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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 we would be glad to make reservations at one of many fine steak-houses such as Cabana las Lilas, Mirasol, or Piegari. A number of other fine international options are available well. |
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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 for a fascinating tour of the elegant turn-of-the-century districts that earned Buenos Aires the label of the Paris of South America. The tour will lead you through 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: the neo-classical Cathedral, the colonial Cabildo, the old town-hall, and the Government Palace. The tour then leads to the elegant residential Barrio Norte quarter with its French architecture ending with a tour around a residential neighborhood in Palermo. You will have lunch at one of the fashionable restaurants in Palermo Soho. In the afternoon you will proceed north of Buenos Aires for a one hour boat ride along the Parana River Delta. In the evening we suggest a Tango experience at Esquina Carlos Gardel, Rojo Tango, or Viejo Almacen.
(Meals - B, L)
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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 Guacho 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 its 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 Salta |
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After breakfast you will be driven to the domestic airport for your 2 hour flight to Salta. You will be met at the airport in Salta and transferred to your comfortable hotel. The city of Salta still has a distinctly Hispanic feel to it, an urban skyline distinguished by the colonial architecture of its original buildings and churches. In the afternoon you will undertake a guided city tour visiting the Basilica Cathedral, the church of San Francisco, the Catholic University and the Convent of San Bernardo, whose front piece was carved by Indians back in 1762. You will then be led to the Parque San Martin where you will board a cable car for a ride up to the Cerro San bernardo – where thrilling and fantastic views of the city can be observed. Recently the city government has finished a painstaking restoration of the old city centre. If you should feel like spending the evening out; there is a pleasant downtown restaurant by the name of Solar de Convento, reservations are available upon request.
(Meals - B)
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Full Day Humahuaca |
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You will be collected from your hotel in the early morning and proceed to Purmamarca – a tiny yet charming village located at the foot of the of the striking Cerro de los Siete Colores (The Seven Colored Mountain). You will be invited to stop here or a while in order to appreciate the beauty of the luminescent colors of the mountain – as well as the tranquility of the old church that stands before it. You will then proceed on towards the next village called Tilcara – a slightly larger town that has an extraordinary Archaeological Museum. Several Inca mummies are on display in this museum along with other artifacts from the old empire. Following a tour around the museum you proceed onwards to the Humahuaca and the Pucara, or stronghold. The Quebrada de Humahuaca, or the canyon of Humahuaca, was declared a World Heritage site, and the many amazing ruins found in the area are unforgettable. Lodgings of Hunter Gatherers, fortresses of the Inca, and remains of the fight for independence are all found within the area. After being guided around this fascinating site you will return to Salta. For dinner we can make reservations for you at the recommendable la Terraza Restaurant.
(Meals - B, L)
CAT Tip – Make the most of your trip: On Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays we suggest doing Movitrack’s Safari to the Clouds including Salinas Grandes and the Humahuaca visit.
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Calchaqui Valleys |
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In the morning you will be collected from your hotel for a full day tour of the Calchaqui Valleys. You will drive south of Salta towards Molinos. This colonial era town is charming and has a beautiful church and an inn which was the house of the last Spanish governor in the area. The nearby Archeological Museum at Cachi is quite spectacular. The Cafayate region is one of the driest spots in the country – it is said to be sunny every single day of the year – famous above all for its Torrontes wines and surrounded by vineyards and wineries many of which are open to the public. It is always a nice option to spend an evening overnight in either Molinos and/or Cafayate. However, if you should decide to return to Salta you will be transferred back to your hotel. There are a number of very impressive local peña restaurants in town, Balderrama is our recommended favorite.
(Meals - B, L)
CAT tip – Make the most of your trip: allow more days in the the Valleys to visit both Molinos and Cafayate and the colorful villages along the way. Overnight stays are available at exclusive vineyards and cozy inns.
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Return to Buenos Aires |
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In the morning you will be able to enjoy a filling breakfast before being transferred to the airport in Salta for your flight back to Buenos Aires. Upon arrival in Buenos Aires you will either be transferred to the international airport (approximately an hour’s drive away) or to your hotel should you wish to spend more time in Argentina. Class Adventure Travel offers a number of tour to other magical destinations in Argentina and Latin America should you wish to extend your vacation further.
(Meals - B)
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