Argentina - Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls and Rio de Janeiro
 
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DAY 1

Arrive Buenos Aires and transfer to downtown hotel for 3 nights including breakfast. Today enjoy the sights of this cosmopolitan capital on a half day tour of the city. The tour introduces the most beautiful, and interesting parts of Buenos Aires: the famous Casa Rosada, and the beautiiful Recoleta cemetery. The guide will explain the history of the city, and how it has been affected by successive waves of immigration. (B)

DAY 2

After breakfast at the hotel, leave for a full day gaucho experience on the nearby pampas. The Fiesta Gaucha highlights the history and the distinctive lifestyle of the famous cowboys of Argentina. This highly entertaining and educational experience features a traditional Argentine barbeque, an authentic taste of life on the pampas. (B,L)

DAY 3

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel then take advantage of a free day to search out some of the terrific bargains in the shopping districts. In the evening immerse yourself in that most haunting aspect of all Argentine culture, the Tango. Have dinner and revel in the rhythms and dance of this famous music. (B,D)

DAY 4

After breakfast at the hotel, check out and transfer to the airport for the flight to Iguazu Falls. Upon arrival transfer to a hotel on the Brazilian side of the falls for two nights including breakfast. (B)

DAY 5

After breakfast, enjoy a half day tour of the Argentine side of this magnificent natural wonder, the falls. Take the jungle train to the point above the falls and walk out on the elevated walkways to look down right into the Garganta del Diablo, the Devil’s Throat, the most spectacular part of the falls. (B)

DAY 6

Breakfast and the morning free. In the afternoon, transfer to the airport for departure to Rio de Janeiro. Arrive Rio and transfer to hotel for 3 nights including breakfast. (B)

DAY 7

Departure from Hotel towards the Corcovado railway in Cosme Velho, with a panoramic drive along the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. Train ride through the forest to the top of the Corcovado mountain and the statue of Christ the Redeemer 710m above sea level. Time allocated enjoy the marvelous view of Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi - the city on the other side of the Guanabara Bay. Train back down. The tour continues through the "Rebouças" tunnel, passing the lagoon "Rodrigo de Freitas", São Conrado, Barra and returning via the beaches of Barra, São Conrado, Vidigal, Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana to the Marius Restaurant for a delicious lunch break. We continue on the way to the Sugar Loaf cable car station. Which takes 6 minutes of cable car ride, first to the "Morro da Urca" mountain, 270m above sea level and then another 5 minutes to the top of the Sugar Loaf mountain, 395m above sea level. If time permits, visits to downtown Rio de Janeiro, passing the cathedral and the Samba Stadium; "Sambodromo", before returning to the Hotel.
(B,L)

DAY 8

Breakfast at the hotel then enjoy a full day free to shop, see the sights and explore more of Rio. In the evening celebrate your last night in Rio with dinner accompanied by the tropical rhythms of an excellent Samba Show. Overnight Rio (B,D)

DAY 9

Day at leisure until the transfer to the international airport for departure.(B)

INCLUDES: EXTRA:
  • 8 nights accommodation at selected hotels including breakfast
  • Return airport transfers and transportation for included excursions
  • Excursions as specified in the itinerary
  • Meals as indicated (B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner)
  • Hotel taxes
  • Airfares and applicable taxes
  • Meals and excursions not specified by itinerary
  • Gratuities and items of a personal nature
  • Visas, airport and departure taxes if applicable

PRICE PER PERSON
Oct. 1, 2007- to Dec. 10, 2008
Double  
First Class Hotels
$1,289.00
Premier Hotels $1,698.00
Notes:
  • First class hotels: Buenos Aires- Americas Tower Iguazu (Brasil)-Continental Inn, Rio-Luxor Copacabana.
  • Premier class hotels: Buenos Aires- Regal Pacific Iguazu (Brasil)-Bourbon Cataratas, Rio-Rio Othon Palace.
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    Some day tours/transfers may be private or pooled with other travelers. If this is not acceptable please advice your booking agent and we will be able to provide private tours.
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