* Visit Rio
de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Iguassu Falls, Buenos Aires
* Experienced
bi-lingual tour-guide
* Fare inlcudes
air-tickets, 3 meals daily, sightseeing and show tickets (except optional
tours), 4-stars hotel accommodations
* Fare excludes
tips to driver and tour-guide, travel insurance, airport tax, other
personal expenses
From US$2398.00+tax
Day 1: Los
Angeles, CA - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Depart
Los Angeles for the flight to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Day 2: Sao
Paulo - Rio de Janeiro (B/L/D)
Arrival
Sao Paulo in the morning, start with a leisurely drive in the city's towering
skyscrapers and magnificent mansions along the beautiful Residential district.
Later, you will visit to the Government Palace, Ipiranga Palace, Statue
of the Bandeirantes, the royal garden of European style, the Ibirapuera
Monument and Parks. Evening depart for Rio de Janeiro. Meet arrival and
transfer to hotel.
Day 3: Rio
de Janeiro (B/L/D)
Today,
you make your way through the cobblestone streets of Paineiras to the city
of Corcovado and the statue of Christ the Redeemer. In the afternoon, you
will visit the Maracana Soccer Stadium, the largest soccer stadium in the
world. Evening, enjoy the traditional Brazil BBQ dinner.
Day
4: Rio de Janeiro - Iguassu Falls (B/L/D)
Today,
a two-stage cable car will take you to the summit of Sugarloaf to have a
better view of the Municipal Theatre, the Candelaria Church and Sao Benito
Monastery. Then will continue to the edge of Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon,
which meets the Copacabana Beach. After lunch, visit H. Stern, the second
largest jewelry center in the world. In the evening depart for your flight
to Iguassu Falls.
Day
5: Iguassu Falls (B/L/D)
Today,
a whole day escorted walking tour to the Brazilian side of the falls through
path footbridges and belvederes. 275 cascades from a mile and a half long
crescent where torrents of water plunge down to the basin in cataract 230
feet high; all strategically placed to give the tourist the best view allowing
you to see each and every fall. A panoramic elevator can reach the bottom
of the falls. In the evening you will be amazed by the color and rhythm
of Brazil at a lively Samba show.
Day
6: Iguassu Falls (B/L/D)
Iguassu
Falls is more spectacular than Niagara Falls. Today's excursion will be
made to the Itaipu Dam, a joint project between Brazil and Paraguay.
Day
7: Iguassu Falls (Border of Argentina) - Buenos Aires (B/L/D)
After
the tour of Iguassu Falls, a guide will accompany you as you drive across
the border from Brazil towards the Argentina side of the amazing falls;
in the afternoon you will be transferred for your flight to Buenos Aires.
In the evening, enjoy a famous Tango Show and a luscious dinner at a typical
Argentina restaurant.
Day
8: Buenos Aires - Tigre - Buenos Aires (B/L/D)
Today,
stroll the city of broad boulevards, sidewalk cafes, mansions and monuments
of Buenos Aires and visit the May Square, the Government House, the Boca
District and the famous Colon Opera House. In the afternoon, transfer to
Tigre for sightseeing. Tigre is a summer escapade for the high classes in
the city. On-board a River Cruise of the Parana for few hours of relaxation.
Along the journey, you can view the beautiful sceneries and high-class villas
by the riverbank. Later visit the small town of San Isidro and take the
famous tourist train - Tren de La Costa.
Day
9: Buenos Aires - Gauchos Ranch (B/L/D)
Your
full-day voyage out of the city brings you to the vast Argentine Pampas.
Enjoy the native dance. You can tour the grain plantations and see horseback
and carriage rides, experiencing the local traditions and the daily life
of the Gauchos. Watch their folkdance & tango shows, attract by their beautiful
costumes, and meet with the friendly people. Enjoy the famous Argentine
wine together with the favorite barbecue meals - the barbecued beef is one
of the best in the world. After a sumptuous barbecue lunch, you can relax
and wonder around the acreage to see the livestock and grain plantations
or take a carriage ride on your own expenses. In the evening, you will be
transferred to airport for your flight back to Los Angeles.
Day
10: Los Angeles
Today
your homebound flight will bring you back to Los Angeles in the morning
to complete this pleasant trip!
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