Tuesday, October 6, 2015

2017 Tour to Brazil, Argentina, and Iguazu Falls -- Itinerary

We are planning our next tour and it will be to Brazil and Argentina in South America!  The 10-day tour is June 19-28, 2017.

Get ready for some fun and adventure on one of our most exciting tours yet!  And marvel at one of the most fantastic waterfalls in the world…the majestic Iguazu Falls on the Brazil/Argentina border.  Highlights of the tour include: the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, a tour of the famous Rio beaches, boat cruise on Rio’s Guanabara Bay, samba dance lessons, viewing the massive Iguazu Falls from two different countries, boat ride right up to the falls, jeep tour and hike the forests surrounding the falls and see capuchin monkeys and toucans in their natural habitat, and enjoy a Fiesta Gaucha at an Argentine ranch to enjoy gaucho competitions, traditional folk dances, and horseback riding.

Better yet…we will be traveling in South America’s winter…and that’s a wonderful 80 degrees!  Rio de Janeiro will play host to the 2016 Summer Olympics…and that means the city will still be all spruced up when we arrive in 2017.

To get a closer look at what you will experience on the tour, then watch the slide show below  that highlights these locations and many more.  Simply click on this link, or click in the box below.  (Note: I’ve found it works best when viewing with the Google Chrome browser.)


2017 Brazil and Argentina slide show

More presentations from Sharan

Click on the forward button in the middle of the screen to start the show.  To advance the slides, click on the forward button at the bottom left to view this size.  To view full screen, click on the square in the lower right corner of the slide show and simply click your mouse on the screen to advance the slide show.  Enjoy!

Brazil, Argentina, and Iguazu Falls
Itinerary

Day 1: Fly overnight to Brazil

Day 2: Rio de Janeiro (3 nights)
Arrive in Rio de Janeiro
Take a guided tour of Rio de Janeiro with your expert local guide to see:
--Catedral Metropolitana
--Pyramid Fountain
--Imperial Palace
--São Bento Monastery
--November 15 Square

Day 3: Rio de Janeiro
Visit Corcovado Mountain and view the Christ the Redeemer statue
Enjoy an authentic BBQ lunch
Take a tour of Rio's beaches
Time to explore on your own

Day 4: Rio de Janeiro
Enjoy a cruise of Guanabara Bay with views of Sugarloaf Mountain
Visit a Samba School
Participate in a Samba lesson

Day 5: Iguazu Falls (2 nights)
Fly to Iguazu Falls, with 275 falls cascading over a precipice nearly 2 miles wide and 269 feet high!
Jeep ride through Iguazu National Park and watch for 400 bird species including toucans, parakeets, hummingbirds and 2,000 plant varieties
Hike through the forest and watch for exotic wildlife including capuchin monkeys, tapirs, and coatis

Day 6: Iguazu Falls
View the falls from the Brazilian side
Ride a boat right up to the falls

Day 7: Iguazu • Buenos Aires (2 nights)
View the falls from the Argentine side
Fly to Buenos Aires

Day 8: Buenos Aires
Take a guided tour of Buenos Aires with your expert local guide to see:
--National Congress
--Plaza de Mayo
--Casa Rosado
--the Cabildo (first city hall)
--San Telmo, the city’s oldest barrio
--colorful La Boca District
--Colón Theater
--Palermo
--Recoleta and a visit to Eva Peron’s grave (Evita)
Time to explore on your own or add this optional excursion: Tango lesson

Day 9: Buenos Aires
Participate in a traditional Fiesta Gaucha ranch visit
--Authentic barbecue
--Gaucho horsemanship competitions
--Folk dancing
--Horseback riding

Board an overnight flight

Day 10: Arrive home

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