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SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA MEXICO, COSTA RICA, PERU, BRAZIL, CHILE, ARGENTINA, EASTER ISLANDS & ANTARCTICA YOUR 2019 VACATION STH_America_Cover_2019_CA.indd 1 22/06/2018 09:03 CONTENTS 15 CITIES. 16 HANDCRAFTED TRIPS. LET US CONNECT YOU TO THE GOOD LIFE ACROSS THESE 2 CONTINENTS THAT HAVE AN ENERGY LIKE NO OTHER. IT'S TIME TO DISCOVER THE REAL SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, AND OUR BRAND NEW CONTINENT, ANTARCTICA. WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO The Real Thing 6 Free to Be 10 Your Happy Place 11 Ways to Save 12 Ways to Explore 13 The Meaning of Family 14 Booking Conditions 48 Extend Your Stay 50 Other Essential Information 51 TRIPS YOU'LL LOVE MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA Days Page Treasures of the Yucatán 8 16 Costa Rica Eco Adventure 8-10 18 with Guanacaste Beach Option Monkeys, Jungles & Volcanoes 8 20 SOUTH AMERICA & ANTARCTICA Highlights of Peru 8 22 In the Footsteps of the Incas 10 24 Land of the Incas 12 27 Impressions of South America 9 30 South America Landscapes 14 32 South America Revealed 16 34 Icons of South America 21 37 Wonders of Patagonia 11 40 Antarctica Peninsula Cruise NEW 8-11 43 PRE & POST EXTENSIONS Peruvian Amazon 5 44 Brazilian Amazon 4 45 Easter Island 3 46 GET INSPIRED DAILY Galapagos Legend Cruises 6 47 TRIP STYLE KEY facebook.com/ instagram.com/ youtube.com/ Country Explorer Family Experience Cruise, Rail and Combo TrafalgarTravel TrafalgarTravel TrafalgarTravel At Leisure Discoveries PROUDLY USING 100% RECYCLED PAPER* Trafalgar, as part of The Travel Corporation, is proud to be using 2 Read more about our trip styles on page 13. 100% recycled LEIPA paper for the body of our brochures. STH_America_Intros_& Savings_2019_CA.indd 2 26/06/2018 11:57 From the iconic to the unexpected, we connect you to the warmth of South and Central America, Mexico and then across to the icy glaciers of our brand new exploration in Antarctica. You'll be immersed in the real essence of these diverse continents like no other. It’s meeting llamas and alpacas at Awanakancha, a living museum of the Peruvian Andes, en route to the Sacred Valley. It’s selecting the very best fruits and seafood from a local market in Lima with young chef, Ignacio Barrios. It’s celebrating Chile’s proud wine-making tradition with an exclusive tasting at Casablanca Valley. It’s dancing Samba with the locals in Rio de Janeiro, getting splashed by the mighty Iguassu Falls, or a moment of pure bliss at Copacabana Beach. It might just be a minute, an hour, a day - we bring you those 'pinch-me' moments that will change the way you see the world forever. Join us, discover the real thing and live The Good Life. PROUDLY USING 100% RECYCLED PAPER* Trafalgar, as part of The Travel Corporation, is proud to be using 100% recycled LEIPA paper for the body of our brochures. Pisac, Sacred Valley, Peru. 3 STH_America_Intros_& Savings_2019_CA.indd 3 22/06/2018 09:04 OUR PROMISE TO YOU NO MATTER WHERE YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL, HERE’S WHY WE’RE THE EXPERTS IN CONNECTING GUESTS AROUND THE WORLD TO THE GOOD LIFE. Casas Grandes Copper Canyon Continents MEXICO Chichen Itza Yucatán COSTA RICA Tamarindo SAN JOSE Countries Playa Carillo Galapagos Islands ECUADOR Manaus Amazon PERU Basin Handcra ed Trips LIMA Machu Picchu Paracas Cusco BRAZIL Lake Titicacca 8+ Rio De Janeiro Awards Iguassu Falls CHILE Santiago BUENOS AIRES million+ ARGENTINA Happy Guests Bariloche Puerto Varas El Calafate years Torres del Paine NP Leading Guided Travel Ushuaïa 4 Mountains in Costa Rica. ANTARCTICA STH_America_Intros_& Savings_2019_CA.indd 4 26/06/2018 11:23 OUR PROMISE OUR FORMULA FOR TO YOU YOUR PERFECT VACATION NO MATTER WHERE YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL, HERE’S WHY WE’RE THE EXPERTS WE CONNECT YOU TO THE WORLD, NOT JUST TO SEE, BUT TO FEEL. 72 YEARS SHARING OUR LOVE OF TRAVEL, IN CONNECTING GUESTS AROUND THE WORLD TO THE GOOD LIFE. AND 80+ AWARDS LATER, OUR PROMISE IS TO CONTINUE TO BRING YOU SIMPLY THE BEST VACATIONS. FREE Casas Grandes TO BE Copper Canyon You choose the destination and MEXICO your itinerary, we do the rest so Chichen Itza you're free to discover the very Yucatán best from the site of the iconic COSTA RICA Christ the Redeemer in Rio De Tamarindo Janeiro, to intimate Peruvian SAN JOSE Playa Carillo cooking classes in Lima. Galapagos Islands ECUADOR Manaus Amazon PERU Basin LIMA THE REAL Machu Picchu THING Paracas Cusco BRAZIL Read more, p.10 Lake Titicacca You'll explore the rich diversity of the land and get access to Rio De Janeiro iconic attractions from Machu Iguassu Falls Picchu to a sacred blessing in CHILE YOUR Peru by a traditional shaman. HAPPY PLACE Santiago BUENOS AIRES It's that feeling of 'pure joy'. ARGENTINA Whether you find it in the Bariloche sounds of the lush Costa Rican Puerto Varas rainforests, or whilst learning the Tango in Buenos Aires. We connect you to moments El Calafate of wow everywhere we go. Read more, p.6 Torres del Paine NP Ushuaïa Read more, p.11 5 ANTARCTICA STH_America_Intros_& Savings_2019_CA.indd 5 22/06/2018 09:05 THE REAL THING | CONNECT WITH LOCALS THE REAL THING WE COVER ALL THE ICONIC SIGHTS, BUT GOING BEYOND THE GUIDEBOOKS TO DISCOVER THE DIVERSITY OF THIS PART OF THE WORLD IS WHAT WE DO BEST. CONNECT WITH LOCALS AND REALLY GET TO KNOW THEIR WAY OF LIFE, DIVE INTO LOCAL CULTURE, DISCOVER THE HIDDEN GEMS AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS CONTINENT THAT’S BURSTING WITH LIFE. FEAST ON PERUVIAN FAVORITES, CONNECT LIMA, PERU Experience why Peruvian cuisine is taking the WITH LOCALS world by storm when you meet Chef Ignacio Barrios, for a feast of local favorites (above), after a tour of the local market for fresh The people you’ll meet ingredients. Delicious gastronomic adventure IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE PLACES WE GO TO SPECIAL. under a beautiful setting, what a way to toast WE'LL LET THEM SHARE THEIR STORIES OVER HOME-COOKED your trip. MEALS AS THEY WELCOME YOU INTO THEIR HOMES. WE CALL WHAT TRIP? South America Revealed (p.34). THEM 'BE MY GUEST' EXPERIENCES. YOU COULD FIND YOURSELF EXPLORING TROPICAL RAINFORESTS AND SETTLING DOWN TO A FAMILY LUNCH IN COSTA RICA, DINING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH A LOCAL FAMILY IN BUENOS AIRES' COLORFUL PALERMO NEIGHBORHOOD, OR LEARNING ABOUT FARM TO TABLE COOKING WITH A PERUVIAN CHEF. THESE ARE REAL LOCAL EXPERIENCES DONE RIGHT. 6 STH_America_Intros_& Savings_2019_CA.indd 6 26/06/2018 11:23 STAYS WITH STORIES | THE REAL THING ICONS KEY Keep an eye out for these unique Trafalgar experiences. Connect With Locals Dive Into Culture Stays With Stories Hidden Gems Make a Difference Local Specialist Family Fun STAYS WITH STORIES The places you’ll stay WE GO OUT OF OUR WAY TO HAND-SELECT EXCEPTIONAL HOTELS FOR EVERY ITINERARY. SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A BED FOR THE NIGHT, MEET DON, FEAST ON PERUVIAN FAVORITES, EACH OF THESE UNIQUE STAYS HAS ITS OWN MERIDA, MEXICO SPECIAL STORY. LIVE THE LEGACY AND HEAR THE LIMA, PERU Get an insider look at local life with our local friend Don Miguel in HISTORY AS YOU REST YOUR HEAD. Experience why Peruvian cuisine is taking the Merida, Mexico’s White City. Indulge in an evening of a cooking lesson, world by storm when you meet Chef Ignacio Mayan cocktail and Don’s delicious Mayan cuisine, as he shares stories Barrios, for a feast of local favorites (above), of life in the Yucatán capital. SLEEP AMONGST A PIECE OF HISTORY after a tour of the local market for fresh WHAT TRIP? Treasures of the Yucatán (p.16). Stay at Hacienda Uxmal Plantation and Museum, ingredients. Delicious gastronomic adventure a property featuring traditional Mayan and Spanish décor under a beautiful setting, what a way to toast and plenty of history on this lush working plantation. your trip. Past guests include Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, WHAT TRIP? South America Revealed (p.34). Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco, a nod to its glamorous historical past. With pools, rainforest and the ancient Uxmal Pyramids surrounding it, this Stays with Stories experience truly lives up to its name. WHAT TRIP? Treasures of the Yucatán (p.16). 7 STH_America_Intros_& Savings_2019_CA.indd 7 26/06/2018 11:23 THE REAL THING | DIVE INTO CULTURE HIDDEN GEMS The secrets you’ll hear LEARN THE SECRETS THAT ONLY LOCALS KNOW. YOUR TRAVEL DIRECTOR WILL REVEAL THEIR FAVORITE PLACES AND SPECIAL GEMS THAT GUESTS LOVE. LOOKING FOR SOME ART, A PLACE TO RELAX, TASTE A SPECIAL FOOD OR GET LIVELY, OUR TRAVEL DIRECTORS HAVE ALWAYS GOT YOU COVERED. DIVE INTO CULTURE The things that you’ll do LEAVE THE GUIDEBOOK AT HOME. WITH US, YOU WON’T JUST TICK OFF THE ICONS – YOU’LL DIVE HEADFIRST INTO CULTURE. NOT JUST TO SEE, BUT TO EXPERIENCE IT LIKE A LOCAL. IT’S THESE MOMENTS YOU’LL REMEMBER AND FOREVER WANT TO SHARE; WITH FAMILY, WITH FRIENDS, WITH EVERYONE YOU MEET. LEARN THE ART OF SAMBA Get an experience of what life is like preparing for the most famous carnival in the world, Rio Carnival. Visit a Samba school, learn about the preparation involved, see the props and if you're in the mood, take part in a lesson to learn how it's done at this lively cultural experience. WHAT TRIP? South America Revealed (p.34), 8 Brazilian Woman in Rio Carnival, Brazil. Impressions of South America (p.30). STH_America_Intros_& Savings_2019_CA.indd 8 25/06/2018 12:25 MAKE A DIFFERENCE | THE REAL THING HIDDEN GEMS MAKE A DIFFERENCE By traveling with us TRAVEL TODAY, SUSTAIN TOMORROW.