Tijuca Rain Forest Jeep Tour from Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Take a morning or afternoon tour from Rio to the Tijuca Rain Forest, in an open jeep. The four-hour jeep tour includes an easy one-hour hike, giving you the chance to spot monkeys, birds, butterflies and tropical flora. You'll be amazed by the remarkable contrast of a tropical rain forest right in the middle of a big city.

At the Tijuca Rain Forest you'll take an eco trek lasting approximately one hour, following an easy trail. There's no better way to experience the living rain forest. You'll have many spectacular photo opportunities on this rain forest jeep tour from Rio de Janeiro.

On your tour you'll pass the Cachoeira dos Macacos (monkey's waterfall), take photos at Vista Chinesa (Chinese view), hear about the important reforestation program and learn the importance of the Mata Atlantica (Atlantic Forest) ecosystem. The tour also takes you past the Mesa do Imperador (Emperor's table), Cascatinha (Taunay's waterfall) and Capela Mayrink (Mayrink Chapel).

USD $64.99

Review by: Lauren S	March 2012
Tour guide was excellent!

Review by: Christopher H	February 2012
Horrible! Jeep showed up to the hotel 1 hour late. Stopped at a mini mart 10 minutes into the trip, so that tourist could buy water for the 50min hike. Stayed at the mini mart for 20 minutes. While in the Tijuca forest, guide drove by many scenic overlooks and historical spots, but did not stop. Guide started to fall asleep in back of jeep. The 50 min hike that we stopped to get water for, never happened. Tour ended at the same time, even though it was an hour late. The hotel staff at the hotel that we stayed at, said that the Jeep Tours always showed up late. Overall, this was the worst tour that I have been on. Everyone on this tour felt like they were ripped off and the 50 min hike that was included in the price, never happened.

Review by: Chris W.	February 2012
I really enjoyed my time during the tour. The guide was very cool and made sure we know what we were looking at. I just wish we could have spent a whole day there. You must see the Tijuca Rain Forest.

Review by: Mia T	January 2012
this tour was extremely dissapointing. the guide hardly spoke any english and pretty basic spanish so we couldnt really communicate. the "light hike" was 5min walk. the tour, if done by taxi would cost a fraction of the price as there is no entry charge to the forest and taxis in rio are very reasonable. so since there was no guided element it would have been the same outcome. lastly it was raining on the day, and the guide only gave us plastic raincover when we asked for it. they didnt even have enough covers for everyone and wanted to charge 5BRL for it. extremely dissapointing and would not recommend.

Review by: Wendy L	January 2012
Great to get away from the crowds into a nice peaceful setting - guide was great!

Review by: Teresa V	November 2011
This tour was just okay. Unless you're into horticulture, no need to do this tour... There are tons of other things to do in Rio de Janeiro..

Review by: Marie A	October 2011
I wasn't impressed with this tour even though our guide was very good. I saw similar things on other tours and really could have skipped this one. The way it is presented in the letterature/advertisement, we were expecting a jeep tour "off the paved raods' throught he rain forest, so for us it was a dissappointment.

Review by: Kraig K	October 2011
didnt see any animals but was a fun ride

Review by: Jason M	August 2011
The guide and driver were friendly and we got to see a lot of things for a good value.

Review by: Ann C	July 2011
Very good trip. The jeep seated 10. The tour guide was knowledgeable. The walk is about 50 minutes and across flat ground. Would recommend.

Review by: Salman Y	May 2011
My wife and I really enjoyed this tour. Our guide Martin was very knowledgeable. We had went to Sugar Loaf the day before and it was a little cloudy.....but on the Tijuca tour, we stopped at the top of the forest and views from there are a MUST see, it more than made up for what we missed while at Sugar Loaf.

Review by: SIMONE W	May 2011
The tour was good, but it is quite misleading as it was made to seem as though we will spend hours in the rainforest, not at a local botanical gardens. I have one of those where I live.

Review by: Amanda B	March 2011
Great experience! Staff was knowledgeable and comfortable to be with!

Review by: John K	March 2011
_br/_Small communication problem.Tour was good and intresting

Review by: Cheri B	March 2011
If you enjoy nature, this is well worth doing. There are many sights in the park. I had a really good time.

Review by: Kathleen W	March 2011
Excellent trip and wonderful, helpful and informative tour guide! Highly encourage you to do this:)

Review by: Courtney H	March 2011
This tour was fun. The guide spoke English very well, was very informative, and pretty funny. Our "eco walk" was less than an hour, but I suspect it was because some people on the tour thought it would be best to walk through a wet forest in flip flops. Our guide seemed very aware of the ages and abilities of the group and chose a very easy, clear trail to walk along. Still, he pointed out all sorts of interesting things along the way. Overall, I'd totally take this tour again. Tijuca is beautiful and really worth seeing, but because it is so big, I couldn't imagine trying to navigate through it without a guide.

Review by: Rikhey	March 2011
The rain forest tour was a complete waste of time in such a beautiful city. A jeep basically picks you up and rides you through one of Rio's forests. There is no explanation of what you're seeing or where you're going. The highlight was the ice-cream we ate at our pit-stop. We didn't even get to see a bug so don't expect to see any wildlife.

Review by: Bonnie T	February 2011
Was ill from food eaten the night before and missed the trip which was to be my highlight. Is there ANYWAY you can credit back my account even a partial amount? My friend went and loved it.

Review by: Jay M	January 2011
This ia jeep tour of forest located in northern burgs of rio. Not a lot to see. Some nice views overlooking rio..and a nice waterfall. Guide was good---but questionable use of time.

Review by: Sonja W	December 2010
Good trip. The first jeep that we rode in conked out on us, but the replacement jeep was there in no time (less than 10 minutes)

Review by: Anonymous	August 2010
This was grea way to see Riorainforest. Guide was very good and only 3 on the tour - great personal service!! Didn't see any animals, but everything else about the morning was great.

Review by: Vanessa H, United States of America	February 2010
Great trip! I recommend that you bring your own snacks and drinks because the trip is long. If you attract mosquitos, bring bug spray too. Our tour guide was awesome, he was very informative and energetic!

Review by: Ursula H, United Kingdom	February 2010
Most enjoyable trip - guide very knowledgeable. Would have liked to see more animals, birds, etc., but overall well worth it.

Review by: Patricia F M	February 2010
Good

Review by: Anonymous	February 2010
Very nice guide. We learned a lot about Brazilian nature, but it was not enough jungle and we didn't see too many living animals.

Review by: Shailesh S, United States of America	January 2010
They came to our hotel on time and dropped us back. The tour, the tour guide and the driver were great. We had a great time.

Review by: Ross D, Canada	December 2009
A very interesting, informative and casual tour. Walked in the Tajuca Forest. The open topped jeep was very good. Guide - excellent.

Review by: Amy T, United States of America	December 2009
Our guide was great!

Review by: Kent S, United States of America	December 2009
Pretty good trip

Review by: Lionel H	December 2009
Guide was outstanding.

Review by: Rebekah S, United States of America	November 2009
Our guide was extremely knowlegable about the forest and he made our tour very interesting. The area is very lush and beautiful, well worth going.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	September 2009
Our guide was awesome and we had the best time on the tour. There were only a couple of us, but it was very informative and fun. Definetely worth the money and I would do it again!

Review by: Aye S	September 2009
The tour was good but could be better. We didn't do the 1-hour nature hike as advertised. We did a 10 minute walk which can hardly be described as a hike. I was quite disappointed as I was looking to do more walking and exploring of the forest. They only take you into the beginning of the forest. We only visited one waterfall which was located at the beginning of the forest and skipped the other two waterfalls as well as the Archer ruins. That was very disappointing for me as I wanted to see more of the forest. The plus - our tour guide was very nice and friendly and informative. She told us where to go in Rio and what to do to have a proper local experience. She was definitely a plus.

Review by: Mariusz K	September 2009
There is a nice view of the city from the forest.

Review by: Jeff J, United States of America	July 2009
Our guide was delightful and so knowledgeable. She made the tour fun, even though we lost most of the light and had rain. What a magnificent park. We felt that it was something we needed to see and were not disappointed. There were only 4 of us, so the trip was very personal.

Review by: Marcus H, United States of America	May 2009
Very cool! The tour guide was very knowledgeable and fluent in many languages. Beautiful weather. We got to see a sloth in slow motion, which was excellent. A monkey foraging for food on a limb. And a family of coatis. Enjoyed it very much.

Review by: Gregory S, United States of America	February 2009
The guide and the driver were extremely competent and knowledgeable. Before they arrived, I was a little nervous about how the tour would be. However, they relieved my doubt, and my friend and I had a great experience in such a beautiful place.

Review by: Anonymous	October 2008
We got to see monkeys up close and personal!!!

Review by: Anonymous	June 2008
There was nothing much to see.

Review by: Jeremy W	February 2008
The tour guide was very nice and enthusiastic.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	June 2007
This tour was really great. The guide and driver were both extremely nice and prompt. Our experience exceeded our initial expectations. We would recommend the tour.

Review by: Sandy A, United States of America	April 2007
This is a definite tour I would not want to miss. Our tour guide was excellent. While we saw other tour companies race on by our tour guide stopped to allow us to really experience the forest. The forest was incredibly beautiful. It really gave you a sense of what natural beauty Brazil has.

Review by: JANET T	April 2007
Visited the Christ statue again on this tour, though we had already done it the day before. A too short walk through the forest with little information about the plants, etc. Our guide had to shout over the noise of the traffic and we still couldn't hear.

Review by: Bernardo A, United States of America	February 2007
Loved the hike, even saw some animals in the forest.

Review by: Neil P	February 2007
A good way to see some of the Tijuca forest. There were 6 of us in the jeep - the guide was friendly, informative and spoke good English.

Review by: Kathleen P, United Kingdom	September 2006
This was an excellent trip by Jeep in the Tijuco National Park. Our guide was excellent and gave us choices of how much walking we wanted to do. We saw monkeys and raccoons and learned a lot about the history of the area and the plant life.