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Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Tour

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Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Tour

From $49.00

Price varies by group size

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

  • 3 hours 30 minutes
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Get more out of your visit to the famous Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden when you go with a guide. Walk through the highlights of this UNESCO-listed biosphere reserve while learning about learning about its history and mission, plus see plants and animals from around the world like monkeys, toucans, and giant Amazonian water lilies. Round-trip transportation from Rio hotels is included.
  • Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden guided tour
  • See the highlights of this UNESCO-listed biosphere reserve
  • Enjoy free time to explore the garden on your own
  • Entrance fee and transportation from centrally located Rio hotels included

What's Included

  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Botanical Garden Ticket

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Roundtrip from most major hotels in the zones Sao Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana. Please stay at the hotel lobby 10 minutes before pick up time

What To Expect

Following pickup at your Rio de Janeiro hotel, travel to the Botanical Garden, located at the base of Corcovado Mountain.

Follow your guide into the 346-acre (140-hectare) park, heading straight to highlights such as the Avenue of Royal Palms, Lago Frei Leandro pond, and a greenhouse containing more than 500 types of orchids—a world-famous collection.

After your 90-minute guided tour, spend some free time wandering at your leisure. Check out the onsite Museu do Meio Ambiente, the botany library, or the gift shop.

At the conclusion of your tour, get dropped off at your hotel.

Botanical Garden

3 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • The specific departure time for this tour will be determined upon reconfirmation.
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Light clothes, sunscreen and sunglasses are recommended
  • Tickets to the Botanical Garden are not included. Prices are as follows:
  • Entrance fee for foreign visitors: BRL 60.00.
  • Entrance fee for Mercosur visitors: BRL 45.00.
  • Entrance fee for visitors residing in Brazil: BRL 24.00.
  • The above prices are subject to change without notice.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 35 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Ajit_N
Excellent tour of the beautiful botanical garden ! Erica was an awesome guide she narrated the history and other information in great detail. Highly recommended this tour when visiting Rio.

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Phenomenal tour to the world’s beautiful botanical garden
Ajit_N, Sep 2023
Excellent tour of the beautiful botanical garden ! Erica was an awesome guide she narrated the history and other information in great detail. Highly recommended this tour when visiting Rio.
Beautiful trees
Stacey_A, Aug 2023
Had a private tour with Luis. He was knowledgeable about all aspects of the garden. I have never seen trees that were so tall! Great place to visit.
Could Have Been Much Better
Martin_F, Feb 2023
Our guide was great, but the organization of the trip was terrible. Our guide doesn't own a car, so the tour company was supposed to send one, but couldn't get an Uber to come since it was a Carnival day. We wound up sitting in the hotel lobby for 45 minutes until one of the hotel employees drove us and the guide to the gardens. Luckily we were able to get an Uber quickly for the return to the hotel. The activity price doesn't include tickets, so that wasn't great either since the venue doesn't take credit cards or foreign currency.
A rainy surprise
mkzl, Feb 2020
It takes a very special guide to make a tour interesting on a very rainy day & JB managed to accomplish this! The garden is wonderful & JB is very knowledgeable & enthusiastic.
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Tour
Bernadette_S, Dec 2019
Excellent overview of the creation of the garden and of the plant types, where they come from and what they were used for. Really enjoyed it.
Our guide Karla was friendly and...
Linda W, Sep 2017
Our guide Karla was friendly and knowledgeable of the gardens. It is a lovely and relaxing tour as the gardens are well maintained.
There were only 3 of us on this...
travelman, Jun 2017
There were only 3 of us on this tour, so we got a lot of personalized attention. A hot day made for a nice, leisurely walk among some beautiful scenery. Also a nice escape from city traffic!

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