ARGENTINA, BRAZIL & URUGUAY TOUR Tango, Candomble, & Samba ITINERARY

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1 ARGENTINA, BRAZIL & URUGUAY TOUR Tango, Candomble, & Samba 11 DAYS / 10 NIGHTS Experience the best of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay and enjoy great dance shows with live music on this Tango, Candomble & Samba tour. FROM $ 2245 per person THIS TOUR INCLUDES: All Nights Accommodations All Breakfasts All Transfers 2 Dinners & Shows All Entrance Fees Professional English-speaking tour guides HIGHLIGHTS Buenos Aires & Tango Dinner Show Fiesta Gaucha Candomble Dance & Dinner Show Iguassu Falls Rio de Janeiro ITINERARY Day 1 ARRIVE IN BUENOS AIRES & CITY TOUR Once you arrive in Buenos Aires, a guide will greet you and help you check in to your hotel. Hit all the must-see spots in the romantic Buenos Aires on a halfday city tour. Start with the Obelisk, which is in the center of 9 de Julio Ave, and then move on to the Plaza de Mayo, the Plaza San Martín, the "barrios" of La Boca, San Telmo, Montserrat, Palermo, Recoleta and Puerto Madero. Buenos Aires is a huge city, and has so many distinctive neighborhoods - find out which one is your favorite, so that you can come back on your own and spend more time exploring. Spend the rest of the day at your leisure.

2 Day 2 EL TIGRE TOUR Once you've had your fill of Buenos Aires, get away from the city and experience the life of verdant El Tigre Delta. This peaceful place located in the north of Buenos Aires city within Buenos Aires province is famous for its zigzagging rivers, the lush vegetation of the islands, and its peaceful atmosphere. Merge into this natural haven on a catamaran boat, taking in the soothing landscapes and listening to the birdsongs. Return to your hotel in Buenos Aires in the afternoon. Day 3 TANGO DINNER SHOW After a day of exploring the city on your own, enjoy an elegant night out on the town, complete with a tango dance show and dinner at a famous tango house. A 3 course meal, wine, and transfers to and from your hotel are included - not to mention the incredible tango dancing show and live music in the world capital of tango! Day 4 TRANSFER TO MONTEVIDEO & CITY TOUR, URUGUAY Leave the big city of Buenos Aires to go to the quiet Montevideo, capital of Uruguay. Take a ferry across the La Plata River and check in to your hotel. Discover Montevideo on a half-day city tour, visiting its historic landmarks and places that show off the best of Uruguayan culture. Start in the Old City, admiring the European architecture, and also see the Gaucho Museum. Walk through the colorful and lively street markets (usually open on Saturdays and Sundays) as well as the Port Market, where Candomble dancers and artists make a regular appearance. Also visit the neighborhoods of Carrasco, Punta Gorda, Pocitos, and Rambla, which rambles along the coastline. In the evening you will have a candombe show, a typical Uruuguayn dance which has been declared a World Cultural Heritage of humanity by UNESCO.

3 Day 5 TRANSFER TO COLONIA & WALKING TOUR In the morning, transfer to Colonia, a small town on the coast of Uruguay, and check into your hotel. Explore this colonial town that oozes Old World Portuguese charm on a city tour. Stroll along the cobblestone streets, past brightly painted homes and gardens, as you learn about its intriguing history, which started as a Portuguese colony but fell under Spanish rule afterwards, leading to a mixture of architectural styles. Visit the port, the downtown, the Ferrando Beach, and Rambla, which stretches along the coast to the Plaza de Toros, Hippodrome, and historic harbor. Return to your hotel in the afternoon and spend the rest of the day at your leisure. Day 6 RETURN TO BUENOS AIRES, & TRANSFER TO PUERTO IGUAZU Get an early start this morning with transfer to the port for the ferry back to Buenos Aires. Once in Buenos Aires, your guide will transfer you to the airport for the flight to Puerto Iguazu. This city is the closest to the Iguazu Falls, the huge waterfalls in the Misiones Forest of northeastern Argentina. Check in to your hotel and relax for the night.

4 Day 7 EXPLORE THE IGUAZU FALLS NATIONAL PARK After breakfast, spend the day exploring the Argentine side of the Iguazu Falls. The waterfalls are not only a UNESCO World Heritage site, but also one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World. There are over 275 waterfalls that plunge 72 meters down, and the spectacular spray that rises above it all is visible from the town. Visit the national park in the Argentine side of the falls, which has many hiking trails through subtropical vegetation, and is home to wildlife such as toucans, butterflies, and capybaras. There is an Ecological Train that you can takes passangers from the entrance of the park to the shores of the falls, where you can see the Devil's Throat - the largest of the waterfalls at Iguazu. Return to the hotel in the late afternoon. Day 8 EXPLORE THE FOZ DO IGUASSU NATIONAL PARK This morning, after breakfast, head back to the falls for another day of exploring - but first cross over the border into Brazil, and enter the Foz do Iguassu National Park. Brazil's national park surrounding the falls is not quite as extensive as Argentina's park, but it does offer more views of the falls -- and you can walk out over the water on a series of catwalks. You also might want to take a boat ride to get up close (and wet!) to the falls. Return to the hotel when you are finished exploring. Afterwards, transfer to Foz do Iguassu Airport to board a flight to Rio de Janeiro and check in to your hotel.

5 Day 9 SUGAR LOAF & HISTORIC RIO Travel back in time to the begginings of the bustling Carioca city on today's tour. Start from your hotel and pass by the Sambodromo, where dancers from the whole country perfome in the month of February during the most famous carnival in the world. Then, visit the Metropolithan Cathedral and the traditional Cinelândia Square, where the historical buildings, the Municipal Theater, the National Library and the National Museum of Fine Arts are located. Afterwards, head to one of the highlights in Rio: the Sugar Loaf Mountain. Travel on a cable car up Urca Hill to land on a vantage point of 215 mt high that will reward you with views of Guanabara Bay and its islands, the Rio-Niteroi Bridge, and Corcovado Mountain. Ride a cable car once again to reach the top, at al altitude of 1925 ft, and admire the picture-perfect landscape created by the emblematic Copacabana Beach and the Santa Cruz Fortress. Climb down the mountain via cable car and transfer back to your hotel in the late afternoon. You can spend the rest of the day enjoying the sun at the beach. Day 10 CORCOVADO,TIJUCA FOREST & SAMBA SHOW Today, passby the Lagoa Rodrigo Freitas and arrive at the Cosme Velho Train cog station, located at the bottom of Corcovado Mountain. Take in the vies of the dense Tijuca rainforest on your way to one of the Seven Wonders of the World: Rio's Christ the Redeemer Statue, situated at an altitude of 38n (125ft). The panoramic views of the bay and the city you will acquire at this altitude are surely an experience you will never forget. In the evening, discover the charm and rythm of Cariocas at a Samba Dinner Show! After the show transfer back to your hotel.

6 Day 11 END OF THIS ARGENTINA, BRAZIL & URUGUAY TOUR After breakfast at the hotel, conclude your tour and transfer to the airport for the flight home or to your next destination in South America. South America.travel All rights reserved.