Atlantic Forest Tour: Christ the Redeemer and Tijuca Forest

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Explore the Atlantic Forest by visiting the Christ the Redeemer and the Tijuca Forest.
Meet the tour guide at your hotel lobby for this 4-hour tour. The area is home to different small species of animals, such as squirrels, monkeys, porcupines, foxes and armadillos. Plus, a million different butterflies, birds, and reptiles.
Then, we visit the Christ the Redeemer. By minivan, crossing through the Atlantic Forest, we get to the top of the Corcovado hill. We have sweeping views of our city.
Return to your hotel with theses beautiful images in your head.

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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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Explore the Atlantic Forest by visiting the Christ the Redeemer and the Tijuca Forest.
Meet the tour guide at your hotel lobby for this 4-hour tour. The area is home to different small species of animals, such as squirrels, monkeys, porcupines, foxes and armadillos. Plus, a million different butterflies, birds, and reptiles.
Then, we visit the Christ the Redeemer. By minivan, crossing through the Atlantic Forest, we get to the top of the Corcovado hill. We have sweeping views of our city.
Return to your hotel with theses beautiful images in your head.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Parque Nacional da Tijuca, Estrada da Cascatinha 850 Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20531-590 Brazil

Located in the middle of the Rio de Janeiro city, the Tijuca National Park was created in 1861 to reforest an area once destroyed by sugarcane and coffee plantations.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Cascatinha Taunay, Estrada Floresta da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20531-510 Brazil

Pass the Taunay waterfall, which tumbles over rugged rock and faces into a calm pool below.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Capela Mayrink, Rua Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 21043-080 Brazil

Stop by the nearby Mayrink Chapel built in 1860 and known for its pink structure.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Vista Chinesa, Estrada Dona Castorina Parque Nacional Da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22460-320 Brazil

Have a beautiful overlook of Rio de Janeiro’s southern side from the Vista Chinesa.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Corcovado – Christ the Redeemer, Estrada Redentor – Alto da Boa Vista Parque Nacional da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22241-330 Brazil

With arms wide open to the Guanabara Bay, the statue of the Christ the Redeemer is a work of art that cannot be compared to anything else.

Duration: 1 hour



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