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The hike we book
Shared hike from the square
- Length3.5 hours
- Reviews517
- GuideES, EN, PT, IT
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The Two Brothers hike tour, priced and compared
Two Brothers hike from Vidigal
★ 5.0 · 517 opinions
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The Two Brothers hike tour sold here takes 3.5 hours with a live guide, other listings for the same hill start at similar fares, and pickup, private groups and Vidigal combinations cost more.
Price essentials
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- The hike we book3.5 hours · per person, from $49
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View - Guided 4-hour hike4 hours · per person, from $40
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View - Sunrise to sunset3.5 hours · per person, from $47
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View - Sunrise and sunset3.5 hours · per person, from $59
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Every guided trip up this Rio hill that we could check, with its starting price, length, group size and what it leaves to you, so you can book the right one.
Editorial team, twobrothershike.top · Updated November 12, 2026 · Quick read: 7 min
The essentials
- The hike we bookA guided hike of 3.5 hours from Vidigal, from $49.
- Budget pickA guided 4-hour hike with 76 reviews starts from $40.
- With hotel pickupA small-group sunrise hike with pickup starts from $143.
- Hike plus a visitHike-and-favela combinations start from $82.
- Not in the fareOne listing leaves your ride to the meeting point to you.
What the hike sold on this site costs and covers
This site's own guided hike starts from $49 and takes 3.5 hours from the meeting square back to the same square. Some 517 reviews averaging 4.9 stand behind it, which says more about the price than a fare with a handful of ratings could. The live guide works in Spanish, English, Portuguese and Italian, so it is worth saying which language you want when you reserve.
The fare buys a compact plan. It opens with a 10-minute scooter hop from Praça do Vidigal, continues with around an hour on the hill with the guide and an hour of rest and photographs, and ends with 40 minutes on foot back to the starting point. The guide stands in the centre of the square, and the record says you may message the operator beforehand if the spot is hard to find, a sensible message for the evening before.
Nothing is charged at the moment you reserve, and cancelling a full day ahead brings the whole fare back. The record cautions that the outing is a moderate physical effort, with uphill sections and uneven ground, and recommends comfortable hiking shoes. Our difficulty page unpacks those lines, and the rest of this guide covers slots, trailhead and view.
Side by side
Guided hikes up the hill by starting price
| Hike | From | Length | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guided 4-hour hike | $40 | 4 hours | 76 |
| Sunrise to sunset slots | $47 | 3.5 hours | 199 |
| Peak, day or sunset | $47 | 3.5 hours | 120 |
| The hike we book | $49 | 3.5 hours | 517 |
| Hike for the view | $54 | 4 hours | 35 |
| Sunrise and sunset | $59 | 3.5 hours | 256 |
| Hike plus Vidigal visit | $65 | 4 hours | 41 |
| Hike and favela | $82 | 4.5 hours | 193 |
| Sunrise with pickup | $143 | 4 hours | 12 |
Starting fares only; the date, the slot and the size of your group decide what you finally pay.
Other guided Two Brothers hikes, side by side
Anyone searching for a Two Brothers hill hike finds many listings, and the starting fares sit in a narrow band. A guided hike with a 4-hour plan starts from $40 and holds 76 reviews averaging 4.8. Listings that sell sunrise, day and sunset departures start from $47 and $47, with 199 and 120 reviews behind them. All of them climb the same hill from Vidigal, so the differences lie in the details.
A sunrise-and-sunset listing starts from $59 and carries 256 reviews averaging 4.8, with guide, transportation and value scores of 4.9, 4.8 and 4.7. Another 4-hour listing starts from $54 and has 35 reviews averaging 4.7. Both book the same experience for most travellers: a guide, a scooter or van ride, the hill and a view, with small differences in timing and in how long you linger at the top.
Between these ordinary shared hikes the fares differ by a few dollars, so the number of reviews, the guide languages, the time of day and any added visit matter more than the price tag. The table and the chart below put the main listings in one view, and the calculator above totals the fare for your party, a quick check on whether a cheaper listing still saves money for a group.
Track record
Reviews behind each guided hike
- The hike we book517
- Sunrise and sunset256
- Sunrise to sunset199
- Hike and favela193
- Peak, day or sunset120
- Guided 4-hour hike76
Review counts as each listing shows them.
Sunrise, day and sunset slots and what they cost
Most hikers choose a slot before they choose a listing. One listing spells its options out: the 3:20 AM departure is the sunrise tour, daytime tours run at 10:00 AM and again at 3:30 PM, and the record rates the hike as moderate with about 1 hour of hiking. Reading a listing this way, by departure time, is the quickest check that you are looking at the slot you actually want, not just the cheapest.
Pickup changes the maths. A small-group sunrise listing with hotel pickup from 5 areas of the city starts from $143 and begins around 3 hours before sunrise. The extra goes on the early alarm and the car rather than on the hill itself, which is the same hill for every fare. If you are staying in one of those areas and dislike negotiating a ride at that hour, the premium buys a lot of calm.
A private sunrise outing priced from $32 sets aside 85 minutes at the viewpoint for photos, sunrise and sunset. It has only 2 reviews so far, so read its record closely before you rely on it. Our sunrise page lays out the sun times month by month, so you can match the slot to the season, and our page on guided or independent hiking explains what to expect on the way down in the dark.
Pick by priority
Which Two Brothers hike fits you
Say what matters most and find the listing that matches it.
If I want a low fare with reviews behind it
The guided 4-hour hike
From $40, with 76 reviews; the ride to the meeting point is yours, and two listings with 5 and 2 reviews start lower, at $32.
If I want a long review record
The hike sold here
517 reviews averaging 4.9, from $49.
If I want pickup and a small group
Sunrise with pickup
Groups of up to 6, pickup from 5 areas, from $143.
If I want to pick sunrise, day or sunset
The peak hike with slots
Departures at 3:20 AM, 10:00 AM and 3:30 PM, from $47.
If I want a hike plus a favela visit
Hike and favela experience
A private option and pickup, from $82.
Three ways in
The hike we book, a budget pick and pickup
Budget pick
Lowest fare with 76 reviews
A 4-hour guided hike
- Length4 hours
- Reviews76
- CancelFree up to 24 hours
Small group
Sunrise with pickup
Small group, hotel pickup
- GroupUp to 6
- Pickup5 city areas
- Reviews12
What the fare leaves out
Read the not-included lines before you compare fares. The 4-hour guided listing names the transport to the meeting point, extra food besides the breakfast at the summit and personal expenses as extras you pay yourself. The listing sold on this site names no meal, so plan to buy your own snack and water, and to carry some cash for the small shops and stalls that line the climb through the neighbourhood.
Anyone who rides up without a tour pays locally. Riotur, the city tourism authority, quotes BRL 10 for a moto-taxi between the community gate and the trailhead, a figure worth confirming on the day because city pages age.2 The same authority suggests buying water in Vidigal itself, which spreads the money to the neighbourhood the trail starts in.3 Whichever way you go up, keep small notes handy, since change for a large bill is not always easy to find.
Local prices on this site stay in the local currency, written with its code and never converted by us. The dollar fares in this guide are starting prices from the booking platform, a place to begin and not a quote; what you finally pay follows the date, the group and the options you tick. If a figure matters to your budget, open the listing when you book and read the price it shows for your own date and party size.
The hike in stages
From the meeting square to the summit and back
Start
Meet at the square
Look for your guide at the heart of the square.
First minutes
A scooter ride
A scooter ride of 10 minutes comes before the hike.
Climb
Guided hiking
About 1 hour of guided hiking along the trail.
At the top
Break and photos
One hour of rest and photographs.
Descent
The last stage
The final hiking stage takes 40 minutes.
Back
Return to the square
You finish where you started, 3.5 hours later.
Small groups, private outings and hotel pickup
The tightest group we found is the sunrise listing with pickup, limited to 6 guests, with pickup in Leme, Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon and Barra da Tijuca. The fare starts at $143, backed by 12 reviews that average 5.0, a perfect score on a short record. A group that small moves quickly on the trail and gets the guide's full attention at the viewpoint, which suits photographers and anyone nervous about heights.
Cheaper small groups exist. A listing capped at 10 guests starts from $32, runs 4 hours with a 5-minute van ride and a 2-hour guided stage through Vidigal, and holds 5 reviews. Such a short record means little statistically, so treat the fare as a prompt to ask the operator questions about the route, the languages and the meeting point rather than as a bargain you must grab.
One hike-and-favela outing lets you go privately and be collected, with 21 drop-off locations across the south of the city, a car ride of 40 minutes each way and 2.5 hours of hiking. It starts from $82 and holds 193 reviews averaging 4.9. Our Vidigal page looks at what such a combined outing adds, and at how to think about visiting a community as a guest rather than as a spectator.
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It is ideal for visits to be made with the support of registered local guides.
Before you pay
Included, extra and ways to keep it simple
In the fare3
- A guide who works in Spanish, English, Portuguese and Italian
- A 10-minute scooter hop to begin
- About 1 hour at the top for a break and photos
Paid on the day3
- Water and snacks bought in Vidigal
- On one listing, the ride to the meeting point
- On one listing, personal expenses
Keeping it simple3
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
- Reserve now and pay later, nothing today
- A registered local guide, as the city advises1
How to judge a guide before you pay
Choosing a Dois Irmaos hike guide starts with the word local. Riotur's guidance is to visit favelas with registered local guides, and it points to one company of resident guides, founded by a Vidigal local, whose people know the ground.1,4 A guide who lives on the slope knows which stretch is slippery after rain and when the path is quiet.
Reviews tell you what a fare cannot. Look for comments on how the guide handled the start, the weather and the descent, and for the date of the newest ones. A listing with hundreds of reviews has been tested in many conditions, while a listing with a handful has barely been tested at all, however warm those few comments are. Ask whether the guide is a resident of the neighbourhood and which languages are spoken on the day.
Ahead of the day, put your questions about the sky and the path to the guide, which is also Riotur's advice.5 Cancellation rules deserve a glance too: this hike returns the full fare when you cancel a day ahead. Our page on guided or independent hiking covers safety in detail, including what official sources say about visiting favelas, and it is worth reading before you commit to any listing, ours or another.
FAQ
Fast, clear answers, short.
How much does a Two Brothers hike tour cost?
From $49.
The hike sold here starts from $49 and takes 3.5 hours; other listings for the same hill start from $32.
Is there a cheaper guided hike up the hill?
Yes, from $32.
Two small listings with 5 and 2 reviews start from $32; a 4-hour guided hike with 76 reviews starts from $40, and that fare does not cover your ride to the meeting point.
Does the price include the scooter ride?
The itinerary lists it.
The record of the hike sold here shows a scooter ride of 10 minutes as its first stage; confirm the details on the listing page.
Can I cancel a Two Brothers hike for free?
Yes, up to 24 hours ahead.
The full fare comes back when you cancel a day or more ahead, and nothing is charged when you reserve.
Is there a Two Brothers hike with hotel pickup?
Yes, in a small group.
A sunrise listing with pickup from 5 areas limits groups to 6 guests and starts from $143.
Which languages do the guides speak?
Several, depending on the listing.
The live guide of the hike sold here works in Spanish, English, Portuguese and Italian; other listings add French.
Can I book a private Two Brothers hike?
Yes, on some listings.
One sunrise listing is marked private and starts from $32, and a hike-and-favela listing offers a private group.
Sources
- Riotur (Rio de Janeiro city tourism authority) · Roles nas favelas cariocas ↩
- Riotur (Rio de Janeiro city tourism authority) · Morro Dois Irmaos ↩
- Riotur (Rio de Janeiro city tourism authority) · Trilha Dois Irmaos ↩
- Riotur (Rio de Janeiro city tourism authority) · Trilha Dois Irmaos ↩
- Riotur (Rio de Janeiro city tourism authority) · Trilha Dois Irmaos ↩