Summary
Rum and rumba. Ruins and rainforests. Rio and revelry. This carefree vacation to South America has just the R&R you crave. From Brazil to Argentina and Peru to Ecuador, this multi-country tour of South America delivers a healthy dose of take-me-away scenery, sights, and sizzling culture. Sip caipirinhas at the top of Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf Mountain. Learn the sultry steps of the tango in breezy Buenos Aires. Put down your book and lose yourself in the real-life mystery of Machu Picchu. The health, wealth, and safe travels bestowed upon you at a traditional Mother Earth Ceremony in Peru’s Sacred Valley will come to fruition as you feel the magical mist of the roaring Iguassu Falls, taste the creative cuisine in the world-renowned culinary capital of Lima, and travel back five centuries as you stroll along the stone streets of the Inca capital of Cusco. When satisfying your inner historian, don’t forget your inner naturalist. Cruise around the famed Galápagos archipelago, where you’ll share the shores with every native species from the blue-footed boobies to the pint-size penguin. A meet-and-greet with a colony of sea lions seals the deal on this wondrous extension to your South America vacation.
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- Arrive In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Day 2
- Rio De Janeiro
- Day 3
- Rio De Janeiro
- Day 4
- Rio De Janeiro–Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Day 5
- Buenos Aires
- Day 6
- Buenos Aires
- Day 7
- Buenos Aires–Iguassu Falls, Brazil
- Day 8
- Iguassu Falls–Lima, Peru
- Day 9
- Lima
- Day 10
- Lima–Cusco–Sacred Valley
- Day 11
- Sacred Valley–Machu Picchu
- Day 12
- Machu Picchu–Cusco
- Day 13
- Cusco
- Day 14
- Cusco–Lima
- Day 15
- Lima–Quito, Ecuador
- Day 16
- Quito
- Day 17
- Quito–San Cristobal Island
- Day 18
- Cruising: Española Island
- Day 19
- Cruising: Floreana Island
- Day 20
- Cruising: Santa Cruz Island
- Day 21
- Cruising: Santa Cruz–Baltra
- Day 22
- Guayaquil
Countries (4): Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Travel Cities (17): Buenos Aires, Cusco, Galapagos Islands, Guayaquil, Iguazu Falls, Lima, Machu Picchu, Nazca, Ollantaytambo, Petropolis, Pisco, Quito, Rio de Janeiro, Sacred Valley of the Incas, Sacsayhuamán, Santa Cruz Island, Santo Domingo