Tijuca Forest
'Family Hike'
A half-day Tijuca Forest easy hike
Total duration
HALF-DAY
approx. 5h
Hike details
4,5km (2.8mi) / 2,5h
elev. gain: 313m (1026ft)
Prices
collective: from 310BRL/person
private: from 780BRL
Difficulty level
EASY
Highlights
- 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)
COVID-19 Protocol
WE'LL TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES.
Covid-19 Protocol
We only work with very SMALL GROUPS, with maximum 6 participants and our activities are mainly outdoors, with very low risk, even though we’ll follow these practices to mitigate any chance of contagion.
- DAILY: temperature check (limit 37,6°C=99.6°F)
- ON THE DAY OF THE TOUR (before meeting customers): temperature check (limit 37,5°C = 99.5°F) AND oxygen saturation (limit 94%).
In case of fever or low saturation the tour guide is replaced or, if not possible, the tour canceled (you can reschedule or get a full refund).
BEFORE GOING INSIDE THE CAR:
- temperature check (limit 37,6°C = 99.6°F)
- oxygen saturation (limit 94%)
- Please BRING YOUR MASK. All participants MUST WEAR IT while staying inside the car.
- Cars have their internal parts cleaned with alcohol twice a day, BEFORE and AFTER each tour.
- Windows will remain open to guarantee air circulation
- Positioning will aim to have an EMPTY SEAT between participants that are NOT together (image below). People traveling together may seat side by side.
During the hike we’ll be outdoors and remain 2m far from any other person and you have the option to also wear a face shield* (we’ll provide) if you prefer not wearing your fabric mask.
*you must wear the mask OR the face shield. You can choose. The face shield we provide are reusable, made with plastic material and will be sterilized with alcohol in front of you.
Our company has both labels by the state and federal tourism authorities (‘Rio Conscious Tourism’ and ‘Responsible Tourism’).
The Tour
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)
The Tijuca Forest easy hike (Family Hike) is an EASY half-day tour, if you prefer a more adventurous and challenging hike (HARD full-day hiking tour) please check our other option of hike at Tijuca Forest (Tijuca Adventure Circuit). We also have a tour with NO HIKING, an eco-sightseeing activity, the Rio Eco Secrets Citytour.
1) Start time shown on the calendar below is an ESTIMATION. Pick up time depends on your meeting point. We’ll email you on the night before (08:10pm) to inform exact pick-up time for your meeting point.
2) All participants must be aware and CAPABLE FIT to perform the Tijuca Forest easy hike (4,5km = 2.8mi / 2,5h / elev.gain 313m = 1026ft)
3) Total duration can vary due to traffic, so we DO NOT recommend to book a tour on dates with other important appointments (flights, other tours etc).
4) Required for the insurance for ALL participants: full name, date of birth and passport numbers.
5) Payment options:
• total amount online (credit card or PayPal)
• total amount in CASH to the tour guide.
• deposit fee online + balance cash to the tour guide
6) Transport is included from designated hotels in the South Rio. Check the chart below with the complete list (if you’re not in any of them, choose the closest option).
7) In case of RAIN and really BAD WEATHER, the tour can be rescheduled (according to yours and our availability). If we do not agree with a new date nothing will be charged.
Includes:
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Tour guide (English/Portuguese)
[Spanish under request by email] - Insurance (please inform personal data of all participants)
- 'Rainy day warranty' (cancel or reschedule free of charge)
- Transport (designated hotels in the South Zone)
DISTRICTS WITH TRANSPORT
*Transport is included in more than a 100 meeting points in most part of South Zone of Rio (areas below), where 95% of the accomodations are located.
When booking, choose your hotel (or the closest to you) as a meeting point (our apologies if your hotel or area is not on the list but Rio is a very very big city and unfortunately is not possible to cover the whole city with our transport).
Apa Hotel Copacabana – Rua República do Peru, 305 – Copacabana
Arena Copacabana – Av. Atlântica, 2064 – Copacabana
Atlântico Palace Apart Hotel – Rua Raul Pompéia, 94 – Copacabana
Atlantis Copacabana Hotel – Rua Bulhões Carvalho, 61 – Copacabana
Augusto’s Copacabana Hotel – Rua Bolivar, 119 – Copacabana
Augusto’s Rio Copa – Av. Princesa Isabel, 370 – Copacabana
Bamboo Rio Hostel – Rua Lacerda Coutinho, 45 – Copacabana
Belmond Copacabana Palace – Av. Atlântica, 1702 – Copacabana
Benidorm Palace Hotel – Rua Barata Ribeiro, 547 – Copacabana
Brazucas Hostel – Rua Santa Clara, 129 – Copacabana
Cabana Copa – Travessa Guimarães Natal, 12 – Copacabana
Che Lagarto Suíte Copa – Rua Santa Clara, 304 – Copacabana
Che Largato Hostels Copa – Rua Anita Garibaldi, 87 – Copacabana
Che Lagarto Hostel Copacabana – Rua Barata Ribeiro, 111 – Copacabana
Copa Hostel – Rua Leopoldo Miguez, 10 – Copacabana – Copacabana
Copa Mar Hotel – Rua Santa Clara, 116 – Copacabana
Copa Sul Hotel – Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 1284 – Copacabana
Copacabana Mar – Rua Min. Viveiros de Castro, 155 – Copacabana
Copacabana Praia Hotel – Rua Francisco Otaviano, 30 – Copacabana
Copacabana Rio Hotel – Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 1256 – Copacabana
Copacabana Sol Hotel – Rua Santa Clara, 141 – Copacabana
Copacabana Wave Hostel – Travessa Cristiano Lacorte, 46 – Copacabana
Ducasse Rio Hotel – Rua Sá Ferreira, 76 – Copacabana
El Misti – Travessa Fredrico Pamplona, 20 – Copacabana
El Misti House – Rua Silva Castro, 39 – Copacabana
El Misti Rio – Rua Tonelero, 197 – Copacabana
Fairmont Rio de Janeiro Copacabana – Av. Atlântica, 4240 – Copacabana
Grand Mercure Copacabana – Rua Sousa Lima, 48 – Copacabana
Grande Hotel Canadá – Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 687 – Copacabana
Happy Rio Hostel – Rua Silva Castro, 39 – Copacabana
Hotel Astoria Copacabana – Rua República do Peru, 345 – Copacabana
Hotel Astoria Palace – Av. Atlântica, 1886 – Copacabana
Hotel Atlântico Copacabana – Rua Siqueira Campos, 90 – Copacabana
Hotel Atlântico Praia – Av. Atlântica, 1456 – Copacabana
Hotel Atlântico Rio – Rua Xavier da Silveira, 112 – Copacabana
Hotel Atlântico Travel – Rua Barata Ribeiro, 544 – Copacabana
Hotel Bandeirantes – Rua Barata Ribeiro, 548 – Copacabana
Hotel Bossa Nova Ipanema – Rua Bulhões de Carvalho, 337 – Copacabana
Hotel Copa Linda – Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 956 – Copacabana
Hotel Oceano Copacabana – Rua Hilário Gouveia, 17 – Copacabana
Hotel Rio Lancaster – Av. Atlântica, 1470 – Copacabana
Hotel Santa Clara – Rua Décio Vilares, 316 – Copacabana
Hotel Vilamar Copacabana – Rua Bolivar, 75 – Copacabana
Ibis Budget Copacabana – Rua Constante Ramos, 96 – Copacabana
Ibis Posto 2 Copacabana – Rua Min. Viveiros de Castro, 134 – Copacabana
Ibis Posto 5 Copacabana – Rua Xavier da Silveira, 82 – Copacabana
Ibiza Copacabana Hotel – Rua Belfort Roxo, 250 – Copacabana
JW Marriot – Av. Atlântica, 2600 – Copacabana
Majestic Rio Palace – Rua 5 de Julho, 195 – Copacabana
Mar Palace Copacabana Hotel – Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 552 – Copacabana
Mercure Rio de Janeiro Arpoador – Rua Francisco Otaviano, 61 – Copacabana
Mercure Rio de Janeiro Copacabana – Av. Atlântica, 2554 – Copacabana
Merlin Copacabana – Av. Princesa Isabel, 392 – Copacabana
Mirador Rio – Rua Tonelero, 338 – Copacabana
Miramar by Windsor – Av. Atlântica, 3668 – Copacabana
Mirasol Copacabana – Rua Rodolfo Dantas, 86 – Copacabana
Nobile Hotel Copacabana Design – Rua Barata Ribeiro, 173 – Copacabana
Olinda Rio Hotel – Av. Atlântica, 2230 – Copacabana
Orla Copacabana Hotel – Av. Atlântica, 4122 – Copacabana
Pestana Rio Atlântica – Av. Atlântica, 2964 – Copacabana
Porto Bay Rio Internacional – Av. Atlântica, 1500 – Copacabana
Premier Copacabana Hotel – Rua Tonelero, 205 – Copacabana
Promenade Princess Copacabana – Rua Xavier da Silveira, 58 – Copacabana
Real Palace – Rua Duvivier, 70 – Copacabana
Residencial Apart – Rua Francisco Otaviano, 42 – Copacabana
Rio Deal Bed & Breakfast – R. Santa Clara, 136 A – Copacabana
Rio Design Hotel – Rua Francisco Sá, 17 – Copacabana
Rio Othon Palace – Av. Atlântica, 3264 – Copacabana
Rio Rockers – Rua Tonelero, 376 – Copacabana
Ritz Copacabana Boutique Hotel – R. Xavier da Silveira, 13 – Copacabana
Royal Rio Palace Hotel – Rua Duvivier, 82 – Copacabana
Royalty Copacabana Hotel – Rua Tonelero, 154 – Copacabana
Santa Clara Flat – Rua Santa Clara, 212 – Copacabana
Savoy Othon Travel – Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 995 – Copacabana
Selina Copacabana – Av. Atlântica, 3564 – Copacabana
Sesc Copacabana – Rua Domingos Ferreira, 160 – Copacabana
South American Copacabana Hotel – Rua Francisco Sá, 90 – Copacabana
Villa Budget Hostel – Rua Tonelero, 171 – Copacabana
Walk on the Beach Hostel – Rua Dias da Rocha 85 – Copacabana
Windsor California Hotel – Av. Atlântica, 2616 – Copacabana
Windsor Copa Hotel – Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 335 – Copacabana
Windsor Excelsior Copacabana Hotel – Av. Atlântica, 1800 – Copacabana
Windsor Martinique – Rua Sá Ferreira, 30 – Copacabana
Windsor Palace Hotel – Rua Domingos Ferreira, 6 – Copacabana
Windsor Plaza Hotel – Av. Princesa Isabel, 263 – Copacabana
Beach House Ipanema – Rua Barão da Torre, 485 – Ipanema
Che Lagarto Ipanema – Rua Paul Redfern, 48 – Ipanema
El Misti Hostel Ipanema – Rua Joana Angélica, 47 – Ipanema
Fasano Hotel – Av. Vieira Souto, 80 – Ipanema
Hostel New Ipanema – Rua Barão da Torre, 175/ casa 1 – Ipanema
Hotel San Marco – Rua Visconde de Pirajá, 524 – Ipanema
Hotel Vermont – Rua Visconde de Pirajá, 254 – Ipanema
Ipanema Beach Hostel – Rua Paul Redfern, 37- Ipanema
Ipanema Beach House – Rua Barão da Torre, 485 – Ipanema
Ipanema B&B – Rua Canning, 18 – Ipanema
Ipanema Inn – Rua Maria Quitéria, 27 – Ipanema
Mango Tree – Rua Prudente de Morais, 594 – Ipanema
Mar Ipanema Hotel – Rua Visconde de Pirajá, 539 – Ipanema
Margarida’s Pousada – Rua Barão da Torre, 600 – Ipanema
Mercure Rio de Janeiro Ipanema – Av. Rainha Elizabeth, 440 – Ipanema
Own Ipanema Visconti – Rua Prudente Morais, 1050 – Ipanema
Pousada Margarida – Rua Barão da Torre, 600 – Ipanema
Praia Ipanema Hotel – Av. Vieira Souto, 706 – Ipanema
Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Ipanema – Av. Vieira Souto, 460 – Ipanema
Sol Ipanema Hotel – Av. Vieira Souto, 320 – Ipanema
Janeiro Hotel – Av. Delfim Moreira, 696 – Leblon
Leblon Inn Residence Service – Rua Dias Ferreira, 15 – Leblon
Lemon Spirit Hostel – Rua Cupertino Durão, 56 – Leblon
TOP Apart Leblon – Rua João Lira, 95 – Leblon (good option of meeting point if you’re staying at Barra or West Rio)
Promenade Palladium – Rua General Artigas, 200 – Leblon
Ritz Plaza Hotel Leblon– Av. Ataulfo de Paiva, 1280 – Leblon (good option of meeting point if you’re staying at Barra or West Rio)
Acapulco Copacabana Hotel – Rua Gustavo Sampaio, 854 – Leme
Arena Leme – Av. Atlântica, 324 – Leme
Hilton Rio de Janeiro Copacabana – Av. Atlântica, 1020 – Leme
Windsor Leme Hotel – Av. Atlântica, 656 – Leme
Brothers Hostel – Rua Farani, 18 – Botafogo
Casa Tuxi – Rua Bamina, 26 – Botafogo
Hospedaria Rio – Rua Vicente de Sousa, 29 – Botafogo
Ibis Rio Botafogo – Rua Paulino Fernandes, 39 – Botafogo
Injoy Design Hostel – Rua Estácio Coimbra, 80 – Botafogo
Mercure Botafogo Mourisco – Rua da Passagem, 39 – Botafogo
Novotel Botafogo – Praia de Botafogo, 330 – Botafogo
Yoo2 Rio de Janeiro – Praia de Botafogo, 242 – Botafogo
Casa Beleza B&B – Rua Laurinda Santos Lobo, 311 – Santa Teresa
Casa Cool Beans B&B – Rua Laurinda Santos Lobo, 136 – Santa Teresa
Casa Geranio House Hotel – Rua Joaquim Murtinho, 383 – Santa Teresa
Discovery Hostel – Rua Benjamin Constant, 26 – Glória
Discovery Suites – Almirante Alexandrino, 399 – Santa Teresa
Diamond Hotel – Rua da Glória, 46 – Glória (best meeting point if you’re staying in Lapa or Centro)
Golden Park Hotel – Rua do Russel, 374 – Glória
Hotel Imperial – Rua do Catete, 186 – Catete
Hotel Regina – Rua Ferreira Viana, 29 – Catete
Hostel República – Rua Silveira Martins, 139 – Catete
Kariok – Rua Benjamim Constant, 80 – Glória
Mama Shelter Santa Teresa – Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno, 5 – Santa Teresa
Mengo Palace Hotel – Rua Corrêa Dutra, 31 – Catete
Modernistas Hospedagem Santa Teresa – Rua Pascoal Carlos Magno, 39 – Santa Teresa
Petit Rio Hotel – Rua Artur Bernardes, 39 – Catete
Royal Regency Hotel – Rua Artur Bernardes, 15 – Catete
Santa Teresa Hotel MGallery by Sofitel – Rua Alm. Alexandrino,660 – Sta. Teresa
Sugar Loft Apartments – Rua Dias de Barros, 11 – Santa Teresa
Windsor Florida – Rua Ferreira Viana, 75 – Catete
See how to proceed if you’re staying in the areas listed below.
These areas have intense traffic. Unfortunately, for this reason, we are NOT able to offer the transport service there. You can choose any other hotel on the list above and use public transportation to get there . The closest meeting point for this area is:
Diamond Hotel – Rua da Glória, 46 – Glória (link on Google Maps)
1) If you use the METRO to go to Leblon (station Antero de Quental)
TOP Apart Leblon – Rua João Lira, 95 – Leblon (link on Google Maps)
2) If you take TAXI or Uber:
Ritz Plaza Hotel Leblon – Av. Ataulfo de Paiva, 1280 – Leblon (link on Google Maps)
What to take and wear:
- WATER (1,5 liters/person), SNACKS (fruit, sandwich, cereal bar etc)
- sun lotion, insect repellent
- bathing suit, towel (to swim on the river)
- athletic clothes and shoes (no sandals!), hat
Features:
Requires some fitness. Tijuca Forest easy hike (2,5h trail walk), ascending going up and down hill on rough terrain, inside the tropical rainforest. Age: above 8 years old.
Price/capacity:
Regular / collective tour (maximum 6 people) |
1 adult solo (age 13+): 350BRL 2 or more 310BRL/person |
Child (8 to 12): 250BRL/person |
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Private group (total price BRL) - exclusive car and tour guide | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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780BRL | 990 | 1290 | 1480 | 1700 | 1860 |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Most frequent questions and answers
Please request your cancellation by email ([email protected]). The following policy will be applied:
► 48h (2 days) before the start of the tour – refund of ALL the amount paid.
► Less than 48h (2 days) before the tour – the amount paid as a deposit fee is NOT refundable
► Less than 24h before the tour or NO SHOW – the TOTAL cost must be paid
Sleep early the night before since you are going to engage in physical activity. Eat well, drink plenty of liquids at breakfast. Never go hiking or join the tour under influence of alcohol or other narcotic substance. Follow the recommendations of what to take and what to wear.
• Light and athletic clothes according to current weather. T-shirts and pants (in winter) or shorts (in summer), coat. In case of rain the guide will provide you a rain coat.
• Cap or hat.
• Athletic shoes with a good grip. Do not wear sandals or flip-flops.
• Water – about 1,5 / 2 liters (person)
• Snacks – sandwiches, fruit, cereal bars, …
• Sunscreen and insect repellent
• Small backpack – to carry all these items and leave your hands free.
Sometimes tour can be done even under rain, as the trails in the rainforest are usually humid anyway. You will receive a disposable raincoat from our team. If a heavy rain compromises the security of the tour our guide will cancel it and give you the possibility to book a new tour (according to your availability of time and our availability of dates and places) or even the amount paid refunded (according to the method of payment used). In case of rain before the activity starts, we’ll contact by email (or maybe phone if you are in a hotel/hostel) about 1 hour before the pick up time to talk about it and give you instructions.
It depends on the tour. In the description of each tour you can check its duration, extent and other details. You don’t need to be an athlete nor have previous experience with hiking or trekking, but you must be physically fit and able to walk for the extent and duration of the tour. Remember that hiking and walking on trails require more fitness than a walk in a flat area. Before doing any physical activity it is necessary to make a medical evaluation. When booking the tour, participant certifies that are in good fitness and have physical conditions to perform the chosen tour/hike.
Sedentary people, people with a history of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases or any pre-existing conditions not compatible with physical outdoor activities.
• tour guide (English and Portuguese) Spanish under consult – please choose/confirm before booking it)
• transportation (round trip) from designated hotels/hostels in South Zone*
• personal accident insurance
• admission tickets (if necessary)
* When booking you will be able to choose the hotel and meeting point within the covered area.
Food, water/drinks and transportation out of the designated hotels/hostels.
We cover more than 100 hotels/hostels in the South Zone of Rio where 95% of the accommodations are. If you’re not staying in any of these hostels/hostels please choose the closest to your place as a meeting point.
No. None of our tours include technical climbing. Our tours eventually occur on rough terrain, hiking trails. Our guides always give instructions on how to walk on rough terrain. You must be fit to perform the activity (please read the detailed description of each tour and consider the difficulty level, extension, elevation gain and duration of the hike).
Accidents in activities such as hiking and eco-tourism are very unlikely and caused by unsafe acts in general, if the participant does not follow the best practices and instructions from the guides. Following these practices and accompanied by experienced guides we mitigate risks. Still, Jungle Me provides a personal accident insurance for each one of the participants so that in case of a minor accident the medical expenses are covered until the limits stated on the insurance policy. The risks involved in hiking activities are: falling, slipping, stumbling, loss or breakage of personal belongings, physical exhaustion, falling of trees, falling of rocks and cliffs, insect bites, poisonous animals, contact with stinging plants, contact with thorns and severe weather, among other risks inherent to an outdoor activity. Such risks may cause damage or loss, small or severe. Before starting the tour each participant must sign a liability waiver saying that they are aware of such risks. The insurance described as included and provided won’t be valid and active in the case that any of my personal data (such as full name, passport number and date of birth) have been informed with mistakes or even not informed by me to the supplier company up to the day before the event. The security procedure within the trails must be the same as for the city. Our activities take place within national parks and APAs (Environmental Protected Areas), public areas where the security is under the responsibility of the State and the institutions that manage these areas. Statistics of incidents like robberies are very low, but cases have been registered so it is recommended not to carry expensive equipment, passports and valuables. Our team is highly comitted with hygiene and sanitary protocols and desinfection procedures of our vehicles and gear and also monitoring our team health to mitigate and minimize risks considering Influenza, SARs, Corona Virus and any other bacterial and viruses transmitted diseases, altough any ourdoor activity with a minimum contact with other people have risk of contagion.
Providing the personal data is required for the personal accident insurance of each participant (data is required by the insurance company and we keep those in privacy). Brazilians (or foreigners resident in Brazil) must inform the CPF number. Foreign tourists must inform passport number.
Hiking and eco-tourism are very low risk activities so children with more than 4 years old (depending on the activity) are able to participate accompanied by the parents. Parents must analyze carefully for the description of the track (extension, time, elevation gain, etc) and it’s also very important that the child is willing to participate and capable to do it. Parents will have to sign a liability waiver stating knowledge of the risks for the activity.
You can change the meeting point/hotel and also cancel the tour until 24 hours before the beginning of the tour. Your option of tour can also be changed but it will depend on availability. Check the item below for the cancellation policy and refund.
For reservations made through our website, send an email to [email protected] and ask for the cancellation or change of meeting point. For cancellations, the amount may NOT be refunded according to the precedence of the request*
For bookings made directly to agencies, hotels desks or other tour websites ask them to arrange the cancellation. The amount paid will be refunded and according to the precedence of the request a fee may be applied*.
* The following policy is applied for cancellation:
► 48h (2 days) before the start of the tour – reverse of ALL the amount paid as a deposit fee
► Less than 48h (2 days) before the tour – the amount paid as a deposit fee is NOT refundable
► Less than 24h before the tour or NO SHOW – the TOTAL cost must be paid
You can request to change your option of tour until 18h before the starting time of the tour but please note that rearrangement depends on availability. Please email us at [email protected].
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TERMS OF SERVICE AND GENERAL CONDITIONS
Observe the details (duration, length, level of difficulty, etc.) of the chosen tour and be sure that you are able to do it before confirm the booking. When making the reservation you certify that you and the other participants that you book for are physically fit and in good fitness conditions to complete the tour. The tour is not recommended for sedentary people, or people with a history of cardio-vascular or lung problems.
Booking online you’ll be paying a deposit fee to gurantee your place. The balance must be PAID CASH on the day of the tour and the participants must have the balance with them before starting the tour (is not possible for our team to go with participants to banks or ATM).
Children can participate if accompanied by a parent or another responsible who must sign a waiver statement. We recommend to children under 14 the half-day easy tours only. Parents must look carefully for the description of the track (extension, time, elevation gain, etc) and is also very important that the child is willing to participate and capable to do it.
Transfers from the meeting point maybe included or NOT. It depends on the tour. Please check the descritpion of the tour you chose. Please note that it´s very important that you be ready to leave in the meeting point you chose on the date and scheduled time.
When making a reservation you agree and declare that you are aware that the tour takes place outdoors and may include physical activity that also involves risk of falling, slipping, stumbling, loss or breakage of personal belongings, physical exhaustion, falling of trees, falling of rocks and cliffs, insect bites, venomous animals, contact with stinging plants, contact with thorns, severe weather, among other risks inherent to an outdoor activity, and that such risks may cause damage or loss, small or severe. The security procedure in the areas where we perform the tours must be the same as for the city. Our activities take place within national parks and APAs (Environmental Protected Areas), public areas where the security is under the responsibility of the State and the institutions that manage these areas. Statistics of incidents like robberies are very low, but cases have been registered so it is recommended NOT to carry expensive equipment, passports and valuables. Before starting the tour each participant must sign a statement saying that they are aware of such risks.
We provide our services following hygiene and sanitary protocols, with the best practices known, in order to mitigate risks of contagion of Covid-19 and other diseases, still, is not possible to guarantee contagion is impossible.
In case of rain the tour takes place normally. The outdoors in the rainforest area are usually humid and protected by trees and rain does not change these conditions. If the rain is strong to the point that affects the safety of the activity, our team will cancel it and the customer can schedule it, according to availability, using the amount paid or request a chargeback. So, in case of rain, wait for our contact.
Jungle Me has the right to cancel, stop, change route and proceed with other changes in case of bad weather or any reason that threatens the safety of the group.
You should be ready to go at the meeting point, waiting for our transport at scheduled time. The start time you see online when booking is an estimation, we’ll send an email on the night before at 08:10pm and inform the exact pick up time at your chosen meeting point. Some delay may occur to our transportation depending on the traffic conditions of the day. Stay at your meeting point waiting for them.
It is expressly forbidden to get on the tour under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. The tour includes a personal accident insurance which is automatically suspended in this case.
The schedule (beginning and ending) and duration of each tour can have some variations or delays according to the traffic, weather and other factors and is not recommended to schedule flights, travel or important appointments on the day of the tour.
If you need to cancel the tour for any reason may do it up to 48 hours in advance without any cost. After this period will be charged a penalty equal to the deposit fee. For cancellations communicated less then 24 hours before the tour the total amount must be paid.
Before starting the tour, you must sign an agreement and Acknowledgment of Risk, Waiver, and Release of Liability Agreement with this content that will be provided by our team at the meeting point.
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Full-day | from 330BRL
Visit 7 attractions in 5 different nature parks. Discover in 1 day all the beautiful nature and lush of Rio, visiting a diverse variety of ecosystems and amazing landscapes. Tropical rainforest, secluded beaches, mountains, waterfalls, lagoons and maybe some wildlife. (read)
- Eco-sightseeing: VERY EASY. The tour do NOT include hiking, only low impact short walks on each of the 7 attractions
- Total duration: approx. 8h (full-day tour)
- Regular/collective (max. 6 participants): 330BRL/person
- Private: from 850BRL
- [INCLUDES]: transport, tour guide, insurance
- 7 nature attractions in 5 different parks (Tijuca Forest + 4)
- Amazing viewpoints: VISTA CHINESA, CANOAS, PENHASCO DOIS IRMÃOS
- 4 different ecosystems: forest, mountain, laggon, beach
- Taunay Waterfall at Tijuca Forest National Park
- Secluded beaches on the West (Prainha and Grumari)
- Chico Mendes Mangrove Park, Penhasco Dois Irmãos Park
In addition to this Tijuca Forest easy hike, check other tours and also our blog for more information about tourism, things to do in Rio and the city oficial guide Visit.Rio.