Take in Rio’s most iconic sights and stunning coastline with a guided schooner cruise around Guanabara Bay—the largest bay in the world—to view Sugarloaf Mountain, Christ the Redeemer, and the famous white sands of Copacabana.

After convenient hotel pick-up, step onto the deck of a schooner and set out across the expansive waters of Guanabara Bay. Look back at the craggy, verdant mountains framing the colorful beachfront downtown of Rio de Janeiro as you cruise over the waves.

See the beaches of Niteroi, and sail past the vibrant neighborhoods of Botafogo, Flamengo, and Urca. Gaze up at towering Sugarloaf Mountain, the monolithic peak that rises 1,299 feet (396 m) above the harbor, and watch the cable cars deposit visitors onto its dramatic vantage points.

Pass the fortified walls of the seafront Fortaleza de Santa Cruz de Barra, built in 1555, and admire the hillside Fortaleza de Sao Joao. As you ride by the islands that dot the bay, marvel at the Rio-Niteroi Bridge—the longest bridge in the southern hemisphere—before you return to shore.