TOUR OF ARGENTINA & BRAZIL
A cultural tour of Argentina & Brazil

08 Days Tour of Argentina and Brazil gives a good introduction to two of the largest Southern American countries. Leisurely paced we covers the most important historical, culturally and panoramic sites include Buenos Aires, Iguaza Falls and Rio de Janeiro. With over one departure a month this tour can be taken as is or combined with one of the other South American experiences we offer.

Day 01: Arrive Buenos Aires
Upon arrival in Buenos Aires, transfer from the airport to the hotel.   Check in starts from 1400 hrs. An afternoon city tour includes the Plaza de Mayo, with the Casa Rosada, the pink house, seat of the government, the Cabildo (town hall) and the Metropolitan Cathedral, home of the Archbishop of Buenos Aires. The tour goes onto the district San Telmo. Until 1888 this part of the city was a river port, today San Telmo is one of the most modern and desired places to live in Buenos Aires. The worker district La Boca is famous for its colourful tin-houses and its history as living district of Italian seamen and dock workers in the 19th century. The Barrio Norte called Recoleta is the quarter of the rich of Buenos Aires. On the cemetery of Recoleta one will find the grave of Eva Duarte who became famous as Evita Perón. Continue along the widest avenue in the world, the Avenida 9 de Julio, and continue to the Plaza Lavalle with the Federal Court of Justice and the Teatro Colón, to Palermo with its parks and gardens
Overnight: Hotel (3 nights)

Day 02: Buenos Aires
Day free at leisure. (B)

Day 03: Buenos Aires
Today you will enjoy a half day Tigre Tour. Drive along the Northern residential districts of the city, until getting to San Isidro, a colonial and aristocratic area. You will see the mansions and houses in front of the River Plate. You will continue the driving to Tigre, a charming area near Buenos Aires city where a great number of summer residences, yacht clubs and rowing clubs attract the week-end activity of many “porteños”.
The Tigre Delta with its rivers, streams and numerous green islands is one of the most attractive areas for visitors. The continuous sediment of the Paraná River, which gives the river and estuary their particular brownish-red color, forms the Delta islands.
Enjoy a boat excursion (1 hour) along the innumerable channels of the Paraná-Delta to see some of the hundreds of islands covered with luxuriant vegetation.   Drive back to the city via the Panamericana highway. (B) 

Day 04: Buenos Aires / Iguazu – BRAZIL (Flight)
Transfer to the domestic airport for the flight to Iguazu.  Upon arrival in Iguazu pick-up at the airport and transfer to the Argentinean National Park towards the Argentinean Falls in order to start your visit. You will make a short stop at the Visitor’s Centre and proceed from there along the Inferior Circuit, the down-river falls, to the Superior Circuit, the up-river cascades. The Ecological Jungle Train leads you to the most impressive observation point of the falls – The Devil´s Throat.  After visit transfer to the hotel on the Brazilian side of the falls.
Overnight: Hotel (2 nights) (B)

Day 05: Iguazu
You will leave your hotel on the Brazilian side by motor coach and cross the Iguassu National Park towards the Brazilian Falls. You walk along the paths following the cascades and then along the catwalk which leads you very close to the bottom of the Devil’s Throat. You will enjoy magnificent views. Afterwards you take an elevator to go up back to the road, and there you will board the motor coach which will take you to back to the hotel.  The afternoon is free at leisure. (B)

Day 06: Iguazu / Rio de Janeiro (Flight)
Transfer from the hotel to the airport for the flight to Rio de Janeiro. Arrival in Rio and transfer to the hotel, Check In and time for a first stroll along Copacabana Beach.  This afternoon starts a half day city tour including visit of Sugarloaf.  Downtown is the business heart of Rio. It is a part of the city where colonial Rio meets modern skyscrapers. Passing through Rio Branco Avenue, you will see the Candelaria Church, which was started being built in the late 18th century and was completed in 1898. The headquarter of major Brazilian banks and commercial enterprises is located on this avenue. You will also see the Opera House (Teatro Municipal) and the Carioca Square, the church of Santo Antonio built in the 17th century as well as the contrast of the modern buildings such as Petrobras and the Cathedral. Moreover you will get to know Rio's aqueduct built in the 18th century which is nowadays connecting downtown to Santa Teresa district, an old residential area. Afterwards you will drive through one of the highlights of this tour: the Flamengo Park from where you have the chance to see already the top highlight of this tour, the Sugar Loaf. This famous mountain reached by a cable car 1,200 feet high, will give you an experience you will never forget: looking down at Rio from top of the Sugar Loaf is one of the most spectacular views in the world.
Overnight: Hotel (2 nights) (B)

Day 07: Rio de Janeiro
Day free at leisure. (B)

Day 08: Depart Rio de Janeiro
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight .  Check out time is by 1100 hrs (B)

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Departure Dates
2012 English Speaking Departures Jan 14 & 28, Feb 25, Mar 17 & 24, Apr14, 21 & 28, May 19, Sep 15 & 29, Oct 13 & 20 & Nov 10 & 24
Inclusions
Tour Price Includes Tour Price Does Not Include Hotels as mentioned (or similar) Meals as mentioned (B=Breakfast) Sightseeing and transfers on seat-in-coach basis Services of local English speaking guides Entrance fees to the sites included in the itinerary Any international airfares & airport taxes Domestic / intra air tickets from USD 590.00 Insurance & Visas Tips / Gratuities
Tour Price
We accept payment in US $ (US Dollars), CA $ (Canadian Dollars) or equivalent EURO (for clients outside North America). Bestway Tours & Safaris offers conversion rate protection. Once full payment has been received, and no modification has been made to the tour itinerary, we will honour that rate. For complete payment procedures, please download Bestway_Payment_Info.pdf Note: to read this file you must have Adobe Acrobat.
Hotel Category Double Occupancy Single Room Supplement Option 1 US $ 1080 US $ 420 Option 2 US $ 1360 US $ 580 Hotels below or similar for Option 1 (3-Star) & Option 2 (4-Star) City Option 1 Option 2 Buenos Aires Hotel De Las Americas Hotel Americas Towers Iguazu Hotel Viale Cataratas Hotel Mabu Foz & Thermas Rio de Janeiro Hotel Golden Tulip Continental Hotel Royal Rio Palace
Estimated International Airfare - International airfare is NOT included in this tour
Canada - West Coast US $ 1400 USA - West Coast US $ 900 Canada - East Coast US $ 1300 USA - East Coast US $ 800
Participants
This tour operates on a minimum of 02 participants.
Notes
Customised Itinerary If you would like to have a tour on dates other than the above ones or with a customised itinerary, please contact us and we will be happy to work out an exclusive program for you. Foreign Language Departures Please contact us for information on French, German, Italian and Spanish speaking departures. You may e-mail us at bestway@bestway.com or call us at 604.264.7378. Residents of U.S.A./Canada may call us toll free at 1.800.663.0844.