South America Samba Your itinerary Start Location Visited Location Plane End Location Cruise Train Over night Ferry Day 1 board a custom designed inflatable motorboat for a high intensity ride to the base of Arrive Rio de Janeiro (3 Nights) the falls. If keeping things a little more sedate is more your style, opt to visit a bird park where you can spot more than 150 different species of birds. Golden swathes of famous coastline and a certain joie de vivre will welcome you in vibrant Rio de Janeiro. Energy pulses through every pore of this passionate and fun Included Meals - Breakfast loving city, flooding from the favelas to the football fields and in the infectious samba Day 6 rhythm. Settle in to your hotel before meeting with your Travel Director this afternoon. Then, if you'd like, hit the sands of Copacabana to watch the sun set Iguassu Falls – Buenos Aires (3 Nights) whilst you sip your fresh coconut water. Country hopping between Brazil and Argentina, today you’ll cross the Tancredo Neves Bridge, otherwise known as Fraternity Bridge, to explore the Argentinian side Mirador Copacabana Hotel - of the falls. Adding a new stamp to your passport as you cross through customs, Day 2 you’ll drive through the lush and wildlife rich Argentinian Iguassu National Park to Rio de Janeiro sightseeing and free time reach the falls and cascades which are equally as impressive from this side of the border. Boarding the open sided and near silent Ecological Jungle Train which is The picturesque Cosme Velho district will be your first stop today, where 1920’s every bit as scenic and sensual as it sounds, you’ll pay a second visit to Devil’s neocolonial buildings will surround you as you board the Corcovado Rack Railway, Throat before heading to the airport to catch a flight to passionate, sexy, European an old cogwheel train. Hopping on board you’ll wind your way through the Tijuca influenced Buenos Aires. Forest to the very top of Mount Corcovado, standing in awe as you catch a first glimpse of the 30 metre high Christ the Redeemer. The undisputed icon of Rio, this Hotel - Cyan de Las Americas magnificent art deco statue is one of the New 7 Wonders of the World and offers the best vantage point of the ‘Marvellous City’ stretching out below. Take your time Included Meals - Breakfast exploring here before heading on to visit lively Copacabana and beautiful Ipanema, Day 7 Rio’s best beaches. Laze under an umbrella, take a dip in the surf, then this evening dive in to Rio’s famed culinary scene. Buenos Aires sightseeing and free time Waking up in sultry Buenos Aires this morning is a prospect that should fill you with Breakfast Included Meals - excitement. This meat loving, tango obsessed capital city is a mix of sultry charm Day 3 and gritty splendour, with European inspired buildings and street art pops from every Rio de Janeiro free time corner. Dive in to all Buenos Aires has to offer on a sightseeing tour that will visit 9 de Julio Avenue, the widest avenue in the world, outstanding Colon Theatre, Plaza Waking up to your final full day in Rio, today is free to explore your way. For those de Mayo, Metropolitan Cathedral and San Telmo, the oldest district in the city. keen to get a closer look, you could also opt for a half day city tour of Rio which Finishing up in colourful and charming La Boca you’ll then have time to explore by includes ascending the Sugarloaf Mountain by cable car for absolutely stand out yourself this afternoon before dressing up in your South American finest for a night of views. Tonight, celebrate the culture of South America at the Carretão Ipanema Argentinian steak and classic tango, accompanied by a spectacular live orchestra. Churrascaria. Distinctly a South American style rotisserie, it owes its origins to the fireside roasts of the gauchos of southern Brazil traditionally from the Pampa region, Included Meals - Breakfast, Dinner centuries ago. Day 8 Included Meals - Breakfast, Dinner Buenos Aires free time Day 4 Another free day in the Argentinian capital, you could join an Optional Experience Rio de Janeiro – Iguassu Falls (2 Nights) that could see you experiencing a glimpse into the life of a gaucho, the cowboy culture that has existed for over three centuries. Heading out into the glorious Leaving the colourful costumes and infectious rhythms of Rio behind, this morning pampas (grasslands) surrounding Buenos Aires you’ll visit a 3000 acre working you’ll head to the airport to catch your flight to Iguassu Falls. Words can’t really ranch to learn more about the gaucho culture, enjoying folk music, traditional describe the magnificence of the world’s largest series of waterfalls (275 to be dances and carriage rides before rounding off the experience with a juicy BBQ lunch. exact), which straddle the border between Argentina and Brazil and are surrounded You’ve also got the option of visiting the lush countryside region of Tigre Delta, which by lush expanses of national park. Settle in to your hotel this afternoon and spend offers a laid back vibe and a chance to see a different side of Argentine life. Enjoy a the evening relaxing, no doubt bubbling with excitement for the natural spectacle picturesque cruise around the delta and spot the delightful summer residences of that tomorrow will bring. Buenos Aires elite. Hotel - Viale Cataratas Included Meals - Breakfast Included Meals - Breakfast, Dinner Day 9 Depart Buenos Aires Day 5 Iguassu Falls and free time 2 countries and 1 New Wonder of the World later, your trip will finally come to an end this morning. Leaving with priceless memories, a wealth of new knowledge and Pack your raincoat and your sense of adventure this morning as you’re off to visit the a wonderful group of new friends you’ll make your way to the airport, or if you still Iguassu National Park, entering on the Brazilian side of the falls. You’ll be venturing feel like the sultry charm of Buenos Aires still has more to give, why not extend your down to the ominously named and utterly exhilarating Devil’s Throat, the tallest and trip for a few more days. most impressive of Iguassu’s waterfalls. Remember that raincoat? Now’s the time to use it! This afternoon keep the adrenalin levels high on an Optional Experience^ Included Meals - Breakfast where you'll take an open­air tram through the jungle to the Macuco Falls, and then subtropical forests. Enter aviaries to get more of an up close and personal HERE'S A SAMPLE OF YOUR CHOICE OPTIONAL EXPERIENCES view of the birds. Total duration is approximately 2.5 hours. Adult Price: $40.00* AVAILABLE ON DAY 2 Ginga Tropical Show Ginga Tropical celibraties the diversity and culture of the Northeast, AVAILABLE ON DAY 5 Amazon, Pampas, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro though music and dance. Macuco Safari * Bohemian culture, folklore and mystical rituals are represented by the Begin this adventure in open­air wagons as you work your way through drummers and beautiful dancers dressed with carnival costumes. Total lush sub­tropical forests. Then hike down the canyon where the Macuco duration is approximately 3 hours. (No Minimum) Falls tumble over basalt cliffs into the Iguassu basin. Here, board a Adult Price: $112.00* custom­designed inflatable motorboat for a 20­30 minute exhilarating ride to the base of the falls. Total duration is approximately 2 hours. Gratuity Included. Adult Price: $126.00* AVAILABLE ON DAY 3 Guanabara Bay Cruise Spend two hours sailing Guanabara Bay on a schooner. Take in the beautiful views of Rio de Janeiro with Sugarloaf Mountain towering in the AVAILABLE ON DAY 8 distance. Pass the bay's islands and forts as you sail by picture postcard Fiesta Gaucha With BBQ Lunch settings. Total duration is approximately 3 hours. Enjoy a great day as you head out into the pampas to visit an authentic Adult Price: $58.00* 3,000 acre (1200 hectare) working estancia (Argentinean ranch) that dates back to the late 19th century. A BBQ will be served family style by Gauchos. Enjoy activities throughout the day including a folklore show, carriage rides and horse demonstrations. Total duration is approximately 7 hours. (For Private Trafalgar Transportation, a Minimum of 15 Guests is AVAILABLE ON DAY 3 Required.) Half Day City Tour including Sugar Loaf Adult Price: $136.25* Begin your tour in the heart of Rio, where colonial Rio meets modern skyscrapers. See the Paço Imperial palace, the first residence of the Royal Family, Banco do Brasil Cultural Center and the Candelaria Church. Proceed to Presidente Vargas avenue, built to create access from the suburbs to the commercial center of the Capital in the early nineties, AVAILABLE ON DAY 8 passing through the popular market and Tiradentes Square. See the Tigre Delta Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro, Rio´s aqueduct, Santo Antonio Head to the northern outskirts of Buenos Aires to the lush countryside of Church, BNDES and Petrobras buildings reaching Lapa, the most popular the Tigre Delta on this outing. This area is a popular weekend getaway for night life point in Rio. You will have a panoramic views of the Municipal Buenos Aires residents. The delta features pretty scenery, lovely summer Theater (Teatro Municipal), the National Library and the City Council residences, relaxing vibe, yachting and a chance to see another way of building – all of them inspired in the European 18th century style. Argentine life. Your tour includes a cruise on the delta and if you are Afterward, drive through Flamenco Park, then ascend Sugar Loaf.