Lapa
Lapa with cachaça
Tasting and live samba
- Length4 hours
- DrinksTasting and caipirinha
- CancelUp to 24 hours
Price it for your group
Rio de Janeiro pub crawl in Lapa: the price and the rest of the bill
Side-by-side: 4 options
Crawl cost for your group
Choose a crawl and the head count to see the starting total.
- Lapa with cachaça4 hours, live samba · starts at, per person $33
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View - Second Lapa crawlStarts in Copacabana · starts at, per person $25
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View - Pedra do Sal crawl3 hours, street samba · starts at, per person $25
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View - Copacabana crawlBars and clubs · starts at, per person $20
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Starting prices as on the booking platform, converted at the ECB reference rate. You see the exact price at booking.
A Rio de Janeiro pub crawl in Lapa has a clear booking price, but the real cost of the night also depends on extra rounds, the ride back to your hotel and how you pay.
Editorial team, lapapubcrawl.click · Updated November 11, 2026 · 8 mins to read
Basics
- Lapa crawlThe 4-hour Lapa crawl with a cachaça tasting starts from $33.
- Rival crawlsOther crawls in Lapa and at Pedra do Sal start from $25.
- Drinks coveredThe Lapa listing names 5 cachaças and 1 caipirinha free during the night.
- A chope at the barOne Copacabana bar lists its chope at BRL 9.90, or BRL 6.90 at happy hour.1
- Late taxisYellow taxis charge their night rate daily from 21h to 06h.2
What the Lapa crawl costs to book
The Rio de Janeiro pub crawl in Lapa sold on this site is priced from $33 and runs for 4 hours, led by a guide who speaks Spanish, English and Portuguese. That booking price buys the frame of the whole evening: someone who knows which doors to walk through, a tasting at the first bar, a drink under the old aqueduct and live music later on. You can reserve now, pay later and still cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before the start.
The listing puts plain numbers on what is poured: a tasting of at least 4 cachaça flavours, with 5 cachaças and 1 caipirinha free across the night. It also names skip-the-line entry via a separate door, a small luxury on a Friday when queues form outside the louder doors of Lapa. What it does not promise is an open bar. Every beer, extra caipirinha or bottle of water beyond the included glasses is bought at the counter, at that bar's own prices.
In the listing's rating breakdown, value for money scores 4.7 and the guides score 4.8, across 1,060 reviews with an average of 4.7. Those scores describe the evening rather than the bill, yet they are a fair hint that the booking price felt fair to the people who paid it. Think of the fee as the cost of an organised, guided night with a built-in group, and the comparison with going out alone becomes far easier to judge.
Price check
Rio crawls and what they start from
| Crawl | Area | Length | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapa with cachaça tasting | Lapa | 4 hours | $33 |
| Second Lapa crawl | Lapa | 3.5 to 4 hours | $25 |
| Pedra do Sal crawl | Port district | 3 hours | $25 |
| Pedra do Sal, small group | Port district | 3 hours | $35 |
| Copacabana crawl | Copacabana | 3.5 to 4.5 hours | $20 |
| Copacabana bars and clubs | Copacabana | 4 hours | $30 |
GetYourGuide from-prices, not exact quotes; drinks beyond those a listing includes are paid at the bar.
Rio de Janeiro pub crawl prices side by side
Several crawls compete for the same evening. A second Lapa crawl costs from $25 for 3.5 to 4 hours, and you can join it at Access B of the Cantagalo metro station in Copacabana. Its itinerary lists a short spirits stop in Lapa and then 3 local bars with concerts. That starting point is handy if you sleep in Copacabana and would rather not find Lapa on your own after dark.
Pedra do Sal, the old samba square in the port district, has its own crawls. One costs from $25 for 3 hours, another from $35 for 3 hours with the group limited to 10 participants. A guided samba night there with a drink is priced from $43 for 2.5 hours. They suit people who care more about the street samba than about clubs.
In Copacabana, a crawl through bars and clubs costs from $20 for 3.5 to 4.5 hours, and a 4-hour night in the bars and nightclubs of the neighbourhood starts from $30. At the other end, a crawl with caipirinhas and bar bites is listed from $86 for 3 hours, with only 2 reviews behind it. A higher price is not proof of a better night: read what each listing includes and how many guests have rated it before you compare.
Guest numbers
Reviews collected by Rio night crawls
- Lapa with cachaça1,060
- Copacabana clubs286
- Pedra do Sal crawl73
- Second Lapa crawl42
- Copacabana crawl30
- Pedra do Sal, small14
Review totals for each crawl on GetYourGuide, from our listing data.
Average prices in Rio de Janeiro for a night out
No official body publishes an index of bar prices in Rio, but the city tourism office, Riotur, keeps pages on individual bars that quote real menus. At Os Imortais in Copacabana, the chope, Rio's draught beer, costs BRL 6.90 from Wednesday to Friday between 18h and 20h30, against BRL 9.90 at other times.1 That gap is worth knowing: an early happy hour before the crawl starts can trim the cost of the first round without trimming the fun.
At Bar Madrid, another bar on Riotur's list, a glass of wine is BRL 10, a gin and tonic BRL 25, and beer runs from BRL 12 to BRL 30 depending on the label.4 Each of those figures comes from one bar's menu, reported by the city, and menus change. Use them as a sense of scale for average prices in Rio de Janeiro rather than as a promise, and check the menu at each counter.
Music has its own price tags. During the 2026 carnival, the Terreirão do Samba stage beside the Sambadrome sold tickets for BRL 15 to BRL 30 a night.5 A seated evening at Rio Scenarium with entry, a dinner of 3 courses and an open bar lasting 3 hours costs from $115, and its listing leaves tips out. Compared with those, a guided crawl is one of the cheaper ways to hear live samba in a single night.
Your budget
Match your spending style to a night
Pick the line closest to how you like to spend on a night out.
If I want the drinks explained, not just poured
The Lapa crawl
A tasting of at least 4 cachaça flavours opens the night.
If I am counting every real
The Copacabana crawl
Its booking price starts from $20 for the whole crawl.
If I mostly want street samba
A Pedra do Sal crawl
From $25 for 3 hours around the old samba square.
If I sleep in Copacabana
The second Lapa crawl
One of its two starts is the Cantagalo metro station.
If I want dinner and an open bar
Rio Scenarium night
From $115, with dinner and an open bar included.
Crawls side by side
Ways to pay for a night out
Port district
Pedra do Sal crawl
Street samba focus
- Length3 hours
- MusicLive samba
- CancelUp to 24 hours
Copacabana
Copacabana crawl
Bars and clubs
- Length3.5 to 4.5 hours
- MusicClub nights
- CancelUp to 24 hours
Getting back to the hotel and what it adds
The ride home is the cost people forget. Rio's metro runs Monday to Saturday from 05h to 00h, and on Sundays and holidays from 07h to 23h, according to Riotur.6 A night that runs past midnight therefore leaves you to choose between a taxi and a ride app. Yellow city taxis switch to their night rate, called Bandeira 2, every day from 21h to 06h, which means a late fare costs more than the same trip at lunchtime.2
The UK government advises travellers not to hail taxis on the street in Brazil, and notes that ride-hailing apps are widely available.7,8 Australia's Smartraveller describes registered taxis and rideshare apps as generally safe.9 An app also shows the fare before you accept, which keeps the last cost of the evening predictable when you are tired and the street is loud.
If you share a car with people you met on the crawl, the fare splits and the walk to the pick-up point feels shorter. Before you step in, the UK advice is to check that the vehicle registration and the driver details match what the app shows.10 Build a few minutes for that check into your night, and keep the phone tucked away at the kerb while you wait.
Money through the night
Where the spending happens on a crawl night
Days before
Reserve, pay later
Hold a place now and cancel free until 24 hours ahead.
First bar
Cachaça tasting
At least 4 flavours to taste, covered by the booking.
At the Arches
Caipirinha on the house
A cocktail at the Carioca Aqueduct stop, part of the plan.
Samba bars
Your own rounds
Extra drinks at the live-music bars are paid at the counter.
Going home
Night taxi rate
Yellow cabs charge Bandeira 2 daily from 21h to 06h.2
Cash, cards and checking the bill
Paying is simple in Lapa as long as you stay alert. The UK advice reports copied cards at cash machines and shops, plus tricks with card readers and beach sellers in busy visitor areas, where the wrong sum may be charged.3 Hand your card over only when you can see it, read the figure on the terminal before you tap, and keep the receipt until you have checked your statement.
Cash still has a place for small things like a bottle of water from a street stall under the Arches. Carry a modest amount in a front pocket rather than a full wallet, and lock the rest away at the hotel. The UK advice also asks visitors to keep phones out of use on the street, which matters when you are tempted to pay or split bills on screen outside a bar.11
Bars often add a service line to the bill, and menus differ on how they show it. Ask before you pay if anything on the slip is unclear, and settle each round as it comes rather than running a long tab you will struggle to read at the end of the night. On a crawl the guide can explain a confusing bill in Portuguese, which is one of the quiet ways a booking pays for itself.
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Always keep sight of your card and check the amount displayed on the payment terminal before paying.
Money checklist
Before you leave the hotel
Book and budget3
- Book the crawl and note its free cancellation window
- Set a budget for drinks beyond the included glasses
- Plan an early happy-hour chope before the start
In your pocket3
- One card for the bars and a little cash for stalls
- Leave the passport and spare cards in the hotel safe
- A charged phone with a ride app installed
At the bar3
- Read the amount on the terminal before you tap
- Ask about any service line you do not understand
- Book a ride home rather than hailing a car
A crawl or a night out on your own
Going out alone in Lapa can cost less on paper. You pay only for what you drink, and Riotur's bar pages show a chope can be had for BRL 6.90 at the right hour.1 What you give up is the structure: no tasting explained by someone who knows cachaça, no group to walk with between venues, and no one to point you to the samba bar that suits your mood on that particular night.
The crawl folds several costs into one price. The listing names 5 cachaças and 1 caipirinha free, live music in the samba bars and skip-the-line entry through a separate door. If you would have bought those drinks and paid a door fee anyway, the gap between the two options narrows quickly. If you drink little, the guide and the company are what you are really paying for.
Solo travellers tend to weigh the social side most. Reviews of the Lapa crawl keep returning to meeting other travellers and to guides who drew everyone into the group. For a first night in Rio, that can be worth more than the cost of a few drinks, and it leaves you with a map in your head of where to come back alone later in your stay.
Booking, cancelling and paying later
The Lapa crawl uses reserve-now-pay-later, and its free cancellation runs until 24 hours before the start for a full refund. That lets you hold a place for the night you most want, such as a Friday, and drop it if your plans shift. The guide sends a message on the afternoon of the tour explaining how to find them, with Av. Mem de Sá, 110 given as the starting location.
Not every night-out product works the same way. The carnival backstage tour at the Cidade do Samba, for example, is listed as non-refundable, while each crawl in the table above refunds in full if you cancel 24 hours ahead. Read the cancellation line of each listing before you pay, especially if you are booking several evenings in one go.
If a group of friends is booking together, check the price for the full head count in the calculator on this page, then decide who pays for what before the night starts. Settling money between friends in the small hours is the least fun part of any crawl, and a simple plan agreed at dinner saves everyone the trouble.
FAQ
Quick questions get quick answers.
How much does the Lapa pub crawl cost?
From $33.
The 4-hour crawl with a cachaça tasting and live samba is priced from $33 on GetYourGuide.
Which drinks are included in the price?
A tasting and a caipirinha.
The listing names at least 4 cachaça flavours to taste, with 5 cachaças and 1 caipirinha free.
Is there a cheaper pub crawl in Rio?
Yes, a few.
A Copacabana crawl starts from $20, and crawls in Lapa and at Pedra do Sal from $25.
What does a beer cost in a Rio bar?
Does the metro run after the crawl?
Usually not.
Riotur gives metro hours of 05h to 00h Monday to Saturday and 07h to 23h on Sundays and holidays.6
Can I cancel if my plans change?
Yes, until a day before.
The Lapa crawl gives a full refund for cancellations made up to 24 hours ahead.
Should I pay with a card or cash?
A card, kept in sight.
The UK advice warns of card-reader tricks; look at the figure on the screen before paying.3
Sources
- Riotur, Rio de Janeiro city tourism (riotur.rio) · Onde comer: os imortais ↩
- Riotur, Rio de Janeiro city tourism (riotur.rio) · Informacoes uteis / Useful information ↩
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (gov.uk) · Brazil travel advice: safety and security ↩
- Riotur, Rio de Janeiro city tourism (riotur.rio) · Onde comer: bar madrid ↩
- Riotur official carnival site (carnaval.rio) · Terreirao do Samba ↩
- Riotur, Rio de Janeiro city tourism (riotur.rio) · Informacoes uteis / Useful information ↩
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (gov.uk) · Brazil travel advice: safety and security ↩
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (gov.uk) · Brazil travel advice: safety and security ↩
- Australian Government, Smartraveller (smartraveller.gov.au) · Brazil travel advice ↩
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (gov.uk) · Brazil travel advice: safety and security ↩
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (gov.uk) · Brazil travel advice: safety and security ↩