Summary
Rum and rumba. Ruins and rainforests. Rio and revelry. This carefree vacation to South America has just the R&R you crave. From Brazil to Argentina to Peru, this tri-country tour of South America delivers a healthy dose of take-me-away scenery, sights, and sizzling culture. Sip caipirinhas at the top of Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf Mountain. Learn the sultry steps of the tango in breezy Buenos Aires. Put down your book and lose yourself in the real-life mystery of Machu Picchu. The health, wealth, and safe travels bestowed upon you at a traditional Mother Earth Ceremony in Peru’s Sacred Valley will come to fruition as you feel the magical mist of the roaring Iguassu Falls, taste the creative cuisine in the world-renowned culinary capital of Lima, and travel back five centuries as you stroll along the stone streets of the Inca capital of Cusco. Looking for the perfect introduction to sensational South America? How about the “Meeting of the Waters” where the chocolate-hued Rio Negro flows alongside the yellowish Rio Solimões without ever mixing. You’ll also meet monkeys, catch piranhas, and explore a native caboclo village when you begin your tour of South America with a vacation package to Brazil’s Amazon.
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- Arrive In Manaus, Brazil
- Day 2
- Manaus–Amazon Jungle
- Day 3
- Amazon Jungle
- Day 4
- Amazon Jungle–Manaus–Rio De Janeiro
- Day 5
- Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Day 6
- Rio De Janeiro
- Day 7
- Rio De Janeiro
- Day 8
- Rio De Janeiro–Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Day 9
- Buenos Aires
- Day 10
- Buenos Aires
- Day 11
- Buenos Aires–Iguassu Falls, Brazil
- Day 12
- Iguassu Falls–Lima, Peru
- Day 13
- Lima
- Day 14
- Lima–Cusco–Sacred Valley
- Day 15
- Sacred Valley–Machu Picchu
- Day 16
- Machu Picchu–Cusco
- Day 17
- Cusco
- Day 18
- Cusco–Lima
- Day 19
- Lima
Countries (3): Argentina, Brazil, Peru
Travel Cities (12): Buenos Aires, Cusco, Iguazu Falls, Lima, Machu Picchu, Manaus, Ollantaytambo, Petropolis, Pisco, Rio de Janeiro, Sacred Valley of the Incas, Sacsayhuamán