EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW

See the sights of Santiago, enjoy wine tasting in Casablanca Valley and get up close with Eva Peron’s famous balcony in Buenos Aires—all on this immersive tour of South America. Step out with a Local Expert in Brazil for a stunning walk past the misty rainbows and thundering gravity of Iguassu Falls—with panoramic views of San Martin Island. In Rio de Janeiro, explore the iconic Copacabana Beach before recharging with a lavish Highlight Lunch at Confeitaria Colombo—the prestigious coffee shop and café dating back to 1894. Across the border in Argentina, Buenos Aires beckons with a once in a lifetime choice to join South America’s Gaucho cowboys for a horseback ride through the rugged wilderness or a guided sojourn around the Estancia, to learn about cattle-raising and life on the ranch.
highlights
- Choose between two carefully selected activities
- Santiago: Enjoy lunch with wine at El Castillo Forestal, a converted castle located in the Parque Forestal. This unique dining experience offers French cuisine with a turret room and a terrace with views of the park.
- Santiago: Enjoy a Chilean seafood lunch with Wine. Mestizo Restaurante has incorporated aspects of international gastronomy to Chilean cuisine to create delicious ceviches, main dishes and desserts.
- Choose between two carefully selected activities
- Buenos Aires: Enjoy an indigenous dinner crafted with contemporary flair. Specializing in native meats and alternatives, El Baqueano works with small producers and fishermen to create extraordinary seasonal delights.
- Buenos Aires: An iconic gastronomic hub, enjoy a traditional steakhouse dinner featuring fresh and local ingredients that make for an exceptional experience.
- Choose between two carefully selected activities
- Buenos Aires: Meet the local gauchos and learn about the traditions of these South American Cowboys on a horseback ride.
- Buenos Aires: Explore the beautiful ranch on a leisurely walk, learning all about the gaucho lifestyle.
- Your Well-Being Director takes a proactive approach to your welfare ensuring all well-being regulations are met. On tours fewer than 15 guests, your Traveling Concierge will act as your Well-Being Director.
- Our customized luxury coaches are sanitized before the start of your tour and are maintained to very high standards. Physical distancing measures have been implemented on our customized luxury coaches.
- Experience enhanced hygiene protocols to align with the latest guidance following COVID-19. All Travelling Concierge's, Well-Being Directors and Drivers have completed training in enhanced well-being and hygiene protocols.
- We only work with establishments we are confident will consistently adhere to our high well-being standards, which include hotels, restaurants and sight-seeing venues.
- Hand sanitizer is freely available on board for you to use throughout the day.
- Santiago: At 18:00, join your Travelling Concierge and fellow travellers for a Welcome Dinner.
- Santiago: Enjoy lunch with wine at El Castillo Forestal, a converted castle located in the Parque Forestal. This unique dining experience offers French cuisine with a turret room and a terrace with views of the park.
- Santiago: Enjoy a Chilean seafood lunch with Wine. Mestizo Restaurante has incorporated aspects of international gastronomy to Chilean cuisine to create delicious ceviches, main dishes and desserts.
- Buenos Aires: Enjoy an indigenous dinner crafted with contemporary flair. Specializing in native meats and alternatives, El Baqueano works with small producers and fishermen to create extraordinary seasonal delights.
- Buenos Aires: An iconic gastronomic hub, enjoy a traditional steakhouse dinner featuring fresh and local ingredients that make for an exceptional experience.
- Buenos Aires: Savour a delicious meal, and enjoy fabulous live music, solo singers and a breathtaking display of authentic tango at Rojo Tango.
- Get a taste of gaucho life with a delicious asado Highlight Lunch.
- Iguassu Falls: Enjoy dinner with wine surrounded by a subtropical forest at Ipe Grill where you'll choose from a selection of traditional Brazilian barbecue or international cuisine.
- Rio de Janeiro: Dine at a local churrascaria, a traditional Brazilian steakhouse, where you'll be served a variety of quality meats, a quintessentially Brazilian experience.
- Rio de Janeiro: Your Farewell Celebration Dinner is served at the French-Brazilian E'toile Restaurant. Enjoy breathtaking views of the ocean from the 26th floor as you toast to your journey.
- Dining Summary: 5 Dinner with Wine (DW), 10 Breakfast (B), 1 Lunch (L), and 2 Lunch with Wine (LW)
- Santiago: Meet a Local Expert for an in-depth city exploration. Start out at the heart of the city, seeing the Chilean University, San Francisco Church and the Santa Lucia Hill. Then visit the Plaza de Armas and the cathedral. Cross the Mapocho river to the bohemian Bellavista district on the way to San Cristobal Hill, where you will have the best views of Santiago and the Andes Mountains.
- Santiago: Visit Kingston Family Winery, a small boutique winery located in Casablanca Valley for an introduction to and tasting of their exquisite wines.
- Valparaiso: From Santiago, head west towards Valparaíso. Pass by the main square where you can see the monument honoring the 1879 Naval Battle of Iquique. Declared a World Heritage by UNESCO, Valparaíso offers unique ocean landscapes with colorful neighborhoods, picturesque cobblestone streets, and old cable cars. Then, take the coastal highway to the modern seaside city of Viña del Mar.
- Buenos Aires: Take a tour of this historical and prestigious opera house and explore the Main Hall, Foyer, Bustos Gallery and the Golden Hall.
- Buenos Aires: Explore the beautiful ranch on a leisurely walk, learning all about the gaucho lifestyle.
- Iguassu Falls: Head to the Argentinean side of Iguassu Falls and view the unfathomable Devil's Throat.
- Iguassu Falls: Join a local expert for a spectacular walk past thundering curtains of water and misty rainbows on the Brazilian side of the falls. Explore the base of the falls and see the impressive panoramic view of San Martin Island.
- Iguassu Falls: See several native birds in their natural habitat. One of the largest bird parks in Latin America, The Bird Park is an integrated conservation center for birds of the Atlantic Forest and his home to 120 species of birds.
- Rio de Janeiro: Take a train ride up Corcovado Hill through the Tijuca National Forest to the open arms of Christ the Redeemer and magnificent views over the legendary bay.
- Buenos Aires: Meet the local gauchos and learn about the traditions of these South American Cowboys on a horseback ride.
- Ipanema: Meet Local Expert Cecelo, a local guitarist, music aficionado, and studio owner from Ipanema. Join him on a walking tour of Ipanema, the birthplace of Bossa Nova in the 1950s. Enjoy the sounds and sights of the place that inspired this new genre of samba music. After your tour, head back to your hotel where Cecelo will play you some Bossa Nova classics over a caipirinha cocktail.
Trip details

Trip Type: Group Tour
Comfort: Deluxe
Travel Styles: Family, 55+, Luxury
Starts: Santiago (Chile), Chile
Finishes: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Duration: 11 days
ITINERARY

1Day 1: Welcome to Chile. Arrival Flight
Accommodation: The Singular Santiago Lastarria Hotel.
Meals: Dinner with Wine
2Day 2: The Sights of Santiago.
Accommodation: The Singular Santiago Lastarria Hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
3Day 3: Valparaiso and Wine Country.
Accommodation: The Singular Santiago Lastarria Hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch with Wine
4Day 4: Fly to Buenos Aires.
Accommodation: Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
5Day 5: Beautiful Buenos Aires.
Accommodation: Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
6Day 6: Pampas, Estancias and Gauchos. Relaxed Start
Accommodation: Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch with Wine
7Day 7: The Falls of Iguassu.
Accommodation: Belmond Hotel das Cataratas, Iguassu.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
8Day 8: The 'Great Waters' of Iguassu Falls.
Accommodation: Belmond Hotel das Cataratas, Iguassu.
Meals: Breakfast
9Day 9: Rio de Janeiro, City of Sea and Samba.
Accommodation: Belmond Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro.
Meals: Breakfast
10Day 10: A Farewell to Rio de Janeiro.
Accommodation: Fairmont Rio de Janeiro Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
11Day 11: Depart Rio de Janeiro. Departure Flight
Meals: Breakfast
WHAT’S INCLUDED

- You will be escorted by one of our fine Travelling Concierges, handpicked to serve as your expert guide, consummate organiser, and friend overseas.
- Personal radio headsets give you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights, without missing any of your Local Expert's fascinating commentary, available on departures with 15 or more guests.
- Hotel and restaurant tips are included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency. We also include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels.
- At every hotel, you'll be treated to seamless baggage handling, with prompt delivery inside your room.
- Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel Wi-Fi (where available).
- Complimentary, airport transfers are included on start and end dates and when additional accommodation has been booked through Luxury Gold. Guests will be transferred with fellow Luxury Gold Travellers that arrive on the same flight. Complimentary, private train station transfers are included when train travel is included within the itinerary. Transfers to train stations or alternate hotels, in the same start or end city of the itinerary, may be requested but are not guaranteed.
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