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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. |