Tijuca Forest & Santa Teresa – Private Tour

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Tijuca Forest with Santa Teresa

This combination will make you experience totally different atmospheres: the nature and silence of the Tijuca Forest and the picturesque Santa Teresa neighborhood. In 5 hours you will see a big amount of the Tijuca National Park and Santa Teresa.

We will visit:

– Chinese View: from this chinese pagoda you will see a view with a different perspective of the city.
– Taunay Waterfall: waterfall painted several times by french artist Taunay.
– Dona Marta viewpoint: the closest viewpoint from Christ statue.
– Selaron steps: beautiful tiles project made by the artist Selaron.
– Santa Teresa trolley: you will take a quick ride on it.
– Largo dos Guimarães square: main area of Santa Teresa.
– Ruins Park (this attraction does not open on mondays, so I will take you to another special attrction): ruins of the house that was the home of the great patron of Belle Époque carioca, Laurinda Santos Lobo.
– Drop-off at your place (in the south or central zone).

Additional Info

Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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Tijuca Forest with Santa Teresa

This combination will make you experience totally different atmospheres: the nature and silence of the Tijuca Forest and the picturesque Santa Teresa neighborhood. In 5 hours you will see a big amount of the Tijuca National Park and Santa Teresa.

We will visit:

– Chinese View: from this chinese pagoda you will see a view with a different perspective of the city.
– Taunay Waterfall: waterfall painted several times by french artist Taunay.
– Dona Marta viewpoint: the closest viewpoint from Christ statue.
– Selaron steps: beautiful tiles project made by the artist Selaron.
– Santa Teresa trolley: you will take a quick ride on it.
– Largo dos Guimarães square: main area of Santa Teresa.
– Ruins Park (this attraction does not open on mondays, so I will take you to another special attrction): ruins of the house that was the home of the great patron of Belle Époque carioca, Laurinda Santos Lobo.
– Drop-off at your place (in the south or central zone).

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

– Chinese View: from this chinese pagoda you will see a view with a different perspective of the city.
– Taunay Waterfall: the biggest waterfall of Rio.

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: Escadaria Selaron, Rua Joaquim Silva S/N, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20241-110 Brazil

– Selaron Steps: beautiful tiles project made by the artist Selaron.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Santa Teresa, Rua Aurea, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20240-210 Brazil

– Santa Teresa: picturesque neighborhood.
– Stop for lunch in a brazilian restaurant.
– Ruins Park (open from tuesday to sunday): ruins of the house that was the home of the great patron of Belle Époque carioca, Laurinda Santos Lobo.

Duration: 2 hours

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

Chinese View: one of the most beatiful viewpoints of Rio!

Duration: 20 minutes

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

Taunay Waterfall: the most famous waterfall of Tijuca National Park.

Duration: 15 minutes



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