Top Tijuca Forest Private Tour with Botanical Garden

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Visit a tropical rainforest that borders a huge metropolitan city—an extremely rare thing in the world. The Tijuca Forest is an area filled with indigenous wildlife, flowers and plants, and on this tour, spot toucans, monkeys and raccoons among many other inhabitants of the forest. Then, travel to the Tijuca Botanical Garden to learn more about the flowers of Brazil and enjoy displays of plants.

Private tour—see what you’d like to see, your guide is totally flexible
Views of Rio de Janeiro from many lookout points in the forest and gardens
Air-conditioned vehicle—travel in comfort whatever the season
Your opportunity to explore a real tropical rainforest

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Private tour guide in Rio

Tickets for Botanical Garden

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Operating hours
.8:00 am

Itinerary

Vista Chinesa

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Floresta da Tijuca

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Emperor's Table

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mirante das canoas

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Jardim Botanico

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infants must sit on laps

Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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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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Reviews

5.0

based on 7 reviews

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Awesome Experience

Dream_B, Jan 2024

I couldn't have picked a better tour guide than Fabio! He was very knowledgeable of the area and history of our attractions. He also seemed like he loved what he does and working with people, very happy individual like most brasileiros that I have met on vacation here. Fabio spoke English well and I could tell that he had many years of tourism experience, never a dull moment for sure. Thank you so much Fabio, Matt

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Thanks a lot Matt. Best Regards from Rio de Janeiro

Wonderful visit

Nolwenn_L, Dec 2023

Great tour with Fabio, he showed us incredible places. He was able to change the pick-up location to suit us. We recommend this tour.

Outstanding afternoon tour

A_T, Feb 2023

Our tour was brought to life by our driver/guide Fabio, who even arrived to collect us exactly on time. We were able to see parts of Rio's surrounding that you couldn't get to in a bus. Fabio knew so much and gave us very interesting info as we drove through the rain forest (with monkeys) and eventually to the Botanical Garden. Would definitely recommend the tour if you get Fabio.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Thanks a lot for the review. All the best from Rio.

Great Day Trip to Tijuca and Botanical Garden!

Marion_P, Nov 2019

We booked this private tour for 6 people. The driver and guide Fabio were waiting for us. We went to two very nice stops in the Tijuca forest. Unfortunately on our way back to the Botanical Gardens, we got stuck for an hour in a traffic jam due to an accident in the tunnel. Fabio more than made up for this delay by extending the tour and escorting us through the Botanical Gardens. He wanted to make sure we were satisfied with the service. This was a great way to spend our final afternoon in Rio. I definitely recommend this company.

Response from Host, Nov 2019

Hi Marion, Thanks a lot for your review. We had an amazing afternoon in Botanical Garden. My goal is to have all our costumers satisfied with my services. Big hugs from Rio. Fabio