Brazil · WATERFALL TOURS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 waterfall tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part of planning.
Explore Rio’s Tijuca Rainforest with waterfalls, caves, viewpoints, hotel transfers, and a small-group guide on this five-hour hike.
“Beautiful hike! Our guide Eric was very knowledgeable and made the experience very enjoyable! Fun time!”
Hike Rio’s Tijuca Forest to caves, waterfalls, ruins, and historic sites with a bilingual guide and hotel pickup.
“Great trip with our guide Luiza. She has a huge knowledge of the flora and fauna, and we had a great history lesson. Despite being so close to the city, the nature was stunning. We will be back for the longer hike.”
Review of Paraty’s 6-hour jeep tour to Pedra Branca, Tobogã, Poço do Tarzan, and a cachaça distillery, with practical tips.
“the activity was very fun. The guides were very friendly, organised and talkative. The waterfalls were wonderfull also the restaurant picked for lunch was very good and the portions were huge. We were a big group (of four cara in total travelling) so in some places we had to wait a little bit longer for everybody to enter the jeeps but that's okay.”
Paddle the Iguaçu River, hike Atlantic Forest trails, and swim beneath secluded waterfalls on this active Foz do Iguaçu adventure.
“It was an incredibly lovely trip, and exactly what we were looking for. Until now we have only been on very crowded guided tours where you could not enjoy nature. This was the opposite. We could enjoy being more alone in nature in areas that were not tourist. All guides were incredibly sweet, relaxed, friendly and helpful, and spoke better English than most others we are encountered during our trip. They take very good care of one. They also helped to inform about transportation across the border, as we stay at a hotel in Puerto Iguazu and the activity starts from the Brazilian side. We took a taxi on the…”
See Iguassu Falls from Brazil and Argentina in one day, with border help, bilingual guiding, park trails, wildlife, and an optional boat ride.
“we both thought that ANDRE the guide was excellent. Very attentive abd considerate, looking after everyone. Very natural guide who was very good at communicating. Excellent value and we enjoyed thd day very much.”
Explore five jungle waterfalls near Foz do Iguaçu, swim in natural pools, and hike two river trails with guides, photos, and safety gear included.
“I would give 0 stars if I could. After reading really good reviews, we were really excited about this particular activity. After booking the activity, we reached out to the company directly several times to confirm the pick up location, and never got any response. We eventually contacted Viator and agreed on a pick up location with customer service. The day of the activity we had to walk about 30 min to the agreed upon location. After waiting for about an hour, we finally got a hold of the company, and they indicated that they would not be able to do the tour. They asked if we would be interested…”
Review of Paraty’s $37 jeep tour to Toboga waterfall, cachaça stills, cassava flour making, and the historic Gold Path.
“This tour was a 10/10. We had a great day. The tour guide spoke every language, which was really nice. He was funny. Nicely organized, it was lovely. Would do it again.”
Explore up to 10 secret waterfalls near Foz do Iguaçu on four guided trails, with river bathing, hotel transfers, and a small group.
“Had an exhilarating trek with an amazing guide Camile! She was so knowledgeable about the various trails, took us at our own pace and challenged us with some fairly rugged terrain. We are both 58 and hike a lot in the mountains of Colorado and would rate some of the paths as moderate and some as difficult due to climbing over rocks and some steep inclines. The views were great and the waterfalls beautiful. Our guide couldn’t have been better!!”
Explore 10 deserted beaches by boat, walk to Triste Beach waterfall, visit a lithic workshop, and swim in natural pools near Bombinhas.
“We had a great time exploring this beautiful area by boat and on foot. The walk/hike through the Atlantic rain forest to the waterfalls was a highlight.”
Explore Presidente Figueiredo from Manaus with two waterfalls, a wildlife-filled cave, forest walks, lunch, and hotel transfers.
“Everything was fantastic and well organized. They come to pick up us at the hotel, we stopped at the bar to have breakfast and then we leave for the experience. We visited all the sites described in the site and we had a very good lunch with local river fish and meat. The group is composed by 15 people and we were followed by the guide for everything. I suggest this experience even if it’s a little bit challenging because we need to walk thought the forest for about 2 hours .. go up on the hills , on the river , ecc .. it’s good if you live wild…”
Review of the Presidente Figueiredo waterfall tour from Manaus, with jungle walks, swimming, transport, guide quality, timing, and practical tips.
“The waterfalls are really outstanding, totally recommend seeing them. The tour is around 11 hours including the car trip from Manaus. Lunch is included and it's very good. The guide speaks 80% English, not a lot of information is provided during the trip. There is a 30 min hike included, you should have adherent shoes for it.”
Review of Rio’s Tijuca Forest waterfall hike, with bathing at Jequitibá and Chuveiro Falls, guide tips, difficulty, price, and practical advice.
“The trip was very rewarding, there was a little climbing but nothing to worry about. Highly recommended for getting out of the city for couple of hours”
Hike Rio’s Tijuca Forest to waterfalls, caves, wildlife, and viewpoints with hotel pickup, a guide, and a small group.
“Was a small group and Eduardo was entertaining. The hike is short but he made the best of it. We saw Monkeys and a sloth. Great experience.”
Hike Pedra da Gávea to Garganta do Céu for sweeping Rio views, a forest waterfall, photos, and a demanding four-hour climb.
“This was a very challenging hike for me. Took me 2hrs going up. Rugged terrain with lots of rocks. Ron Beulah is an excellent guide and truly helped to make sure that I got up and down without incident. There were 3 tourists & 1 guide. If you have any major health issues or are out of shape do not do this hike! You need at least 2 liters of water and snacks. It was very rewarding and satisfying to see the monkeys and tropical forests. I’d do it again since I’m aware of the level of difficulty.”
Review of Manaus’s private rainforest tour to waterfalls, caves, jungle trails, Crystal Lake, lunch, and Urubuí rapids.
“The tour guide was great. He spoke very good English. The caves and waterfalls were beautiful! So glad we booked this!”
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