Wondorous South America

DAY 01: ARRIVE IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

WELCOME ON BOARD WITH FIESTA VACATIONS!!!

• Upon arrival in Rio De Janeiro (Brazil), finish your immigration process and proceed to designated hotel and relax

• Welcome to South America’s largest and most populous country.

• You will be met by our bilingual guides and escorted to the hotel. Check-in & relax.

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in Rio De Janeiro

DAY 02: RIO DE JANEIRO | SIGHTSEEING

• Today after breakfast

• Full day tour of SUGAR LOAF + CORCOVADO

• Proceed for a tour of Corcovado Mountain and Beaches. Board a cog train from Cosme Velho Station for a ride to Corcovado Mountain to visit one of the world’s most famous landmarks, the gigantic statue of Christ the Redeemer. Experience the 20 minutes’ steep train journey which takes you through the dense Atlantic rain forest of Tijuca, offering a wonderful opportunity for a closer look at the forest's lush tropical vegetation and to enjoy scenic landscapes of the beaches and city. You will disembark at the top of Corcovado and then proceed up the steps that lead to the top lookout where the towering statue of Christ the Redeemer stands, one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. Get up-close to Christ the Redeemer and spend some time viewing the panoramic view of this beautiful city of Rio from the incredible mountain-top vantage point. Then, you will descend by the train. The tour continues passing by Rio's world-famous beaches.

• Lunch at Restaurant

• After lunch, you will be taken to the neighborhood of Urca where one of the largest symbols of the city is located: Sugar Loaf. You will travel all the way to the top in two steps by cable car. The first cable car will take you to Urca Hill, a vantage point 215 meters high for which already grants beautiful views of Guanabara Bay and its islands, the Rio-Niterói Bridge, and Corcovado Mountain. From this stage, a second cable car takes you up to the top. At 395 meters, you will enjoy splendid views of Copacabana beach, the Santa Cruz fortress, and several beaches of Niterói. After riding the Cable car back down, return to the hotel.

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Later proceed for Rio by Night Tour - Only show in Ginga Tropical - A show with the colorful and rich Brazilian culture, which will bring different expressions of their traditions and artistic manifestations together on stage. You will know each region of Brazil through its music, dances, colors and charm: the "Ziriguidum", the Northeast, the Amazon, the Pampa with its folklore, besides Bahia with its Capoeira and its mystical rituals; Rio de Janeiro with its incomparable Lapa Bohemia, its dance halls and the performance of the legendary Tricksters. It will culminate with the luxurious Carnival, with fantastic drummers and beautiful Mulatas.

• Overnight stay in Rio De Janeiro

DAY 03: DEPART RIO DE JANEIRO | FLY TO FOZ DO IGUACU | VISIT TO IGUACU FALLS | VISIT TO IGUACU NATIONAL PARK

• Today after breakfast, Check-out from hotel

• Proceed to airport to board your flight to Iguacu

• Upon arrival at Iguacu airport, you will be met by our representative and transfer to Hotel

• Upon arrival at Hotel, Check-In & relax

• Lunch at Restaurant

• Later proceed to visit Iguacu Falls (Brazilian Falls) - One of the most beautiful sculptures of nature, considered "the eighth wonder of the world". The Iguaçu River is born in the Serra do Mar and travels 1320 km to Foz do Iguaçu. The set of waterfalls, shortly before their encounter with the Paraná River, formed 275 jumps with an average height of 60 m. The falls produce a mist that crowned by beautiful and immense rainbows, give the visitor a true spectacle of sound and colors.

• Located 20 kms from the center of the City of Foz do Iguaçu, where 8 kms are inside the National Park. In front of the Hotel das Cataratas, the visit begins on foot, for approximately 1000 meters, with a frontal view of all the falls, whose spectacle is one of the most beautiful in the world.

• Later Proceed to Visit Iguacu National Park (Bird park) - You will get to tour one of the largest and most important parks in the world, as far as bird conservation is concerned. Travel through this true sanctuary home to birds from all areas of Brazil and other countries. Located right next to theIguazú National Park, it gathers more than 1 300 species of birds, as well as 25 species of reptiles and butterflies. You will be surprised, and delighted, with its green habitat full of trees, flowers and other incredible plants. Worth seeing among its many attractions are the tree of life, the aviary of species of rivers and mangroves, bird refugees such as owls, macaws, harpies and cassowaries, the latter is considered the most dangerous bird in the world, if it feels threatened.

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in Foz Do Iguacu

DAY 04: FOZ DO IGUACU | VISIT TO ARGENTANIAN NATIONAL PARK & FALLS | VISIT TO MACUCO IGR – GRAND AVENTURA

• Today after breakfast,

• Proceed to visit Argentinian Falls - Located 28 km from the center of the city of Foz do Iguaçu (20 kms within the Argentine territory). Crossing the Iguaçu River, through the Tancredo Neves Bridge, in 30 minutes, you will arrive to the Argentine National Park, to visit the Falls. First, take the train to Devil's Throat, which is the largest waterfall in the Iguazu Falls, located in the midst of the Brazilian and Argentinean Falls. Afterwards, on foot, visit the other jumps, through the Superior Circuit (1200 meters), and weather permitting, the Lower Circuit jumps (1750 meters).

• Lunch at Restaurant

• Later proceed MACUCO IGR – GRAND AVENTURA - An extraordinary tour to get to know the tropical jungle and its waterfalls in the hands of experienced guides. You will arrive at the dock and board a raft to navigate the river canon of Iguazú Inferior, rafting the rapids and appreciating the view of the falls from the calm backwaters of the island of San Martin. To finish this unforgettable experience you will visit the Three Musketeers falls and the Devils Throat.

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in Foz Do Iguacu

DAY 05: DEPART FOZ DO IGUACU | FLY TO LIMA (PERU)

• Today after breakfast, Check-out from hotel

• Proceed to airport to board your flight to Lima (Peru)

• Upon arrival at Lima airport, you will be met by our representative and transfer to Hotel

• Upon arrival at Hotel, Check-In & relax

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in Lima

DAY 06: DEPART LIMA | FLY TO CUSCO (PERU) | ONTO SACRED VALLY

• Today after breakfast, Check-out from hotel

• Proceed to airport to board your flight to Cusco (Peru)

• Upon arrival at Cusco airport, you will be met by our representative and transfer to Sacred Valley

• Lunch at Restaurant

• Arrive Sacred Valley - Visit Chinchero, a small picturesque Andean village. Enter the home of a textile artisan, where you will see some of his original work and learn about his techniques, as well as his creative process. Then visit its significant Inca ruins dating from the end of the 15th Century, as well as a beautiful traditional church. Afterwards, on the road to Ollantaytambo, you will stop at a viewpoint, for one of the best views of the Sacred Valley. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. Then it is on to Ollantaytambo, one of the most representative building complexes of the Inca Empire and site of one of the Spanish Conquistadors' rare strategic defeats. Famous for its terraced fields, Ollantaytambo was a very effective fortress and also a religious center.

• Later Check-into the hotel & relax

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in Sacred valley (Cusco)

DAY 07: DEPART SACRED VALLY | VISIT TO MACHU PICCHU | ARRIVE CUSCO

• Today after breakfast, Check-out from hotel

• Proceed to full day visit to Machu Picchu By Vistadome Train - A visit to one of the most important tourist destinations in the world: Machu Picchu. The excursion starts with a train trip to the town of Aguas Calientes, also known as Machu Picchu Pueblo. The natural beauty of the surroundings makes the train the best way to start your visit. When you arrive, you will start the ascent to the ruins, which will without a doubt be one of your most unforgettable experiences. At Machu Picchu you can see one of the Seven Modern Wonders of the World and take some impressive photos. Then it is back down to Aguas Calientes for lunch in a local restaurant. Finally, you board the train for the return journey and transfer to your hotel.

• Lunch at Restaurant

• Later evening you will be transferred to Cusco City. Upon arrival Check-into the hotel & relax

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in Cusco

DAY 08: DEPART CUSCO | CITY TOUR | FLY TO LIMA (PERU)

• Today after breakfast, Check-out from hotel

• Proceed to half day city tour of Cusco - You will visit the city of Cusco, also known as the Imperial City and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. You will start your tour at the Koricancha Temple, an ancient Inca palace and cult center of the Sun God, above which the order of the Dominicans built a church, which remains standing to this day. Then, you will visit the Plaza de Armas, where you will visit the Cathedral, the most important temple in the city. Continue ascending to the Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, an impressive example of Inca military architecture. Afterwards, you will visit Kenko, an archaeological site where the Sun, Moon and Stars were celebrated. Continue with a visit to Puca-Pucara, place that would have served as "tambo" or resting place and lodging of the Inca. Finally, you will visit the art workshop Inka's Expression, where you will appreciate a sample of the various uses of Peruvian natural products (plants, fruits, vegetables, among others) and will know their nutritional, healing and cosmetic properties.

• Lunch at Restaurant

• Later Proceed to airport to board your flight to Lima (Peru)

• Upon arrival at Lima airport, you will be met by our representative and transfer to Hotel

• Upon arrival at Hotel, Check-In & relax

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in Lima

DAY 09: LIMA | HALF DAY CITY TOUR OF COLONIAL AND MODERN LIMA

• Today after breakfast,

• Proceed to Half day visit to Lima City Tour - You will visit the modern and colonial part of the city of Lima, known as The City of Kings, starting with the districts of Miraflores and San Isidro before heading to the Historic Center. Once there, you will visit the Main Square, where you can take pictures of the amazing colonial architecture that surrounds it. Then, walk to the Chocolate Museum to have an exquisite experience with Peruvian cocoa. Afterwards, you will visit the impressive Convent of Santo Domingo, before heading back. You will pass through Huaca Huallamarca before reaching Miraflores, where you will get off at Love Park to take stunning photos of the landscape of the Lima coast.

• Lunch at Restaurant

• Later evening is at leisure

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in Lima

DAY 10: DEPART LIMA | FLY TO LA PAZ (BOLIVIA) | CITY TOUR

• Today after breakfast, Check-out from hotel

• Proceed to airport to board your flight to La Paz (Bolivia)

• Upon arrival at la Paz airport, you will be met by our representative and transfer to Hotel

• Upon arrival check-into the hotel & relax

• Lunch at Restaurant

• Later Proceed to half day VALLEY OF THE MOON Tour - Cross the city through the southern zone and residential houses until reaching the Valley of the Moon to visit this extraordinary place where Clay Mountains have been impressively shaped by erosion.

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in La Paz

DAY 11: DEPART LA PAZ (BOLIVIA) | FLY TO UYUNI | CITY TOUR – UYUNI SALT FLATS

• Today after breakfast, Check-out from hotel

• Proceed to airport to board your flight to Uyuni (Bolivia)

• Upon arrival at Uyuni airport, you will be met by our representative and transfer City Tour

• Proceed to visit UYUNI SALT FLATS - Departure to The Great Salt Flats to Colchani village, it is the best place to observe the methods of salt extraction, continuation to the Incahuasi Island (better known as Fish Island); it is an oasis with a unique and isolated ecosystem that is populated by giant cacti up to 10 meters high. Continue the journey travelling north to visit the pre-Columbian Pucara de Ayque fort and the nearby chullpares on the foothills of Thunupa volcano, then east to Colchani (2 hours).

• Picnic Lunch

• Later proceed to hotel, Check-In & relax

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in Uyuni

DAY 12: UYUNI | FULL DAY SIGHTSEEING - COLCHANI – OJO DE PERDIZ

• Today after breakfast,

• Proceed to Sightseeing - Trip south visiting first the cemetery of old trains, then through the highlands, passing the villages of San Cristobal, Culpina K until the high and rich valley of Alota (3hours), then areas with great stone formations done by the erosion. Continue through high valleys until the village of Ojo de Perdiz (1 hour).

• Picnic Lunch

• Later the evening is at leisure

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in Uyuni

DAY 13: DEPART UYUNI | VISIT ATACAMA | ARRIVE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

• Today after breakfast, Check-out from hotel

• Proceed to Colored Lagoons – Hito Cajon - Early departures to la REA reserve, visiting Laguna Colorada (4,278 m – 2 hours), geysers “Sol de Mañana”, Chalviri lagoon and its natural hot springs of Polques. Continue through the high desert of Pampas de Dali until “Laguna Verde” (3 hours), a beautiful green lagoon at the foothills of the Licancabur Mountain; continue until the Bolivian border Hito Cajon.

• Box Lunch

• Later you will be transfer from Hito Cajon to Calamy City airport to board your flight to Santiago

• Upon arrival at Santiago airport, You will be met by our representative and transfer to city tour of

Santiago

• Later proceed to Hotel, Check-In & relax• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in Santiago de Chile

DAY 14: SANTIAGO DE CHILE | HALF DAY CITY TOUR OF SANTIAGO & SAN CRISTOBAL HILL

• Today after breakfast,

• Proceed for half day city tour of Santiago & San Cristobal Hill - Santiago city, it the perfect blend between the old and the modern architecture, characteristic that can be seen during the tour that starts stunning and panoramic view over the city from the top of San Cristobal Hill. We will head toward the Plaza de Armas (main Square) surrounded by the Metropolitan Cathedral, Post Office, and Santiago City Council. The trip continues towards the Presidential Palace “La Moneda”, current seat of the government, and some old neighborhoods, such as Concha y Toro. Afterwards, we will move eastern part of the city to see its modern buildings, where we may appreciate the impressive changes that have been generated in the surrounding neighborhoods.

• Lunch at Restaurant

• Later the evening is at leisure

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in Santiago de Chile

DAY 15: SANTIAGO DE CHILE | FULL DAY VIÑA DEL MAR & VALPARAISO

• Today after breakfast,

• Proceed for Full day city tour of VIÑA DEL MAR & VALPARAISO - Departing from downtown Santiago you head toward the coast, located just 120 kilometers / 75 miles from Santiago, crossing the fertile Curacavi and Casablanca Valleys, with their beautiful vineyards, fruit tree farms, and forest reserves. En route you will visit the two major cities of the country: Viña del Mar, Chile's main seaside town and Valparaiso, a port city founded in the sixteenth century and declared as "World Heritage Site by UNESCO." The tour also includes a scenic tour through National Congress, Parque O'Higgins, Parque Italia, Plaza de la Victoria, Plaza Sotomayor and "Muelle Prat Wharf located at the port itself in Valparaiso.

• Then visit the Museum of the famous Chilean poet, writer and Nobel Prize Literature winner (1971) Pablo Neruda La Sebastiana House-Museum (CLOSE ON MONDAYS). La Sebastiana was a fantasy place by Pablo Neruda wanted to run to and away from the hectic and busy pace of Santiago. “I feel the tiredness of Santiago. I want to find in Valparaiso a little house to live and write quietly. It must have some conditions…” This was how Pablo Neruda put it in 1959 to his friends Sara Vial and Marie Martner. The house became a reality and now houses a collections of old maps, seascapes and other paintings. There are many other relics from the port and other curios such as music boxes and an old horse carved in wood. You will visit the elevators – cable cars that takeyou to the peaks around Valparaiso with amazing look outs – miradores – offering views of the city. Cerro Alegre-Cerro Conception, Sotomayor Square, Naval Heroes Monument, and Paseo 21 de Mayo at Cerro Playa Ancha are just a few sites you will see.

• Lunch at Restaurant

• Later proceed for further sightseeing - Vina del Mar, also known as "the Garden City", has 300,000 inhabitants and is the country's main beach resort. Located next to the Port of Valparaiso, it has a good selection of restaurants, a casino, cafes, discotheques and good shops. Past and present intermingle in this bustling tourist center. Here, you will visit the "Flowers Clock", "Quinta Vergara", Muelle Vergara, and the casino, before your guide takes you for a drive along the coast to Reñaca Beach.

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in Santiago de Chile

DAY 16: DEPART SANTIAGO DE CHILE | FLY TO BUENOS AIRES

• Today after breakfast, Check-out from the hotel

• Proceed to airport to board your flight to Buenos Aires

• Upon arrival at Buenos airport, You will be met by our representative and transfer to hotel

• Upon arrival at Hotel, Check-In & Relax

• Dinner at Restaurant• Overnight stay in Buenos Aires

DAY 17: BUENOS AIRES | CITY TOUR

• Today after breakfast,

• Proceed to half day City tour of Buenos Aires - Recoleta - Palermo - Plaza de Mayo - Puerto Madero - San Telmo - La Boca

• On an unforgettable route, we will live all the porteño magic. These few hours feature all the magic of Argentina's capital city. In this most complete overview of the Paris of South America we will visit the glamorous neighborhoods of Recoleta and its most famous cemetery, Palermo, May Square and the Pink House, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the newest & trendiest Puerto Madero Area and many other emblematic buildings and palaces of unique architectural, historical, and cultural value. The visit would not be complete without the sights of the first settlements of the city of Buenos Aires. The pintoresque neighborhood of San Telmo, residence to the porteño aristocracy until the end of the XIX century and where the renowned antiques market is held every Sunday; Caminito Street, in the colorful, Italian immigrants neighborhood of La Boca.

• Lunch at Restaurant

• Evening is at leisure

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in Buenos Aires

DAY 18: DEPART BUENOS AIRES | FLY TO EL CALAFATE

• Today after breakfast, Check-out from the hotel

• Proceed to airport to board your flight to El Calafate

• Upon arrival at El Calafate airport, You will be met by our representative and transfer to hotel

• Upon arrival at Hotel, Check-In & Relax

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in El Calafate

DAY 19: EL CALAFATE | PERITO MORENO GLACIER TOUR

• Today after breakfast,

• Proceed for PERITO MORENO GLACIER TOUR - The Perito Moreno Glacier rises majestically 80 km away from El Calafate. This is one of the largest and the only advancing glacier in the world, as well as the biggest attraction at Los Glaciares National Park, a 600,000-hectare protected area covered by an ice mantle. We will start by penetrating the Patagonic Andean forest and make afirst breathtaking stop at "Curva de los Suspiros" (Curve of Sighs), where we will enjoy a first view of this incredible natural wonder. When we approach the glacier, we will walk down the catwalks to approach the Glacier and admire from different panoramic points this wonderful creation of Mother Nature. We will be able to contemplate very closely when varied-sized ice blocks loosen and fall into the water with a great thunder becoming beautiful ice floes in the deep waters of the Lago Argentino. This day will be an unforgettable experience, a once in a lifetime delight.

• Lunch at Restaurant

• Evening is at leisure

• Dinner at Restaurant

• Overnight stay in El Calafate

DAY 20: EL CALAFATE | DEPARTURE

• Today after breakfast, Check-out from hotel

• The day is at leisure to explore the city as you desire

• Later transfer to the airport for your journey back home.

• Passengers who are extending their tour will depart to Board Antarctic Cruise. Good times need never end! As you get ready to fly back home, re-live the high points of your Fiesta Vacations tour.