Tijuca Forest Hike: Half-Day Adventure in World's Largest Urban Rainforest

Embark on a half-day adventure in the world’s largest urban rainforest, Tijuca Forest. Hike to stunning summits, enjoy breathtaking views, and encounter fascinating flora and fauna.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pedra Bonita - After pick up at designated hotels/meeting points in South Rio, you’ll be driven to Tijuca Forest Park and learn with the tour guide about its history and geography. You’ll then start the ascending hike, inside the tropical rainforest, with nice views on the way and maybe seeing some wildlife like monkeys and birds. In aprox. 50…
What's Included
  • Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points
  • Guided Hike
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Transport in small vehicle (max. 6 people) / (optional air conditioner)
  • Licensed tour guide
  • Insurance
What's Not Included
  • Food, water, drinks
  • Pick up/drop off OUT of the designated meeting points/areas
Additional Information

Join us for a memorable half-day hiking tour in Tijuca Forest National Park, which is amongst the world’s largest urban rainforests. Our knowledgeable guides will lead you to an astounding journey, climbing up one of Rio’s most attractive peaks. During this tour, you’ll have the chance to visit Pedra Bonita, a well-known viewpoint in the Tijuca…

Location
South Zone (Rio de Janeiro)
Transport is included from designated hotels (more than 50 options) on the neighborhoods of Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, Leme, Santa Teresa, Flamengo and Botafogo. When booking, choose from a list the best/closest option as your meeting point.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Excursion816314
Oct 20, 2025
Very interesting hike in the center of Rio - Very nice hike in the forrest located in the city. Interesting guide, who gave us facts about Rio,history of Brasil and facts about life in Brasil and Rio. We visited caves, waterfalls and wievpoints. We highly recommend this tour
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X75nqjillr
Oct 16, 2025
Great Half Day Trip - We would have liked a longer hike, but with limited time in Rio, we opted for a half day outing, but we seemed pack a lot in. Pietro was a brilliant guide, so informative, interesting and interested in us and our lifestyles / culture in the UK. Brilliant views from the top that provided a completely different perspective of Rio. Would definitely recommend.
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Alpin04
Oct 6, 2025
Tijuca Forest - Pleasant hike in this beautiful place, rainforest, lots of tree species, animals to see ( monkeys). Guide (Pietro), very friendly and very familiar with his subject, clear in his explanations and speaking perfect English. Do not hesitate to live a good time, with very beautiful views.
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E8188jbjoev
Oct 3, 2025
Explore Tujica and have fun with your kids - This tour was a highlight of our family trip to Rio. Arrangements were simple to make ahead of time and our guide arrived in the tour vehicle on time/early at the hotel pickup point - we were staying nearby. Our journey to the park was safe, scenic and enjoyable. We saw the large waterfall then got out at the next stop to start our hike. The big spray or wearing jeans is a good idea but the bugs were not very active that morning. We had a nice time hiking in the park going up a couple steep sections but nothing too crazy. And we had our lunch/snacks during a short stop at the last waterfall. This was a cool hike in the jungle / forest area of the park with nice mountain views and well maintained trails. It was a fun outing for the family that required some preparation and was easy to enjoy!
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Tomcs8415tx
Aug 29, 2025
Wonderful half day trek - Fantastic half day trek. Luiza our guide was knowledgable and friendly and weaved in history with nature and a sloth sighting! Challenging in places the trek was still child friendly. Would recommend without hesitation.
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Grandtour524682
Aug 13, 2025
Fantastic adventure for the family with a fabulous guide Renata! - Fantastic hike - our guide Renata was super! Very knowledgeable and she shared so much information with us as we took in the beauty of the national park. The scenery was stunning and nothing was too much trouble. I cannot recommend her enough! Highly recommended and was a special part of our trip to Brazil.
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D
Jul 13, 2025
Excellent forest hike with wildlife - Wonderful hike through the Atlantic forest with waterfalls and a cave. Exactly as advertised. Rodrigo was an excellent guide, so knowledgeable and personable.
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Madalina
Jul 11, 2025
Amazing experience :) - Nice experience, I recommend. Luisa was an amazing guide, she gave us a lot of useful information about Rio and Brazil. And her energy was amazing :). She also new a lot of stuff about Tijuca forest and I learned a lot of new things after this hike :)
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Olivia_emmental
Jul 10, 2025
Picture Perfect - At first, I hesitated to book a guided tour, as I’m used to exploring new places on my own. But joining this tour turned out to be a great decision. Hiking with Riccardo feels like hiking with a very knowledgeable friend. Thank you, Riccardo, for showing us around the beautiful Tijuca Forest — and for your patience while I lagged behind, taking pictures of everything I saw. I had a truly wonderful day.
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Sightseer235759
Jun 26, 2025
Great walk, views, nature and guide - Interesting history provided of the area and the country as a whole, some great wildlife spotted and a friendly, informative guide
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From $55
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).