Tijuca Family Hike (regular)

Desde BRL R$310,00
  • Duração: 5 Horas (Aproximadamente)
  • Código de produto: FAM1

This tour includes HIKING and FITNESS is REQUIRED. Please read the description carefully.

Level: EASY > Total duration: approx. 4 to 5h > Hike:2h /4,5km(2,8mi) elev.gain: 313m(1026ft)


  • Approx. 2,5h walk circuit in a TIJUCA FOREST easy hike
  • Hike to Cascatinha Summit (525m) with a view to the valley of the forest
  • Refresh in a river after the hike (optional)
  • Visit the historical part of the park: chapel, old bridges and the Visitors' Center
  • TAUNAY WATERFALL (biggest in the Tijuca Park)


On this Tijuca Forest easy hike, in the main sector of the National Park, history and culture are all over us. You’ll get to know the most important attractions as the Taunay Waterfall (highest of the park), Job de Alcântara Bridge, built in 1860 (used as a location in the movie Hulk), the  Mayrink Chapel (built in 1850), and the Visitors’ Center. Our team will lead you in a 2,5h hike (up and downhill), using trails and ancient paths of old coffe farms, walking next to rivers, experiencing nature and discovering the tropical rainforest, considered one of the largest urban forests in the world until reach the Cascatinha Summit, 525m (1722ft). From the summit, an amazing view of the valley is revealed and it’s possible to see the whole mountain range and the highest peak of the park,  Tijuca Peak (1,021m=3,350ft)

During the tour, learn and discover the history of Rio, Brazil and Tijuca Forest, all about the coffee farms that occupied that area, the re-forestation held in the XIX century and a lot of information and curiosities about the local fauna, flora and the atlantic tropical rainforest biome.

After the hike, you are invited to refresh yourself and take a splah on Maracanã river, Poço da Cascatinha* (bring towel and bathing suit).

*(water flow on the river varies with the intensity and recency of the rain)

Transport is included from designated hotels/meeting points.

Click here to see a complete list of addresses and neighborhoods of hotels and meeting points. If you're not in any of those please choose the closest option to your place and be there.