Itinerary

DAY 01 | Arrive Rio de Janeiro
Rio de janeiro, Brazil
Welcome to South America!
On arrival in Rio de Janeiro, you will be welcomed by our local representative and transferred to your hotel.
The rest of the day is at leisure to explore the city.

None (meals on your own).

DAY 02 | Rio de Janeiro
Rio de janeiro, Brazil
Visit the Sugar Loaf and Corcovado Mountain (Seat in Coach).
Today, embark on a full-day comprehensive tour of Rio’s most famous landmarks. Reach the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain and Corcovado Mountain by cable car through the Tijuca Rainforest and visit the Christ the Redeemer statue.

The rest of the evening is at leisure for independent activities.

Buffet breakfast at the hotel.

DAY 03 | Rio de Janeiro
Rio de janeiro, Brazil
Enjoy hiking and biking tour from Copacabana to Two Brothers (On your own).
Get a deeper understanding of the social contrasts of Rio de Janeiro on a visit to the Vidigal favela.
Hike the famous Two Brothers (Morro Dois Irmaos) hill, and experience one of the most interesting treks in the city. Witness some spectacular views that can be found away from the tourist crowds on biking and hiking tour from Copacabana to Two Brothers.
This 5-hour hiking and cycling adventure includes a bike ride along Copacabana Beach, a drive through the colourful Vidigal favela, and a thrilling hike to the top of the Two Brothers Hills, from where the views span Ipanema Beach, the Tijuca Forest, and the Christ the Redeemer statue.

Note: Only entrance fee is included. Transfers to and from the hotel to city centre point would be on your own arrangements.

The rest of the day is at leisure to explore the city.

Buffet breakfast at the hotel.

DAY 04 | Rio de Janeiro – Lima
Lima, Peru
Early this morning, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Lima.
Note: Flight cost is not included.
On arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Enjoy a city tour of Lima (Seat in Coach).
Later, explore the town of Lima, a UNESCO World Heritage Site packed with fascinating historic buildings.
Visit its beautiful colonial architecture, beautiful temples and churches, residential neighbourhoods, admirable landscapes around the sea and other tourist attractions of the capital. Then, proceed to the archaeological center of the Huaca Pucllana with its pyramids (considered a sacred place), surpassing the financial area of San Isidro with direction to the historical center of the city. Pass through the Basilica of Lima, the Cathedral, Government Palace and City Hall Palace.
Later, visit Santo Domingo Convent, one of the most impressive religious architectural complexes of the 17th century. It contains the relics of the three Peruvian saints, Santa Rosa de Lima, San Martin de Porres and San Juan Macias, and a library with a collection of 25 thousand old books.

Buffet breakfast at the hotel.

DAY 05 | Lima – Cusco
Cusco, Peru
Today, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Cusco.
Note: Flight cost is not included.
On arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Enjoy a city tour of Cusco with visit to the archaeological park of Sacsayhuaman (Seat in Coach).
Then, explore Cusco on a city tour.
Start your tour by visiting the Coricancha, also known as “The Temple of the Sun” (Quri Kancha ‘Golden Temple’), which was built by the Inca Pachacutec and at the arrival of the Spaniards became the basis for the construction of the Santo Domingo Convent. Here, during the Inca Empire reverence was surrendered to the sun (“Inti”), and there was a time when it was covered with gold.
Then, visit the Cathedral, the most imposing monument in the Plaza de Armas. Its construction began in 1560 and ended only in 1654. For this purpose hundreds of stones were extracted and transported from Sacsayhuaman fortress under the command of the Ecclesiastical Council.
Continue your tour to the fortress of Sacsayhuaman, one of the most emblematic buildings of the Incas (located just minutes from town center) built by the Inca Pachacutec in the fifteenth century. This is a huge fortress built with large stones whose transportation remains still a mystery. Each June 24th, during the winter solstice, the feast of Inti Raymi is recreated here, where the sun is worshipped. Thereafter, proceed to Quenqo, located 4 kilometres from the city of Cusco. It is an archaeological complex of mainly religious use where it is believed agricultural rituals were performed.
Finally, get to know Puka Pucara which means “Red Fortress”. It was an architectural complex of alleged military use with multiple spaces, plazas, baths, aqueducts, walls and towers, and it is believed the entourage of the Inca used it while he rested in Tambomachay.

Buffet breakfast at the hotel.

DAY 06 | Cusco – Sacred Valley
Sacred valley, Peru
Transfer from hotel in Cusco to hotel in Sacred Valley, en route visit the beautiful town of Chinchero and Living Museum of Yucay (Seat in Coach).
This morning, you will be transferred to the hotel in Sacred Valley. On the way, enjoy a visit to the beautiful town of Chinchero and Living Museum of Yucay.
Chinchero is a traditional Cusco urban center located at an elevated point. There are beautiful views overlooking the Sacred Valley of the Incas, with the Cordillera Vilcabamba and the snow-capped peak of Salkantay dominating the western horizon. It is believed to be the mythical birthplace of the rainbow. The village mainly comprises mud brick (adobe) houses, and locals still go about their business in traditional dress. In the main plaza, an adobe colonial church, dating from the early seventeenth century, has been built upon the foundations of an Inca temple or palace. The ceiling and walls are covered in beautiful floral and religious designs.
Continue to the Living Museum of Yucay. It is a center Andean traditions interpretations, where demonstrations of the elaboration of textile work, adobe, pottery and silverware are carried out in the same way in which they used to in antiquity; an original recreation of Inca traditions. Also, residents of the museum include llamas, sheep and alpacas, and they can be fed!
Thereafter, make way to Ollantaytambo and indulge in some leisure time.
Later, visit the town and local archaeological site, inhabited uninterruptedly since Inca times, and climb the iconic fortress, built next to a mountain.

Breakfast at the hotel.

DAY 07 | Sacred Valley – Cusco
Cusco, Peru
Today, check-out and transfer to the train station.
Depart on the Vistadome train to the town of Aguas Calientes.
During the journey, appreciate the hanging bridge that signals the start of the Inca Trail. The railway follows the course of the Urubamba or Vilcanota River climbing down and entering a canyon until we reach Aguas Calientes, the town that is located at the foot of Machu Picchu mountain.
Board the train and transfer back to Cusco.
Arrive at the station and proceed to the hotel.
Enjoy an excursion to Machu Picchu (Seat in Coach).
On arrival, proceed on an excursion of Machu Picchu.
Shrouded by mist and surrounded by lush vegetation and steep escarpments, the sprawling Inca citadel of Machu Picchu lives up to every expectation. In a spectacular location, it’s the most famous archaeological site on the continent. Wind your way through the jungle-clad mountains on a thrilling 90 minutes train ride to Aguas Calientes, then follow your guide to the mountain top citadel of the UNESCO-listed site of Machu Picchu. Learn the fascinating history of the ‘Lost City’ as you wander around the ruins, look out over the Sacred Inca Terraces and see the sacred temples of the Sun and Condor. Thereafter, enjoy some leisure time to trek to the Sun Gate or Incan Bridge.
Later, return to the train station in Aguas Calientes.

Buffet breakfast at the hotel.

DAY 08 | Cusco – Foz do Iguacu
Foz do iguacu, Brazil
Today, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Foz do Iguacu.
Note: Flight cost is not included.
On arrival, you will be met and transferred to the hotel.
The rest of the day is at leisure for independent activities.

Buffet breakfast at the hotel.

DAY 09 | Foz do Iguacu
Foz do iguacu, Brazil
Visit the Argentinean side of Iguazu Falls (Seat in coach).
Today, witness the Argentine side of the falls.
This excursion offers a thrilling adventure both inside the National Park of Iguazu as well as in the waters of the Rio Iguazu Inferior. It is divided in two parts, you can go sailing on the semi rigid Zodiacs which allow you to get near the foot of the San Martin, Bosetti, Three Musketeers waterfalls and the Devil’s Throat Canyon. It includes sailing downstream the rapids of the river up to Puerto Macuco, three kilometers away from the waterfalls.
Later, take an eight-kilometer walk through the missionary jungle carrying out an interpretation of the flora and fauna of the region together with two specialized guides. It is an excursion devised to live and feel the Iguazu Falls. One can experience the excursion either by sailing first and then going for the walk in the jungle or vice-versa. Departures are regularly made every hour from the main station of the Jungle Explorer Enterprise or from the pier located in front or the opposite side of the San Martin Island.

Buffet breakfast at the hotel.

DAY 10 | Foz do Iguacu – Buenos Aires
Buenos aires, Argentina
Later, check-out and transfer to the airport for your flight to Buenos Aires.
Note: Flight cost is not included.
On arrival, you will be met and transferred to the hotel.
Visit the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls (Seat in Coach).
Discover the magnificent Iguazu Falls from its Brazilian side.
The magnificent spectacle of these 275 individual drops has awed tourists, locals and indigenous inhabitants for centuries. They originate from the Iguazu River and are located on the border of Brazil (in the state of Parana) and Argentina. It stretches in width for 2.7 kilometres (or 1.7 miles). Their height varies between 60 metres (200 feet) and 82 metres (or 269 feet). This makes the Iguazu Falls taller than Niagara Falls and twice as wide.
The ‘Devil’s Throat’, is the tallest of Iguazu’s 275 waterfalls. With 14 cascades tumbling over 260 feet (80 meters) into a cloudy mist as they hit the frothing water below, Devil’s Throat (Garganta del Diablo) is the star of Iguazu Falls.

Buffet breakfast at the hotel.

DAY 11 | Buenos Aires
Buenos aires, Argentina
Embark on an orientation city tour of Buenos Aires (Seat in Coach).
Explore the attractions of Buenos Aires on a city tour.
See the first historical monument of the city – Pyramid de Mayo, visit different city squares, Plaza de Mayo, Avenida de Mayo and ride along the several avenues. This informative tour will take you through the colourful La Boca, historic San Telmo, tony Recoleta, verdant Palermo Woods and Recoleta (Cemetery visit is not included).

Experience a delightful evening as you relish on a feast while enjoying a Tango performance (On your own).
In the evening, experience one of the best tango shows in Buenos Aires, along with a traditional Argentine feast, during this 3-hour evening outing.
The passionate, sensual dance will sweep you away as you learn about the history of the tango show, its music and traditions.

Note: Only entrance fee is included. Transfers to and from the hotel would be on your own arrangements.

Buffet breakfast at the hotel and dinner.

DAY 12 | Buenos Aires
Buenos aires, Argentina
Experience ‘Gaucho’ life at a traditional estancia (Seat in Coach).
The Gaucho Ranch tour is a truly authentic Gaucho experience which includes a traditional Argentine barbeque, horse-riding and a folklore show. Venture into the wild Argentinian pampas and experience ‘gaucho’ (cowboy) life at a conventional ‘estancia’ (ranch). Saddle up for a horseback ride or ‘sulky’ (horse cart) tour, visit the country town of San Antonio de Areco, enjoy a folklore show and tuck into a barbecue lunch, while the gauchos entertain you with rope tricks and tales of estancia life.

Buffet breakfast at the hotel.

DAY 13 | Depart Buenos Aires
Buenos aires, Argentina
Today, travel from hotel to airport in Buenos Aires for your flight back home.

Buffet breakfast at the hotel.