Quick Itinerary: Rio de Janeiro - Iguazu - Buenos Aires
10 Days / 9 Nights
Arrival in Rio, reception and transfer to your hotel, the Windsor Excelsior Copacabana Hotel. Free day at leisure.
Day 2. Rio de Janeiro (Breakfast)After breakfast, a half day visit of the "marvelous city" including a sightseeing tour to Sugar Loaf Mountain. A two-stage cable car takes you to the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain where you will enjoy a splendid view of Rio, Copacabana Beach, and Guanabara Bay.
Day 3. Rio de Janeiro (Breakfast)After breakfast, a visit to Corcovado, the mountain home to the world famous, Christo de Redentor statue for a magnificent 360º panoramic view of Rio. Take the train to the top of the mountain. Return to your hotel.
Day 4. Rio de Janeiro (Breakfast)Free day at leisure. In the evening, enjoy a 2-hour multicultural show, gathering on stage various expressions of Brazil. The Ginga Tropical show will take you to know Brazil through music, dance, and live performance. Witness the beauty of the people of Brazil from the northern-most region to the southern-most. Watch as joyful artists combine Frevo, Capoeira, Lambada, and many more. At the end of the show, the cast will invite you to samba with them on stage in a Carnival-inspired finale. A night to remember and celebrate. Return to your hotel.
Day 5. Rio de Janeiro - Iguazu (Breakfast)After breakfast, early transfer to the airport for the flight to Iguazu. Arrival and transfer to your hotel, the Continental. Today, enjoy a visit to the fabulous UNESCO World Heritage Iguazu falls, the most voluminous falls in the world and more than three times the width of the Niagara falls. The falls lie on the three borders of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. Return to your hotel.
Day 6. Iguazu Falls - Argentinean Side (Breakfast)Today, you will cross the border into Argentina. The Argentinean side of Iguazu allows for a close appreciation. Set in a subtropical rain forest reserve of over 180,000 hectares, Iguazu is home to jaguar, puma, caiman and over 400 species of bird. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Buenos Aires and transfer to your hotel, the Marriott.
Day 7. Buenos Aires (Breakfast)After breakfast, a city tour of perhaps the most cosmopolitan metropolis in South America. The tour will include a visit to the Plaza de Mayo and the Casa Rosada presidential palace with the famous balcony from which Juan and Evita Peron greeted the masses.
Day 8. Buenos Aires (Breakfast)Free day at leisure. In the evening, transfer to your Tango class. The class is structured to teach you some basic steps as provide a strong foundation and understanding of the dance. After the class you will have the chance to join other tango dancers at a local milonga-tango parlor. With great seats in the middle of all the action, you will learn about the history of tango and the secret codes and rules of the milonga. You will hear amazing tango music and watch the locals dance around the floor. Return to your hotel.
Day 9. Buenos Aires - Colonia (Uruguay) (Breakfast)After breakfast, transfer to the port for the fast catamaran boat across the Mar del Plata to Colonia del Sacramento. Arrival and a guided tour of the city; which was founded in 1680, a former Portuguese contraband port. The city is a beautiful colonial city with many beautiful buildings. A walking tour will take in the Barrio Historico beginning at the Puerta de Campo, where a thick fortified wall runs to the river. A visit to the Portuguese Museum and Puerto Viejo. Return Catamaran to Buenos Aires and overnight accommodation at the Marriott.
Day 10. Buenos Aires (Breakfast)After breakfast, transfer to the airport.
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Based on a group of 10
Tour price based on Mirador Rio Copacabana hotel: US$1773.00 per person
Tour price based on Americas Copacabana hotel: US$1897.00 per person
Tour price based on Windsor Leme hotel: US$2169.00 per person
Additional domestic flights: Approximately US$850.00 per person subject to change