Arrive at Rio  De  Janeiro International airport, you  will be met  by our local  representative  and transfered to hotel Miramar or  similar.  Check in at  hotel.  Deaprt for a  half day tour of Sugar Loaf mountain.  Drive along  the  beaches  to  the  northern  parts of  Rio  with  a  stop  at  „Sambodromo   the purposed  built stadium where  the  samba  schools  perform  during  the  carnival.  Then  pass  by  the  biggest  soccer  stadium  in  the world, Maracana, with a capacity of 80,000 spectators. The tour continues to the downtown area, which is the  business  heart  of  Rio  but  it  is  also  where  the  historical  sites  of  Rio  are.  Pass  by the  Metropolitan Cathedral,  the  Muncipal  theatre  and the  main  avenue  of  Rio  Branco before leaving the  downtown  area towards  Sugar Loaf.  Passing  through  the  Flamengo  Park  and  Botafogo  before arriving  to  Urca  and  the cable  car  station  to  the  Syugar  Loaf.  Bu  cable  car  to  the  first  stage,  the Morro  da  Urca  mountain  (220 meters).  Walk  to  the  other  side  of  the  mountain  to  take  the  next cable  car  to  Sugar  Loaf  (395  meters). During  your  visit,  enjoy  a  Caipirinha,  Brazilian  national drink. Some  time  at  leisure  and  then  retun  to ground  level.  Transfer  back  to  the  hotel.  Welcome  dinner at  the  hotel.  Overnight  at  Hotel  Miramar  or similar.

After  buffet  breakfast, w e  proceed to  Corcovado railway  station  at  the  foot  of  the  Corcovado  mountain. Take a 3.5 km (25 minutes) train ride through the lush mountain greenery to the top of the mountain. Walk  222  steps  from  the  train  station to  the  38  meter  high  statue  of  Christ  The  Redeemer,  710  meters above  sea level.  Time is at leisure over here. Take  the train back to Corcovado railway station.  The  tour passes through the “Reboucas” tunnel, passing by the lake “Rodrigo de Freitas”, through the tunnel “Two Brothers”, the living  area of Sao Conrado and onto Barra da Tijuca, Rio s fastest and newest, living area. Drive along the beaches of Barra da Tijuca, Sao Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana. Return back to the hotel in the evening. Dinner is at a Hindu Chinese restaurant (walking distance – 1 block). Overnight at Hotel Miramar or similar.

Day 03:       Rio De Janeiro – Day at leisure
After buffet breakfast, the day is  at leisure to enjoy the beaches  of Ipanema or Copacabana, the sidewalk
cafes and Rio s  exciting night life. Overnight at Hotel Miramar or similar.

After  breakfast,  check  out  and  transfer  to  the  airport  to  board  your  flight to  Iguassu.  Arrive  at  Iguassu (Brazilian side) and transfer to Hotel Bristol Viale Cataratas. Dinner at the hotel. Overnight at Hotel
Bristol Viale Cataratas or similar.

After breakfast, pick  up from the hotels located in the  area between the National Park and the city and in the city  of  Foz  do  Iguacu  and  transfer to  the  border  of  Brazil  and Argentina.  5-15  kms  from  the  hotel, crossing the Iguacu river  by the 489 meter long Tancredo  Neves  bridge.  From the border proceed  to  the falls  on  the  Argentinian  side,  about  15  kms.  Arrive  at  the  falls  and  walk  along  special  pathways  and bridges which bring you very close to some of the falls. From the Argentinian side, one has a nice view of San Martin Island and Brazil. There are two  pathways. The upper  one takes  about 30  minutes and is  700 meters  long  and  the  lower  one  is  1.5  kms  long  and  takes  1  to  2  hours.  Then  transfer  to  Iguassu Argentinian airport to take flight to Buenos Aires. Arrive at Buenos Aires and transfer to hotel Amerian. Overnight at Hotel American or similar.

After breakfast, proceed for  half day city tour of Buenos Aires. We  will visit Avenida  de Mayo that  runs into the Plaza De  Mayo, which is surrounded by the Casa Rosada (Government House), the Metropolitan Cathedral  and  the  Cabildo  (first  City  Hall,  built  during  Spanish  rule).  At  the  other end  of    Avenida de Mayo,  you  will  find  the  Congress  building.  Then  we  continue  to  San  Telmo,  the  best  kept  historical neighbourhood and  eldest  district of  the  city.  Here  you  have time to  stroll  around  Plaza Dorrego, where you  can find  many  antique  shops. On  Sunday s, Plaza  Dorrego,  is  a  MUST,  as an antique  market  takes place.  You  will  also  find  couples  doing  the  Tango  dance  on  the  streets.  Next stop  is  La  Boca,  a  most colourful  area.  Then  apss  Colon  theatre,  one  of  the  world s  best  known opera  houses  and  the  cultural pride of the “portenos”. We continue to Palermo with its beautiful parks, the City Zoo, Botanical Gardens, Argentine Horse track  and National  Polo Fields.  Palermo is  well known for its  artificial lakes. At  the end of  the  tour,  visit  Recoleta  area,  one  of  the  city s  glamorous  spots.  Here  you  will  find  the  Muncipal Cultural  Centre,  elegant  boutiques  and  excellent  restaurants surrounded  by  many  trees.  Enjoy  an unforgettable evening at  one of  the Tango shows  that  the   city offers  every night. Delectable  food served with  superlative  wines  and  a  brilliant  ambience,  enhance the  show.  Ther  performance  features  many professional artists, outstanding musicians, dancers and singers. Dinner and overnight at Hotel American or similar.