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Havelock "Jimmy" Campbell in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Havelock This Localyte is among the Top 50 most active people in helping Travelers on Localyte.com!
Age: 60 - 64
Languages: Danish, Dutch/Flemish, English, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish (alphabetic order)
My Website: http://www.aybloc.com
I’ve traveled to: Europe (nearly all), N. Am. (all), Centr. Am. (all), S. Am. (nearly all), N. Africa & Sahara (nearly all)
I like: 70's, 80's, 90's, Big Bikes, TRAVEL!, R&B, ecology, ethnology, etymology ... there's more, but the list might be endless
I’m currently: Tour Guide &/or Excursion Manager
My motto: Doncha doo whaddah woonn't doo!
About me: Some consider me the most apt, surprisingly knowledgeable, seemingly native, guide for Rio-excursions, and I am known to be one of the most 'trouble-repellent' tour conductors for Brazil-, and/or Lat.Am.-trips.
I love what I do, and my feedback says I must be doing it quite well. Hence my reduced modesty.
Travel (and taking care of travelers) has been the core of my entire life.
Fluent in Danish, Dutch/Flemish, English, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, I look upon 23 years' experience with groups of all sizes; individuals; business-, leisure-, incentive-, cruise-ship-travelers; etc.
Also: I arrange accommodations, tours, bookings, etc., in any price-range.
Yet, I am also known to give valuable counsel online without excessive concern for remuneration. I'm not daft, though, either.
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Activities I can help with:

Cultural Experiences Car & Driver, Limousine Bus & Minivan Tours Farm, Rural & Agricultural Tours Island Tours Visit to Communities Art & Music Tours Helicopter Tours Shopping Tours Private & Custom Services Airport & Ground Transportation Lodging Bar, Club & Pub Show Me Around

aybloc.com

Another all-around guide like me you might have difficulties in finding. And I haven't even yet mentioned the languages I'm fluent in. I'll zeal for your enjoyment as if it were for my own. I assure you: Like most other clients before you, you'll surely profess to have had a memorable time. Please see my 'www.aybloc.com/feedback.htm' page. I also arrange fairly priced accommodations in all categories, for groups of any size, anywhere in Brazil. I can also give you valuable counsel with regard to travel in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, etc. Ask me anything about world travel ... I'll very likely know.

Offered Services

Cultural Experiences
     width= Walking tour of Rio's downtown area

Minimum 4-hr walking tour of Rio's downtown area with visits to the essential sites, as well as some of the not so usual. It will be memorable I assure you!

Cultural Experiences
     width= Botanic gardens and Indigenous museum

We visit the world's 2nd largest orchid-collection, and the museum of the indigenous peoples. On foot, by taxi, with your car: This is where you contract my services as a tour guide only. Minimum 4 hrs.

Car & Driver, Limousine
     width= Christ statue & forrest

This 4-hr-tour takes you to the Corcovado mountain-top at the height of 710m a.s.l. by means of a cog-and-rack train, from where the 360º view is priceless, followed by a drive through the Tijuca jungle, and then along some of Rio's famous beaches. As you're paying by the hour, this tour can be extended by a lunch at one of Rio's famous BBQ-restaurants (churrasco).

Car & Driver, Limousine
     width= Rio by Night

Here you are normally taken to a Churrascaria (BBQ) where you serve yourself from a huge salad-, Sushi- and Sashimi-buffet, and are served various cuts of the world's best meats. Brazilian or imported wines, beer, the famous caipirinha drink, will help you get into the mood. There's a huge choice of such restaurants, and I'll propose a few from which to chose in accordance with your budget.
After the banquet it is time to proceed to the "Plataforma"-Samba show, where you'll be given a good idea as to what Rio's carnival is all about. A night to remember!
Since you'd be paying by the hour, you might want to chose an evening out on the town of our own design, where I'd help you with my expert's suggestions, of course.

Car & Driver, Limousine
     width= Sugar Loaf & City tour

This 4-hr-tour includes a visit to the Sugar Loaf (396m a.s.l.) by a set of cable cars, from where one has a spectacular view of the Guanabara bay and downtown Rio, followed by a city tour, with highlights such as the principal attractions of downtown, the Sambódromo, the Maracanã, the modern cathedral, the São Bento monastery, etc..- Since you'd be paying by the hour, you can make some of your own choices, like, f. ex., lunch at the famous traditional "Colombo" restaurant, or in the bohemian borough of Sta. Teresa. Also: A short helicopter flight (not included) can be booked off the Sugar Loaf.

Bus & Minivan Tours
     width= Christ statue & forrest

This 4-hr-tour takes you to the Corcovado mountain-top at the height of 710m a.s.l. by means of a cog-and-rack train, from where the 360º view is priceless, followed by a drive through the Tijuca jungle, and then along some of Rio's famous beaches. As you're paying by the hour, this tour can be extended by a lunch at one of Rio's famous BBQ-restaurants (churrasco).

Bus & Minivan Tours
     width= Sugar Loaf & City tour

This 4-hr-tour includes a visit to the Sugar Loaf (396m a.s.l.) by a set of cable cars, from where one has a spectacular view of the Guanabara bay and downtown Rio, followed by a city tour, with highlights such as the principal attractions of downtown, the Sambódromo, the Maracanã, the modern cathedral, the São Bento monastery, etc..- Since you'd be paying by the hour, you can make some of your own choices, like, f. ex., lunch at the famous traditional "Colombo" restaurant, or in the bohemian borough of Sta. Teresa. Also: A short helicopter flight (not included) can be booked off the Sugar Loaf.

Bus & Minivan Tours
     width= By Night w/ Steakhouse dinner & Samba show

Here you are normally taken to a Churrascaria (BBQ) where you serve yourself from a huge salad-, Sushi-, and/or Sashimi-buffet, and are served various cuts of the world's best meats. Brazilian or imported wines, beer, the famous caipirinha drink, will help you get into the mood. There's a huge choice of such restaurants, and I'll propose a few from which to chose in accordance with your budget.
After the banquet it is time to proceed to the "Plataforma"-Samba show, where you'll be given a good idea as to what Rio's carnival is all about. A night to remember!
Since you'd be paying by the hour, you might want to chose an evening out on the town of your own design, where I'd help you with my expert's suggestions, of course.

Farm, Rural & Agricultural Tours
     width= Holambra, Castrolandia, etc.

Intrerior of São Paulo, Holambra, Castrolandia ... Paraná, Sta. Catarina, alternative farming in Brazil, etc., all my sort of specialty

Island Tours
     width= Cagarras & Ilhas Tropicais, Ilha Grande - RJ; Ilha Bela, SP

With launches, "saveiros", restaurant-ships, bay-cruises, island-hopping

Visit to Communities
     width= Visit a 'Favela' ('slum' is NOT the right translation).

Here I only serve TRUE altruists and/or philanthropists, NEVER mere gawkers! By car, or walking. Minimum 4 hrs.

Art & Music Tours
     width= MPB, Jazz, Samba, Shows, etc

Night on the town with Brazilian sounds (or not); the choices here being yours. I shallof course counsel you. For my services I am paid by the hour.

Helicopter Tours
     width= Helicopter flights

Please consult, as these requests are often quite specific

Shopping Tours
     width= Shopping in malls or shopping streets

Please consult, as these requests are often quite specific

Private & Custom Services
     width= Private & Custom Services

Please consult, as these requests are often quite specific

Airport & Ground Transportation
     width= Private Transfers

Please consult, as these requests are often quite specific

Lodging
     width= I provide accommodations at very good fare

Please consult, as these requests are often quite specific

Bar, Club & Pub
     width= A tour of the not so sleezy bars (unless you want them too).

Please consult, as these requests are often quite specific

Show Me Around
     width= Tours where You make Your choices

Please consult, as these requests are often quite specific

Night Tours
     width= Rio by Night

Please consult, as these requests are often quite specific

History & Heritage
     width= Walking tour

Please consult, as these requests are often quite specific

Beach Tours
     width= Visit Most of Rio's Beaches

A minimum of 4 hrs to visit 'almost all' of Rio's beaches (many of them man-made, did you know?)

Shore Excursions
     width= Private Full Days or Half Days. 9 languages spoken fluently

I provide any kind of PRIVATE tour from/to the pier and back for any number of participants.
The HOURLY fare is for my PRIVATE services in an air-conditioned sedan with max. 3 passengers. Yet vans or even buses can easily be arranged. Please consult.
PRIVATE Transfers to/from the pier (for any number of passengers) can also be booked with total confiability, no matter what the origin/destination.

Sightseeing Guides
     width= Corcovado, Forrest, Sugar Loaf, City tour

On foot, by taxi, with your car: This is where you contract my services as a tour guide only. Minimum 4 hrs.

City Walking Tours
     width= City Walking Tour

Walking in downtown Rio de Janeiro, we get there by Metro, take the tram in Sta Tereza, have a coffee at the "Colombo" . On foot, by taxi, with your car: This is where you contract my services as a tour guide only. Minimum 4 hrs.

Parasailing & Paragliding
     width= Hanggliding or Paragliding

Please consult.