Photos: Off-day trip to Christ the Redeemer in Rio

Canada’s Olympic men’s field hockey team took advantage of an off-day in Rio in the lead up to the 2016 Olympic Games by visit the Christ the Redeemer statue.

The popular tourist attraction is located at the peak of the 2,300 ft Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park and overlooks the city of Rio.

Check out first person photos from the team excursion:

#selfietime with the @fhc_mnt boys! #Rio #olympics #christtheredeemer

A photo posted by Mark Pearson (@markajp19) on Jul 30, 2016 at 7:14am PDT

Up high with the big guy #cristoredentor #riodejaneiro

A photo posted by Matt Guest (@guesty2626) on Jul 30, 2016 at 10:52am PDT

Members of the #RedCaribou visit Christ the Redeemer on our first day off in Rio. #Canada #Brazil #FieldHockey #Rio2016

A photo posted by David Carter (@davecarter30) on Jul 30, 2016 at 7:23am PDT

Rest day trip up #Corcovado this morning for the #RedCaribou. Quick selfie with the big man. #Rio2016 #christtheredeemer #Olympics

A photo posted by Scott Tupper (@tups4) on Jul 30, 2016 at 7:26am PDT

Classic day off in Rio sightseeing trip. #redcaribou #jointheherd #teamcanada #christtheredeemer

A photo posted by matthew sarmento (@sarmy21) on Jul 30, 2016 at 8:00am PDT

Day off #ftb visiting the sights in Rio! #redcaribou #selfie #christtheredeemer #touristas #📸

A photo posted by @antonikindler on Jul 30, 2016 at 7:37am PDT