Horto Waterfalls Tour: Jequitibá to Shower Falls

Enjoy the Horto waterfalls tour with a specialist guide. The hike begins at Jequitibá Waterfall and ends at Shower Waterfall, also known as Box Waterfall. All waterfalls in the tour are permitted for bathing and shower.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Parque Nacional da Tijuca - the Circuito de chachoeiras do Horto is located in Sector C of the Tijuca National Park
  • Cachoeira Do Horto - Enjoy a wonderful adventure tour which will take you through the Horto waterfalls circuit. This is a sequence of waterfalls located within the boundaries of the Tijuca National Park. The tour is all done on…
What's Included
  • Round-trip transfer from selected hotels (available with private option only)
  • Expert guidance by a professional tour guide
  • All-inclusive pricing covering taxes, fees, and handling charges
  • Personalized experience with a private tour option
  • Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off (specific hotels for private option)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Any item not listed as included
  • Transportation is excluded in Regular Tour option
Additional Information
  • Minimum age is 14 years
  • A high amount of walking is involved
  • Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative tour, date or full refund
  • It is recommended that you bring comfortable shoes with good grip, a light snack, water, sunscreen and insect repellent
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Location
Rua Pacheco Leão, 1798
Rua Pacheco Leão
in front of the bus stop 409
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Dominic_c
Jul 12, 2024
Great guide! - Best and most personable guide I’ve had in any country so far. He also knew a lot about the land and explained a lot to us. He even taught us some things for where we were staying!
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Resilienttraveler
Mar 1, 2024
Simply the Best!! - Rafael was the ABSOLUTE best tour guide! He was patient and personable. We learned so much about the national park and Brazil. It was a tough hike, but it was excellent! We did the early morning hike, which I’d highly recommend as it gets crowded by noon. Two of the three waterfalls we had all to ourselves!!
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William
Nov 11, 2023
Spectacular Tour - This was a spectacular tour. Apart from the scenery and the serenity of the waterfall, tour guide Rafael was the best. Being older and less fit, he was increasingly attentive and caring of me, nothing was too much as he supported me on the hike, he took photos for me as well. This was my last tour on this vacation and Rafael made it the BEST ONE. He was knowledgeable, funny, great company and caring, Rafael you were the best !!
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Esmeraldaborges
Mar 6, 2023
Horto Waterfalls - Enjoyable circuit of the National Park and yes after sweating the waterfalls was exactly what we all needed. Amazing beauty everywhere you look.
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Bradley_h
Oct 24, 2021
great experience - Eduardo was an amazing guide. funny and very informative. l even on a rainy day the nature was beautiful.
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Kaivan_r
Sep 5, 2021
Beautiful hike and waterfalls - Beautiful nature walk and waterfall. Better to walk with a guide as some of the hiking was steep and requires climbing on slippery surfaces.
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Anthony_o
Mar 31, 2021
Best part of my entire vacation - Seriously. Do it! Booking this tour was the best decision my cheap ass ever made. The guide was truly amazing and showed me all the best view points. He took photos for me, and tested me to go beyond my comfort zone so I would have the best adventure possible. He also translated for me and gave me other tips on things to do and see while in Rio which was a nice plus. Very personable and no problem at all communicating. We're buddies now in fact and I'll definitely be hitting him up next time I'm there. A+++
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Michael
Feb 21, 2020
Beautiful waterfalls & Pools to submerge Within - The guide was very kind. The group was very small, only me and one other person and the waterfalls were beautiful.
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Patrick_f
Jan 28, 2020
waterfall - Diogo was very informative about the forest trail, a 3 hour trek with some stunning scenery and pointed out the different plant, bird a d wildlife in tijuca forest. I'd highly recommend the waterfall for a cool shower, diogo is very knowledgable and passionate about nature and this showed on a 5 star tour
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Ellie_c
May 8, 2022
Dangerous and Misleading - This tour was extremely dangerous, and no warnings or indications of this are given on the site. I'd warn others to consider its suitability. I also intend to report this properly to the tour company and Viator, given we were almost badly hurt yesterday on the tour. This walk is NOT a "hike". The route to Jequitiba was a long, steep path that took in total 3 hours to the Waterfall and back. It involved climbing up and down sheer rock drops (4 or 5 times) that would only be safe if climbing equipment was used. It also involved crossing a long, steep,slippy horizontal rock with a drop to the right and a Waterfall trickling over it, with nothing more than a rope to hang on to (not enough to stop you falling - I nearly did and if it wasn't for my husband I'd be in hospital now). I had a panic attack from the fear, and today have a sore back, wrist and ruined clothes. Unfortunately the site won't let us upload pictures but I've shared with Viator and the tour company. There is no indication on the site of any of this on the tour web site or the info sent by message after booking to confirm collection etc. The site says the trail is "light level of difficulty", you need to have "moderate fitness" and bring shoes with "good grip". There is no mention of how steep the track is and that actual climbing up and down dangerously high steep slopes and sheer rock faces will occur. This is untrue - you need to be very fit and a confident climber. Even then, ropes and climbing equipment should be used. At at least 5 points during the route, climbing equipment should have been used and we were at serious risk of fall and significant injury. I'd strongly recommend getting more information before booking this hike, and have asked Viator / the tour company to ensure information on their site is updated ASAP.
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