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| Day 1: Los Angeles, CA - Sao Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||
| Depart Los Angeles for the flight to Sao Paulo. | |||||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||
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| Day 7: Iguassu Falls (Border of Argentina) - Buenos Aires, Argentina (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. | |||||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||
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| Day 9: Buenos Aires - Gauchos Ranch - Santiago, Chile (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 to Santiago. | |||||||||
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| Day 10: Santiago (B/L/D) | |||||||||
| Today a full day tour includes La Moneda, the official Government Palace the Cathedral National Museum, and nearby San Cristobal Hill with its landmark statue of the Virgin Mary. Your tour ends at the Plaza de Armas, the main square, with a visit to the 18th-century Cathedral. | |||||||||
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| Day 11: Santiago - Isla Negra - Lima, Peru (B/L/D) | |||||||||
| Departure from your hotel to the resort named Isla Negra this magic place is surrounded by beautiful pines with interesting aromas, here we will visit the House-Museum of Pablo Neruda the most famous poet. Nobel Prize of literature in 1971 with amazing collections of bottles: shells and others things collected by poet during his lifetime. Tour to view the famous Stone Heads originated from Easter Island. After that we are going to move to the pottery village of Pomaire. Then fly to Lima in the evening. | |||||||||
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| Day 12: Lima - Nazca - Ica // Lima - Cuzco | |||||||||
| Nazca
Tour: After breakfast, bus transfer to NAZCA LINES. On the way,
you can enjoy the view of desert and Pacific Ocean. After 6 hours, you can
overview the lines from the summit of the mountain. Some theories only explain
its possible construction associated to extraterrestrial beings. The geoglyphs
depict Indian living creatures, plants or imaginary figures, as well as
geometric figures several kilometers long. *You also can take flight to
overview the Nazca Lines (30 minutes approximately). After lunch in NAZCA,
you will view the famous Huacachina Lake in the desert. Then stay overnight
in Ica. (*Optional Tour: $60 for flight over Nazca Line) Michu Picchu Tour: After breakfast, take a flight to Cuzco. Upon arrival in Cuzco, transfer to hotel. Afternoon city tour of Cuzco, the former Capital of the Inca Empire, sightseeing includes visits to the Temple of the Sun, the Cathedral with its magnificent collection of gold and silver, the ancient fortress of Sacsayhuaman, the amphitheater of Qenko and Tambomachay and the Royal bath of the Incas. Evening at leisure to stroll along the quaint streets of Cuzco. |
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| Day 13: Ica - Paracas - Lima // Cuzco - Michu Picchu - Cuzco(B/L/D) | |||||||||
| Nazca
Tour: After breakfast, a boat trip will take you to the Islands
populated with millions of seabirds and sea lions. You will also discover
the ancient mystery of Inca Culture -."Candle of the Andes"(or Candelabro).
After lunch return back to Lima. Michu Picchu Tour: Take a train to Machu Picchu. It is a city located high in the Andes Mountains in modern Peru. It lies 43 miles northwest of Cuzco at the top of a ridge, hiding it from the Urabamba gorge below. The ridge is between a block of highland and the massive Huaynac Picchu, around which the Urubamba River takes a sharp bend. The surrounding area is covered in dense bush, some of it covering Pre-Colombian cultivation terraces. You have lunch at the mountain. Afternoon return to Cuzco. |
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| Day 14: Lima (B/L/D) | |||||||||
| Today you will visit Lima's most imposing colonial churches and mansions such as the Government Palace, the Plaza Mayor, including 17th century San Francisco Monastery, Plaza de Armas, then continue to Miraflores, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean. Last stop to the Indian Market for buy some handicrafts. After dinner, transfer to airport fly back to Los Angeles. | |||||||||
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| Day 15: 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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