Best of South America

Welcome to Santiago. We’ll meet and transfer you to your hotel. Tonight, join a welcome dinner.

Accommodation
Three Nights, The Singular Santiago

• Dinners

Location
Santiago , Chile

Travel to the coastal city of Valparaiso, where you’ll find colourful cliffside houses sloping down to the sea. Known to Chileans as the ‘Jewel of the Pacific', the city is an eclectic, sometimes chaotic mix of art, culture and commerce. Enjoy a Signature Experience before relaxing over lunch at a local vineyard and then return to Santiago.

• Breakfast
• Lunch

Location
Santiago , Chile

This morning you’ll set off on a guided discovery of the vibrant Chilean capital, which is wedged between the snow-capped Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Enjoy an afternoon at your leisure before choosing where to dine this evening.

• Breakfast
• Dinners

Location
Santiago , Chile

Fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina’s elegant capital. On arrival, we’ll transfer you to your hotel in the city’s prominent Recoleta district. Home to some of Argentina’s wealthiest families, Recoleta is a leafy neighbourhood dotted with beautiful parks and grand mansions just north of the city centre.

Accommodation
Three Nights, Buenos Aires, Hotel Casa Lucia

• Breakfast

Location
Santiago , Chile

Join a guided discovery of the city, which includes the Italian-influenced barrio La Boca, a neighbourhood known for its Latino vibe and brightly painted pedestrian streets. Explore the bohemian district of Palermo, filled with trendy eateries and galleries, before arriving at La Recoleta Cemetery. This is the resting place of Argentine notables such as the nation’s former First Lady Eva Peron.

• Breakfast
• Dinners

Location
Santiago , Chile

Design your day one of three ways with Freedom of Choice Touring.

• Breakfast

Location
Santiago , Chile

This morning, fly to Iguazu Falls. This natural wonder straddles the Argentina-Brazil border. Arriving on the Argentinian side, set off on the Rainforest Ecological Train to a series of walkways and viewing points, including one to the 80-metre-deep Devil’s Throat.

Accommodation
Two Nights, Iguazu Falls, Belmond Hotel das Cataratas

• Breakfast
• Dinners

Location
Santiago , Chile

Spanning a width of some 2.7 kilometres, Iguazu Falls is made up of roughly 275 waterfalls waiting to be explored today. Soak up panoramic views of the falls with a leisurely walk between each of the viewing platforms. Later, Freedom of Choice Sightseeing ensures you’ll see the falls from different perspectives. At the day’s end, enjoy a quintessentially Brazilian Signature Experience at your hotel.

• Breakfast

Location
Santiago , Chile

Begin your day with a visit to Parque das Aves bird park, where you’ll see colourful native South American birds. Later, fly to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s most visited and naturally blessed city, set between lush, forested mountains and sandy shores. On arrival, we’ll meet and transfer you to the elegant art deco grandeur of your hotel opposite the golden sands of iconic Copacabana Beach.

Accommodation
Three Nights, Rio de Janeiro, Belmond Copacabana Palace

• Breakfast

Location
Santiago , Chile

See Rio de Janeiro from above with a visit to Corcovado, the mountain famed for its Christ the Redeemer statue, thought to be the world’s largest art deco-style sculpture. From here, enjoy sweeping city views. Towards evening, board a cable car to the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain to toast the sunset and incredible views with a drink. Tonight, dine at a local restaurant on Brazil’s famously delicious barbecue fare.

• Breakfast
• Dinners

Location
Santiago , Chile

Today, join a Freedom of Choice Touring activity to experience more of Rio de Janeiro.

• Breakfast

Location
Santiago , Chile

After breakfast this morning, be transferred to the airport for your included flight to Lima, where we’ll meet you and transfer you to your hotel. Savour a delicious lunch at Café del Museo before enjoying a visit to Larco Museum.

Accommodation
Two Nights, Country Club Lima Hotel

• Breakfast
• Lunch

Location
Santiago , Chile

Discover the Peruvian capital’s World Heritage-listed historic centre with a guide today. Afterwards, enjoy a Signature Experience at a private hacienda before visiting the ruins of Pachacamac.

• Breakfast
• Lunch

Location
Santiago , Chile

After breakfast today, we’ll transfer you to the airport for your included flight to Cusco, the pre-Columbian Inca capital of Peru. From here, be transferred to your hotel before a visit to the working corn farm Hacienda Sarapampa, where you’ll enjoy a delicious farm-to-table lunch.

Accommodation
Two Nights, Sacred Valley, Tambo del Inka, A Luxury Collection Resort & Spa

• Breakfast
• Lunch

Location
Santiago , Chile

Travel to a small community tucked away in the Sacred Valley hillside. Enjoy a special welcome from the local Misminay community followed by a Signature Experience, which demonstrates a craft passed down through generations. Continue exploring the Sacred Valley with a guide, including another Signature Experience exploring the stunning landscapes of the Salineras de Maras. Enjoy dinner at your hotel this evening.

• Breakfast
• Dinners

Location
Santiago , Chile

Today is set aside for a remarkable journey to Machu Picchu as you board Inca Rail’s First Class Train for your Signature Experience.

Accommodation
Machu Picchu, Sumaq Hotel

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinners

Location
Santiago , Chile

This morning, you’ll enjoy a full immersion into the natural setting and incredible heritage of Machu Picchu as you set off on a locally guided exploration of the lost city of the Incas, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Later, board the Vistadome Machu Pichu train for your return trip to the Sacred Valley. Here, transfer by coach to Cusco and settle into your hotel in the heart of this historic city.

Accommodation
Two Nights, Cusco, JW Marriott

• Breakfast
• Lunch

Location
Santiago , Chile

A guided discovery of Cusco takes you to Plaza de Armas, a square at the city’s historic heart. You’ll also visit the sacred site of Koricancha and the historic citadel Sacsayhuaman. This afternoon, delve into Peruvian culture on a Freedom of Choice experience. This evening, join a farewell dinner at MAP Cafe, located in the central courtyard of the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art.

• Breakfast
• Dinners

Location
Santiago , Chile

After breakfast, your South American adventure concludes with a transfer to the airport for your onward flight.

• Breakfast

Location
Santiago , Chile