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Level 1, 178 Collins Street
Melbourne, 3000, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
Ph: 61 3 9654 7977, Fax: 61 3
9650 8177
Licence: 32408 ABN: 26095434978
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email: info@southamericatourism.com
Reservations:
1300 857 805
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Cariocas,
Gauchos and Incas
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27 Days / 26
Nights
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This journey covers the famous sights of South America in four unforgettable
weeks, allowing you to experience the Cariocas way of living in Rio de
Janeiro. Visit the famous Christ the Redeemer statue & Sugarloaf Mountain
before experiencing the largest waterfalls in the world "Iguazu Falls".
Continue on to exciting Buenos Aires – "The Paris of South America" where
you will have the chance to see the real Tango and the typical Gauchos.
Further south you will arrive at Bariloche (where the Andes meets Patagonia),
the lakes district, and then cross the Andes with an overnight at Peulla
before continuing to the Chilean lakes district to Puerto Montt. Travel to
Lima and then to the jungles of the Amazon basin.
After a jungle adventure, you will head to the ancient capital of Cuzco to
begin the mysterious journey of the Incas, visiting the Sacsayhuaman fortress,
Pisac and Ollantaytambo and staying overnight in the Sacred Valley. A unique
train ride will take you to the magnificent Machu Picchu citadel before your
scenic bus journey across the altiplano to Puno and catamaran trip across
Lake Titicaca.
Visit the villagers across on the Uros and Taquile islands where Quechua,
the language of the Incas is kept alive, before reaching La Paz. Explore the
Bolivian capital including the volcanic rock formations and witchcraft market
before finishing your amazing journey in Santiago, the stylish capital of Chile
set against the magnificent Andes Mountains.
Monday or Wednesday departures
Day 1:
RIO DE JANEIRO
Transfer to hotel.
Day 2:
RIO
DE JANEIRO (B,L)
Full day tour of Corcovado & Sugarloaf
including bbq lunch.
Day 3:
RIO
DE JANEIRO (B)
Day at leisure.
Day 4:
RIO
DE JANEIRO - IGUAZU FALLS (B)
Transfer to airport and
flight to Iguazu Falls. Transfer to hotel.
Day 5:
IGUAZU
FALLS (B)
Half day Brazilian side tour.
Day 6:
IGUAZU
FALLS - BUENOS AIRES (B)
Half day Argentina side tour.
Transfer to airport and flight to Buenos Aires. On arrival transfer to hotel.
Day 7:
BUENOS
AIRES (B,D)
Half day city tour of Buenos Aires. Evening
Dinner and Tango show.
Day 8:
BUENOS
AIRES (B,L)
Full day tour to Gaucho farm including typical
Argentinean lunch.
Day 9:
BUENOS
AIRES – BARILOCHE (B)
Transfer to airport and flight to
Bariloche "Where the Andes meets Patagonia". On arrival transfer to hotel.
Day 10:
BARILOCHE
(B)
Half-day city tour visiting Cerro Cathedral, Llao
Llao, Laguna Trebol & Centro Civico.
Day 11:
BARILOCHE
– PEULLA (Lake crossing) (B,D)
Andes lakes crossing
by bus/boat to Peulla navigating Nahuel Huapi.
Day 12:
PEULLA
- PUERTO MONTT (B)
Continue Lakes crossing by boat/
bus to Puerto Varas on the shores of Llanquihue Lake and transfer by bus
to Puerto Montt.
Day 13:
PUERTO
MONTT- SANTIAGO – LIMA (B)
Transfer to airport
and flight to Lima via Santiago. At arrival transfer to hotel.
Day 14:
LIMA
- AMAZON JUNGLE (Tambopata Jungle Lodge) (B, D)
Transfer to airport and flight to Puerto Maldonado. Transfer by boat to lodge.
Day
15: AMAZON JUNGLE (B,L,D)
Full day activities, canoeing, birdwatching,
jungle trekking, piranha fishing and alligator spotting.
Day 16:
AMAZON
JUNGLE- CUZCO (B)
A dawn start is required for the canoe trip back to Puerto Maldonado
giving memorable views of the sunrise over the river and transfer to airport
and flight to Cuzco.
Day 17:
CUZCO
(B)
City tour of Cuzco, Tambo Machay, Kenko
and Sacsayhuaman ruins.
Day 18:
CUZCO
– SACRED VALLEY (B,L)
Full day tour of
colourful Pisac and Ollantaytambo markets and ruins. Overnight in Sacred
Valley of the Incas.
Day 19:
SACRED
VALLEY - MACHU PICCHU (B)
Train to Machu
Picchu, ruins tour and overnight.
Day 20:
MACHU
PICCHU - CUZCO (B)
Morning free to visit ruins.
Afternoon train to Cuzco.
Day 21:
CUZCO - PUNO
(B)
Spectacular bus journey across the altiplano
to Puno on Lake Titicaca shores.
Day 22:
UROS ISLAND (B,L)
Half day tour of Uros Island.
Day 23:
PUNO - LA
PAZ (B)
Bus, catamaran journey across Lake Titicaca
via Sun Island to La Paz.
Day 24:
LA
PAZ (B)
Half-day city tour, moon valley and witchery market.
Day 25:
LA
PAZ - SANTIAGO (B)
Transfer to airport, flight to Santiago.
Day
26:
SANTIAGO
(B)
Half-day city tour.
Day
27:
SANTIAGO - AUSTRALIA (B)
Transfer to airport.
Tour
includes:
- Economy class travel ex MEL/SYD/BNE
- Accommodation in selected hotels with private facilities
- Meals as indicated (B) breakfast, (L) lunch, (D) dinner
- Sightseeing, excursions & transfers with bilingual guides
- Meeting service and transfers
- LAND ONLY (Excludes internal flights)
Tour excludes:
- Airport taxes or security taxes
- Tips or portage charges.
For detailed trip
notes, please contact our office
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