Tijuca Forest Tour: Explore Caves, Waterfalls and Wildlife in Rio's Largest Urban Forest

Embark on a thrilling Tijuca Forest Tour in Rio’s largest urban forest. Explore hidden caves, majestic waterfalls, and encounter fascinating wildlife. Book now!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Parque Nacional da Tijuca - Tijuca National Park is claimed to be the world’s largest urban forest, covering 39 square kilometers. We are going to spend half day exploring the best spots in the park.
    Tijuca National Park has a wide variety of plant and animal species, including over 300 species of birds, 2,500 species of trees and plants, around 60…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

The tour’s primary focus is to showcase the top scenic views in Rio while also allowing the opportunity to hike and explore secret caves and waterfalls located within the national park. For chillier days, we offer the option to visit Pedra Bonita, also known as ‘The Beautiful Rock’, one of Rio’s most stunning mountain peaks. During our explorations, we…

Location
Parque Nacional da Tijuca
Estrada da Cascatinha 850, Alto da Boa Vista
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sammij74
Oct 19, 2024
Waterfalls, Forests, animals and lots of fun! - We had such a lovely day with Thalles. He was so knowledgeable about the forest, trees and animals. He took us to some great spots and was always on hand to take photos to capture the day. Would highly recommend this trip
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Anikap442
Oct 17, 2024
Very top! - Our Guide Samuel was super friendly and explained everything in detail. Certainly a personal tour as it was just me and my sister. He even took a lot of pictures of us. First we drove to different places and then we hiked through Tijuca, entering different grottos. You have to keep in mind that you have to “climb” a little bit. Highly recommended!
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Lesleypw4740qt
Oct 16, 2024
Fun, interesting & lots of local insites - Super efficient throughout the tour. Samuel was best guide we could have wished for. His knowledge was outstanding, fun & a fabulous photographer! The trip gave us great understanding of the natural habitat & Brazilian history. Samuel made the afternoon a superb experience, would thoroughly recommend. Seeing the monkey’s & Toucans in their natural environment made the experience even more special.
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Jeffcl6898rk
Oct 13, 2024
A very beautiful day in Tijuca forest - A magic day ...everything was wonderful : Eduardo our guide was the best guide and driver The tour was full of beautiful surprises : many meetings with animals, beautiful waterfalls and green spots, wonderful views over Rio... We learned a lot of interesting stuff with our exceptionnal guide Edu. Beautiful and passionate meetings with awesome nice people from around the world. A taste of paradise. Jeff from France
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Georgewa224ed
Oct 12, 2024
Tijuca Rainforest Experience - We had an amazing time with Daniel exploring the Tijuca rainforest. I would highly recommend this experience as it would have been difficult to navigate the trails and see as much without someone who knew the area so well.
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Christina
Sep 30, 2024
Well worth it ! - Edourdo was a wonderful guide. He made sure we saw various types of animals on our tour, always keeping an ”ear” out for the sounds of wildlife and then scanning the forest to find out the animal’s location in order to share with us. He allowed us plenty of time at each stop — we never felt rushed. Highly recommend!
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Irisvmc
Sep 25, 2024
Amazing day trip - Went to Cristo Redentor and Tijuca forest with Pedro. Pedro loves music and showed us every type of local/brazilian songs. Pedro explained everything he could, from trees to buildings and local knowledge. We feel like we had all the time in the world. It was amazing. I loved the tour very much and Pedro is a great host. Oh and did I mention the tour is private :-)
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Serenapw5583vx
Sep 25, 2024
Best Hike, best guide! - The hike was amazing! The jungle, the monkeys, the views over Rio's beaches and especially our guide Eduardo was the best ! We really recommend it !
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Chandra_a
Sep 25, 2024
Fun Nature Tour - Henrique was an excellent guide! Punctual, friendly, and knowledgeable; he also spoke excellent English. The waterfall at the end was cool; it was great to be able to cool off in the water: I also loved the last stop, overlooking Sao Conrado Beach and watching the hang gliders float down from the mountain launch.
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Manuel
Sep 21, 2024
Very good experience and Guide to know the Tijuca Reservation - We were guided by Daniel who owns these crossings. He has several guides. Daniel's a crack. He took us in his car, very new and comfortable. He stopped by the hotel and guided us the whole trip explaining a little history of each place. It also knows about native fauna and flora. Very attentive to dealing with my daughter too. The walk is very nice. The climb to the cave was very good!! But it's not for just anyone. I wouldn't do it with kids under 8 or people over 60 unless they're in pretty good physical shape. We made ourselves a small vineyard and had lunch there in the caves. It is also advisable to bring drinks as there are no places to buy inside the park. It's worth visiting the park. Amazing that Rio has such a beautiful and immense park in the middle of the city.
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From $54
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).