The 9 Best Rio De Janeiro Garden Tours

1.Rio de Janeiro: 4-Hour Botanical Garden & Tijuca Forest Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 275 reviews · 4 hours · from $51Our pick

Spend four hours exploring Rio’s Botanical Garden and Tijuca National Forest with a Spanish, English, or Portuguese-speaking guide. See imperial palms, orchids, giant water lilies, Taunay Waterfall, and views toward Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain. Hotel pickup covers Copacabana, Leme, Ipanema, and Leblon. Vista Chinesa is skipped on weekends.

“The forest and garden were absolutely amazing. Alexia took us to beautiful scenic spots for pictures and was happy to talk to us about the local history, culture and life. We enjoyed it very much”

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2.Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden & Tijuca Forest Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 168 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $55

Spend about four hours exploring Rio’s Botanical Garden and Tijuca National Park with a guide such as João, Newton, or Alexia. Expect a short garden tour, forest viewpoints, Taunay Waterfall, and Capela Mayrink, with hotel pickup in Rio’s South Zone. Vista Chinesa is currently suspended and is omitted on weekends.

“The guide (Newman?) was very knowledgeable. The pace set was good. We saw lots of the gardens, even though the place is large. Lots of interesting plants/trees as well as flowers. The place was beautiful.”

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3.Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 40 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $81

Visit Rio’s 346-acre Botanical Garden with a guide, then enjoy free time among royal palms, orchids, ponds, monkeys, historic monuments, and research collections. Hotel pickup and return are included. Guides such as Lucia, Milene, Erica, and ChiChi have earned praise for their plant knowledge and warm approach.

“We had the best time touring the Botanical Garden. Our tour Lucia was phenomenal!!! She was extremely knowledgeable and accommodating. Highly recommend her and Gray Line.”

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4.Rio de Janeiro: Tijuca National Park & Botanic Garden Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 39 reviews · 4 hours · from $65

Ride from your Rio hotel into Tijuca National Park for rainforest views, Taunay Waterfall, Mayrink Chapel, and Vista Chinesa. Then explore the Botanical Garden’s 7,000-plus plant species with a multilingual guide. Hotel transfers and park entry are included, but you pay the garden admission separately.

“So the guide told us that the Tojuca National Forest was closed and we could not go there. This was of course disappointing to say the least! She took us ( and another couple) to the Botanical Gardens and did a good tour of them - this was great. Afterwards she took us to a locals bar by the beach with a good view - this was really nice too - bit much she could do about the Tijuca park being closed. E had to pay for the Botanical gardens although we thought it was already paid. We got no money back for the national park.”

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5.Rio: Botanical Garden, Tijuca Forest, and Parque Lage Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 5 hours · from $104

Spend five hours exploring Rio’s Atlantic Forest, Taunay Waterfall, Chinese Lookout, Botanical Garden, and Parque Lage. Your private English, Spanish, or Portuguese-speaking guide handles transport and entry fees, with hotel pickup from central Rio, Copacabana, Ipanema, and other listed areas.

“We had a great experience with our tour. Our tour guide was great! He was friendly and caring. We had a great time!”

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6.Rio de Janeiro: Botanical Garden & Tijuca Forest Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 11 reviews · 4 hours · from $85

You’ll explore Tijuca Forest by convertible jeep, stop at waterfalls and viewpoints such as Chinese View and Emperor’s Table, then walk through Rio’s Botanical Garden. A bilingual guide leads the way in Portuguese, English, or Spanish. Gabriel has earned special praise for his engaging explanations. Bring sunscreen, repellent, sturdy shoes, and a snack.

“Loved it all especially Gabriel!! He was an engaging, knowledgeable & entertaining guide!! Best time here in Rio Can’t improve that”

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7.Private Tijuca Forest & Botanical Garden Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 9 reviews · 5 hours · from $80

Spend five hours with a private English, Spanish, or Portuguese-speaking guide in Tijuca National Park and Rio Botanical Garden. You will visit the Chinese Viewpoint, Cascatinha Taunay, forest trails, the sensory garden, orchidarium, and bromeliad greenhouse. Guides such as Edison, Ederson, and Antonio tailor the pace and route to your interests.

“Very informative, comfortable private ride, pleasent walk on trails in the forest and the botanical garden - a great experience all together. The guide, Antonio, contacted us the day prior to the tour via What'sUp and picked us up at our accomodation ( just off the Prestana Rio Atlantica hotel). He had a driver with him, so we were dropped to each designation while the driver dealt with parking the car. We were very happy that we chose the private tour vs the open jeep tours.”

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8.Jeep’n’Green: Rio Botanical Garden & Tijuca Rainforest Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $95

Spend four hours with a live guide exploring Rio’s 140-hectare Botanical Garden and Tijuca National Park by Jeep. You’ll see palms, rainforest plants, Mayrink Chapel, Emperor’s Table, and Vista Chinesa when available, then walk to Cachoeira dos Macacos and stop at Pepino Beach. Hotel pickup, entry, and multilingual guiding are included.

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9.Green Rio: Guided Tour of Botanical Garden and Lage Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 5 hours · from $107Top rated

Spend five hours touring Rio’s Botanical Garden and Parque Lage with an English, Portuguese, or Spanish-speaking guide. See imperial palms, orchids, bromeliads, the Japanese Garden, forest trails, and Parque Lage’s mansion courtyard with its Christ the Redeemer view. Hotel pickup serves Leblon, Ipanema, and Copacabana, with meeting points available elsewhere.

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