Tijuca National Park and Botanic Garden: A Guided Exploration of Urban Wildlife and Native Flora

Embark on a guided exploration of Tijuca National Park and Botanic Garden, immersing yourself in the urban wildlife and native flora of Rio de Janeiro. Discover the diverse species of animals and plants, while enjoying breathtaking views of iconic landmarks.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Parque Nacional da Tijuca - Located in the middle of the Rio de Janeiro city, the park was created in 1861 by decree of the Emperor D. Pedro II to reforest an area once destroyed by sugarcane and coffee plantations.
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Free entrance to Tijuca National Park
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
  • Admission to Botanic Garden (prices from 15 to 70 BRL - must be paid in cash)
Additional Information

Embark on a journey to Tijuca National Park, one of the world’s biggest urban forests. Connect with a tour guide at your hotel’s lobby before setting out to explore the Tijuca Forest. This lush green area is the habitat of many small creatures like squirrels, monkeys, porcupines, foxes and armadillos, alongside a myriad of butterflies, birds, and…

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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Travelenthusiast1346
Jun 30, 2024
Best tour in Rio! - The whole tour was great! Our tour guide Monica made sure to make it to every location despite not having enough time( we mistakenly made another tour reservation immediately after). She is so knowledgeable and answered every question with great depth. You can tell she loves what she does and it made the tour 100 times better. Park Tijuca, the botanical gardens, and park lage are wonderful spots and we felt like our trip was complete with this tour!
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Explore62375308061
May 29, 2024
Great day - I did a 1/2 day tour of Tijuca park with Monica. I found her to be friendly and had great knowledge of the park. She also took the time to go to a lesser known Mansion/Museum that many guides would have skipped. I would highly recommend this English tour.
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Carolyne
Mar 29, 2024
Tijuca is an immense beautiful Forest - This was a Jeep tour which was wonderful way to view the National Forest and Park, lots of walking and some of it on uneven ground so comfortable walking shoes a must. Absolutely dense forestation and amazing waterfalls flowing naturally through the mountains and forests. The history is very interesting although sadly they have lost all the panthers that used to reside in the Forest (not sure why but guessing hunted to extinction) our guide couldn’t help answer this question but stated last one seen in the seventies. Chinese temple is a link to the Chinese who came over from Macau when it was a Portuguese colony and they helped and worked in the National Forest. Lots of monkeys there but they were moving around fast so hard to capture them and I missed seeing any of the native birds on the trip but so much to see and walking through you appreciate the vastness of it all.
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78ignazioa
Dec 31, 2023
Our great experience in Rio )with Monica as our guide) - Monica (Francesca Bertazzolo) is the best guide we could possibly find. She knows Rio and Brazil (and their history) very well and her explanations are all very interesting. The best mix of culture and touristic information. If you come to Rio, don’t hesitate: ask for Monica to be your (multilingual) guide.
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Gloriagw2927cx
Nov 17, 2023
Tour with guide Monica :) - My family and I loved the tour with the guide Monica, she explained the important information to us very well. We also liked the walk, the landscapes, the nature. Everything is very nice!
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Laszlo_s
Mar 11, 2023
excellent time - He was very kind of us, gave a lot of interesting information and even suggestions on how to spent our time. He spoke excellent english and gave total devotion to the program and us. Thank you very much!
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724yavuzd
Nov 23, 2022
Forest in Rio - Thank u for perfect guide Monica……she care with us so ……we loved her s mosquito sprey (thanks for that ………………………….. ……….
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Lisa
Apr 20, 2024
Botanical garden Bd forest tour - Great trip very friendly and knowledgeable guide. Polite driver would recommend. Helped sort out ticket issue we had.
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Maura_q
Jun 22, 2024
Not the tour that was booked. Great guide. - I cannot say much on this tour as, even though this is the tour we booked and paid for, the company sent a great guide for the wrong tour. No Tijuca Park, just the Botanic Garden. Marcos, the gentleman, was our fantastic guide who tried to help everyone. An extremely knowledgeable, kind and witty guide. Nothing was a bother to him. What I can recommend is Marcos.
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Dfalconer
Aug 16, 2022
The only poor experience in Brazil - With a cool group we paid for all students and staff and then additional fees for transport. The transport held a maximum of 7 people, including other visitors and came sporadically every 15 minutes. It was not possible to use the facility at all and they refused a refund despite having had to pay cash as they don’t accept card payments ( although patently Brazil visa works) As a result we were unable to see much of the park as it really needs the transport to give you enough time. The attitude from the staff was very poor. All could have been easily avoided if the details were published prior to purchase.
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From $42
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).