Tijuca Forest + Botanical Garden + Lage Park - by Alan Denis

This tour in the Tijuca Forest is the perfect private tour to visit the best that the 4th biggest urban forest of the world has to offer! Being located in the middle of the city of Rio, the Tijuca Forest has borders with all the 4 zones of Rio. Recovered and back to life, the Forest, which was almost completely deforested for coffee planting, is now the lung of the city of Rio. It has an area of 4 thousand hectares, having 95% of this area reforested by D. Pedro II over 13 years, from 1861. Itinerary: - Pick-up at your place in the south zone of the city. - Lage Park. - Botanic Garden - Chinese View (not open on weekends and holidays): from this pagoda you will see a view with a different perspective of the city. - Taunay Waterfall: waterfall painted several times by the french artist Taunay. - Drop-off at your place.