Overview & Highlights
A group tour from Santiago to the volcanic lake district on the Chile/Argentina border. The route continues to Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, with Iguazú Falls and the tropical beaches of Brazil's Emerald Coast.
This journey is a showcase for Latin America's extraordinary diversity, and visits 3 of its most fascinating cities. Santiago is set in a bowl created by the Andes and surrounded by its colossal snowy peaks. Elegant, sophisticated Buenos Aires has a distinctly European flavour, which can be appreciated alongside sultry tango and huge steaks. And Rio is a high-rise marvel, squeezed between lush, forested mountains and the beaches and surf of the Atlantic Ocean.
Crossing the Andes from Chile into Argentina is a breathtaking journey amid shimmering turquoise lakes and towering snow-capped peaks. Following on are the magnificent cataracts at Iguazú Falls, which tumble over a vast precipice into a subtropical rainforest alive with birds and butterflies; and tranquillity in the historic colonial town of Paraty set on a leaf green bay.
- Santiago: walking tour
- Puerto Varas: Petrohue Falls
- Bariloche: guided mountain walk
- Buenos Aires: city tour
- Iguazú Falls (Argentine and Brazilian sides)
- Paraty: Schooner trip
- Rio de Janeiro: city tour with Corcovado and Sugarloaf mountain
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Outline itinerary
Fly to Santiago, Chile, arriving the following day.
Day 1
Walking tour of colonial Santiago.
Day 2
Optional excursion to a vineyard or the port of Valparaíso.
Day 3
Fly south to the lake district; Petrohue Falls and overnight in Puerto Varas.
Day 4
Optional excursion to Chiloé island.
Day 5
Cross the Andes to Bariloche, Argentina.
Day 6
Walks in the rugged hills around Lake Nahuel Huapi.
Days 7-8
Fly to Buenos Aires. Walking tour of the city.
Day 9
Fly to Iguazú Falls. Excursions to the Argentine side.
Day 10
Excursion to the Brazilian side of the falls.
Day 11
Fly to São Paulo; by road to Paraty.
Day 12
Excursion by traditional schooner around the bay.
Day 13
By road to Rio de Janeiro.
Day 14
City tour including Corcovado and Sugarloaf mountains.
Day 15
Depart for international flight or extension.
UK clients arrive home the following day.
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Our Expert's Opinion
This two-week coast-to-coast adventure crams in some of South America's best: the buzz of Santiago, Buenos Aires and Rio, as well navigating the awe-inspiring Andean lakes from Chile to Argentina, an sailing clear blue waters of Brazil's Emerald Coast.
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