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Tour Highlights
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- Visit to the National
History Museum in Brazil
- A dialogue with a representative
of the Brazilian Jewish community
- The Iguazu Falls - the world's
widest waterfalls
- Visit to Recoleta Cemetery
and the tomb of Evita
- Enjoy dinner and a tango
show in Buenos Aires
- Buenos Aires - San Telmo, La Boca,
Colon Theatre and more
Trip Includes
- 7 nights accommodation
in selected hotels
- 2 nights Rio De
Janeiro, Brazil
- 2 nights Iguazu,
Argentina
- 3 nights Buenos Aires,
Argentina
- Breakfast daily, 1 lunch and
4 dinners (as per itinerary)
- Inter-South America flights are
included
- Sightseeing per itinerary in
a modern air-conditioned motor coach with panoramic windows, reclining seats
and footrests
- Services of a friendly and
professional English-speaking Expedition Educator throughout the
trip
- Entrance fees per
itinerary
- Arrival and departure airport
transfers
- All hotel portage and tipping
included
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Day
One
Sunday
- Departure from the U.S. to
Brazil.
Overnight: Flight
Day Two
Monday - Rio de
Janeiro
- Arrive at Rio de Janeiro
Airport.
- Welcome by our representative and
assistance with arrival formalities.
- Transfer to your hotel and check
in. Airport transfer included.
- Relax, unpack and settle into
hotel room.
- Visit Pão de Açúcar, or Sugarloaf
Mountain, named for its resemblance to a conical mass of refined loaf sugar -
it towers over local beaches, a hunk of grey granite and quartz stone.
- On your way to Sugarloaf Mountain,
pass the famous beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon. Ride the cable car
that runs along an almost 5,000 foot route between the peaks of Pão de Açúcar
and Cara de Cão. Revel in the magnificent view and sunset over Corcovado,
Guanabara Bay, Niteroi, the downtown area and the beaches.
- Meet your Expedition Educator and
fellow travelers at the sunset cocktail party on Urca Hill, overlooking Rio de
Janeiro.
- Welcome dinner at Porcao Rio's,
the city's most famous barbeque restaurant that overlooks the bay and
Sugarloaf Mountain.
Overnight: Caesar Park Hotel, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
Day Three
Tuesday - Rio de
Janeiro
History, Carnival, Jewish Community
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Visit Praça XV or November 15th
Square - named for the 1889 date when the Republic of Brazil was
proclaimed.
- Walk the halls of the former royal
palace, the 18th century Paco Imperial, once home to Brazilian monarchy, now
the National History Museum.
- Become a bit of jewelry expert at
the headquarters of H. Stern - enjoy an informative visual lesson about
gemstones - from discovery and mining to being set in beautiful pieces of
jewelry.
- Lunch on your own at the lovely,
Belle Époque-styled, Confeitaria Colombo café.
- Da'at Encounter: Enjoy
a personal tour through Cidade do Samba, Samba City, where the well-known Rio
Carnival is worked on year-round. Dedicated artisans prepare costumes and
floats for upcoming celebrations. See floats and dresses from past Carnivals
and enjoy the atmosphere and excitement.
- Return to your hotel.
- Da'at Encounter:
Personalities and communities dialogue with a representative of the Brazilian
Jewish community.
- Evening on your own - explore the
city and its restaurants.
Overnight: Caesar Park Hotel,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Day Four
Wednesday - Iguazú Falls,
Argentina
- Brazilian breakfast at the hotel.
- Check out of the hotel, and depart to the airport for
your flight to Iguazú.
- Arrive in Iguazú, Argentina, close to famed Iguazú
Falls.
- Visit the falls: located on the border between Brazil
and Argentina, the Iguazú Falls divide the Iguazú River, and stretch over a
1.67-mile area with 275 separate falls. Walk along the pathways and catwalks
to the most ferocious part of falls - the aptly named Devil's Throat on the
Brazilian side of the falls, soars 269 feet high and 2,300 feet long.
- Cross the border to Argentina and transfer and check
in to your hotel, located within the Iguazú National Park.
- Dinner at your hotel.
Overnight: Sheraton Iguazú
Resort & Spa, Iguazú, Brazil
Day Five
Thursday - Iguazú National Park
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Depart the hotel for Iguazú Falls
and National Park.
- Board the Rainforest Ecological
Train, a gas-propelled train at the Main Station in the National Park to the
upper falls circuit and the Argentine side of the Devil's Throat (Garganta del
Diablo).
- Walk along the Iguazú River
Canyon, via the lower circuit and the upper circuit - get an up close and
personal look at the flora and fauna of the sub-tropical jungle as well as the
many falls of the Iguazú system.
- Return to the hotel for dinner on
your own.
Overnight: Sheraton Iguazú
Resort & Spa, Iguazú, Brazil
Day Six
Friday - Buenos Aires
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Check out of the hotel and
transfer to the airport.
- Flight to Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
- Arrival in Buenos Aires, and
transfer to the hotel.
- Check into your hotel.
- Enjoy a day at leisure - walk
around the city, shop and relax.
- Friday evening, Shabbat services
(optional) at C.I.R.A, more commonly called The Libertad, Argentina's oldest
synagogue. Revel in a unique, musical celebration of prayer, community and
Shabbat, Argentine style.
- Gaucho dinner at the famous El
Campo, Argentinean steak restaurant.
Overnight: Caesar Park Hotel,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Day Seven
Saturday - Buenos
Aires
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Late morning walking tour of
Recoleta Cemetery, where many influential and important Argentineans are
buried. Visit the most famous grave, the Tomb of Maria Eva Duarte de Peron who
is better known as Evita.
- Afternoon at leisure.
- Dinner and tango show at Esquina
Carlos Gardel Theater, named after the legendary Argentinean singer, Carlos
Gardel.
Overnight: Caesar Park Hotel,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Day Eight
Sunday - Urban Sites of Buenos
Aires
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Walk the European-styled Avenida
de Mayo, connecting both the Plaza De Mayo where Casa Rosada, the Presidential
Palace sits, and the Congressional Plaza. See the neo-classical façade of the
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral and the charming, Moorish-influenced,
Cabildo (first City Hall, built during Spanish rule).
- See the Argentine National
Congress Building, located at the other end of Avenida de Mayo.
- Visit the famous Teatro Colón,
Columbus Theatre - a world-famous opera house that has hosted many top
artists and musicians in the opera world.
- Lunch on your own.
- Head to one of Buenos Aires's
barrios, the La Boca neighborhood, many of whose earliest settlers came from
Genoa, Italy. Walk the Caminito, a pedestrian street well known for its
colorful local architecture as well as being a hub for local tango clubs and
street performers.
- Stroll the historic district of
San Telmo, the oldest barrio in Buenos Aires and enjoy the antiquing at Plaza
Dorrego's, a Sunday market.
- Return to the hotel for dinner on
your own.
Overnight: Caesar Park, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
Day Nine
Monday - Being Jewish in Buenos
Aires
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Da'at
Encounter: Dialogue with Rabbi Sergio Bergman - The Realities of
Living in Argentina.
- Barrio Once, the Lower East Side
of Buenos Aires, it was once home to Russian, Moroccan and Syrian Jews who in
the early 20th century made the gritty, bustling neighborhood their
home.
- Guided visit to the Jewish Museum
at The Libertad Synagogue, the Grand Synagogue of Buenos Aires. Learn about
the history of Jewish immigration to Argentina as well as the current
situation of the Argentinean Jewish community.
- Visit the new Jewish Community
Center (AMIA) and the Agam Memorial, which stands outside and is dedicated to
the 89 victims killed in the 1994 terrorist bombing.
- Lunch at the El Tortoni Café -
founded in 1858, it is the oldest café in the country.
- MALBA - the Museum of Latin
American Art.
- Transfer to the airport for flight
home. (Airport transfers included. Please allow a minimum of three hours for
check-in).
- Flight back to the
U.S.
Day Ten
Tuesday - Return
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Need to Know
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- Tour prices are per person in U.S.
dollars. All hotel accommodations, motor coach transportation, special
dinners, sightseeing, admissions, luggage handling and the services of local
guides, drivers, and the Expedition Educator are included.
- Hotel Accommodations: The
tour price includes all hotel accommodations, in hotel rooms with private
baths. Our standard is to provide the best available hotels while considering
value. Although the level of the accommodations may differ slightly from hotel
to hotel, we are committed to your comfort. Two-bed rooms are reserved in most
hotels. Triples are two-bed rooms with a rollaway cot where available and are
not recommended when considering the comfort of those in the room. King-size
beds are not available in most hotels; what is considered king-size usually
consists of two single beds pushed together and made up separately, but with
one headboard. Some two-bed rooms may have two twin - not full- or queen-size
- beds.
- Meals are included as
specified in the itinerary.
- Expedition Educator: All
trips are conducted by our Expedition Educators or local guides who remain
with the group throughout the tour.
- Gratuities Included: All
gratuities for restaurant and hotel staff.
- Luggage Responsibility: All tour
packages allow one piece of luggage per person and one carry-on bag. Excess
luggage will be subject to charge of up to $100 per piece. The Travel Agent
and/or Tour Operator shall not be held responsible for any damage to or loss
of luggage/personal items. All damage/loss must be reported at time of
incident and documented in writing by local authorities for submission to your
insurance company.
Not Included
- Airfare to the tour
departure point and from the tour ending point is not included. Airfare may be
purchased from us for travel originating in the United States. Please see
Flights tab in the right-side toolbar.
- Personal Expenses: All
personal expenses such as: laundry, valet service, cables, telephone calls and
postage are not included.
- Guide and Driver
Gratuities:
- 4 seater -
$70 (i.e. 2 pax) - per day
- 7 seater - $90
(i.e. 3-5 pax) - per day
- 10 seater - $110
(i.e. 5-7 pax) - per day
- 10-19
passengers: Guide $10, driver $5 - per participant per day
- 20 passengers
and more: Guide $8, driver $4 - per participant per
day
Additional Information
- Airline Security Measures:
In the U.S., you must provide identification in the form of a passport at the
time of airport check-in for travel to international destinations. Your
passport name must match the name on your tour reservation and airline ticket
or you may be denied boarding.
- If you are traveling from an
airport outside the jurisdiction of the U.S, you will need to determine what
travel documentation and identification is required for that particular
airport.
- Due to heightened security
regulations, certain items such as a metal nail file, pocketknife, cigarette
lighter or tweezers, and some liquid, gel, or aerosol items may not be
permitted in your carry-on luggage. Please call your airline prior to
departure to obtain current information on non-permissible carry-on items and
recommended airport check-in times. You may also wish to visit the
Transportation Security Administration website at www.tsa.gov to obtain more
information on acceptable identity documentation and prohibited luggage
items.
- Holidays and Museum Closures
- Museum visits and personal shopping time may be disrupted due to unforeseen
circumstances or the many religious, state and local holidays locally observed
in the destinations being visited.
- Photography During Tours: We will
occasionally use photographs taken by fellow guests or your trip director for
promotional purposes. If you prefer that your photo not be used in any
marketing activities, please notify us at the start of your
tour.
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