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.
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Hotel
- Pick-up in a private transportation at: - Locations in the south zone of the city. - Port of Rio de Janeiro
Dona Marta Viewpoint
The most beautiful entrance free viewpoint of Rio!
Lage Park
Visit to gardens of the beautiful Lage Park.
Botanical Garden
Have a walking tour by the biggest Botanical Garden of South America.
Chinese View
From this Chinese pagoda you will see a beautiful view and a different perspective of the city (not open on weekends and holidays).
Taunay Waterfall
The biggest waterfall of Rio.
Ending Point
Hotel
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
- Transportation via Citroen C3 Aircross 7-seater 2025.
- Pick-up and drop-off in locations in the south zone of Rio.
- My car is a 7-seater SUV and can accommodate 6 passengers (plus me as the driver guide). For tours, I recommend a total of 4 adults and 2 more persons up to 1.60 meters tall in the 2 back seats. For more than 4 adults over 1.60 meters, I rent a van with a driver (at an extra cost), so that the tour is extremely comfortable for everyone.
- Gasoline fee.
- Toll fee.
- Guide Fees.
- Tickets to the Botanical Garden.
- Water, snacks and personal expenses.
* This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
Pick-up and drop-off in locations in the south zone of Rio.
Hi and welcome! My name is Alan, I am 44 years old, and I was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. Having been to 35 countries on all the continents of the world, and having lived in Australia, Holland, Israel and Argentina, I have had the opportunity to be in touch with different cultures and languages - and this grew my desire to show my city, Rio de Janeiro, to tourists.
I am a licensed tour guide in Rio by EMBRATUR, the Brazilian Institute of Tourism, and have been a private guide in Rio de Janeiro since 2013, having carried out hundreds of private tours of Rio, and have become more and more in love with my city and with my job as a Rio Tour Guide.
I am fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and have a BA in Social Communication. When I'm not guiding, I enjoy writing, reading, spirituality, hiking and studying languages (I also speak intermediate French).
In my private tours in Rio de Janeiro I use a 7-seater car (including me as rio de janeiro driver guide), and my motivation is to be flexible and to offer you tailor-made tours in Rio, customized to your needs and desires, optimizing your time in Rio.
What I look for in each tour, is to provide you with an experience that you will remember for many years to come!
$250/ per group