Tijuca Forest + Botanical Garden + Lage Park - by Alan Denis
Overview
Available languages
6 hours
Mobile ticket
This tour in the Tijuca Forest is the perfect private tour to visit the best that the 4th biggest urban forest of the world has to offer!
Being located in the middle of the city of Rio, the Tijuca Forest has borders with all the 4 zones of Rio. Recovered and back to life, the Forest, which was almost completely deforested for coffee planting, is now the lung of the city of Rio. It has an area of 4 thousand hectares, having 95% of this area reforested by D. Pedro II over 13 years, from 1861.
Itinerary:
- Pick-up at your place in the south zone of the city.
- Lage Park.
- Botanic Garden
- Chinese View (not open on weekends and holidays): from this pagoda you will see a view with a different perspective of the city.
- Taunay Waterfall: waterfall painted several times by the french artist Taunay.
- Drop-off at your place.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Parque Lage
Lage Park: iconic arquitecture palace.
Botanical Garden
Biggest Botanic Garden of South America,
Options
Tijuca Forest + Botanical Garden + Lage Park - by Alan Denis
Pickup included
What‘s Included
Private transportation
Air-conditioned vehicle
Ticket to Botanical Garden
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
3 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Superb guide, excellent sites!
Arthur O,Jan 22, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Alan was flexible and helpful in all ways. He worked hard to show us interesting and important places in Rio. His vehicle accommodated the three of us and our luggage. His commentary was thoughtful and amplified the places we visited. He is easy to understand and has excellent English skills. He chose a wonderful place for our lunch. This was a superb tour!!
A “Must” in Rio
208trudis,Nov 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Alan Denis was an excellent guide who gave us a very interesting tour of Tijuca rainforest and Rio’s botanical gardens. Knowledgeable and informed, he provided us with a stimulating introduction to Rio, not only regarding its flora and fauna, but other attractions we might find interesting—which we did. We’d recommend using him for any tours of Rio.
Recommendation
williamlM1637AS,Dec 31, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I recommend the tour. Allan was a great guide. I chose this tour because in comparison it made more stops than others. Viewpoints and emblematic points of the city are visited. It is a good option to know the forest part of Rio
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