SUGAR LOAF , GIGÓIA ISLAND , TIJUCA FOREST PARK WITH ANASTACIA

Sugar Loaf is one the most visited tour attraction in Rio de Janeiro from  the cable car you can see a wonderful view it was inaugurated on 27 October  1912 has became a trade mark of the city in all those years the cable car has received personalities  from all over the world like Einstein in 1925 , John Kennedy , actors like Roger Moore , Brook Shields , Gina Lollobrigida and others .

Augusto Ferreira Ramos imagined an aerial way to the Sugar Loaf in 1908 and in 1910 the construction of the first Brazilian cable car was iniciated now in 2009 the company decided to install a new and modern cable car holding 75 passengers

Adeulina enjoyed a lot our full day tour starting  at Sugar Loaf

the climbers choose this  Mountain to enjoy the view of Guanabara Bay and the Yach Club

After Sugar Loaf  we went to the Cascatinha on Tijuca Forest Park  to see the great waterfall with fresh water

FULL DAY WITH ONE PEOPLE -U$200 DOLLARS IT TAKES FROM 6 TO 8 HOURS

TWO CANADIAN GIRLS AND THE REALIZATION OF A DREAM

If you want adventure you are in the right place , this is the city that you can have so much fun !

the girls decided they wanted to have this experience once in their life , so they took pre-arranged lesson on how to fly

Jackie waiting for the flight
me and Jackie at the ramp

Located within the largest Urban Forest in the world , inside the Tijuca National Park , the free flight launch ramp on Pedra Bonita rock reaches out over the Forest at an altitude of 1600 feets

The mountain is 820 meters high , dipping into the Atlantic Ocean it is the highest coastal Mountain in the world voted by the Lonely Planet guide as one the five obligatory activities in Rio de Janeiro hang gliding is also one of the 1000 that we should achieve in our lifetime

The sensation of hang gliding can be compared to a type of dinamic meditation, and in an arc of 360 degrees , you can see the Corcovado , Sugar Loaf the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon , the multi-colored Forest , the Rocinha Favela and on the other side the Barra da Tijuca Beach and Gavea Rock , their flight was very safe and the landing was awsome .

The plans for our day with Diana were to go to the Statue of Christ Redeemer and also go to hike in Tijuca Forest Park .However we ended up doing so much more ! she was so enthousiastic and encouraged us to take every oportunity .It was the most amazing experience and we would have never been able to do it If she had not been so encouraging Jackie and Janelle

While we were going back to the Hotel in Copacabana we saw the Pilots hang gliding so we decided to stop at São Conrado to have a look at the guys and to take some pictures here you can see the Pepino beach and the landing area

THE FLORESTA DA TIJUCA PARK

Tijuca forest in the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro it is one of the biggest Urban Forest in the world covering 3.200 hectare it harbored a large indigenous population untill the 16th century the original florest was destroyed to make way for coffee farmers on the second half of the 19th century later on it was replanted to protect the Rio water supply because in the middle of the rivers of the city or Rio were drying up



The guard at the entrance gave us many rules about the Park and how to behave with the little animals and how to do the track up to Pico da Tijuca

Eduardo it´s experienced in Mountains so he went to the Pico da Tijuca ,with the girls it´s about 1 hour walk till the top you need to have lots of water , a backpaker on your shoulders , sunscreen , sunblock and a repelent then you are ready to go

The monkey is watching Jackie from the top of the pole and she was looking at the other ones around

When the girls contact me for some adventure they never imagine how fun it was going to be !!!!!!!!!! we saw on our way up some species of Nail Monkey ( Macaco Prego )

Many species of little animals like the ` Guati ´ are seen at the Forest crossing our way

                            It´s amazing how they are so sweet with us and very curious

KEVIN AND FRIENDS FROM L.A. UNIVERSITY

FORT SANTA CRUZ

I WAS HONORED TO TOUR WITH GREAT AMERICANS FROM CALIFORNIA , THEY HAD ONE DAY TO SPEND IN RIO DE JANEIO I PICK THEM AT THE HOTEL AND WE DID A FULL DAY TOUR TO TIJUCA FOREST THEN TO THE FORT SANTA CRUZ AND NATIONAL PARK WAS FUN , THEY ENJOYED A LOT THEIR TOUR AND HERE IS THE PICTURE OF THE DAY !