Adventure & History at Tijuca Forest (regular)
- Durata: 6 Ore (circa)
This tour includes HIKING and FITNESS is REQUIRED. Please read the description carefully.
Level: MODERATE > Total duration: approx. 5 to 6h > Hike: 2,5-3h/6,4km(3.85mi) elev.gain: 448m(1469ft)
- Approx. 2,5-3h hike at TIJUCA FOREST
- Get to know the highest waterfall in the park
- Circuit hike in the main sector of the National Park
- Visit a historical 170 year old chapel in the park
- Discover a cave in the rainforest
- Waterfall shower after the hike
In this Tijuca Forest tour circuit, we will visit a variety of attractions in the Tijuca Forest National Park that are not well known so it has a more exclusive touch. In a walk of approximately 6 km, we will hike along trails made in 19th century, a period when this area was occupied by coffee plantations and you’ll discover and learn the history and curiosities about Tijuca National Park, the largest replanted urban forest in the world.
Along the circuit you will visit the Cascatinha Taunay (largest waterfall in the National Park), the Mayrink Chapel (built in 1850), the Cova da Onça Suspension Bridge, the Eucalyptus Forest (which houses an old slave cemetery) and the Morcego’s Grotto (largest gneiss cave in Brazil).
After this moment you will have the opportunity to cool off at the Baronesa Cascade waterfall, and then start the journey back to the starting point passing the former residence of Barão d’Escragnolle, one of the park’s manager in the past (now The Esquilos restaurant) and also the Wallace Fountain, with a sculpture representing Goodness, Charity, Sobriety and Simplicity, a gift from the English philanthropist Richard Wallace to Brazil and produced inFrance in 1870.
This circuit combines adventure, history, nature, a waterfall shower, among other things, passing through somehow hidden spots and attractions that reveal the richness and personality of Rio de Janeiro and its tropical rainforest.
Transport is included from designated hotels/meeting points.
