Your tourleaders include Graham Strachan, Managing Director
for South America Destinations, who has personally visited all countries in
South America and has escorted tours for more than 34 years. Graham received the
Freedom of the City of Lima fifteen years ago, in appreciation for his
contribution to Peruvian tourism. Other tour leaders include well-known
Queensland travel identity Dick Cijffers who has escorted more than 100 tours
and who will be escorting a special Total Solar Eclipse to Easter Island in
2010.
Itinerary
| DAY 1 | Australia / Auckland / Santiago / Buenos Aires |
| DAY 2/3 | Buenos Aires |
| DAY 4 | Buenos Aires / Iguazu Falls |
| DAY 5 | Iguazu Falls / Rio de Janeiro |
| DAY 6/7 | Rio de Janeiro |
| DAY 8 | Rio de Janeiro / Paraty |
| DAY 9 | Paraty |
| DAY 10 | Paraty / Sao Paulo / Lima |
| DAY 11 | Lima |
| DAY 12 | Lima / Cuzco |
| DAY 13 | Cuzco / Pisaq / Sacred Valley |
| DAY 14 | Sacred Valley |
| DAY 15 | Sacred Valley / Machu Picchu |
| DAY 16 | Machu Picchu / Cuzco |
| DAY 17/18 | Cuzco |
| DAY 19 | Cuzco / Puno |
| DAY 20 | Puno / Copacabana |
| DAY 21 | Copacabana / La Paz |
| DAY 22/23 | La Paz |
| DAY 24 | La Paz / Santiago / Auckland / Australia |
| DAY 25 | In Flight |
| DAY 26 | Australia |
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
* City tour of Buenos Aires,evening Dinner & Tango Show and full-day Fiesta Gaucho.
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An overnight stay at the spectacular Iguazu Falls, including a tour of the Falls on both
the Brazilian and Argentinian side.
* The Rio stopover includes a full-day Corcovado and Sugarloaf tour, with lunch.
* An evening Brazilian Barbecue and show.
* Walking tour of the historical city of Paraty.
* City tour of Lima, including the famous Larco Museum.
* City tour of Cuzco, including the Main Square Cathedral and the impressive Inca ruins of
Sacsayhuaman outside the town.
* A visit to the famous local markets at Pisaq.
* A tour of the Sacred Valley including the Inca ruins and an opportunity to do a small downhill
trek on the old Inca Trail.
* Three-hour historical tour of the Machu Picchu site.
* A visit to the famous floating Uros Islands on Lake Titicaca.
* Cruise on Lake Titicaca, including a visit to the sacred Inca Island of the Sun.
| 2007 | 2008 | |||||
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| Code | DEPART | RETURN | Code | DEPART | RETURN | |
| LA11 | Mon 26 Mar | Fri 20 Apr | LA14 | Mon 24 Mar | Fri 18 Apr | |
| LA12 | Mon 13 Aug | Fri 07 Sep | LA15 | Mon 18 Aug | Fri 12 Sep | |
| LA13 | Mon 08 Oct | Fri 02 Nov | LA16 | Mon 13 Oct | Fri 07 Nov | |
| TOUR COST 2007 | |
|---|---|
| Twin Share | $ 1089500 |
| Single Supplement | $ 1975.00 |
| Land Only | $ 8695.00 |
| 5-DAY BOLIVIAN AMAZON EXTENSION | |
| Twin Share | $ 940.00 |
| Single Supplement | >$ 318.00 |
| 7-DAY CHILEAN FJORDS CRUISE | |
| Twin Share | $ 1123.00 |
| Single Supplement | >$ 286.00 |
NOTES:
* The tour price for
2008 will be available on 30 November 2007. Early bookings will receive a discount!
* An Auckland stopover can be arranged at an additional cost of $200.00
per person. We can also arrange for suitable hotel accommodation.
* The tour can be combined with Around the World airfares.
Please contact us for details.
* Tour extensions are locally escorted
* Not included in above costing are: airport taxes & fuel surcharges - $ 645.00 subject
to change and tips & gratuities $ 220.00 per person.
Please contact us for a 5-day Bolivian Amazon extension, 7-day Chilean Fjords Cruise, or a more detailed day to day itinerary and/or reservations.
Please ask for our Latin America Explorer brochure.
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