Tijuca Forest Hike: Half-Day Adventure in World's Largest Urban Rainforest

Embark on a half-day adventure in the world’s largest urban rainforest, Tijuca Forest. Hike to stunning summits, enjoy breathtaking views, and encounter fascinating flora and fauna.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pedra Bonita - After pick up at designated hotels/meeting points in South Rio, you’ll be driven to Tijuca Forest Park and learn with the tour guide about its history and geography. You’ll then start the ascending hike, inside the tropical rainforest, with nice views on the way and maybe seeing some wildlife like monkeys and birds. In aprox. 50…
What's Included
  • Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points
  • Guided Hike
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Transport in small vehicle (max. 6 people) / (optional air conditioner)
  • Licensed tour guide
  • Insurance
What's Not Included
  • Food, water, drinks
  • Pick up/drop off OUT of the designated meeting points/areas
Additional Information

Join us for a memorable half-day hiking tour in Tijuca Forest National Park, which is amongst the world’s largest urban rainforests. Our knowledgeable guides will lead you to an astounding journey, climbing up one of Rio’s most attractive peaks. During this tour, you’ll have the chance to visit Pedra Bonita, a well-known viewpoint in the Tijuca…

Location
South Zone (Rio de Janeiro)
Transport is included from designated hotels (more than 50 options) on the neighborhoods of Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, Leme, Santa Teresa, Flamengo and Botafogo. When booking, choose from a list the best/closest option as your meeting point.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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D
Jul 13, 2025
Excellent forest hike with wildlife - Wonderful hike through the Atlantic forest with waterfalls and a cave. Exactly as advertised. Rodrigo was an excellent guide, so knowledgeable and personable.
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Madalina
Jul 11, 2025
Amazing experience :) - Nice experience, I recommend. Luisa was an amazing guide, she gave us a lot of useful information about Rio and Brazil. And her energy was amazing :). She also new a lot of stuff about Tijuca forest and I learned a lot of new things after this hike :)
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Olivia_emmental
Jul 10, 2025
Picture Perfect - At first, I hesitated to book a guided tour, as I’m used to exploring new places on my own. But joining this tour turned out to be a great decision. Hiking with Riccardo feels like hiking with a very knowledgeable friend. Thank you, Riccardo, for showing us around the beautiful Tijuca Forest — and for your patience while I lagged behind, taking pictures of everything I saw. I had a truly wonderful day.
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Sightseer235759
Jun 26, 2025
Great walk, views, nature and guide - Interesting history provided of the area and the country as a whole, some great wildlife spotted and a friendly, informative guide
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Albertosm1420to
Jun 21, 2025
Amazing experience and great tour guide in Tijuca Forest - We had a wonderful half day tour with Luiza in Tijuca National Forest. Highly recommended it was the highlight of our trip to Rio. Communication with the team for the booking was really smooth and efficient. Luiza our tour guide was fantastic, she knew so much about the history of Brazil and so passionate about the forest and the animals. Truly one of the best experiences we have ever had. Thank you again for everything.
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39inmaculadap
May 24, 2025
Great guide and experience - It was a real wonder to do the tour with Ricardo. He is very friendly, enthusiastic and we caught his good vibe at all times. I'd definitely pick her again.
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607jek
May 14, 2025
Tonics tour may 2025 - Excellent communication before the tour and everything was on time Tito was very informative and knowledgeable, switching between 3 languages during the tour to keep everyone included.
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Florencey452
May 12, 2025
Excellent hike/walk through the Tijuca Forest - Highly recommend! - My husband and I had a wonderful experience with Riccardo and our small group on the Tijuca Forest walk. Ricardo's enthusiasm was amazing and he had so much knowledge about the history and culture of Brazil - we could really tell that he was passionate about sharing his knowledge with us. Thank you for an amazing day!
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Marnix
Apr 18, 2025
Great guide Pietro for an unforgettable experience in the jungle - Our guide Pietro was great, kind and really knowledgable about the forest. The hike is something you shoud defenitly do when in Rio.
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155jennay
Apr 7, 2025
Beautiful hike with amazing views - We loved our half day hike and tour of this beautiful park. Stunning views, animal sightings, and a waterfall! Our tour guide Riccardo was the best host- talking with him about Rio was half of the fun! Thank you Riccardo!
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From $54
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).