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Astonishing South America

Astonishing South America

USD1735 per person

Lima, Cuzco, Iguaçu and Buenos Aires Tour

“Knowing the South America in 11 days!!!!”

Included:
• Bilingual Guide
• Accommodation as mentioned
• Tour and activities as described in the program
• Meals as mentioned
• Return transfer to and from Airport

Not Included:
• Drinks and food not mentioned in the program
• Phone calls, laundry service, personal insurance
• Visas, tips and extras

1

AIRPORT PICK UP

On arrival at Lima you will be assisted and transferred to your Hotel. Overnight in Lima. FREE NIGHT.
2

LIMA CITY TOUR

After Breakfast, you will do a city tour in the capital. The city was founded in the year 1535 by the Spanish colonizers. It became the capital and most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. Following the Peruvian War of Independence, it became the capital of the Republic of Peru. Today, around one-third of the Peruvian population lives in the metropolitan area. Your tour starts by visiting the Historic Centre. In the Historic Center, you can appreciate the charm of the main streets and majestic buildings like the Government Palace, the Cathedral, the Archbishop’s Palace and the Municipal Palace. Continuing your tour, you will see the convent and church of San Francisco, the greatest monumental complex of Colonial Art in America. There, you will be able to admire the stone facades and wooden balconies of the colonial house and also, see the Huaca Pucllana ceremonial center of the Lima culture. Afterwards, you will pass through the more traditional residential areas: El Olivar de San Isidro. The olives that you find there, were brought from Spain in the fifteenth century. Later, you will visit the Central Park of Miraflores and Larco Mar, symbols of modern Lima. Return to your hotel. Overnight in Lima. Meals: Breakfast
3

CUZCO TOUR

After breakfast you will be transferred to the Airport. On arrival at Cuzco, you will be assisted and transferred to your hotel. City Tour: In the afternoon, you will climb up the Archeological Park of Sacsayhuaman. Your excursion starts visiting the fortress with the same name, a beautiful place that radiates peace and quiet, where we will be able to admire the huge rocks measuring up to 4 meters high that were used in its construction. Afterwards, you will head to Q’enqo, an ancient temple of the Puma, where you will be able to appreciate an altar for sacrifices in the inner part of a huge rock, and then Tambomachay, sacred fountains of life and health. Continuing your tour, you will see a panoramic view from Puca Pucara, at a watchtower with a controlled entrance to the city. Then, you will visit the Temple of the Sun “The Korikancha”, on top of which the Saint Dominique Convent. A legend tells that this temple was entirely lined in gold sheets that marveled the Conquistadors upon their arrival. In the end of your tour, you will visit the Main Square and the Cathedral that reassures invaluable colonial paintings and other works of art such as the Cross that arrived with the first conquistadors. Overnight in Cusco. Meals: Breakfast
4

MACHU PICCHU TOUR

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the train station for an amazing train journey to the famous Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu, the great mountain-top city abandoned by the Inca Empire, reclaimed by the jungle and lost to humanity until its rediscovery in 1911. The legendary ‘Lost City’ is without a doubt one of the world’s most impressive archaeological sites. Built by the Incas on the summit of “Machu Picchu” (old peak), overlooking the deep canyon of the Urubamba river in a semi-tropical area of 120 Km from the city of Cusco at 3,400m. It sits on a mountain site of extraordinary beauty, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest; Machu Picchu was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height, with its giant walls, terraces and ramps, which appear as though they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments. Machu Picchu is also one of the Inca’s best kept secrets, as they did not leave written records and Spanish chronicles make no mention of the citadel, it remains a mystery. Along the way you will enjoy the changing landscape as you travel from Andean highlands to the beginnings of the jungle (“eyebrow of the jungle”), before finally arriving at the town of Aguas Calientes. From here, you will board the bus that will take you on a 20 minute ride up to the citadel of Machu Picchu. A guided tour of the Citadel includes the Main Plaza, the Circular Tower, the Sacred Sun Dial, the Royal Quarters, the Temple of the Three Windows and various burial grounds. Return to your Hotel. Overnight in Aguas Calientes. Free Night. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
5

FREE DAY

After breakfast, you will have a free morning to explore Aguas Calientes. In the Afternoon, you will be transferred to Cuzco by train. Overnight in Cuzco. Free Night Meals: Breakfast
6

IGUACU

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport. On arrival in Iguacu, you will be assisted and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Iguacu. Free Night Meals: Breakfast
7

ARGENTINA FALLS TOUR

After Breakfast, around 08:30am, our guide will bring you to the Argentinean Falls. The park was created in 1934 with the main aim to protect the majestic Iguazu Falls. In 1984, UNESCO declared this place Natural World Heritage due to the beauty of the scenery and the biological diverse in this subtropical rainforest. The visit to the Iguazu National Park can be done via 3 circuits and on catwalks, best known as Lower Path, Higher path and the Devil´s Throat Path. The Lower Path is a 1,200-metre-walk (0.8 miles) that gives a great view of the majority of the rapids and falls from a front and lower point of view. The distances range from a bird’s eye point of view of The Devil’s Throat together with several Brazilian rapids, to spectacular close-ups to other falls. This walk has some high difficulty level due to the number of steps along the way. (Approximate duration: 2 hours). The Higher Path is a 1,300-metre-walk (0.9 miles) that will raise every visitor´s adrenaline level because of the vertigo of being at the edge of some waterfalls. This walk has breathtaking Scenery from a cliff-point outlook and this is the less effort demanding walk of the three traditional ones. No steps along the way. The Devil’s Throat has to be accessed via the Ecological Jungle Train, and everyone must get off at the stop named after this waterfall. From there, there is a stroll along the catwalk which is a winding path that goes around the islands for 1,100 meters (0.7 miles) and ends in the large balconies located on the edge of falls. There are no steps along the path. Return to your hotel. Overnight in Iguacu. Free night. Meals: Breakfast
8

BRAZIL FALLS TOUR

After Breakfast you will see the Brazilian side. The National Park has an area of 185,000 hectares, arriving at the Visitor Centre, is entered by the Portal Access individually, where the capacity of the park is controlled. Then a coach that starts the walk in the park and leads to the beginning of the runways whose route is 1,200 meters path on the Iguazu River Canyon addressed. At this point start the route has a panoramic view of Argentine scenery for taking pictures. Advancing the tour, the Iguazu River canyon is observed, the Salto Rivadavia and Three Musketeers, among others. Towards the end of the tour up to the lower lookout Garganta del Diablo at this point is about 200 meters away. This wonderful scenario is further enhanced by the ongoing formation of rainbows. The tour ends near the Salto Floriano, where an elevator is used by older persons with different capabilities, which raises directly to the parking level of coaches, people installed the other alternative is to use the path that leads to the same meeting point. Return to Hotel. Overnight in Iguacu. Free Night Meals: Breakfast
9

BUENOS AIRES

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the Airport. On arrival in Buenos Aires, you will be assisted and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Buenos Aires. Free Night. Meals: Breakfast
10

BUENOS AIRES CITY TOUR

Your tour starts at Avenida 9 de Julio, passing by Teatro Colon (the most important Teatro Lirico of Argentina), and Obelisco. Then, we’ll go to the Ave. De Mayo until the building of the National Congress in the Plaza de Mayo, the Cathedral, the Government House and the Cabildo (Buenos Aires civic centre). Continuing the journey, we will get ahead of the South’s area and the traditional San Telmo Don tango. After, we will visit the colorful La Boca and Caminito Street Museum. Going to the northern suburbs, we will start visit Puerto Madero, Retiro and the exclusive residential area of Palermo. Finishing your journey, our guide will show you the elegant cafés and restaurants in the Recoleta’s neighborhood. Overnight in Buenos Aires. Free night. Meals: Breakfast
11

GOING BACK HOME

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Airport for your flight. Meals: Breakfast End of our services.

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