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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. 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 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 Sambadrome, 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 Iguaçu 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/LIMA Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Transfer
from hotel to Ezeiza International airport with guide assistance to take flight
to LIMA. Arrival at Lima International airport, meet local guide and transfer
to the 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 Cathedrals 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
10 – 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 TheKorikancha, as many
other archaeological ruins. Overnight at selected hotel. DAY
11 – CUSCO/MACCHU PICHU/CUSCO 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 12
– CUSCO/SÃO PAULO Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Transfer
from hotel to Cuzco 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
13 – SÃO PAULO Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Transfer
from hotel to Guarulhos International airport with guide assistance to take flight
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