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 Transport by fully-equipped vehicles.

 Any address pick-up & drop-off are included like hotel, airport or port as long as the booking system accepts the address you enter. 

 Carnival tickets. Our tickets should be intermediary level with numbered seats in a privileged area of the venue.  

 Professional / bilingual guide for permanent escort during the event.

 Driver for groups bigger than five (5) people, otherwise the guide drives the vehicle themselves. 

 VAT, all taxes, handling charges, tolls, parking fees, airport or port Greet & Meet service.

 Raincoats.

 Meals & drinks.

 Gratuities & tips. (optional).

 We may have to mix a group of tourists who speak English, Spanish and Portuguese. The guide maybe has to speak with the tourists switching among the three different languages. 

 Confirmation is sent just after the booking is made.

 Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately.

 Tour guide details is sent 1 day before the booking date.

 Adult pricing applies to all travellers.

 It's sold pastries, hot dogs, pizza, hamburgers, beer, soft drinks, energy drinks and coffee will be available at the Sambadrome. Credit cards are acceptable. 

 Casual clothes and comfortable footwear. 

 There is no official set of rules with respect to dress code for the Sambadrome. You are encouraged to dress like locals, but keep in mind that Rio Carnival takes place during the summertime, so it gets hot at this time of the year. Wearing light clothes is advised.

 Also be aware that summer is the rainy season in beautiful Rio de Janeiro. Summer rain happen often, so we are going to bring a raincoat for you.

 As the night of the parade is very long and lasts until dawn, some people take small cushions to sit and watch the show more comfortably. Keep in mind, however, that the parades are indescribably exciting events, so it is likely that you will stand most of the night.

 As a precaution, always take toilet paper, because throughout the night it will become scarce in the bathrooms of the Sambadrome.

 It's a good idea to bring binoculars to have a better view of the parade. Even though our seats must be located on a very good position, you may want to get the tiniest details of the show.

 You can also take plastic containers with drinks and some foods such as sandwiches and fruits. The parade goes on all throughout the night, so bringing your own snacks is advised.

 You can take any type of photo camera or manual video camera (professional video cameras, however, they are not allowed), as it is totally safe inside the Sambadrome. But be careful, avoid showing your belongings outside the Sambadrome.

 It's forbidden to enter with styrofoam, cooler or bag, bottles, glass, fireworks, toxic substances, roll paper such as newspapers and magazines, balloons, any kind of weapon, flags with mast and umbrella. 

 The entry of children under 5 years is prohibited. Be sure to bring a document in order to prove the age.

 Children from 6 to 12 years old are allowed only accompanied by parents or guardians. Young people from 13 to 17 years old can watch the parades only accompanied by responsible adults.

 Accessibility: Yes, the venue is wheelchair friendly with a good infrastructure in terms of accessibility adaptation. However, it's mandatory to inform us at the time of the booking what physical disability you have so that we carefully think about the best logistics from start to end.

 If you cancel at least 10 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.

 If you cancel between 4 & 9 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.

 If you cancel within 3 day of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.

 The charge is made in Brazilian currency.

 Wherever you specify at the time of the booking as long as the booking system accepts the address you enter. The booking system may automatically reject too long-distance pick-ups & drop-offs.

 The carnival parades are held at the samba venue in three different nights every year beginning around 21:00 and extending up to 5:00 a.m.

 The pick-up time should be around 20:00, but we will get in touch with you the date before the parade to arrange the exact pick-up time.

 Wherever you specify at the time of the booking as long as the booking system accepts the address you enter. The booking system may automatically reject too long-distance pick-ups & drop-offs.

 You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity. 

 Once you have arrived at the airport or seaport there will be a member of our staff (or guide) waiting for you at the arrivals area holding a clear sign with your name on it, they will then escort you to your waiting private vehicle. 

 Our team member will be waiting for you even if the flight / ship is delayed. 

 In the very unlikely situation that the customer is not able to locate our guide, please call our emergency telephone number on the voucher.

 As soon as the tour guide arrives at your hotel, they get the front desk to call you in the room in case you are not at the lobby.

 In the very unlikely situation that you are not able to locate our guide, please call one of our emergency telephone numbers that are on the voucher.

 For long-distance trips, we may have to ask the state or federal road department authorization for taking open highways with big vehicles like vans and buses. Thus, in order to do that, it's required the list of all passengers and their passport or ID numbers at the time of the booking (send it via e-mail after the booking). Therefore, it’s extremely important to book tours with long-distance pick-ups or drop-offs with at least 24 hours in advance.

 If big vehicles like a van or a bus is traveling without the required documents and the police pulls it over, the trip cannot continue. 

 For local pick-ups or drop-offs like airport or nearby cities, there is NO need of such list and passport or ID numbers.

 Such requirement is not necessary for small vehicles like sedans, minivans and SUVs. 

 The tour guide themselves drives the vehicle in case of groups with up to four people besides guiding and giving all the tour explanations. Groups bigger than four people have also a private driver along with the tour guide.

 The assigned vehicle is according to the number of passengers for the tour. The vehicles are all fully-equipped and suitable to fit you and your group comfortably. 

 Minivans

 15-seater vans

 Just fill out the “PICK-UP” and “FINAL DROP-OFF” location fields to have the price for the guide or one of our drivers to pick you up wherever you are, take to watch the parades, and return you back to your place afterwards. 

 The booking system may automatically reject too long-distance pick-ups & drop-offs, as the tour may NOT be worth taking because of the trip time to the city of the tour. In this case, you can either select closer locations or get in touch with us for options.

 If you are far or out of Rio de Janeiro and want to take this tour, as soon as you enter the "pick-up" and "final drop-off " locations into the respective fields, the system adds automatically the proper minimum amount of hours to cover the transfers to get you from and back to your city.

 This field is to specify the number of hours the licensed private “TOUR GUIDE & VEHICLE” will be at your availability. 

 Just fill out the beside “PRICE FORM” with the required information according to your demands.  

 The price is shown after all the fields are filled out. If you agree with the price, click on the “BOOK NOW” button.

 The next page is for login, or sign-up in case you still don’t have an account with us.

 After the login, land on a page with a form to collect more information to organize the tour.

 Then go to the “CONFIRMATION PAGE”, and continue on to make the payment on the following page inserting the credit card details.

 At the end of the booking process, you will receive an e-mail voucher containing the confirmation and pickup instructions.

 Confirmed your booking, now start counting down the hours!

 To form the price the system takes into consideration the number of people, the number of hours the tour guide and vehicle are going to be at your availability, the pick-up and drop-off locations, and the tour language. So just feed the price form with your demands, and it will automatically show the "ALL-INCLUSIVE-RATES" for the tour guide to pick you up with a suitable vehicle. (Tickets are already included)

 Except for the pick-ups far away from Rio, the guide always picks everyone up. Sometimes, other than the tour guide, there is also a driver depending on the number of people.

 No, as it’s a group shared tour with other tourists, it can not be personalized. 

 Yes, this tour is open to anyone who wants to join it. 

 By making a booking with Gregtur, you hereby accept to share the vehicle and guide with other tourists who might join it as well, including minors and people under a disability.

 The guide’s basic expenses such as meals, drinks and parking lot are paid by themselves on spot. 

 All tour guides have complete knowledge about the city sights, culture, history, samba and social-economic aspects of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. The guide should also have knowledge about "samba schools" and its presented thematic plots.  

 During Rio Carnival, the Sambadrome is widely considered to be one of the safest places on earth. There are gates and a large barricade that surrounds the venue. Furthermore, thousands of police officers and private security are stationed within the walls of the Sambadrome itself. After all, the Sambadrome Parades are attended by celebrities, royalty, heads of state and many high-profile people from around the world. 

 Southeastern Brazil, the climate is tropical, with a relatively cool season from May to October, and a hot and muggy season from December to March, with November and April as intermediate months. The daily average temperature ranges from 21.5 °C (70.5 °F) in July to 27 °C (81 °F) in January and February. 

 Although the average temperatures are not very high, sometimes in summer very hot days can occur, with highs around 35/37 °C (95/99 °F), from October to April. However, summery days can occur even in winter, with highs around 30/32 °C (86/90 °F) even in June, July and August. 

 On the other hand, during the cool season, from May to October, cold air masses of Antarctic origin can bring cool temperatures, or even a little cold at night, in fact lows can drop to around 10/12 °C (50/54 °F) and highs can stay around 18/20 °C (64/68 °F). 

 It rains almost everyday in abundance during summertime at the end of the afternoon and beginning of the evening, around 5PM. It’s a tropical rain that lasts about 1 hour, but pours down very heavily. It’s not a good idea to be out during a tropical storm. 

 Winter is quite dry, but at times some disturbances can affect this area, bringing some days of bad weather, and also cool temperatures. This happens mostly in mid-winter (in the months of June, July and August), but it can also occur in the months of May, September and October. 

 The seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are the opposite of those in the Northern Hemisphere. This means that in Brazil the winter begins in June.

 The activity can be hired for 1 person up to 14 people.

 If you have groups with more than 14 people, the ideal is to make two bookings gathering everybory in the same vehicle or even splitting if you wish.

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