Argentina - Brazil Dream Tour - 8 days - Small Group max
16
Group tour /
Guaranteed departures
from Buenos Aires
Accommodation in 3 and 4 star hotels
Buenos Aires (3) - Iguassu
(2) - Rio De Janeiro (2)
Category:
Cultural group tour,
Day 1: Arrive Buenos Aires
Upon arrival in
Buenos Aires
meet our greeter and transfer to the hotel.
In the afternoon you will visit the district of Palermo with its
beautiful parks and artificial lakes. The City Zoo, the
Botanical Garden of Buenos Aires, the Argentinian Horse Track
and the National Polo Fields are all located in this area. You
will also visit one of the trendiest neighbourhoods in Buenos
Aires: Palermo Soho & Palermo Hollywood. This area has many
design boutiques, owned by local young designers, informal and
modern style as well as many fashionable cafes and restaurants.
Day 2: Buenos Aires (B)
Day at leisure or you can book the below optional tours directly
with your guide.
Optional: Full day visit of a typical Estancia incl. lunch
We leave the city and after a 2 hours drive to Los
Cordales we will reach the Estancia Santa Susana, where the
guests will be welcomed by Gauchos with a drink. There is time
to visit the Estancia and the daily life of the Gauchos will be
explained. Sulky and horse rides will show you the charm of
Argentine countryside, its scenarios, and the incomparable wild
aroma. After a rustic Barbecue (Asado) lunch with fine meat and
sausages a folklore show will present regional music and dances.
During the Fiesta Gaucha guests will experience these men's
agility with their horses on the Estancia. After the afternoon
coffee and tea time you will return to Buenos Aires.
Optional: Visit to the San Telmo market.
San Telmo is no doubt the best kept historical
neighborhood and eldest district of Buenos Aires. Here one has
time to stroll around Plaza Dorrego, where each Sunday an
antique market takes place. Tango couples are dancing on the
street. Cafes invite to sit on their terrace and to relax by
enjoying this nice scenery. Another attraction is the numerous
antique shops, where one might find the right souvenir.
Day 3: Buenos Aires (B)
Today you will enjoy a half day
Tigre Tour. Drive along the Northern residential
districts of the city, until getting to San Isidro, a colonial and
aristocratic area. You will see the mansions and houses in front
of the River Plate. You will continue the driving to
Tigre, a charming area near
Buenos Aires
city where a great number of summer residences, yacht clubs and
rowing clubs attract the week-end activity of many “porteños”.
The Tigre Delta with its rivers, streams and numerous green
islands is one of the most attractive areas for visitors. The
continuous sediment of the Paraná River,
which gives the river and estuary their particular brownish-red
color, forms the Delta islands. Enjoy a boat excursion (1 hour)
along the innumerable channels of the Paraná-Delta to see some
of the hundreds of islands covered with luxuriant vegetation.
Drive back to the city via the Panamericana
highway.
Optional: Tango Show including dinner
Day 4: Buenos Aires - Iguassu
(B)
In the morning leave Buenos
Aires and take a flight to
Iguassu. Upon arrival in Iguassu transfer to the
Argentinean National Park towards the
Argentinean
Falls.
You will make a short stop at the Visitor’s Center and proceed
from there along the Inferior Circuit, the down-river falls, to
the Superior Circuit, the up-river cascades. The Ecological
Jungle Train leads you to the most impressive observation point
of the falls – The Devil´s Throat.
After visit transfer to the hotel
on the Brazilian side of the falls.
Day 5: Iguassu (B)
In the morning visit of the Brazilian side of the falls. Walking
along the paths following cascades and then along the catwalk
that leads very close to the bottom of the Devil’s Throat to
enjoy magnificent views. Take an elevator to go up to the road
in order to board the coach which will bring back to the hotel.
Day 6: Iguassu - Rio de Janeiro
(B)
Transfer from the hotel to the airport for
the flight to Rio de Janeiro. Arrival in Rio and transfer to the hotel, Check In
and time for a first stroll along
Copacabana
Beach.
Day 7: Rio de Janeiro (B)
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 at 748m (2.454ft) high. 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.
After appreciating the breathtaking view unfolding below,
passengers will descend by train. The tour proceeds passing by
Rio’s world-famous beaches as far as Urca District to board a
cable car for a two-staged ascent up Sugar Loaf Mountain at 390m
(1.280ft.) high. Then coming down and proceeding along Guanabara
Bay and Flamengo Park as far as downtown. Visit downtown area,
passing by the financial and business centre 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.
(*) In the unusual case that the train does not operate, the
drive will instead take place with vans certified by the city’s
administration from/to the Largo do Machado parking.
Optional: Rio by night - Show Visit a folklore and Carnival show
featuring skilled dancers, entertainers, samba bands and
wonderful costumes in a wonderful display of Brazilian folklore
and Carnival. (This excursion can be booked including dinner).
Day 8: Departure (B)
Transfer to airport for flight back home.
Thank you for visiting Argentina & Brazil.
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