Essential Tango & Samba
Brazil & ArgentinaNo adventure to South America is complete without seeing Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls and Rio de Janeiro – well, here it is!
4* luxury from £2400 per person plus flights
Example Itinerary
Essential Brazil & Argentina over 8 Days / 7 Nights
Buenos Aires and city highlights – Iguazu Falls – Rio de Janeiro, Corcovado and city highlights
Upgrades and/or reductions for participation on set dates with small groups are available
No foray into South America is complete without seeing Buenos Aires, taking in, or joining in, with a Tango show; lunch at La Posada; marveling at the mighty Iguazu Falls and dancing your own Samba down the streets of Rio. This taster tour is sure to have you coming back for more!
DAY 1: Buenos Aires
You’ll take your private transfer with English speaking guide to a centrally located 4* hotel to freshen up before enjoying a tour with your private guide of the smart northern residential areas, visiting the Recoleta s Cemetery. After your lunch at La Posada 1820 Restaurant you’ll see the southern side of the city with its historical sights.
DAY 2: Buenos Aires
Visit to the restored labyrinths of Zanjón de Granados with your private guide after which your day is your own before heading out for dinner and the Tango Show at El Querandi – totally de riguer when in Argentina!
DAY 3: Brazil – Iguazu Falls – Foz de Iguaçú
Transfer from Buenos Aires to Iguazu Airport and then to your Foz Iguazú 4* Hotel some 50 Kms away.
You’ll benefit from the personal attentions of your private service with English speaking guide as you enter the National Park on your excursion to the Brazilian side of the magnificent and awe inspiring Iguazu Falls – the largest waterfalls system in the world.
DAY 4: Argentina – Iguazu Falls – Foz de Iguaçú
Again you’ll benefit from the personal attentions of your private service with English speaking guide as you enter the National Park on your excursion, this time to the Argentine side of the Iguazu Falls – no less a spectacle and yet so different. Followed by lunch at La Selva Restaurant.
DAY 5: Rio de Janeiro
Your English speaking guide will assist you with your transfer to the airport for your flight to Río de Janeiro; where you’ll be met and taken by private transfer to your accommodation in a centrally located hotel
DAY 6: Rio – Corcovado
Your visit to Corcovado mountain ‘the hunchback’ in Portuguese should be a show-stopper. Although most go to view the imposing statue of Christ the Redeemer itself, the outlook from the viewing platform at its peak is panoramic and on a clear day, breath-taking. You’ll see all of Rio laid out before you – from Sugarloaf Mountain, to Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, the Maracanã Stadium and several of Rio’s notorious favelas. If you’ve any energy left the rest of the day is yours.
DAY 7: Rio – tour
We’ve allowed a half day with your English speaking guide so that you can tick off any of the landmarks you saw yesterday but wanted a closer look of today. Thereafter, the rest of your day is at leisure – to recover, or do some last minute shopping or sightseeing. Your guide will suggest the best places for you. Spend your last night in this vibrant city before your departure tomorrow.
DAY 8: Rio – Departure
Depending on your flight time, you’ll have some time remaining in your hotel or in Rio itself before your private transfer to the Rio de Janeiro airport and your flight home.
