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: 1 day learn more
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 species of amphibians and reptiles, and numerous species of mammals such as the capuchin monkey and the sloth. The entire park is a giant web of hiking trails and an incredible place for trekking.

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 aim to observe the local flora and fauna, which includes toucans, monkeys, sloths, snakes, and coatis. In addition to this, our guides share intriguing facts and stories about the park.

Famed for its breathtaking landscapes and the remarkable urban forest (one of the largest globally), Rio is truly unique. The Tijuca Forest in particular is a must-visit site in Rio. This tour endeavours to highlight the forest’s best locations and recreate the astounding aura of this marvellous place situated in Rio’s heart. Our tours always ensure limited members (a maximum of 6 individuals per car/guide) to maintain our service’s quality.

  • It is recommended that you bring water and wear comfortable clothes, trekking or sport shoes, a bathing suit and sunscreen
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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Heidihc
Aug 9, 2024
Great trip with fabulously knowledgeable guide - We had a lovely morning with Paulo in Tijuca National Park. Paulo’s love for the area really came across and he was extremely knowledgeable about the forest, its birds, animals and history. Highly recommend this trip.
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Z2259mcjasmineb
Aug 9, 2024
Great Experience - Eduardo was excellent - The views were amazing! Would highly recommend this excursion. Our guide Eduardo was the best, he was very nice and was able to explain everything about the tour.
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Brenda_g
Aug 9, 2024
Good Trip - This was a good trip, to see the forest and walk to caves, waterfalls and to see all the natural life of a rain forest. We also stopped at beauty spots to get pictures an learn a little more about the area. A good trip, thank you!
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Northstar637581
Aug 7, 2024
Perfect! - Sensational walk. I liked our Guide very cool, attentive, quiet, good ideas, excellent photographer and exemplary ability to find animals to photograph. Beautiful stone is much more than beautiful, it falls the chin. And the tijuca forest, too. We love it.
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Mårt
Aug 5, 2024
Beautiful waterfalls and beautiful nature - There were six of us who took this tour as a group. Very nice nature and views, the waterfalls were picturesque and nice. Big plus with trail hiking and caves! Our Guide “Sam” was punctual, knowledgeable, friendly and spoke very good English! Made the day very good.
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Arveli
Aug 5, 2024
Great luck! - Great tour with amazing views and fun caves. Was a bit advanced to climb the caves, but it went well as long as you took it easy. Great guide (Samuel) who told us about many different things in and around the national park and was calm and pleasant. The tour went at our pace. Highly recommended!
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Rhsh
Aug 4, 2024
Tijuca on a Sunday Morning - This tour was an absolute pleasure. Paulo was brilliant, giving us lots of information and being very patient with our pace! We were lucky enough to see a large group of monkeys and a couple of beautiful Toucans that Paulo spotted for us. Our constraints meant we had to do this tour on a Sunday which meant the park was busier than usual. Rio Natural have been very proactive when we booked and set our expectations, which is really a plus. Overall, really impressed.
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Z9563drnicolef
Aug 2, 2024
Animal sighting-packed excursion - Paulo took us on an amazing tour! He was very knowledgeable about the areas we visited. There were beautiful views and we saw so many animals, including coati, monkeys and even a sloth!! I would highly recommend a trip with him.
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Anadew2
Aug 2, 2024
Great tour of Tijuca forest with Paulo! - We had a fantastic time with our guide Paulo, who provided plenty of nice anecdotes. Thank you for the hike, it was really nice and full of good memories! 😊
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Jan
Jul 31, 2024
Fantastic Hike in Tijuca National Park - Our guide Eduardo was a very nice man, he hiked for hobby and his work. He knows all about the animals and nature. We've seen Toucans, sloths, monkeys and raccoons. What we also really liked is that Eduardo can take very good pictures. He tells you how to stand and pose and takes very sharp photos and videos with his good camera that he sends at the end of the tour. Eduardo, Thanks for the fantastic day, greetings Jan and Stijn from the Netherlands!
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