DAY 1 SYDNEY – RIO DE JANEIRO

Meet at the Sydney airport to board the flight to Rio de Janeiro. Arrival at the airport, reception and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 2 RIO DE JANEIRO – Sugar Loaf and Corcovado 

Buffet breakfast served in the hotel restaurant. Today we will take a complete City Tour, leaving the hotel to visit the most famous monuments of the city and contemplate the natural beauty of Rio de Janeiro from the top of Corcovado. After a panoramic tour we arrived at the point to go up to Corcovado by van. Upon reaching the top, you can enjoy a panoramic and incredible view of the “Wonderful City”. This tour also includes a panoramic tour of the city through the Sambódromo (Panoramic View), the Cathedral, the Maracanã (Panoramic View) and the Selarón Stairs. Buffet lunch included (drinks and desserts not included) and we continue our tour to enjoy incredible views of the Wonderful City from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain. The first cable car takes passengers to the top of Urca Hill, which rises 215 meters above sea level and offers spectacular views of the bay and its neighboring islands. From Morro da Urca, we continue on a second cable car to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain, which rises 395 meters above sea level and offers a 360-degree view of the entire city. This tour also includes a panoramic visit to the South Zone beach of Rio de Janeiro. Back to the hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 3 RIO DE JANEIRO

Free day for personal activities. Accommodation.

DAY 4 RIO DE JANEIRO – IGUAZÚ – Brazilian Falls

At the indicated time, transfer to the airport to take the flight to Iguazú. Arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Excursion through Brazilian Falls visiting its traditional walkway with wonderful panoramic views. The length of the walkways is 1,200 m. from where you can get a spectacular panoramic view of the 275 waterfalls that make up the Iguazú Falls, of which the most important on the Brazilian side are four: Floriano, Deodoro, Benjamín Constant and Salto Unión or Garganta del Diablo. At the end of the tour you have access to the panoramic elevator that allows you to reach the bus that will leave us back at the access portal. Accommodation.

DAY 5 IGUAZÚ – Argentine Falls

Visit to the Argentine Falls. Lower Promenade: this 1,200 m circular promenade. makes it possible to observe most of the falls, from the front and from below, at distances that vary from wide panoramic and distant views of the Devil’s Throat and Brazilian falls, to spectacular close-ups where, if the visitor so wishes, they can enjoy the lateral rain of Salto Bossetti. This walk has a high level of difficulty due to the number of stairs. Superior Walk: it is a 1,300 m walk. total route (round trip). Elevated walkways will take you over the fall line of several of the main jumps, reaching the edge of them. It provides a panorama of the complex from a greater height. Devil’s Throat: It is accessed through the Jungle Ecological Train, descending at the Devil’s Throat Station. From there there is a walk along the new walkway, winding between the islands, covering 1,100 m. to the large balconies located next to the edge and in front of the Devil’s Throat. Accommodation.

DAY 6 IGUAZÚ – BUENOS AIRES

At the indicated time, transfer to the airport to board the flight to Buenos Aires. Arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 7 BUENOS AIRES – City Tour

We will visit Plaza de Mayo, political, social and historical center where we will find the Casa Rosada, headquarters of the Executive Branch; the Council; the Metropolitan Cathedral and the May Pyramid. From there we will cross part of Avenida de Mayo, rich in a variety of architectural styles where European-style buildings stand out. This avenue connects the Executive and Legislative Palaces, and was and continues to be a meeting point for the Spanish community. Then we will go to visit the San Telmo neighborhood, where we will learn about its history. Then we will continue to the La Boca neighborhood, characteristic for its homes and for having been the first port of Buenos Aires and center of the Italian community, especially the Genoese. Later we will visit the northern part of the city: Palermo, a neighborhood that has large mansions, its Tres de Febrero park and its countless squares and important avenues. In this area we will see the monument to the Magna Carta, commonly called De los Españoles. From there we will go to the La Recoleta area, one of the most elegant and aristocratic neighborhoods in the city where we will see the Paseo del Pilar, full of restaurants and bars, the Pilar church and the important buildings that are located on this site. We will surround the Teatro Colón and Plaza Lavalle, where we will see in their surroundings, in addition to the aforementioned theater, the Cervantes National Theater, the Roca school and the Legislative Palace. We will cross the most important avenue of our city, 9 de Julio where the Plaza de la República is located, in the center of which stands the most characteristic symbol of the city of Buenos Aires: the Obelisk. We also passed through Puerto Madero, the most modern neighborhood in the city. The old Port, recycled in 1990, became a fashionable promenade and one of the areas with the most bars and restaurants in the city. Accommodation. 

DAY 8 BUENOS AIRES – BARILOCHE

At the scheduled time we will go through the Hotel lobby to transfer to the airport, where we will board the flight to San Carlos de Bariloche. Arrive and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day free. Accommodation.

DAY 9 BARILOCHE – Chico Circuit and Cerro Catedral

The trip begins from Bariloche along Av. Bustillo bordering Lake Nahuel Huapi. At km. 8 is Playa Bonita, with Huemul Island visible from there, 10 km. Later, after crossing different landscapes, you reach the foot of Cerro Campanario. A chairlift departs from the base and takes visitors to 1,500 meters above sea level (includes chairlift). At the top there is a cafeteria and above it rises a terrace that allows you to admire one of the most complete and beautiful views of all the surroundings: the Nahuel Huapi and Perito Moreno lakes. El Trébol Lagoon. Llao Llao and San Pedro Peninsulas, Victoria Island. Cerros Otto, López, Goye and Catedral and the city of San Carlos de Bariloche. Returning then to the route, we enter the Villa de Llao Llao, where the San Eduardo Chapel is located, a jewel of regional architecture and the magnificent Llao Llao hotel, a true symbol of the place and the work of the great architect Alejandro Bustillo, which was inaugurated in the year 1939. Above the lake you can see the important and picturesque Puerto Pañuelo. After bordering Lago Escondido, at km. 33, the road passes over the bridge of the Angostura stream, joining the Moreno Lakes with the Nahuel Huapi. Passing through Bahía López, at the foot of the hill of the same name, we arrive at the Panoramic Point at km. 40 to 945 meters above sea level, where you can appreciate the majesty of the landscape that constitutes Lake Moreno and the Llao Llao peninsula. Later we will visit Cerro Catedral, a detour of 11 km. will allow you to arrive at this center that has the most important panoramic view of this area. Visiting this important international ski center is another of the traditional attractions of Bariloche, especially during the winter season, although it remains open all year round for visits. (It does not include elevation means). Return to Bariloche. Accommodation.

DAY 10 BARILOCHE

Free day for optional activities. Accommodation.

DAY 11 BARILOCHE – EL CALAFATE 

At the scheduled time, transfer to the airport to take the flight to El Calafate. Arrive and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 12 EL CALAFATE – Los Glaciares National Park with Nautical Safari

We leave from El Calafate towards the Perito Moreno glacier, early in the morning. We travel an 80 km route making stops to take photographs, accompanied by a guide authorized by the “Los Glaciares” National Park, who will provide us with all the information about the environment, history and mysticism of this unique Glacier. After entering the area of ​​the Patagonian Andean forest, we will stop at the curve of the sighs, to enjoy the first view of the Perito Moreno Glacier, then continuing to its walkways where we will have free time to walk along the walkways in front of the glacier and thus be able to enjoy it. The glacier has a surface area of ​​195 km. square, 6 km. wide and 60 meters high above the level of the Lake, this mass of ice has permanent ice falls on its front where enormous pieces of it fall into the water causing a deafening spectacle. These blocks of ice navigate through the Canal de los Témpanos, often reaching the very beginning of the Santa Cruz River after sailing almost 150 km. We complement the excursion with the Nautical Safari (subject to weather conditions). You embark in Bajo de las Sombras Bay and navigate along the Brazo Rico in front of the South wall at a distance of about 200 meters from the Glacier. There you will be able to appreciate the majesty and real height, which exceeds 70 meters above the level of the Lake. Accommodation.

DAY 13 EL CALAFATE

Free day for personal activities. We recommend taking as an optional tour: minitrekking, Express Ice Rivers or Cerro Frías. Accommodation.

DAY 14 EL CALAFATE – BUENOS AIRES

At the established time we will pick you up in the hotel lobby to transfer you to the airport where we will board the flight to Buenos Aires. Arrive and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

DAY 15 BUENOS AIRES – SYDNEY

At the indicated time, transfer to the airport to board your flight back to Sydney.