If Joe Lycett and Stephen Mangan’s festive trip to Rio on Travel Man made you want to see the city for yourself, this bookable itinerary is built to take you there. It puts you above the city at Christ the Redeemer, on the dance floor in a samba class, and in a hotel on Copacabana. The link below opens the full trip, where you can change, edit, or lengthen any part of it.

Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf

Rio is a city where mountains drop straight into the sea, and the Sugarloaf and Corcovado tour is the quickest way to take it all in. On Corcovado, you stand beneath Christ the Redeemer, the statue that watches over the city from the mountaintop, with the skyline and the bay spread out below. Sugarloaf comes next, and a cable car lifts you up for a second view from a different angle. Between them, you see Rio’s coastline, beaches, and city grid from two high points, and you leave knowing how the whole place fits together.

Back in the city, the Metropolitan Cathedral is on the itinerary’s list of places to visit, a modern cathedral worth stepping into for a quiet moment. For a big, loud meal, Churrascaria Palace is the place to go, where Brazilian-style grilled meat is the main event.

Samba, Bars, and Copacabana

The samba class is the part of the trip you will remember. For one hour, an instructor teaches you the steps, and by the end you are moving to the beat, whether or not you came in thinking you could dance. Afterward, Bar do Gomez and Bar do David are both on the itinerary’s list, so you have two places to go for a drink and a break from the heat.

You stay at Fairmont Rio de Janeiro Copacabana, which puts you on one of the city’s best-known beaches. Walk out for a swim, a stroll along the sand, or a drink with the ocean in front of you.

Add the Episode’s Highlights

Two moments from the episode are easy to bring into your own plans. For a view of Rio you cannot get from a mountaintop, add hang-gliding, which sends you into the air above the coast. And for a taste of a Brazilian Christmas, add a lesson in cooking a festive dinner the Brazilian way, so you can bring the flavors home.

Open the trip below to see the full itinerary, then adjust the days, stops, and extras to fit the way you want to travel.