* Visit Rio
de Janeiro, 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$2198.00+tax
Day 1: Los
Angeles, CA - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Depart
Los Angeles for the flight to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Day 2: Rio de Janeiro City Tour - Samba Parade Grand Opening at the Sambodrome (L/D)
Arrive early morning in Rio de Janeiro. Warm welcome and greeting from your tour guide. In the afternoon, you will visit the Maracana Soccer Stadium, the largest soccer stadium in the world. After dinner, transfer to the Sambodrome, where the Grand Opening Night of the Samba Parade will be held. The Sambodrome can accommodate 68000 spectators. There are total 14 Schools of Samba in Brazil; each school has 3000 to 5000 members and students. Every school will send in 10 floats to attend the parade for competition. Each night there will be 5 to 12 groups of Samba Parades at the Sambodrome. Each group cannot spend over one hour time, over the time limit; the judges will deduct points in its score. The parade will last from 9pm in the evening until 6am next day.
Day 3: Rio
de Janeiro (B/L/D)
You will have time to take a rest in the morning after spending the night at the Sambodrome or
free for your own leisure. Today, you make your way through the cobblestone streets of Paineiras to the city of Corcovado and the statue of Christ the Redeemer. Afternoon visit Bara District, Beaches, and Rio's largest shopping mall. Evening optional Samba Dance Learning Class. You will learn the
basics from the Samba Dance teacher for two (2) hours if you join this optional event. The price also includes the colorful & feathered Samba hand-made head decorations by the local Indian. Those who do not wish to take the dance lesson can stroll around the festive streets of Rio.
Day
4: Rio de Janeiro - Carnival Street Parade (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 afternoon, free to join the Carnival street parade with Samba dance just learnt from your Samba teacher last night.
Day
5: Rio de Janeiro - Iguassu Falls (B/L/D)
Today take your flight to Iguassu Falls, which is more spectacular than Niagara Falls. This afternoon's excursion will be made to the Itaipu Dam, a joint project between Brazil and Paraguay.
Day
6: 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
7: Iguassu Falls - Sao Paulo (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. We shall start our return trip to Los Angeles in this evening.
Day
8: 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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