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SOUTH AMERICAN SAMPLER WITH PERU EXTENSION

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Explore the beauty of South America during this exhilarating vacation to Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru. Your trip begins in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Visit Sugar Loaf Mountain and enjoy a guided sightseeing tour of the city, including the cathedral and the statue of Christ the Redeemer crowning Corcovado Mountain. Enjoy plenty of free time to relax, explore on your own, or join optional activities and tours. Next, fly to Iguassu Falls to see the magnificent waterfalls and tropical foliage from the Brazilian side. Marvel at this 2-mile-wide torrential downpour with some cataracts as high as 250 feet. Take the Ecological Jungle Train and enjoy a closer perspective on a walking tour of the Argentine side of the Falls. Then fly to Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. During your 4-night stay in Buenos Aires, tour the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Cemetery of the Recoleta, the burial site of Eva Peron. Plenty of free time allows you to savor the atmosphere of this cosmopolitan city or join an optional tour to Pampas to experience Argentine country life. Next, spend three nights in Santiago, Chile, and visit San Cristobal Hill, the Pre-Colombian Art Museum, and the 18th-century cathedral on a guided sightseeing tour. In Santiago, you have time to experience the city on your own or take an optional excursion to the beautiful coastal region of Santiago.

Finally, fly to Lima, Peru, for a city sightseeing tour. Then continue to the Sacred Valley and visit the Inca baths of Tambomachay, the Kenko Amphitheater, Puca Pucara, and the Temple of Sacsayhuaman. In the mountain village of Pisac, experience the local way of life. Visit the Inca fortress of Ollantaytambo and travel to legendary Machu Picchu. Return to Cuzco, once the capital of the Inca Empire, to learn more about the Incas on a guided tour. Then fly to Lima for the end of your incredible South American vacation.

City Highlights
Rio de Janeiro:
Sightseeing with a Local Guide; welcome dinner; sunset cocktail atop Sugar Loaf; visit Corcovado Mountains and the cathedral; enjoy a Samba show

Iguassu Falls:
Sightseeing with a Local Guide; visit both sides of the Falls; Ecological Jungle Train

Buenos Aires:
Sightseeing with a Local Guide; visit the Metropolitan Cathedral and Cemetery of the Recoleta; enjoy a Tango show

Santiago:
Sightseeing with a Local Guide; visit San Cristobal Hill, the Pre-Colombian Art Museum, and the cathedral; farewell dinner

Peru Extension:
Sightseeing with Local Guides in Lima, Cuzco, Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, and Machu Picchu; visit the Cuzco cathedral, Santo Domingo Monastery, the Inca baths of Tambomachay, Temple of Sacsayhuaman, San Francisco Monastery, and Larco Herrera Museum

All Intra-Tour Flights

Notes:

• Maximum elevation on tour: 11,800 ft.
• Intra-tour flights: included in both land-only and air-inclusive prices.