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Tijuca Forest Jeep Tour

Recommended by 91% of travelers
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Great choice
5+ bookings last month.
  • 4 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Add some outdoor adventure to your time in the ‘urban jungle’ of Rio during this 4-hour Jeep excursion in Tijuca Forest. Drive through one of the world’s largest urban forests, admiring bird’s eye views of iconic Rio sights like the Christ the Redeemer statue, Copacabana Beach and Ipanema Beach. You’ll also have time to explore by foot along the forest’s hiking trails, keeping your eyes peeled to spot local wildlife and lush tropical plants. A guide and round-trip hotel transport are also included.
  • Take a Jeep tour of Tijuca Forest in Rio de Janeiro
  • Explore the lush interior of one of the largest urban forests in the world
  • Get incredible views of iconic Rio sights like Christ the Redeemer and Ipanema Beach
  • Scout for local Brazilian wildlife and lush tropical plants
  • Great way to escape the hustle and bustle of urban Rio

What's Included

  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (DOES NOT support Hotels in Barra, Recreio, São Conrado and Santa Tereza)
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
  • NO HOTEL PICKUP in Barra da Tijuca, Recreio, São Conrado, Sta Teresa. Nearby meeting point provided

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We set our boarding route every day to try to facilitate all our customers. We pick-up at most hotels in the South Zone and Downtown Rio. For pick up in São Conrado, Barra da Tijuca, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, or Santa Teresa, a convenient meeting point for pickup will be provided. We set our boarding route every day to try to facilitate all our customers. We pick-up at most hotels in the South Zone and Downtown Rio. If our operation does not support your pickup location, we will redirect you to the nearest available pickup location.

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Meeting point

  • Janeiro Hotel
    Av. Delfim Moreira, 696 - Leblon, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22441-000, Brazil

    The pick up service is not available for hotels in Barra da Tijuca, Recreio, São Conrado, or Santa Teresa. In these cases, a meeting point within the service area will be provided. Please contact us via WhatsApp so we can arrange a meeting point near your hotel.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Start time
.08:00

Itinerary

1

Parque Nacional da Tijuca

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

2

Capela Mayrink

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

3

Tijuca National Park Visitor Center

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

4

Vista Chinesa

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

5

Açude da Solidão

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Utilize roupas e calçados confortáveis para aproveitar os deslocamentos a pé e as visitas aos mirantes. Leve água, protetor solar e sua câmera ou celular para registrar o passeio. Roupa de banho.
  • The activity is subject to changes or rescheduling due to adverse weather conditions or safety factors.
  • Due to the nature of this tour and for the safety of all guests, the tour operator reserves the right to refuse service to passengers who are intoxicated by alcool or or drugs and show signs of intoxication, and if you are not permitted to attend, you will not be entitled to a refund
  • Please inform us of the name of your hotel or accommodation
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

kjxnby9ggc
Bruno was an incredible guide. Very knowledgeable and engaging. Great way to see the park and get great views.

Reviews

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A day with nature

Nadarajah_I, Jul 2026
We were picked up in the morning by this pleasant tour guide lady. Then we took a ride through the city along with two other families from Europe. The guide has been telling us a lot information as we were riding on the jeep. Finally we went into the National Park. That was a beautiful experience. We were in a jungle but beautiful with waterfalls. We really enjoyed the hike and the guide was very informative and lovely. We had a great time and in my opinion no one should miss out on this amazing opportunity.

Response from Host, Nov 2026

Thank you for sharing your day with us. The Tijuca Forest is a rare thing, real Atlantic rainforest inside a city, and it is great to hear the guide made the ride and the hike informative and enjoyable throughout. We hope to welcome you back to Brazil.

Need better pick up...

Briaira_P, Jun 2026
Need better pick up instructions. Other than that the ride along was cool and informative. I didn’t feel out of place as a solo traveler.

Response from Host, Nov 2026

Thank you for the feedback. Clear pickup instructions are the one thing that should never fail, because it sets the tone for the whole day, and we hear you on that. Glad the rest of the ride felt welcoming for you as a solo traveller, that matters to us. We hope to welcome you back to Brazil.

Great experience 10/10

Chiamaka_U, Apr 2026
This tour was amazing and our host was so lively and knowledgeable!! He welcomed all questions and made the experience so fun.

Response from Host, Nov 2026

Thank you! A guide who welcomes every question and keeps the energy up is what makes a jeep tour memorable. Great to hear the day landed so well. We hope to welcome you back to Brazil.

It was a good experience;...

Dinesh_A, Mar 2026
It was a good experience; had a hard time hearing the guide due to driving noise. It was as expected.

Response from Host, Nov 2026

Thank you for the feedback. The engine noise on the jeep is a real limitation, and guides need to make sure they are heard clearly, whether that means speaking positions, pauses at stops or a microphone on longer drives. We will take that into account. Glad the experience met expectations overall.

This is more of a history...

Kana_L, Jan 2026
This is more of a history tour than animal watch tour. They did however preface the trip by saying we may not see anything. I’d still recommend if you appreciate nature

Response from Host, Nov 2026

Thank you for the feedback. You are right that the Tijuca Jeep Tour is a forest and history experience rather than a wildlife safari, and the guide was honest in setting that expectation at the start. We will look at how the description presents this, so the focus of the tour is clear before booking. Glad you would still recommend it.

Worth it

kjxnby9ggc, Nov 2024
Bruno was an incredible guide. Very knowledgeable and engaging. Great way to see the park and get great views.

Awesome

Gary_B, Mar 2022
Erica was great and had a ton of energy. Great sites and she accommodated my need to get to an ATM. Great group I was with as well.

A great, enriching and beautiful first experience at the Tijuca rainforest

Pedro_G, Jul 2021
The view in the forest and different landscapes were awesome and breathtaking. Serginho is a great guide and human being. I enjoyed every part of his tour. Definitely recommended.

Educational

Nicole D, Jun 2018
The tour guide man knew everything about the forest and the driver was excellent driver , I seen the monkeys and we drove all they way up the mountains to see the beautiful rainforest and water coming from the mountains , very nice tour

Just bad weather unable to hike Tijuca...

Richard L, Aug 2016
Just bad weather unable to hike Tijuca forest. However Tour guide was very helpful.

Nice to get out of town, would have...

jflinen, May 2016
Nice to get out of town, would have loved a few more hours to enjoy it
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