DECEMBER 28, 2021 TO JANUARY 2, 2022
6 days from $3999
Twenty years ago, Zoom Vacations organized our first gay group tour, and it was to Rio de Janeiro for New Years. Twenty years later, after a challenging few years globally, we can’t think of a better place to celebrate our anniversary, New Years Eve, and the new Roaring 20s than Rio de Janeiro!
Experience the unmatched beauty and charm of this famous city, as well as its friendly, captivating people, known as Cariocas. Located between the mountains and sea, Rio de Janeiro is a tropical urban resort that offers delicious cuisine, terrific shopping, and stunning scenery.
The beaches are loaded with eye candy as far as the eye can see, and the night scene explodes with some of the best venues and music in the world.
Let Zoom Vacations® give you the vacation of your dreams in stunning Rio de Janeiro!
This trip combines the perfect hotel, exclusive Zoom events, plus plenty of free time to give you a vacation that is fabulous, fun, personalized, and relaxing.
Package Highlights:
•An Incredible Welcome Dinner with drinks
• Tour Sugarloaf Mountain with lunch at one of our favorite restaurants in Rio
• Christ the Redeemer with lunch in a special location, not known by many!
• Zoom Picnic on the Praia. enjoy one of the most famous gay beaches in the world, while Zoom Vacations takes care of all the logistics, from beverages to bites to beach chairs and beyond!
• 5 nights, ocean-view accommodations at a boutique hotel in Rio, just steps from the gay beach.
• A hearty Brazilian hot and cold Buffet Breakfast daily.
• Signature Zoom Event™ - Special New Years Eve Dinner with champagne.
• All private transfers to/from Zoom Vacations® events.
• Services of a full time and dedicated Zoom Concierge™ throughout the trip.
• Rio de Janeiro gay survival guide, complete with information on nightlife, restaurants, beaches, shopping, and much more.
• Optional Signature Zoom Tour™ - “Taste of Rio” allows you to experience the various tastes, sounds and sites that make Rio so marvelous.
• Optional excursions such as hang-gliding, Favela tour, Tijuca Forest, Corcovado, Sugar Loaf, and Recovery Brunch.
• Advance ticket purchase options for the best dance events of the week, such as Alegria Rio and Revolution, exclusively for Zoom Vacations® travelers.
• All this and more . . . Exclusively for Zoom Vacations® travelers.
Space is limited. Call us today to book this tour: 773.772.9666.
Gay Friendly Accommodations, steps From the Gay Beach
Sol Ipanema Hotel
The Sol Ipanema Hotel is located in the best spot on Ipanema Beach, next to Posto 9, one of the coolest areas in Rio de Janeiro. A newly renovated hotel in the region, it features elegant and contemporary apartments, an Italian restaurant overlooking the beach, and a penthouse with pool and bar as well as a spectacular view of the sea. Guests enjoy some amenities like Wi-Fi and a sumptuous hot breakfast buffet.
Air, Passports, Visas, and Covid-19
Air: Airfare not included.
Passports: Your valid passport should have at least two blank visa pages and should be valid for at least six months after your planned departure from the country you are visiting.
Note: Passport pages titled "Endorsement Pages" are not visa pages.
Visas: Please note that currently US citizens do not need a Brazilian Visa to enter Brazil. If you are not a US citizen, please contact your nearest Brazilian Consulate to determine your visa requirements.
Please note that visa requirements can change at any time. While Zoom Vacations will assist when possible, please note that passport, visa, and vaccination requirements vary from country to country and are the sole responsibility of the traveler. If you are a US resident, you may click here for more information on passport, visa, and vaccination requirements for various countries.
Covid-19: At this time, proof of a negative PCR test is mandatory 72 hours or less before your flight to Brazil. If you need assistance or have questions about how to get a PCR test, please contact us.
At this time, all air passengers coming to the United States, including U.S. citizens, are required to have a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 before they board a flight to the United States. If this is still a requirement at the time of our trip, Zoom Vacations will assist our travelers with testing.
*Land only Introductory rate, based on double occupancy. Prices are subject to change. Need a roommate? Zoom Vacations® is happy to match you with someone, at no additional charge. Or, you may pay a single supplement and go as a single.
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