After arriving at Rio de Janeiro International airport we will be transferred to hotel passing by Sugar Loaf Mountain for a visit along the way! Welcome to the Cidade Maravilhosa, Welcome to Brazil, Samba Country!
We will drive to "Praia Vermelha" (Red beach), to take the two stage car up to the top of Sugar Loaf (270m), which grants the entrance to Rio's harbor and Guanabara Bay. The Italian made cable car holds 80 passengers and each of the two stages takes two minutes. The first stage is Morro da Urca with 170m, with a restaurant, amphitheatre and helicopter-point. The second stage goes on the Sugar Loaf itself, thus named for its resemblance to the loaves of sugar used by the Portuguese at the time of the city's discovery.
Today we will visit another one of Rio de Janeiro highlights and a world's icon: the Corcovado Mountain. Afterwards we will visit the beautiful downtown Rio!
We will drive to one of the older parts of Rio called Cosme Velho, from where we take the train to the Corcovado Mountain with the gigantic statue of Christ the Redeemer (2.300ft above sea level). A modern swiss-made cogwheel rail climbs the mountain from its base at 15meters almost to the summit at 710 meters. The train trip up takes 17 minutes aprox, at a maximum speed of 15km/h. The trip down takes 22min, at a speed of 12km/h.
Today we will leave the Samba City and fly to Iguassú Falls! The land of the Astonishing Power of the Waters! We will visit the Argentinian side of the Waterfalls., one of World's Wonders! Visitor's National Park tax is included.
The Argentinian Side of the Falls is Located inside Argentina's side of National Park. Transport takes visitors across the Argentinean border and ends up into the National Park of Iguazu, 40 km away from the Brazilian border. Once in Argentina, passengers will do the walking tour of the falls. The view is magnificent, specially the one right on top of the Devil's Throat. The river down tours let people reach the San Martin Island surrounded by breath taking ambiance
Visit to the Argentinian Side of the Waterfalls
Today we will visit the Brazilian side of the waterfalls. Later we will take our flight to Lima. Starting our journey into Inka land!
Through Cataratas Road till reach Iguassu National Park, you can see the regional fauna and flora. Visit to the Brazilian side of the Falls, where you can have a great view of Devil's Throat. Return: visit to one of the handcraft centers.
We are in Inka Land!! Sights and traces everywhere!! Look at the bricks in the walls and the foundations of almost every colonial construction. Its mostly Inka construction where the Conquistadores built their buildings upon! Today we see the result of an Amazing mix!
We will begin our day with a tour of the essential Lima, the city of the Kings, including the main square, with the Government Palace; the City Hall, the Cathedral and the Archbishop's Palace. We will visit San Francisco Convent and cross the exclusive district of San Isidro, the new financial heart of the city.
Half Day City tour of Cusco. What a city, how much in History we will see and feel and smell here. Simply great!
We will visit an Imperial City that shows an example of the mix of Andean and Spanish cultures. We will visit Santo Domingo Convent that was built over Kuricancha, we will visit the main square, and will continue our tour to Sacsayhuaman Fortress. We will also visit the archeological sites of Qenko, Puca-Pucara snd Tambomachay.
Today we take our train on one of the most beautiful railways in the world. Going down to the Inka Valley. And will visit the Sacred Citadel of Machu Picchu! one of the 1000 places one must have seen in a lifetime!
You will leave by train to Aguas Calientes with amazing landscapes views of the Sacred Valley along the way. Upon arriving in Aguas Callientes a bus will take you uphill to the Citadel of Machu Picchu. It will be an unforgettable experience. We will then drive down to Aguas Callientes by bus and return to Cusco by Train.
This is the end of our itinerary. We will be taken from hotel to airport in Cusco and passengers will take their connection flights to their destinations.
