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Second Half South America Sensations Tour (11 days)11 days duration
This morning you make your way to the airport for your flight to South America. As you cross the International Date Line you ‘gain’ a day, so you arrive into Buenos Aires earlier on Saturday than you departed Sydney! On arrival at the International Airport you are met and taken to your downtown hotel for the night.
Today we are taken to the Domestic Airport for our flight to Iguazu Falls, in Argentina. On arrival we are met and taken to our hotel for the two nights. (B)
Iguazu Falls is considered by many as the most impressive water falls in the world and surpassing in grandeur both Niagara and Victoria. Some 275 separate cascades fall in a wild array of spray over a winding 3 km cliff frontage into a gorge 60 metres deep. One of the most spectacular of the falls is aptly named “The Devil’s Throat”. After breakfast we are taken on a comprehensive walking tour of the Argentine side of the falls.
Later we are taken to the banks of the Iguazu River where we board our powerful inflated boat for an incredibly spectacular ride up the river to the base of the falls. (B)
This morning we visit the Brazilian side of the falls for a panoramic walking tour. After lunch you can choose from one of the included tours listed below. Later we are taken to the airport for our flight to Rio de Janeiro. On arrival we are met and taken to our hotel located on Copacabana for three nights. Rio sweeps 20 kms along the narrow strip between the mountains and the sea. The combination of dark blue sea, studded with rocky islands and the tumbling mountains with expanses of bare grey rock is very impressive. Brazilians say: “God made the world in six days, the seventh He devoted to Rio”. (B)
TOUR 1: Visit a local bird sanctuary to see a wide variety of South American species. TOUR 2: Undertake a seat in coach tour to the ITAIPU Dam and Hydroelectric Plant.
This morning we are taken on a tour to Corcovado and the Statue of Christ. The tour passes by Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon to Cosme Velho, where the modern funicular train is boarded for the 20 minute ride high up to the top of the 770 metre high Corcovado Mountain. The Christ the Redeemer Statue is one of Rio’s most famous landmarks. It is 37 metres high, weighs 1,100 tons and has a 360 degree view of the entire area below, encompassing the city, the bay, the mountains and the sea within a circle of up to 160 kms. The Tijuca Rain Forest and the famous beach suburbs of Barra and Sao Conrado are seen on our way back to the hotel.
Tonight we are taken to one of Rio’s most popular restaurants for a typical Brazilian dinner. Later we enjoy Rio’s best Samba Show outside of Carnival! (BD)
In the afternoon we visit the old city of Rio before being taken to the Sugar Loaf Mountain, located uniquely above the entrance to Guanabara Bay. It is reached by a spectacular 2-stage cable car ride that offers a beautiful view of the city and its beaches from high above Rio. On arrival we enjoy a cool drink as the sun sets over the emerging lights of the city below. (B)
This morning we are taken to the airport for our flight to Buenos Aires. On arrival we are taken to our hotel for a three-night stay. (B)
Buenos Aires is the Argentine capital and the most fashionable city in South America, with many beautiful parks and plazas. Portenos, as the locals call themselves, are fun loving people who enjoy their way of life. This morning we are taken on a city tour during which we see the Casa Rosada, City Hall, the Congress, the Cathedral, the Colon Theatre, Avenue 9th July (the world’s widest street) and the historic Italian La Boca District. This evening we dine at and enjoy the city’s superior Tango Show. (BD)
Today is at leisure. You can choose from one of the included tours listed below. (B)
TOUR 1: Seat in coach tour to a Gaucho farm in the pampas, including a BBQ lunch. TOUR 2: Seat in coach tour of the Tigre Delta.
This morning we are taken to Buenos Aires Airport for our flight back to Sydney. (B)
You arrive home late today. Welcome Home!
All prices are subject to currency fluctuations, additional airline charges and changes in costs from ground suppliers. We reserve the right to vary any part of the tour at our sole discretion as circumstances may require.
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