Highlights:

• Add 2 Days Buenos Aires & Tango Show
• Oktoberfest in Blumenau, Brazil.
• Brazilian and Argentine sides of Iguassu Falls
• Historic Port of Antonina
• Majestic Train Ride through the Atlantic Rainforest
• Economic Powerhouse São Paulo
• Rio de Janeiro

Including:

• 9-11 Overnights in 4**** and 5***** Hotels
• 5-6 Dinners
• 9-11 Brazilian Buffet Breakfasts
• All Transfers** & Flight
• SouthAmerica.travel tour guide

Iguassu Falls - Rio de Janeiro 920mi/1472km

Optional 2 day pre-extension to Buenos Aires!

• Friday Okt 10, 2008: Arrive in Buenos Aires, and enjoy a Tango Show and Dinner.
• Saturday Okt 11: includes sightseeing of the "Paris of the South". Enjoy an afternoon optional to the Tigre Delta.
• Sunday Okt 12: transfer to the airport for your flight to Iguassu Falls to join the regular tour.

(Saturday Okt 11: If you are joining us in Iguassu Falls) Depart from home on your Southern Brazil experience!

Sunday Okt 12: Arrive today in Iguassu Falls. Upon your approach to Iguazu International Airport, your pilot might tip his wings to give you your first view of the magnificent Iguassu Falls and the surrounding natural park of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. Your trilingual SouthAmerica.travel Tour Guide escorts you to the fabulous Hotel Mercure - Internacional Foz*****. Feast on a Brazilian dinner tonight after a relaxing swim in the pool.

Monday Okt 13: Today's full day excursion shows you the Falls from both sides. First, cross into Argentina for a walk above the falls, wider and more powerful than Niagara. A boat guides you to an island to get a close-up view of the Falls from below. The mist of the Falls engulfs you on the Brazilian side, as you walk out onto a platform and into the garganta do diabo, the 'devil's throat'.

In these high hills, Winters can be quite chilly and Summers extremely hot. Oktober is spring here: the best time of year to come. Enjoy your first sip of beer upon arrival. After tonight's German style dinner stay in Hotel Plaza Blumenau, the very best in town!

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Friday Okt 17: Morning sightseeing gives you a view of the capital, including the glass Opera House, before heading down to the coast for a stroll along the historic promenade of the Port of Antonina. After lunch, board the scenic historic railway as it winds its way from sea level up 1200m (3/4 of a mile high!) through the Atlantic Rainforest mountains back to Curitiba.

Saturday Okt 18: Head for São Paulo, the world's second largest city & South America's industrial powerhouse south of the Rio Grande!

Continue downtown to see the Paulistanos as they work and live in this surprisingly well-organized metropolis. Sightseeing includes the Contemporary Art Museum, Basilica and the Teatro Municipal. São Paulo's Hotel Blue Tree Paulista**** is located in the heart of the city. Tonight's dinner is included.

Sunday Okt 19: Arrive in the cidade maravilhosa, Rio de Janeiro and transfer to your hotel on Copacabana beach - Golden Tulip Continental**** . The afternoon is free for a stroll, some shopping or relaxing on the beach or at your rooftop pool!

Meet your fellow travelers for a complementary caipirinha or other tropical drink before attending a Rodizio, an All-You-Can-Eat Brazilian Barbecue (included).

Sightseeing continues with a tour of Rio's historical past. Learn how Portugal's prince scandalously broke all family ties and declared himself Emperor of Brazil.

In the afternoon heat, everything slows down, and the Cariocas (as the people of Rio call themselves) head for the beach!

Tuesday Okt 21: Christ the Redeemer keeps an eye on Rio from an elevation of 710m (2340ft). Board the tremzinho (cogwheel railway) up to the top of Corcovado Mountain for a bird's eye view of the center of the city from the center of the city! This evening, depart for home or your onward journey.

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