Serra dos Órgãos National Park

Dedo de Deus, near Teresópolis

Serra dos Órgãos is in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in the Southeast of Brazil.

Understand

History

Founded 1939.

Landscape

Mountains up to 2.275 m.

Flora and fauna

Get in

By bus

From Petrópolis, it can be easily made as a day trip. To find a suitable bus connection simply use the app Moovit.

You can go for example from near the Rodoviária in Petrópolis Centro with the bus line 700. Check the exact position of the bus stop in Moovit or ask somebody there.

The line 700 goes every 7 minutes to Terminal Corrêas. Change there to the bus line 611. You can go to the final station of the bus and walk from there to the accommodations or the entry of the National Park. The whole trip costs R$8,80 one-way. The last bus connection back to Petropolis is around midnight. The exact time can be checked with Moovit.

Fees and permits

The website of the national park states the detailed fees. As of December 2012 the entrance fee for foreigners is R$22 with an additional fee for using the trails (R$33 for the first day, R$16.50 for additional weekend days or R$3.30 on weekdays.

Do

Travesia da Serra - GPS Coordinates on Wikilog.

Sleep

Lodging

In Google Maps you can find the accommodations where you can stay in Bonfim near the entrance of the National Park. Some of them can be booked on booking.com

The Eco Lodge Hostel offers dorm rooms for R$80. They are available even though they are neither shown on booking.com or Hostelworld (Dec 2020)

Go next

• Petrópolis
• Rio de Janeiro
• Belo Horizonte
• Ouro Preto