12 Day - Brazil & Argentina Escape With Santiago
From From Rio De Janeiro To Santiago
Itinerary & Map
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable.
DAY 1 ARRIVE IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Welcome to South America’s largest and most populous country. This evening, meet your Tour Director and fellow traveling companions for a welcome dinner at the hotel.
Meal: Dinner
DAY 2 RIO DE JANEIRO
Today, visit the statue of Christ the Redeemer crowning CORCOVADO MOUNTAIN, a rounded peak rising 2,300 feet from the bay below. Take the scenic cog railway ride to its top, where a 360-degree panorama affords sweeping views. Proceed to bustling downtown Rio. View the Sambodromo and visit the CATHEDRAL. This afternoon, you may wish to join an optional trip into a local favela to see where 20% of Rio’s population lives. Visits include a community center and a school. This evening, it’s off to a CHURRASCARIA for a feast of barbecued meats marinated and roasted over charcoal in true Brazilian style.
Meal: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 3 RIO DE JANEIRO
Enjoy a day of leisure or consider an optional trip to historic Petropolis, once the former summer palace of Emperor Dom Pedro II and now a mountain resort.
Meal: Breakfast
DAY 4 RIO DE JANEIRO–IGUASSU FALLS
A flight from Rio takes you to IGUASSU FALLS. Experience the clouds of spray, the incessant roar, and the surrounding luxuriant tropical growth that make this an unforgettable natural wonder. Head into Brazil’s Iguassu National Park to enjoy the magnificent panorama of waterfalls from the Brazilian side. Your Local Guide introduces the spectacle of this 2-mile-wide torrential downpour, with some cataracts as high as 250 feet—it’s nothing short of hypnotic!
Meal: Breakfast
DAY 5 IGUASSU FALLS
Today is at your leisure to explore the area on your own. Your Tour Director will have suggestions for your free time.
Meal: Breakfast
DAY 6 IGUASSU FALLS–BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
This morning, journey to the Argentine side of IGUASSU FALLS, where you will take the ECOLOGICAL JUNGLE TRAIN and enjoy a closer perspective on a walking tour of the falls. Meander along the walkways from atop the falls, and enjoy an exhilarating perspective looking over the precipice of the falls as the water plunges to the rocks below. Next, fly to Buenos Aires. After arriving, an orientation walk acquaints you with the “Paris of South America” and its wide boulevards and outdoor cafés.
Meal: Breakfast
DAY 7 BUENOS AIRES
Your sightseeing starts in La Boca, a colorful district and site of the city’s first port. Take a short walking tour of this unique neighborhood and then on to San Telmo, famous for its late-colonial buildings and a popular gathering spot for artists. At Plaza de Mayo, see La Casa Rosada (the President’s Pink House) and the METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL, housing San Martin’s Mausoleum. Drive past the ornate Colon Opera House before reaching RECOLETA CEMETERY, burial site of Eva Perón. After an afternoon at leisure, top off the evening at a famous TANGO CLUB. Start with a farewell dinner featuring Argentine steaks and other local specialties, and end with a show featuring flawless performances of Latin America’s most sensuous dance—the Tango!
Meal: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 8 BUENOS AIRES
Today is free to explore on your own. Perhaps take an optional excursion to the heart of the pampas (grasslands) and immerse yourself in the atmosphere of rural, country life at a working Argentine estancia (ranch). After a traditional welcome with empanadas and local beverages, get acquainted with the lifestyle of real gauchos (cowboys) on a horseback ride or carriage ride through the pampas. You will also enjoy a colorful feast, complete with world-renowned Argentine beef, salad, desserts, local wine, and live music and dance by the gauchos themselves. Top off the day with a horsemanship show by the gauchos before saying adios to the countryside and heading back to the city.
Meal: Breakfast
DAY 9 BUENOS AIRES–SANTIAGO, CHILE
Fly over the Andes to Santiago, Chile’s capital, where you will be met at the airport by a Globus representative. This country is more than 10 times longer than wide, with 2,650 miles of beautiful Pacific coastline.
Meal: Breakfast
DAY 10 SANTIAGO
Step back into the 16th century as your Local Guide traces the city’s history and heritage. Start at La Moneda, the official Government Palace, before visiting the Plaza de Armas, the in square, with a visit to the 18th-century CATHEDRAL. The afternoon and evening are at your leisure. This evening, consider the optional Chilean Folkloric Dinner Show.
Meal: Breakfast
DAY 11 SANTIAGO
Today is free to explore on your own or to take an optional excursion to the beautiful coastal region west of Santiago. Drive through the hills of Chile’s wine country to the port of Valparaiso, then along the coast to Viña del Mar. This chic seaside resort with palm tree-lined avenues and lovely villas truly deserves the sobriquet “Pearl of the Pacific.”
Meal: Breakfast
DAY 12 SANTIAGO
Your tour ends with breakfast this morning.
Meal: Breakfast
ACCOMMODATIONS:
RIO DE JANEIRO: ARENA LEME HOTEL
IGUASSU FALLS: WISH RESORT
BUENOS AIRES : GRAND BRIZO HOTEL
SANTIAGO : CROWNE PLAZA SANTIAGO
DESTINATIONS & SIGHTSEEING:
RIO DE JANEIRO
Sightseeing with a Local Guide; visit Corcovado Mountain and the cathedral; Churrascaria dinner
IGUASSU FALLS
Sightseeing with a Local Guide on both the Brazilian and Argentinean sides of Iguassu Falls; Ecological Jungle Train
BUENOS AIRESWalking tour; visit the Metropolitan Cathedral and Recoleta Cemetery; Tango show and farewell dinner
SANTIAGOSightseeing with a Local Guide
Headsets throughout the tour.
Notes:
Participation in this tour requires guest’s name exactly as it appears on his/her passport, D.O.B., gender, and nationality at the time of booking.
MEALS
Breakfast daily, 3 three-course dinners including a churrascaria dinner in Rio, and a Tango and farewell dinner show in Buenos Aires
Indicative Rate: Per Person (In USD $)
Notes:
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Prices based on double occupancy.
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The seats are subject to availability at the time of confirmation.
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Vacation departures, itineraries and prices are subject to change.
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A non-refundable, non-transferable deposit is required for Globus to reserve space for you.
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Taxes and fees are subject to change and are not guaranteed until full land and air deposit are received.
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All Escapes by Globus tours and departures are excluded from the following Globus discounts: Book Early & Save, Welcome Back Credit, Journeys Club discount, Second Tour discount and Small Group discount.
Dates and Prices do not include air travel.
Participation in this vacation requires purchase of the following flights from Globus, not included in the pricing: (1) roundtrip air from your U.S. gateway and intra-vacation air segments; or (2) intra-vacation air segments only, starting at $323. Required intra-vacation air segments: Lima/Cusco; Cusco/Lima. Air prices were effective on July 10, 2019, and their availability is limited. At the time you purchase your tour, air prices may be higher.
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