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1 – 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
2 – 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 Sambadrome, site of Rio's famous Carnival parade. Return
to the hotel. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at selected hotel. DAY
3 – 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
4 – 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
5 – 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
6 – IGUASSU FALLS Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Transfer
from hotel to Das Cataratas International airport with guide assistance to take
flight back home. |