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Argentina Adventure Tours

Argentina & Brazil Tour - 14 Days


Buenos Aires Plaza Mayo
Degree of Difficulty C
Overview Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival in Buenos Aires
Day 02: City Tour Buenos Aires
Day 03: Free Day
Day 04: Gauchos Party
Day 05: Colonia
Day 06: Buenos Aires - Iguazu
Day 07: Iguazu
Day 08: Iguazu
Day 09: Iguazu - Rio de Janeiro
Day 10: Rio de Janeiro
Day 11: Free Day
Day 12: Tropical Island Tour
Day 13: Free Day
Day 14: International Flight

Detailed Itinerary:

Day 01: Arrival Buenos Aires
Arrival in Buenos Aires; private bilingual transfer to selected hotel. Lodging.

Day 02: City tour Buenos Aires
In the morning you will start the city tour. During this tour you will discover all the magic of Argentina's capital city. The tour includes the magnificent Recoleta end Palermo neighborhoods, with all the beauty and elegance of their parks and buildings, the Colon Theatre, one of the five most important opera theatres in the world, Mayo Square, around which the history and political life of the country have taken place throughout the years, the Pink House, the Cathedral, the typical Mayo Avenue, the Congress and many other buildings and palaces of special architectural, historical and cultural value. The tour continues in San Telmo, home to the XIX century aristocracy of the city, Caminito in the colorful neighborhood of Italian immigrants called La Boca, and the very recently recycled and newest area of the city: Puerto Madero. Then you return to the hotel. The afternoon is at your own disposal. B

Day 03: Free day B

Day 04: Gauchos Party
In the morning you will depart from the hotel to enjoy the Gaucho's Party. This is a visit to a typical "estancia" of the Argentine wet pampas, one of the most fertile natural prairies of the world and famous for its meat and cereal production. Upon arrival you will be invited to taste "empanadas", a typical appetizer and later then the "asado", which will be served with good Argentine wines. Later on you will enjoy a show of folkloric songs, dances and of Creole skill. In the afternoon you will return to the hotel. B

Day 05: Colonia
In the morning you will be picked up from the hotel and taken to the pier. At about 11:00 leaves the ferry to Colonia. Here you will do a city tour through the historic district and the coast up to Real de San Carlos (Bullring). In the late afternoon you will return to Buenos Aires. Return to the hotel. Later you will be taken to an unforgettable Tango Dinner Show. Around midnight you will be return to the hotel. B/L/D

Day 06: Buenos Aires - Iguazu
According to your flight time you will be taken to the airport in order to fly to Iguazu. Upon arrival you will be picked up and taken to the hotel. B

IguassuDay 07: Iguazu
In the morning you will depart from the hotel to visit the Argentinean side falls. The Iguazu National Park, up north of Buenos Aires province, was created in October 9th, 1934; and it currently covers a surface of 66,148 ha. This marvelous shelter of nature encompasses many areas, of which precisely the waterfalls area shall be visited to contemplate the Iguazu river waterfalls. The waterfalls may be admired from the bottom of the falls, called circuito inferior (Inferior circuit), or from the top, circuito superior (superior circuit). From the visitors center you can access the circuits by the train or through the green path. The superior circuit has 1,600 meters of length and the superior one has 1,200 meters.

In the waterfalls area it is possible to visit the most important fall of all: Garganta del Diablo (Devils throat). From the Cataratas station you can take the train to the Garganta station, where you may access the footbridge from the coast to the viewpoint. This is a fantastic trip and the view from the balcony is astonishing.

Great Adventure: The great adventure is the right and needed combination to make the Iguazu waterfalls penetrate into your being up to your pores. This ride is the perfect mingle of water and jungle, it begins taking you deep into the Garganta del Diablo canyon in a ship driven by experts in the area, which allows you to appreciate the majesty of all the falls, only to go down 9 km the Iguazu River, in the way the conquerors once did, to end up in Macuco Harbor, from where the adventure of going through 12 km of the selva misionera of the national park begins. In the afternoon you will return to the hotel. B

Day 08: Iguazu
In the morning you will depart from the hotel to visit the Brazilian Side Falls. The National Park Do Iguazu, in Brazil, declared World Patrimony of the Humanity by the UNESCO in the year 1986, two years after the Argentinean Iguazu national park's nomination. The IBAMA (Brazilian Environment Institute) manages this park and it is currently handling its revitalization, the same that for the Argentine park. The visiting area is made up of a sole footbridges circuit in front of the falls, which offers a really impressive panoramic view. The circuit is 1,200 long. Around midday you will return to the hotel. B

Day 09: Iguazu Rio de Janeiro
Breakfast at hotel.According to your flight time you will be taken to the airport in order to fly to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Upon arrival you will be picked up and taken to the hotel. B

Day 10: Rio de Janeiro
In the morning you will go on a city tour through Rio de Janeiro. This tour is perfect if you don't have a lot of time in Rio, and want to see all the famous spots in one day. In the afternoon you will return to the hotel. B

Day 12: Tropical Island Tour
In the morning you will set off for the Tropical Islands tour. Located 100 km from Rio de Janeiro, the Green Coast Region is the locals favorite place to sail and relax, getting away from the madness of the city. The first stop is at Itacuruça, a small coast village 1 hour away from Rio by bus. From there, you will take a schooner and cruise through the beautiful Ilha Grande Bay, stopping at 2 different beaches. Arriving at Jaguanum Island, lunch will be served. (Brazilian Soul Food) After lunch you will have a couple of hours to relax, and enjoy the beach. Then you will return to the hotel. B/L/-

Day 13: Free day B

Day 14: international flight
According to your flight time you will be taken to the international airport in Rio de Janeiro. B


Price per person 2010:
USD 2,260.- in a double room


The price includes:
Private Bilingual transfers
Private bilingual City tours in Buenos Aires & Rio de Janeiro
Regular Bilingual excursions with guide
05 nights in Buenos Aires at 4* Hotel
03 nights in Iguassu at 4* Hotel
05 nights in Rio de Janeiro at 4* Hotel

Package Not Includes:
International air tickets
Local air tickets
Entrance to National Parks
Extras at hotels


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