are always calm and Itaipu clean. There exists a colony of fishermen remainder of the eighteenth century (Ruins Collection of Santa Teresa) and the Museum of Archaeology. Between these two beaches is the beauty of its waters and Camboinhas transparent, thin and light areas. The elected by practicing water sports such as windsurfing and sailing. Itacoatiara is the favorite spot for surfers who come from everywhere. Lunch Included.
Duration: 7 hours
Flying over the bay
The City Park, located in Viração Hill, provides one of the most beautiful aerial views of Niterói, the entire length of the bay. Site, you can see some of Rio de Janeiro neighborhoods such as Copacabana, Urca, Flamengo, Gloria and Center. Visitors can still see the landscapes of the Organ Mountains, with its popular chain of mountains that includes the Finger of God. The site is a meeting point for children, youth and adults, and practitioners of hang gliding and paragliding. Have an unspeakable memory with the movie of your adventure. Located at 270 meters, the park has a total area of 150 square meters.
Duration: 4 hours
Niterói and its Strengths
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz, the grand building is located in the neighborhood of Jurujuba, installed on a cable formed by high rocks, in front of the Hills and the Peak of the Apes. Armand was the French admiral who Villegaignon used that site for the first time in 1555, a fortress with some improvised weapons. In 1567, the site was dominated by the Portuguese who enlarged the building and made that a privileged point of Guanabara the most important defense point of the region. At the time, the fortress was named Our Lady of the Battery Guide. The baptism of fire of the fort occurred in 1599 when the Flemish, led by Oliver Van Noort, were expelled from the bay. And yet strong: Strong Boa Viagem, Gragoatá Fort, Forte do Pico, Imbuhy Fort, Fort St. Louis. Lunch Included.
Duration: 7 hours