Visit some of South America's most famous travel icons: Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls and Rio de Janeiro.
Departures: Daily
Length: 9 days / 8 nights
Destinations: Buenos Aires / Iguazu Falls / Rio de Janeiro
Highlights: Embark on a fantastic holiday to visit some of the most iconic sights in South America. In Buenos Aires tour the city and enjoy a tango show, visit both sides of the Iguazu Falls on the Argentina and Brazil border, and in Rio de Janeiro visit Christ the Redeemer.
Tailor Made: This is a suggested holiday that can be booked exactly as described or that can be used to inspire you on the fascinating journeys and destinations in Argentina. Like all our holidays this itinerary can be tailored, customised and crafted by our friendly experts to suit your own travel style, personal requirements, wishes, budget and interests. Simply get in touch to discuss, and we would be delighted to create a truly personalised holiday for you.
Holiday Itinerary
Arrive in Buenos Aires and we will meet you and escort you by private vehicle to your hotel. For the remainder of the day enjoy free time to relax or explore the area around your hotel - Buenos Aires is an elegant and cosmopolitan city with stunning architecture, cuisine, wine and nightlife. If you would like recommendations of places to visit please just let us know.
Meals: None
Overnight: Hotel in Buenos Aires
Enjoy a tour to discover the beauty and magic of Buenos Aires. Observe the symbolic Obelisk on 9 de Julio street before continuing to visit Plaza de Mayo to see the Cathedral and Casa Rosada (and its famous "Evita balcony"). From here continue south to San Telmo famous for its antiques shops and market (Sunday only) before touring La Boca, home to the colourful Caminito Street with its tango dancers and souvenir shops, and Boca Juniors football stadium. Next visit the port district of Puerto Madero and the residential district of Palermo with its large parks and monuments. The tour concludes in Recoleta, one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Buenos Aires where you will find the famous Recoleta cemetery, elegant cafes and restaurants.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Hotel in Buenos Aires
Free morning and afternoon in Buenos Aires to explore more of this famous city at your leisure. In evening you will get to experience a night of iconic Argentinian entertainment with dinner and a show at a tango show. Choose from La Ventana in the heart of San Telmo or Tango Porteño near Buenos Aires' famous obelisk.
Meals: Breakfast, Evening Meal
Overnight: Hotel in Buenos Aires
This morning we will meet you at your hotel and escort you to Buenos Aires airport from where you will fly to Puerto Iguazu in northern Argentina. On arrival we will meet you and escort you to your hotel where the remainder of the day is free for you to enjoy the services in your hotel in this sub-tropical jungle environment.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Hotel in Iguazu
The Iguazu Falls are one of the most beautiful natural wonders on the planet and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Around 275 individual falls cascade down in the largest waterfall system in the world, truly a remarkable sight to behold. Today you will enjoy an excursion to the Iguazu National Park to experience the falls in all their glory for yourself, following the trail of walkways around the park that are built over the falls providing fabulous views. Later you will take the small train within the national park to visit the spectacular Devil's Throat, the most furious and powerful part of the falls. In the afternoon you get the chance to get up close and personal with the falls on an exhilarating boat safari up river to the base of the falls! Just bring some waterproofs as you may get wet!
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Hotel in Iguazu
This morning we will escort you over the border to Brazil to enjoy a guided visit of the Brazilian side of the falls. The Brazilian side of the falls has fewer walkways than the Argentinian side but more impressive panoramic views and you will stroll along a 1.2 kilometre walkway through jungle with incredible views. After visiting the Brazilian side of the falls we will escort you to Foz do Iguacu airport for a domestic flight to Rio de Janeiro where we will escort you to your hotel for the evening.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Hotel in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is one of the most famous and iconic cities in the world and the most famous and iconic sight in this fantastic city is the Christ the Redeemer statue which dominates the skyline from the peak of Corcovado mountain. Today you will enjoy an excursion to visit the UNESCO World Heritage region of Rio, enjoying the short journey up the Corcovado mountain to visit the Christ the Redeemer statue for the most incredible views of Rio and the surrounding landscape - a truly remarkable and memorable landscape.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Hotel in Rio de Janeiro
Today you will enjoy a free day to experience the magic of the city of Rio de Janeiro. We recommend a visit to the iconic Ipanema or Copacobana beaches to experience the essence of this vibrant, exotic, colourful and exhilarating city.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Hotel in Rio de Janeiro
Option: We include free time in Rio to allow you the oppportunity to visit the beaches and relax in this famous city. If you would prefer to include an excursion include our Sugar Loaf Excursion. Please enquire for further details.
At the required time to suit your international flight we will meet you at your hotel and escort you to Rio de Janeiro airport for your return flight home.
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: N/A
Included
- One domestic flights within Argentina (Buenos Aires - Puerto Iguazu)
- One domestic flight within Brazil (Foz de Iguacu - Rio de Janeiro)
- All excursions
- English-speaking guides for all excursions
- Entry fees to all sites included in the itinerary
- Accommodation
- All meals detailed
- Transfers to / from airports or hotels as required
- All transport and travel within Argentina and Brazil
Not Included
- International flights to/from South America. We exclude international flights to give the option to compare flight pricing or use airmiles, however we can include and provide international flights as part of your holiday and any international flights booked through us would be ATOL-protected as part of your package with us. Depending on time of year, departure airport and airline preference flight prices start from around £800pp economy. If you would like us to quote on international flights just let us know your preferred departure airport when you enquire.
ATOL PROTECTION
This is a flight-inclusive package holiday. All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays on this website are financially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. Please ask for it and check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other services) is listed on it. Please see our booking conditions for further information or for more information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: www.atol.org.uk/atolcertificate.
Contact Us if you want more information or want to book this holiday. One of our South America holiday specialists will be more than willing to help.
