Sample the vibrancy of South America on this amazing experience to Brazil, Argentina and Chile! With a perfect balance of guided tours and leisure time to enjoy the incredible history, culture and cuisine of the fascinating cities you will be sure to return home with amazing memories.
19 days departing Auckland 16 October 2017
From $12,999pp, twin share
When booked and deposited by 13 September 2016
– Return economy airfares from Auckland (including taxes)
– 1 pre-tour night in Rio de Janeiro
– 16 day first-class Globus South American Odyssey tour
– 1 post tour night in Santiago
– Breakfast daily plus 3 lunches and 8 three-course dinners
– Professional Tour Director
– Highlights: Cable car ride up Sugar Loaf Mountain, Samba show and churrascaria dinner, sightseeing on both sides of Iguassu falls, empanada cooking class and Tango lesson in Buenos Aires, Andes lake crossing, guided city sightseeing n Rio de Janerio, Buenos Aires, Bariloche, Puerto Montt & Santiago
– All intra-tour flights and taxes
– First class air-conditioned coach for sightseeing
– Escort to travel with you for the full journey
For more information call 0800 267 672 or email groups@globusfamily.co.nz
Option to extend your trip:
Peru & Machu Picchu
Easter Island
Full day-to-day itinerary
Day 1 – Monday 16 October
AUCKLAND – RIO DE JANERIO
Departure from Auckland airport
Day 2 – Tuesday 17 October
RIO DE JANEIRO
Welcome to South America’s largest and most populous country. Morning at leisure to rest or get a head start on exploring this fascinating city. This afternoon, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelling companions for a drive along famous Ipanema and Copacabana Beaches to the base of 397-metre (1,300-foot) high SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAIN. Ascend by cable car to its summit, where you can savour spectacular vistas of the city. Next, toast the start of a memorable holiday with caipirinhas, a favourite Brazilian cocktail, from atop Sugar Loaf Mountain during a cocktail party. Cap off the evening with a welcome dinner at a local restaurant. (B,D)
Day 3 – Wednesday 18 October
RIO DE JANEIRO
Today, visit the statue of Christ the Redeemer crowning CORCOVADO MOUNTAIN, a rounded peak rising 701 metres (2,300 feet) from the bay below. Take the scenic cog railway ride to its top, where a 360-degree panorama affords sweeping views. Proceed to bustling downtown Rio and view the Sambodromo and visit the CATHEDRAL. Later today, you may wish to join an optional trip to a local favela, where you can see a different perspective of life in Brazil. This evening, it’s off to a CHURRASCARIA for a feast of barbecued meats marinated and roasted over charcoal in true Brazilian style. Later, experience a SAMBA SHOW, where the sheer vitality of this country explodes in a colourful extravaganza. (B,D)
Day 4 – Thursday 19 October
RIO DE JANEIRO
A day of leisure or you may consider an optional trip to historic Petropolis, once the former summer palace of Emperor Dom Pedro II and now a mountain resort. (B)
Day 5 – Friday 20 October
RIO DE JANEIRO – IGUASSU FALLS
A flight from Rio takes you to IGUASSU FALLS. Experience the clouds of spray, the incessant roar, and the surrounding luxuriant tropical growth that make this an unforgettable natural wonder. Spend the afternoon enjoying the magnificent panorama of waterfalls from the Brazilian side. Your Local Guide introduces the spectacle of this 3.2 kilometre (2-mile) wide torrential downpour, with some cataracts as high as 76 metres (250 feet), which is nothing short of hypnotic. (B,D)
Day 6 – Saturday 21 October
IGUASSU FALLS
Today, journey to the Argentine side of IGUASSU FALLS, where you will take the ECOLOGICAL JUNGLE TRAIN and enjoy a closer perspective on a walking tour of the falls. Meander along the walkways from atop the falls, and enjoy an exhilarating perspective looking over the precipice of the falls as the water plunges to the rocks below. You will also have the chance to walk through the rainforest on the lower falls trails that will bring you up close to some of the smaller cataracts. Return to the hotel, where the remainder of the day is at your leisure. (B)
Day 7 – Sunday 22 October
IGUASSU FALLS – BUENOS AIRES
Today, fly to Buenos Aires. After arriving, an orientation walk acquaints you with the “Paris of South America” and its wide boulevards and outdoor cafes. (B)
Day 8 – Monday 23 October
BUENOS AIRES
Your sightseeing starts in La Boca, a colourful district and site of the city’s first port. Take a short walking tour of this unique neighbourhood and then on to San Telmo, famous for its late-colonial buildings and a popular gathering spot for artists. At Plaza de Mayo, see La Casa Rosada (the President’s Pink House) and the METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL, housing San Martin’s Mausoleum. Drive past the ornate Colon Opera House before reaching RECOLETA CEMETERY, burial site of Eva Peron. Next, learn how to make a traditional Argentinean dish during your EMPANADA COOKING CLASS. After an afternoon at leisure, top off the evening at a famous TANGO CLUB. Start with a DANCE LESSON, followed by dinner of Argentine steaks and other local specialties, and end with a show featuring flawless performances of Latin America’s most sensuous dance- the Tango! (B,D)
Day 9 – Tuesday 24 October
BUENOS AIRES: EXCURSION TO THE PAMPAS
Today, head into the heart of the pampas (grasslands) and immerse yourself in the atmosphere of rural, country life at a working ARGENTINE ESTANCIA (ranch). After a traditional welcome with empanadas and local beverages, get acquainted with the lifestyle of real gauchos (cowboys) on a horseback ride or carriage ride through the pampas. Later, at lunch, enjoy a colourful feast, complete with world-renowned Argentine beef, salad, desserts, local wine, and live music and dance by the gauchos themselves. Top off the day with a horsemanship show by the gauchos before saying adios to the countryside and heading back to the city. (B,L)
Day 10 – Wednesday 25 October
BUENOS AIRES
Enjoy a full day at leisure, with an optional excursion to cruise the Tigre Delta. Drive through the northern district and outskirts of the city to get to Tigre, a charming resort where a great number of summer residences and yachting and rowing clubs concentrate the weekend activities of many locals. Enjoy a relaxing cruise along the innumerable channels of the Parana Delta to see some of the hundreds of islands covered with luxuriant vegetation. (B)
Day 11 – Thursday 26 October
BUENOS AIRES – BARILOCHE
Fly south to Bariloche in Patagonia on the shores of fjord-like Lago Nahuel Huapi in the heart of Argentina’s Lake District. Arrive in the early evening, with time to enjoy a leisurely stroll through the picturesque town centre. See the city hall, the clock tower in Municipality Square, and the famous chocolate factories. (B,D)
Day 12 – Friday 27 October
BARILOCHE
This chic alpine resort boasts some of the most glorious scenery in the country. Cameras should be ready for today’s guided sightseeing including a chairlift ride to a lookout point at CERRO CAMPANARIO. You’ll want to capture the vistas of surrounding lakes and Andes mountain peaks. The tour continues with a leisurely drive around the Llao Llao Peninsula, Lago Moreno, and Lopez Bay. (B,L)
Day 13 – Saturday 28 October
BARILOCHE – PUERTO VARAS
Set out today for your ANDES LAKE CROSSING! Board a boat for the CRUISE across Lago Nahuel Huapi to Puerto Blest. Proceed by motorcoach and see emerald lakes, thick pine forests, and the snowcapped peaks of the Andes Mountains. Look out for soaring Osorno Volcano as you cross Lago Todos los Santos by CATAMARAN. Skirt the southern shore of Lago Llanquihue on the way to Puerto Varas. Drive to your hotel along the rosebush-lined streets of this lakeside resort. (B,L,D)
Day 14 – Sunday 29 October
PUERTO VARAS – PUERTO MONTT – SANTIAGO
Your morning tour of the nearby seaport of Puerto Montt in Chilean Patagonia takes you to the harbour brimming with fishing vessels and along a busy waterfront lined with seafood stalls. Transfer to the airport for your flight north to Santiago. Perched between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes, Santiago has evolved as the country’s political, commercial, and cultural capital. Tonight, dinner is at the hotel. (B,D)
Day 15 – Monday 30 October
SANTIAGO
Today, your Local Guide traces the city’s history and heritage on a guided city tour. Start at La Moneda, the official Government Palace, before heading to the Plaza de Armas, the main square, with a visit to the 18thcentury CATHEDRAL. Continue into Chile’s nearby wine region and visit one of Chile’s oldest wineries, CONCHA Y TORO. A guided tour uncovers the vine-to-wine process that produces some of the world’s finest wines. This evening, you may opt to join a Chilean folkloric dinner show. (B)
Day 16 – Tuesday 31 October
SANTIAGO
The day is free for independent activities. You may want to take advantage of an optional excursion to the beautiful coastal region west of Santiago. Drive through the hills of Chile’s wine country to the historic port of Valparaiso, and continue along the coast to nearby Vina del Mar. Tonight, your Tour Director hosts a special farewell dinner to celebrate a great touring adventure. (B,D)
Day 17 – Wednesday 01 November
SANTIAGO
Enjoy most of this day at leisure before transferring to the airport this evening (B)
Day 18 – Thursday 02 November
SANTIAGO – AUCKLAND
In transit
Day 19 – Friday 03 November
AUCKLAND
Arrival into Auckland airport this morning
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