Tijuca Forest and Botanical Garden Tour: Experience the Natural Beauty of Rio de Janeiro

Experience the natural beauty of Rio de Janeiro on a tour of Tijuca Forest and Botanical Garden. Explore the diverse flora and fauna, visit iconic landmarks, and enjoy breathtaking views of the city.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Botanical Garden - Discover the diversity of Brazilian and foreign flora with a tour at the Botanical Garden in Rio de Janeiro.
What's Included
  • Professional guide with live tour commentary in English, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • Roundtrip transportation via air-conditioned vehicle
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Pickup and drop-off from the main hotels in the South Zone (Copacabana, Leme, Ipanema, and Leblon)
  • Tickets to the Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro (for option with all tickets included)
What's Not Included
  • Food or Drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience the rich biodiversity of Rio de Janeiro up close. Your journey begins at the Botanical Garden (ticket-inclusive and non-inclusive options available), visiting the Sensory Garden, the Brazilwood (the national tree that Brazil is named after), Turtle Lake, and the pond with the giant-water-lilies. Stroll under two-century-old royal palm trees…

Location
Copacabana
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Philippa_j
Oct 22, 2024
Interesting afternoon - Great trip with interesting guide. Loved the waterfall in the forest but best part was knowledgeable tour round botanical gardens
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Taylor_v
Oct 17, 2024
Beautiful - Best botanical garden uve been to. So peaceful large. Lots of areas to see. Couldn't spend hours in there. Absolutely gorgeous I wouldn't miss it
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Krisha_h
Oct 16, 2024
Nice tour - Guide was very knowledgable about the different plants/trees in the Botanic Gardens. However, if one is not interested in botany, one can easily tour the gardens without a guide. There are many people there and it is safe. To get to the forest though, a guide/transport is needed. It is not really worth it to go to the forest unless you want some aeriel views of Rio. This tour is something you can do at the end of the trip if you have time.
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Gregory_a
Sep 28, 2024
Difficult climb - I was not in good enough shape physically to easily do the climbs. The guide was very helpful which made it possible for me.
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Linc133
Sep 22, 2024
Excellent knowledgeable and enthusiastic afternoon tour Tijuca and Botanic Gardens. - We did the half day tour with “John” (sorry, can’t remember how to spell his name!) on Sat 21-9-24. We had an excellent afternoon seeing some of Rio away from Coca/Ipanema beaches, then onto Tijuca forest for a short walk then next we had a good tour of the Botanic gardens which was very interesting. Despite our guide saying he wasn’t an expert naturalist, he provided plenty of information on all the plants and trees. Would definitely recommend and was very reasonably priced.
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Jodyb434
Sep 9, 2024
Great tour outside of the main city attractions - This is a great way to experience a different aspect of Rio, away from the beaches and major tourist sites. Our guide gave us a lot of basic info about city. Only spent a short time in the forest but got a good sense of the area. Had an extensive tour in the Botanical Garden and our guide was knowledgeable about the flora.
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Rossbel
Sep 8, 2024
An enjoyable afternoon - We were part of a small group and our guide Joao Ferrero was excellent. He was knowledgeable and made the trip enjoyable and entertaining. We made several stops around the Tijuca Forest and Joao personally guided us around the Botanical Gardens, ensuring we stayed as late as possible to make the most of our time. A big thank you to Joao for a great afternoon.
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Carla
Dec 10, 2024
Excellent guide - The visit was pleasant, the guide very clear and pleasant. It is appreciated to have had explanation about the history, as well as the flora and fauna of the place
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Margie
Oct 20, 2024
Could Have Been Better - This activity has the potential to be worthwhile but the guide, Allesandro, did not speak English adequately and did know how to keep a group of 12 together, so all in all it was a disappointing tour. He did not talk very much during the entire trip and instead of it taking 4 hours, it took 6 1/2 because he did not establish some basic ground rules, like “stay together as a group”. Instead of making 4 stops at hotels to pick up and deliver, there were 7 stops made. We were the first to be picked up and did not get done picking everyone up for an hour and a half. This delayed starting the activities and made the delivery of everyone back to their hotels very late also. The activities themselves were interesting enough.
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Moustafa_h
Oct 17, 2024
Rushing through Tijuca forest and the botanical garden! - Our tour started half an hour late, so we were pressed for time since this was an afternoon tour and everything closes at 5 pm. The description of the tour promised a walk/hike through the Tijuca forest, which we didn’t do! We drove through it in the van only stopping at a waterfall and at the Chinese view to take pictures. Driving through we didn’t see much from the van as it had stickers all over the windows! The botanical garden is a great place to visit and our guide João did his best to show us the highlights, but it also felt rushed as one hour is simply not enough to see even a few parts of it. The tour was in English, Spanish and Portuguese, which is too much for one guide in such a short time! João was very nice and did his best to accommodate everyone, but it wasn't easy. To sum it up, take this tour if you just want a very quick overview of both places. If you really want to take your time and enjoy them take separate tours!
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