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Brazil, Argentina, Chile Tour

16 days | 15 nights
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Explore three of South America’s most iconic countries on this fascinating 16-day Brazil, Argentina, and Chile Tour. Start in Rio, where you’ll get to take in magnificent views atop the Corcovado Mountain and see Christ the Redeemer, one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. Visit Iguazu Falls, the largest waterfall system in the world, from both the Argentinean and Brazilian sides, and keep your eyes peeled for monkey and toucan sightings throughout. Then enjoy a short flight to Buenos Aires, the world capital of tango, where you’ll wander through the Recoleta Cemetery, stop by world-class museums, and stroll along El Caminito, a street museum of colorful homes. Discover the natural treasures of Patagonia, and cruise to Upsala and Spegazzini Glaciers in Los Glaciares National Park, where you’ll get to witness the glacier face calve and tumble into the waters below. Journey onward to Puerto Natales, a former fishing port now gateway to Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, where you'll base yourself for some outdoor adventures. Cruise to the Serrano and Balmaceda Glaciers, then fly to Santiago where you'll tour the city’s highlights. Spend time along Chile’s coast in the colorful port of Valparaiso, which is the perfect place to wrap up your journey to this astonishing country.

Destinations

Multi-Country

Trip at a glance

Visits

BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro, Iguacu Falls

ARGENTINA: Iguazu Falls, Buenos Aires, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Beagle Channel, Perito Moreno glacier

CHILE: Torres del Paine National Park, Santiago, Valparaiso.

Trip details

Itinerary

Day 1 ARRIVAL, RIO DE JANEIRO: ICONIC BEACHES AND SUNSET AT THE SUGAR LOAF

Morning

Arrival at Galeão, Rio de Janeiro International Airport. Transfer to your hotel and assistance with check-in.

Enjoy some free time around your hotel and take the opportunity for a stroll on Copacabana beach. (Check-in available after 2pm or upon availability).

Afternoon

In the afternoon, enjoy a guided tour of Rio’s iconic beaches, including Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon and the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon.
Ride the cable car up the Sugarloaf Mountain where you will have a toast as the sun sets over the amazing scenery of Rio's background.

Evening

Free evening

Overnight at your hotel in Rio

Day 2 THE CORCOVADO, CHRIST THE REDEEMER AND SANTA TEREZA

Morning

Early in the morning, board the train on the rack railway up the Corcovado mountain. On reaching the peak of one of the most distinctive mountains in the world, you will get amazing scenic views of Rio and a close look at the majestic Christ the Redeemer statue, one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. Back in the city, visit the bohemian neighborhood of Santa Teresa with its unique architectural heritage and incredible cultural wealth.

Afternoon

Rest of the day is free.

Evening

Free evening.

Overnight at your hotel in Rio.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 3 FREE MORNING, FLIGHT TO FOZ DO IGUACU

Morning

Morning at leisure. Relax at the beach, keep exploring the vibrant city or visit the modern Museum of Tomorrow (Museu do amanhã) and the Museum of Fine Arts (Museu Nacional de Belas Artes) (not included).

Afternoon

Afternoon transfer to Rio de Janeiro's airport with assistance with check-in. Direct flight to Foz do Iguaçu (1 hour 50 min).

Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in Foz do Iguaçu and assistance with check-in.

Evening

Free evening.

Overnight at your hotel in Foz do Iguaçu.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 4 IGUAZU FALLS ARGENTINA

Morning

After breakfast at your hotel, your morning tour will take you to the Argentinean side of Iguazu, where most of the falls are located. Walk along a series of boardwalks to catch spectacular views of the falls and the occasional monkeys and toucans that inhabit the nearby forest.
Your guide will take you through the three different itineraries to get a comprehensive view of the Falls: Upper Circuit, Lower Circuit and Trail to the Devil´s Throat.

Afternoon

At the end of the afternoon, transfer back to your hotel.

Evening

Free evening.

Overnight at your hotel in Foz do Iguaçu.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 5 IGUAZU FALLS BRAZIL, FLIGHT TO BUENOS AIRES

Morning

After breakfast, pick-up at your hotel to visit the Brazilian side of Iguazu National Park. This part of the park runs through a thicker forest with a lusher vegetation, the waters of the falls are more rugged and louder than on the Argentinean side. A great opportunity for a close encounter with the local wildlife in an incredible environment.

Afternoon

Transfer to the airport of Puerto Iguazu, check-in and flight to Buenos Aires (2 hours). 

Arrival at Aeroparque, Buenos Aires domestic airport.

Meet and greet with your private English-speaking guide.

Transfer to your hotel in the city centre (45 min).

Evening

Free evening.

Overnight at your hotel in Buenos Aires.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 6 SOUTHERN BUENOS AIRES

Morning

Discover the historical center on a guided walking tour that will take you through the emblematic Plaza de Mayo and stop for pictures in front of la Casa Rosada, the pink Presidential Palace.

Drive to San Telmo, the city's oldest neighborhood with its many busy cafes, tango parlors and antique shops lining the cobblestone colonial streets. A neighborhood much loved by local artists and dancers.

Afternoon

Take time to tango around the colorful 'El Caminito' street museum, once home to Italian immigrants.

Transfer back to your hotel.

Evening

At about 8pm, transfer to a traditional café where you will spend the evening (10 min).

Dinner at a hundred-year old tango institution in the capital followed by a 1h30 tango-show.

At about 11pm, transfer to your hotel (10 min).

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Dinner Tango Show

Day 7 HALF-DAY TIGRE AND PARANA DELTA CRUISE. FLIGHT TO EL CALAFATE

Morning

Morning, transfer to the peaceful town of Tigre (1 hour), named after the jaguars, locally known as 'tigres'.

Board in your delta cruise (40 min) and explore the naturally-formed canals.

During this popular day trip, you will learn how life on the rural islands works and sail among abandoned ships and stilted houses.

 

Afternoon

Transfer back to Buenos Aires (1 hour).

At the indicated time, pick up from your hotel to go to Buenos Aires' domestic airport.

Direct flight to El Calafate (3 hours 15 min).

Arrival to the town of El Calafate located on the shores of Lake Argentino, transfer to your hotel (20 min), check-in.

Evening

Free evening.

Overnight at your hotel in El Calafate.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 8 PERITO MORENO GLACIER TOUR

Morning

Meet with your private driver and guide and drive along Lake Argentino (the largest freshwater lake in the country) towards Los Glaciares National Park (90 min).

Arrival at Perito Moreno glacier, named after the Argentinian explorer Francisco Moreno Pascacio.

Easy hike on the boardwalk to get different views of the 18-mile long (30 km), 3-mile wide (5 km) Perito Moreno glacier. Get your camera ready and lend your ear as the massive shards of ice snap off the glacier in a tremendous roar causing mini-tsunamis in their fall.

Afternoon

End of the afternoon, drive back to El Calafate (90 min).

Evening

Free evening

Overnight at your hotel in El Calafate

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 9 FULL DAY CRUISE TO USPALA AND SPEGAZZINI GLACIERS

Morning

Transfer to Punta Bandera (45 min).

Board your 5-hour cruise to the Uspala and Spegazzini glaciers located inside Los Glaciares National Park.

The 38-mile long (47 km), 3-mile wide (5 km) and 200-foot tall (60 m) Upsala glacier is the largest in the park and the longest in South America, spreading over 230 square miles (590 km²).

The access to the Upsala glacier is often restricted due to icebergs making the passage impossible.

Afternoon

On your way to the Spegazzini glacier, enjoy the views of the Onelli and Agassi glaciers and the occasional iceberg.

Sail on to the Spegazzini glacier, an impressive 440-foot tall wall of ice (135 m).

Disembark and transfer to your hotel in El Calafate.

Evening

Free evening.

Overnight at your hotel in El Calafate.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Box Lunch

Day 10 ROAD TO PUERTO NATALES

Morning

Transfer to the bus terminal (10 min).

Enjoy the scenic bus ride from El Calafate to Puerto Natales (3 hours 30 min).

After about 2 hours at the border with Chile, you will have to get off the bus for customs and immigration control.


Remember that it is forbidden to bring fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products and any type of home-made food to Chile.

Afternoon

Arrival at Puerto Natales Bus Terminal and private transfer, with an English-Speaking guide, to your hotel downtown.

Rest of the day at leisure

Evening

Free evening.

Overnight at your hotel in Puerto Natales.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 11 TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK

The Torres del Paine National Park is located between the Andean Cordillera and the Patagonian Steppe, and gets its name from 3 granite spires: Las Torres (the Towers). The park is home to four different vegetation zones: Patagonian steppe, Pre-Andean shrubland, Magellanic subpolar forests, and the Andean desert – throughout which you will find unique landscapes, with turquoise lakes, lagoons, waterfalls and impressive glaciers. Archeological proof indicates that the zone was once permanently inhabited during millenaries (from the 6 th to the 5 th millenary BCE), by people that belonged to the ancient hunting tribes of the pampas, Tehuelches’ ancestors. We have indeed found signs of presence along the Sarmiento Lake and Serrano River banks. After these primitive hunters came the Aonikenk Nomads between 1500 and 1870, who were Tehuelches living south of the Chubut river. The Tehuelches always had a very extended knowledge of the mountain-range that they would call Paine or Carrón, and for which they had deep respect.

Evening

Overnight at your hotel in Puerto Natales.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Box Lunch

Day 12 SAILING TO BALMACEDA AND SERRANO GLACIERS

We strongly recommend that you bring documentation about the local fauna during the cruise. You will constantly be able to observe and discover different species during the expedition.

Morning

Regular shared transfer (to/from your hotel) to the pier, and regular shared sailing to the Balmaceda & Serrano glaciers (with a bilingual English-Spanish guide).

This fjord crossing will take you towards the top of the Balmaceda (2035m), at the bottom of which it seems as if a huge waterfall froze thousands of years ago: this is the Balmaceda Glacier.
It is quite impressive to listen to the cracking ice, which breaks off and falls into the otherwise calm motionless fjord. The landscape is a unique mix of green areas, covering the hills and mountains, and of turquoise water that seems to blend into the impressive glaciers. During the cruise, you will be able to see sea lions and cormorants. Then, you will top and get off of the boat for a short 1km walk, across a forest of native trees, to reach the bottom of the Serrano Glacier, and appreciate this magnificent work of nature.

 

 

Afternoon

Afternoon at leisure for you to discover Puerto Natales.

Evening

Free evening.

Overnight at your hotel in Puerto Natales.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 13 TRANSFER TO PUNTA ARENAS, FLIGHT TO SANTIAGO

Morning

Morning private transfer from your hotel to Puerto Natales bus station.

Regular shared bus to Punta Arenas airport.

Afternoon

Flight from Punta Arenas to Santiago (3 hours 20 min).

Private transfer from Santiago to your hotel downtown.

Evening

Free evening.

Overnight at your hotel in Santiago.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 14 CITY TOUR OF SANTIAGO

Morning

Discover Chile's capital and largest city, the cultural and political centre of the country, Santiago de Chile. 

Learn about Chile's past at historical places such as the Constitution Square located next to the Moneda Palace. 

Set foot on other key squares in the city, the Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins Square and the Plaza de Armas (Main Square). 

Stop at the Central Market, a busy, colorful and traditional fish and food market. 

Afternoon

Drive along Balmaceda Park and the Mapocho River to the old train station, an Eiffel-inspired building, Estación Mapochol is now a cultural center.

Drive-up San Cristobal Hill (2280 ft - 690 m) for breathtaking views over the whole city. 

At the end of the day, drive back to your hotel (30 min). 

Evening

Free evening

Overnight at your hotel in Santiago.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 15 VALPARAISO AND THE PACIFIC COAST

Meeting in the morning in the hotel hall. Departure to Valparaiso and Viña del Mar for a full day tour. Valparaiso is located at 120 km from the capital city. Valparaíso used to play an important geopolitical role in the second half of the 19th century, when the city served as a major stopover for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by crossing the Straits of Magellan. Always a magnet for European immigrants, Valparaíso mushroomed during its golden age, when the city was known by international sailors as “Little San Francisco” or “The Jewel of the Pacific.” The UNESCO declared World Human Heritage in 2003. Viña del Mar, also known locally as La Ciudad Jardín (Spanish for: "The Garden City"), is best known as a tourist and beach destination.

Evening

Overnight at your hotel in Santiago.

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Day 16 DEPARTURE

Morning

Morning private tranfert from your hotel to Santiago's airport

International flight back home

MEALS
  • Breakfast at the hotel

Services

What's included

Flights

Domestic Flights:

  • Rio de Janeiro to Foz do Iguaçu
  • Puerto Iguazu to Buenos Aires
  • Buenos Aires to El Calafate
  • Punta Arenas to Santiago

Accommodation

Nights
15 nights in 3 * premium hotels

Meals

Bed & Breakfast plan
15 Breakfasts, 2 lunches (box lunch), 1 dinner

Transportation

Car
First category private tourist vehicule for all transfers (except on day 6: shared transfer to tango house; on day 9, shared transfer to port); on day 12, (shared transfer hotel-port-hotel)
Cruise
4 cruises: Beagle Channel (Ushuaia), Lake Argentino (El Calafate), Parana Delta (Buenos Aires), Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers (Puerto Natales)

Orientation

Guide
Private English-speaking local guide for all excursions mentioned (except on day 12 : shared guide during navigation)

Entrance Fees

Entrance fees included for all sites mentioned

What's not included

  • International flights to/from South America
  • Buenos Aires Tourist Tax Fee (charged by the hotel)
  • Travel Insurance
  • Extra Meals
  • Drinks
  • Tips

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