Tijuca Forest
Explore Tijuca’s Forest Sector with your private English-speaking guide. Cascatinha Taunay, Capela Mayrink’s forest setting and selected short walks form a route shaped around your interests, pace and confirmed park access.

A few reasons to go.
Cascatinha Taunay and its forest surroundings
Capela Mayrink’s exterior
Selected short forest paths suited to your party
Five- and eight-hour private options
Your day in Rio.
Indicative itinerary. Timings and sequence may vary according to the selected option, operating conditions and your confirmed proposal.
- Preferred 08:30
Your private pickup
Meet your private guide and driver at your confirmed Rio address. The final departure time is arranged when booking.
- Forest setting
Cascatinha Taunay
Visit the waterfall’s viewing area and explore its immediate forest surroundings with your guide.
- Forest walks
Mayrink and selected paths
Visit the chapel’s exterior and follow short paths suited to your party, selected duration and permitted park access.
- Indicative return 13:30 or 16:30
Return within your selected hours
For an 08:30 start, return is approximately 13:30 for the five-hour option or 16:30 for eight hours. Your service follows the confirmed departure time.
Ways to experience it.
- Five-hour service focused on the principal forest visits
- Eight-hour service allowing a more flexible forest pace and compatible nearby stops
Thoughtfully arranged.
Included
- Private vehicle with a Portuguese-speaking driver
- Private English-speaking guide
- Pickup and return at your confirmed Rio address
- Bottled water
- Guided visit in Tijuca’s Forest Sector
- Cascatinha Taunay, Capela Mayrink’s exterior and selected short walking paths
Not included
- Meals and personal purchases
- Visits to Capela Mayrink’s interior
- Admission to additional paid attractions
- Airport transfers and transport outside this experience
- Additional guide and driver hours beyond the booked service
Good to know.
- Private for 1–7 guests; larger private groups can be arranged in executive vans.
- Your booked service period includes pickup, travel, visits, breaks and return.
- The sequence and final start time are confirmed around access, your interests and traffic.
- Please share guest ages, luggage and mobility requirements when enquiring.
- Forest routes and applicable park access are confirmed around your party’s walking preferences and mobility requirements.
- The chapel interior is not included.



