Tijuca Forest Tour: Explore Caves, Waterfalls and Wildlife in Rio's Largest Urban Forest
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141 Ratings
Rio de Janeiro
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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Kendrasm7535rv
Jun 10, 2024
Tijuca hike review - We did the 4 hour Tijuca hike. Our guide took us to a stunning overlook of Rio on a short hike first. Then we explored waterfalls, cave, and the forest, it all was beautiful. Our guide Paulo was really kind and knowledgeable. Highly recommend this hike to travelers who want to get to know Tijuca. Next time I’ll do a full day tour! Thank you!
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Ayan_m
Jun 7, 2024
Wonderful tour through Tijuca with Eduardo - It was a wonderful experience with Eduardo as our guide. It ended up being just me and my wife on the day and Eduardo made it a fun and informative tour! We saw some wonderful natural wonders in Tijuca National Forest with waterfalls and caves. Can absolutely recommend! It was also mostly leisurely walks through the forest with a small hike to the caves.
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Waxjm
Jun 5, 2024
Excellent tour guide! Wouldn’t do it any other way. - Daniel our tour guide gave our family of four an excellent tour of the hiking trails in Tijuca National park. We started strong with a beautiful waterfall and then hiked to a bat cave. So that we got to see all of the best the park had to offer, Daniel drove to a few of the sights and we hiked from each point. Which helped us to see so much more. Our most favorite views was an hike in about an hour uphill, but it was totally worth it. Daniel was knowledgeable and flexible we would highly recommend!
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T5301npluism
May 29, 2024
Excellent experiences, beautiful place, wonderful guide! - The views and experience were excellent, Eduardo our guide is very knowledgeable and excellent, he took us to several beautiful places inside the park, we had an unforgettable time at Tijuca, definitely recommended as well as Eduardo!
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Journey21933744808
May 26, 2024
Fun hike to a great view of Rio - Very friendly guide. The views from the top are amazing. Met some monkeys along the way. Loved the waterfall and cave too.
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Imbulana_p
May 24, 2024
Boost Adrenaline - Excellent hike. Enjoyed every bit of it. Grear guide, a friendly and caring person. Highly recomnended.
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Feng_m
May 21, 2024
Great half day tour - Great trip. The guy is well English spoken, very knowledgeable, and a great driver and pay attention to each person.
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Nanny
May 16, 2024
Beautiful tour through Tijuca National Park. - It was a very beautiful trip. We have seen a lot. Waterfalls, unusual trees. We climbed to a cave. We walked quite some distances. Eduardo, our guide, told us a lot of interesting facts. He was happy to take pictures of us at the most important places. He was very friendly and enthusiastic. It was a nice day.
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7camiloa
May 16, 2024
A mandatory experience - Getting to know Rio de Janeiro includes getting to know the large forest reserve with 4000 hectares and several historical points with great views.
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Ivandc01
May 16, 2024
Great tour for the whole family! - Great tour with exceptional guides! They adapted to the needs of the Family and we had an amazing time! We were able to see the main points of interest!
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