Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden (Jardim Botanico) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Rio de Janeiro Helicopter Tour – Christ the Redeemer

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• Full-Day Custom Private Tour of Rio

• Rio: Helicopter Tour at Christ the Redeemer - 30 Minutes

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Admission tickets for the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden cost 80 reals for international visitors and 40 reals for Brazilian residents. You can also take day or night guided tours of the gardens, which start from 26 reals. Private Rio tours that stop here start from US$192.

Yes, the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden is worth visiting. Not only does it offer respite from the busy streets of the city, but it's also home to more than 600 species of orchids and towering rows of palm trees. There's also a lovely café to admire nature from.

Per one customer who booked the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden and Tijuca Forest Tour, "Our guide was Vicente, who is highly professional, extremely knowledgeable, and speaks excellent English. This was a highly worthwhile and interesting trip. The gardens are beautiful, and the forest is also wonderful to see."

Yes, the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden's admission fee should be paid in cash. The fee is discounted for students, Brazilian residents, people aged 60 and over and 21 and younger, and people with disabilities. Children under 5 can visit for free.

To get to the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden from the center of Rio de Janeiro (Centro), you can catch any bus marked Jardim Botânico. From the Zona Sul, you can take the 571, 572, or 594 bus. It’s about a 10-minute taxi ride from Centro.

The main attractions at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden include the Avenue of Royal Palms, lined with more than 130 palm trees planted when the garden first opened; the Amazon section, which showcases the diverse flora of the Amazon region; and the orchidarium (orquidário) greenhouse, which is home to 600 species of orchids.

Some of the wildlife species that can be seen at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden include black capuchin monkeys, common and black penciled marmosets, lizards, and more than 100 types of birds, including great kiskadee, green-headed tanagers, red-necked tanagers, golden-capped parakeets, Jandaya parakeets, and maroon-bellied parakeets.

Yes, there are restaurants and cafes inside the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden. There is an outdoor snack bar on the garden grounds, close to a playground, and a café just outside the main entrance. Both offer meals and snacks throughout the day.

There are tons of things to do when you're done visiting the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in Rio de Janeiro:

• Christ the Redeemer Statue

• Sugarloaf Mountain

• Selarón Steps

• Rio de Janeiro Cathedral

• Santa Teresa

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Rio de Janeiro.