Wander World - South America
 
 SOUTH AMERICA PROGRAM
 BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, CHILE, PERU & BOLIVIA
 
 

Day 1 – SÃO PAULO
Arrival at Guarulhos International Airport, meet local guide and immediate transfer to the hotel. Check-in and accommodation. Overnight at selected hotel.

Day 2 – SÃO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer from hotel to Guarulhos International Airport with guide assistance to take flight to Rio de Janeiro. Arrival at International airport, meet local guide and immediate transfer to the hotel. Check-in and accommodation. Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 3 – RIO DE JANEIRO
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Half-Day Private Tour to Sugar Loaf & downtown area. Passengers will leave the hotel directly to Urca District to board a cable car for a two-staged
Ascent up Sugar Loaf Mountain. Then coming down and proceeding along Guanabara Bay and Flamengo Park as far as downtown. Visiting downtown area, passing by the financial and business center and by other attractions such as the Candelaria Church, Saint Sebastian Cathedral, Lapa Arches, Municipal Theatre, National Library, Fine Arts Museum, and by the Samba Rome, site of Rio's famous Carnival parade. Return to the hotel. Afternoon at leisure.
Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 4 – RIO DE JANEIRO
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Half-Day Private Tour to Corcovado & Beaches
Leaving the hotel and proceeding as far as Cosme Velho Station to board a cog-train for the ride through Tijuca Forest up Corcovado Mountain. The train ride takes 20 minutes and is a wonderful opportunity for a closer look at the forest's lush tropical vegetation and to enjoy scenic landscapes of the beaches and city. Disembarking at the top of Corcovado and then proceeding up the steps that lead to the top lookout where the towering

Statue of Christ the Redeemer stands, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. After appreciating the breathtaking view unfolding below, passengers will descend by train. The tour proceeds passing by Rio's world-famous beaches. Return to the hotel. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 5 – RIO DE JANEIRO/IGUASSU FALLS
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer from hotel to International Airport with guide assistance to take flight to Iguassu Falls. Arrival at Das Cataratas International airport, meet local guide and immediate transfer to the hotel. Check-in and accommodation. Half-Day Brazilian Falls tour Walking along the 1.500 mts long paths following cascades and then walking along the catwalk that leads very close to the bottom of the Devil's Throat, the guests will enjoy magnificent views. There is also an elevator for those wishing to view and shoot the falls from the top. (Including entrance fee to the National Park). Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 6 – IGUASSU FALLS
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Full-Day Tour to Argentinean side, walking along the pathways over the Iguassu River, in boats that goes almost the foot of the falls or by a breathless helicopter flight over them. The impressing scenery surrounded by its wide sub-tropical vegetation, flora and fauna is certainly an unforgettable image that remains forever in one's mind. Tour starts with stopping at the Visitors' Center and proceeding from there the Superior Circuit, the up-river cascades, to the Inferior Circuit, the downriver falls and then takes the Ecological Jungle Train that leads visitors to and from the most impressive observation point of the falls - The Devil's Throat. (Including entrance fee to the National Park). Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 7 – IGUASSU FALLS/BUENOS AIRES
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from hotel to Puerto Iguassu International airport (Argentinean side - IGR) with guide assistance to take flight to BUENOS
AIRES. Arrival at Aeropark/Jorge Newberry Domestic airport, meet local guide and transfer to the hotel. Check-in and accommodation. Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 8 – BUENOS AIRES
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Half-Day City Tour During this tour we will visit Avenida de Mayo that runs into the Plaza De Mayo, which is surrounded by the Casa Rosada (Government
House), the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Cabildo (first City Hall, built during Spanish rule). At the other end of Avenida de Mayo you find the Congress building. Then we continue to San Telmo, the best kept historical neighborhood and eldest district of Buenos Aires. Here we have time to stroll around Plaza Dorrego, where you can find many antique shops. On Sundays Plaza Dorrego is a "MUST", as an antique market takes place there. If you till now did not find the right souvenir, here for sure you will get it. In the fresh shadow of huge trees and also in the streets where Tango couples are dancing. Next stop is La Boca, a most colorful area. At the famous street Caminito people will meet painters offering their Tango pictures. Passing Colon Theatre, one of the world's best known opera houses and the cultural pride of the "porteños" (as the inhabitants of Buenos Aires are commonly called), we continue to Palermo with its beautiful parks, the City Zoo, Botanical Garden, Argentine Horse Track and
National Polo Fields. Palermo is beautiful for its artificial lakes. At the end of the tour we will visit Recoleta area, one of the city's glamorous spots. Recoleta is the quarter of the rich of Buenos Aires, even though it once hosted a slaughterhouse. Here you will find the Municipal Cultural Center, elegant boutiques and excellent restaurants, surrounded by centennial trees.
Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 9 – BUENOS AIRES/BARILOCHE
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from hotel to Aeropark Domestic airport with guide assistance to take flight to BARILOCHE. Arrival at Bariloche airport, meet local guide and transfer to the hotel. Check-in and accommodation. Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 10 – BARILOCHE
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Half-Day City Tour with Cerro Cathedral Explore the scenic lakes and countryside of this magnificent area today. Your sightseeing tour visits the town of Bariloche, the Llao Llao Peninsula, beautiful Lopez Bay with views of the Cathedral, Lopez and Otto mountains. A visit to Cerro Campanerio with chairlift gives you a spectacular, panoramic view of the area. Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 11 - BARILOCHE/SANTIAGO
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from hotel to airport with guide assistance to take flight to Santiago. Arrival at Santiago International airport, meet local guide and transfer to the hotel. Check-in and accommodation. Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 12 – SANTIAGO
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Half-Day City Tour
Santiago, founded in 1541, is a mixture between the old and modern times. On today’s city tour you drive past
many famous monuments and visit the Santa Lucía Hill to enjoy a panoramic view of the city, the Main Square, the Cathedral, the Government Palace and Horse Club. Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 13 – SANTIAGO/LIMA
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer from hotel to Santiago International airport with guide assistance to take flight to LIMA. Arrival at Lima International airport, meet local guide and transfer to hotel. Check-in and accommodation. Half-Day City Tour & Gold Museum You will explore the city tour through the old and the new Lima. The Plaza de Armas with the beautiful buildings of the government Palace, the town hall, the Palace of the archbishop and the cathedral are still the most important places in town. After that you will visit the San Isidro and Miraflores district, the residential areas. By the afternoon guided visit to the famous Mujica Gallo Gold Museum. This private collection contains the most important pieces in gold, silver and gilded copper from a number of Peru's different pre-Columbian cultures.
Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 14 – LIMA
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Full-Day Nazca Lines
This tour begins in the morning at the Lima airport. An hour and a half flight takes you 310 km. (193 miles) south to Ica where you will be transferred to a smaller plane to over-fly the world famous Nazca markings. Brief city tour and visit of local museum and Huacachina (in Ica) before flying back to Lima. Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 15 – LIMA/CUZCO
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from hotel to Lima International airport to take flight to CUZCO. Arrival at Cuzco airport, meet local guide and transfer to the hotel.
Cuzco is at High altitude. There could be respiratory problems. However, the hotels supply free "special tea" & Oxygen cylinders as well. Check-in and accommodation.
Half-Day City Tour & Ruins of Cuzco We will combine in a 4 hours Tour some of the best of Cusco: The archaeological remains from Inca times located nearby, and the Colonial art treasures from the Spanish times. We will visit the archaeological park of Saqsaywaman, Tambomachay, the famous Temple of the Sun The Korikancha, as many other archaeological ruins. Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 16 – CUZCO/MACCHU PICHU/CUZCO
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Full-Day Macchu Pichu tour
Transfer to the train station. Continue by train through the valley until Aguas Calientes. From here small busses drive up the steep mountain to the ruin town Machu Picchu. Called the Lost City of the Incas, cultural Heritage of Mankind is one of the names given to this wonderful stone city constructed with a technique incredible for its era and even for present times. Stone upon stone, fitted together perfectly without any cement, with impressive delicacy, exquisite detail and discrimination worthy of the world's greatest palaces. There are many theories about Machu Picchu, but one thing is for sure - it is one of the most impressive sites ever. Guided visit of the ruins. Return to Cuzco in the afternoon and transfer to your hotel.
Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 17 – CUSCO/PUNO
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from hotel to Cuzco airport with guide assistance to take flight to Puno.
Arrival at Juliaca airport, meet local guide and transfer to hotel in Puno (80 km).
In route will enter to the archaeological group of Sillustani to visit him. A Peninsula made out of rocks and surrounded by the "Umayo Enchanted Lake," pre-Inca archaeological structure famous for its marvellous Chullpas, where the Koyas buried people from the nobility and at the same time for being the fertility sanctuary since it is located in a magic religious place. Surrounded by beautiful landscape, this is a unique place and it is appropriate for meditation, silence, and rest. Check-in and accommodation. Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 18 – PUNO/COPACABANA/LAKE TITICACA/LA PAZ
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Early land transfer to Copacabana Sanctuary board the Catamaran Cruise Ship, lunch while sailing to Sun Island, the legendary birth place of the Inca Empire. Visit the Inca Garden, steps and fountain then the Inti Wata Cultural Complex including the Ekako Underground Museum, the traditional medicine and the Titicaca Reed Shipbuilders display centers, the Pachamama agricultural Inca terraces, a handicraft center, the Intica lounge and at the Manco Kapac look out, the largest variety of Andean cameloids. Also, the Inti Wata Complex at Sun Island includes a unique sailing experience aboard a huge Titicaca Traditional vessel to enjoy a panoramic visit of the Pilkakaina Inca Palace. Catamaran Cruise Ship to Chua harbor, land transfer to La Paz city. Check-in and accommodation. Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 19 – LA PAZ
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Half-Day City Tour & Moon Valley
Visit to the city and its typical markets, like the artisan, the famous witch and indigenous markets, churches of the colonial time, like San Francisco, Main Squares: Murillo Square, the Cathedral, Government Palace, National Congress and the colonial, we will continue with the visit to the Tiwanaco Culture Museum. The sceneries change when we visit the modern districts and the famous “Valley of the Moon” (rocky figures caused by the erosion).
Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 20 – LA PAZ/SÃO PAULO
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer from hotel to La Paz International airport with guide assistance to take flight to São Paulo. Arrival at Guarulhos International airport, meet local guide and transfer to the hotel.
Check-in and accommodation.
Overnight at selected hotel.

DAY 21 – SÃO PAULO
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Half-Day City Tour
Beginning with a tour through downtown (the oldest area where the city was founded), the Residential area of Higienopolis, followed by another residential area, Pacaembu and its football stadium. Then the faculty of medicine (biggest in Latin America), the Butantan Institute with its snake farm and where a visit will be made, the Palace of Bandeirantes (headquarter for the state government), the Morumbi football stadium (biggest private owned stadium - 80.000 people), the elegnt residential area of Jardins, the Ibirapuera Park (project of Oscar Niemeyer), Avenida Paulista (the financial center) and return to the hotel.
Transfer from hotel to Guarulhos International airport with guide assistance to take flight back home.

 
 
  
 
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