Tijuca National Park and Botanic Garden Guided Tour & Transfer
Description
Explore one of the largest urban forests in the world with a tour to the Tijuca National Park. Meet the tour guide at your hotel lobby and head to the Tijuca Forest. The area is home to different small species of animals, such as squirrels, monkeys, porcupines, foxes and armadillos. Plus, a million different butterflies, birds, and reptiles. Just remember that they are wild animals, so you must keep your distance and never feed them. Enjoy the tropical rainforest and learn about its rich biodiversity. On the way, admire the Vista Chinesa belvedere, the Taunay waterfall and the Mayrink Chapel. Take a pause to see from a distance the monolithic Pedra da Gávea and the Christ the Redeemer statue. As a bonus, we add the Botanic Garden in this tour for you. Explore the collection of more than 7,000 species of tropical plants, bromeliads, orchids and native Brazilian plants in the Botanic Garden. Tour guide, roundtrip transfer, entrance to Tijuca National Park included.
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Itinerary
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.
Have a beautiful overlook of Rio de Janeiro's southern side from the Vista Chinesa.
Pass the Taunay waterfall, which tumbles over rugged rock and faces into a calm pool below.
Stop by the nearby Mayrink Chapel built in 1860 and known for its pink facade.
The Botanic Garden was founded in 1808 by D. Joao VI for introducing and acclimatizing economically beneficial plants brought from other tropical regions outside of Brazil.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pickup is available from most hotels in the areas of Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana, Flamengo and Downtown (Centro). Contact us back to adjust the pickup time. For Barra da Tijuca/ Recreio we provide pick-up for an additional 10 USD per person that must be paid directly to the tour guide on the day of the tour.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Comfortable clothing and walking shoes are recommended for this tour.
- Do not touch or feed the animals.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 19 travelers per Minivan.
- Minimum of 2 people are required for this activity to take place.
- Contact us to confirm the pickup time according to hotel location.
- Botanic Garden tickets must be paid in cash.
Reviews(39)
Kinda lame. Thiago is a friendly driver, but offers no insights into the forest. Basically this tour is pick you up, drive to an overlook, to a waterfall, and to an outdated goofy welcome center. Transit to botanical garden is just a drop-off, not a ticket to enter it. Basically this tour is ride around with a friendly guy, see a couple simple stops, not worth it in my opinion.
It was great to get out of the urban and busy part of the city to visit these two outdoor gems. Nobody else signed up for my tour so I got a solo guide! Wagner was very knowledgeable and clearly loves the outdoors, flora and fauna, and these two parks. He was able to guide me to some of the nicest scenes in the gardens and to a lovely waterfall and vista in the park.
Excellent!!️a very nice experience, to connect you
In this excursion I met an Extraordinary Guide miticulous careful in explaining the smallest details with an indescribable fluency in Italian Portuguese French and English she and Monica Francesca Bertazzolo I do not know how she managed not to get confused or stumble in languages and was immense, Thank you Monica for the half day spent together certainly I will remember this day for what you showed me and how you explained it to me. Unfortunately in the Forest it was not possible to access due to heavy rain but Monica spared no effort in illustrating other places along the way. For those who really want a Top Tour Guide go to Monica you will not regret it. Tony from Turin Italy
Nice guided tour with Monica, we learned a lot, and not just about plants. Thanks, Monica!
After traffic is chaos for excursions to Christ and Sugarloaf this experience was a real relief. An immersion in fantastic nature that I suggest to everyone. Monica is very prepared, nice and speaks perfect Italian.
Incredible experience knowing a different part of Rio. Very close guide with a lot of knowledge and integration with tourists. Must-see places and a unique tour
The tour was great, with lots of useful information! The guide, Monica, is a wonderful person who speaks three languages! Thank you and greetings from Poland!
Very nice walk, nature in the middle of the city. Special mention for the forest waterfall. To Milene very friendly and attentive.
There are so many things to see in the national forest. Let your guide do his/her job. If you are lucky enough to get Marcos, you are in for a treat.
