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Cristo (Corcovado)
The statue of Christ has overlooked Rio since 1931. All 1145 tons of the statue are visible day and night from many locations throughout Rio. |
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Carnaval
Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro is the world’s largest street party. It started as a celebration to mark the beginning of Lent.
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Sugar Loaf Mountain
Sugar Loaf Mountain guards the entrance to Guanabara Bay. The cable-car to the top was only the third in the world when it was built in 1912.
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Maracana Stadium
The Maracana Stadium was built to hold the 1950 World Cup Final where almost 200,000 people were shocked to see Brazil lose to Uruguay. It is being refurbished in the hope of hosting the final again in 2014. |
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Copacabana Beach
Copacabana is a 4.5km long curve of sand, with hotels, restaurants and clubs lining the seafront, and mountains providing a spectacular backdrop. |
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Ipanema Beach
Ipanema is not only a beautiful city beach, but also a district of tree-lined boulevards filled with restaurants, bars and boutiques.
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Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
The lagoon is circled by a 7km path and lies just a few blocks from Ipanema beach and also the Botanical Gardens.
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Centro
The historic centre of Rio has colonial buildings, museums and churches dating from the city’s early days as the capital of Brazil. |
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Petrópolis
Petrópolis is a small colonial mountain town 80km from Rio, with fine palaces, museums and churches dating back to when the Emperor of Brazil used it as a summer retreat. |
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The Islands of Angra dos Reis
Hundreds of tiny tropical islands dot the bay of Angra dos Reis, many with beautiful, secluded beaches of soft white sand and turquoise waters. |
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Schooner Tour
Take a schooner trip along the beaches to Itaipú, where the tour stops for lunch and a swim. |
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Búzios
Nobody seems to agree on just how many beaches there are on the peninsula. There may be 17 or 27, but they are all beautiful. |
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Ossos
Ossos is the Portuguese word for bones. The town may be named this due to the pirates and slave traders who first settled the area.
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Manguinhos
Manguinhos is the closest town to the edge of the peninsula. It has all the amenities expected of a top-class resort town. |
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Armação de Búzios
Armação de Búzios, particularly the paved street of Rua das Pedras, is the place to go for the best restaurants and nightlife in Búzios |
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Cabo Frio
The town of Cabo Frio was founded in 1615 with the building of St Matthew’s Fort to protect the shipments of Brazilwood heading for Europe. |
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Upon your arrival at the International airport in Buenos Aires you well be welcomed and escorted to your hotel. Here you will be briefed on all your travels during your stay in Argentina. You will then have the rest of the day free to spend at your leisure after a long flight. Buenos Aires is a cosmopolitan and energetic city with an intense cultural life. Should you wish you can explore the one of the areas around your hotel in the afternoon such as La Recoleta. It is within this famous Cemetery that Evita Peron - along with other notable characters of local political and social life in Buenos Aires - is to be found. The cemetery in Recoleta is stunning and it seems to coexist peacefully with the surrounding string of Parisian-style cafés, pubs, restaurants and the art and craft market that takes place during weekends. In the evening it is very recommendable that you dine at one of the many celebrated steak-houses that have made Buenos Aires famous. |
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Buenos Aires City Tour and Tigre Delta boat ride |
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After enjoying a delicious breakfast at your hotel you will be collected from your hotel for a morning tour to the northern stretches of the city. >From the Delta station you will board a panoramic catamaran and proceed to discover the many wonders of the Parana River Delta and its islets. Following the tour you will return to the city for lunch at one of the fashionable restaurants in Palermo Soho. Later you will attend a cit tour visiting the Italian district of La Boca to the charming cobbled alleys and colonial architecture of San Telmo through towards the Plaza de Mayo with its many outstanding buildings. In the evening we will be more than glad to make dinner reservations.
(Meals – B, L)
**Note: Private tours take the boat ride in a private boat, group tours in a shared catamaran. |
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Free day in Buenos Aires |
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This day is left free for you to enjoy the city of Buenos Aires at your leisure. Many of our optional extra tours are highly recommendable to fill this time and experience the city better. One of the more interesting options includes a colorful day spent at an estancia on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Lunch is included within this excursion and consists of a traditional Argentinean asado - or barbeque. Huge slabs of prime beef are slowly grilled to the meat lover's perfection during which you may enjoy some fine Argentinean wine. Following lunch you will be invited to partake in a number of traditional Gaucho activities. If this day is free on a Sunday you may wish to take a tour of the San Telmo Flea Market. Another very worthwhile optional extra is the day trip to Uruguay and Colonia del Sacramento. With lunch included this tour visits Uruguay's most charming town and leads you though it's most spectacular sites including the old quarter of Oporto or Lisbon and the Puerta de la Ciudadela.
(Meals – B) |
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Buenos Aires to Iguazu Falls |
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Following breakfast in your hotel in Buenos Aires you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Puerto Iguazu - the town close to the spectacular Iguazu Falls. Upon arrival in the small town you will be met and transferred to your comfortable hotel in the area where you will be briefed about your travels in the region. The falls themselves consist of 270 separate cascades that stretch in white veiled patches for over 2.7 kilometers with vivid green jungle sprouting spectacularly between the waterfall segments wherever it can. In the afternoon you will commence a guided tour of the Argentinean side of these incredible waterfalls. With an upper and a lower trail to follow the Argentinean side of the falls brings you much closer to the action of the falling water than the Brazilian side does. Take a Steam-engine train ride through the park followed by a stroll over the catwalks that leads to the Devil’s Throat. Following this you it is recommendable that you choose the additional option of riding in a boat with an experienced driver who takes you right up and under the falling water of the cascades. For more information please see our Extra Options. Following the tour you will be returned to your hotel.
(Meals - B)
CAT Tip - Make the Most of Your Trip: For five evenings a month visitors to Iguazu are able to take advantage of the opportunity of visiting the largest waterfall - the Devil's Throat - by moonlight. This is a truly unforgettable experience which is followed with a dinner at La Selva Restaurant. Please ask your Destination Specialist for more information. |
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Brazilian Side of the Falls |
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After enjoying breakfast in your hotel you will cross over a bridge, where immigration is cleared, before entering Brazil. You will then continue on towards the Brazilian side of the Iguazu Falls. While the falls are impressive up close on the Argentinean side, they are equally impressive from a far on the Brazilian side where amazing panoramic views of the spectacle give one a clear indication of their immensity. Following a guided tour around the falls you will have lunch at the fabulous Porto Canoas Restaurant that overlooks the falls. On the Brazilian side of the Falls it is possible to take short helicopter flights over the area – for more information please visit out
extra tours. Other options include the fabled Macuco Safari and a number of other outdoor activities including rafting and rappelling down along the side of one of the cascades. For those who do not have a visa to enter Brazil or for those who would prefer to remain in Argentina for this day of the tour another tour around the Argentinean side of the falls can be arranged. Alternatively you can take a trip to the impressive Jesuit mission of San Ignacio – please ask your Destination Specialist for more information. Following the tour you will be returned to your hotel.
(Meals – B, L)
***Please Note: Private quote includes a ten minute morning/afternoon helicopter flight over Iguazu Falls
**Special Note: Please keep in mind that US citizens along with the nationals of a few other countries need a visa to enter Brazil. Visas can be obtained at the Brazilian Consulate in Buenos Aires and usually take 2 to 3 days to issue. Please feel free to ask your Destination Specialist for more information.
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Return to Buenos Aires |
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Following a leisurely morning at your hotel you will be transferred to the airport. Should you wish to continue exploring Brazil you can fly from Iguacu onwards to Rio de Janeiro from the Foz de Iguacu. If not you will board an airplane for your flight back to Buenos Aires where you can connect with your flight home.
(Meals – B) |
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