Considered
by many as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Rio has a great
atmosphere, famous sites and beaches and all to enchant any visitor.
Arrival in the Airport of Rio and transfer to your hotel. Rest of
day free.
Meals Included: none
Day 2 - Rio de
Janeiro
Full day tour of Rio.Ride
to the top of Corcovado Mountain by train. Panoramic view of the city. Tijuca
Forest, it's exuberance and beauty. Visit to Taunay Falls in Tijuca Forest.
Drive by Barra da Tijuca and southern Rio Beaches. Lunch at typical
Brazilian barbecue place.
Visit to the Metropolitan cathedral and
sightseeing of the architectonic monuments ofRio. Pass by the Maracanã Soccer Stadium,
returning by the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. Go up to the top of Sugar Loaf
Mountain, viewing
the city from the suspended Cable Car.
Meals
Included: breakfast at hotel and lunch during
the tour.
Optional
tour - At
night, don't miss the opportunity to see a Samba Show, on the tour
Rio by night
Day 3 - Rio de Janeiro
Day free to explore Rio.
You can relax in one of the famous beaches
(Copacabana, Ipanema, etc), do some shopping or join another tour.
Transfer
to airport for flight to Foz do Iguaçu. Rest of
day free.
Meals Included: breakfast
Day
5 - Iguassu
Falls
Tour to the Argentinean side of the
falls. Entering the National Park,
you will go on a short train ride and walk through the scenic forest, viewing
different angles from the Iguaçu upper falls, including the San Martin Falls. You will have a close look at the " Throat´s Devil", with it's
amazing amount of water rushing down the fall. On the way back from the
falls, tour stops at the Argentinean shopping district, and if weather and
time allows, a brief stop at the 3-borders point, where Parana and Iguaçu
rivers as well as borders of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet.
Tour
to the Brazilian side- This tour shows the
size and magnificence of the falls. Leaving your Hotel, you will enter the
Iguaçu National Park. Drive along the Cataratas Highway through the
rainforest of the park to the falls, on the border of Brazil and
Argentina where the Iguaçu River drops into a giant horseshoe canyon.
Descending a walkway, contemplate the lovely waterfalls in all of
nature's exuberance, with panoramic views of both sides - Brazilian
and Argentinean. Reaching the elevator, a descent into the Brazilian
side lookout.
Excellent for pictures of the whole of the falls.
Transfer to airport and fly to
Salvador.
Transfer to hotel. Rest of day free.
Meals
Included: breakfast
Day
8 - Salvador
Historical
city tour of Salvador, visiting among many other attractions, the
Pelourinho,
pointed by the UNESCO as the most important colonial complexof the XVII and XVIII centuries still existing in the world,
and the famous Market Modelo.
Itaparica
Island Tour with Lunch (8 hours) - This beautiful excursion will take you
through the calm waters of the “Bahia de "Todos os Santos” (Bay of
all Saints). After a stop for a swim in the sea at Frade Island, considered to
be one of the most beautiful islands of Bahia, we will move on to Itaparica
Island.
Meals
Included: breakfast and lunch during the tour
10 nights in Hotel,
Pousada (Inn) or Jungle Lodge. Standard Room, including room
and government taxes
10 breakfasts
02
lunches
Land transfers as detailed in the itinerary,
including bilingual guide
Guided Tours as detailed, including bilingual guides and National Park taxes.
Tours can change due to operational, safety or weather condition.
- Full day tour in Rio including lunch
Drinks,
Laundry, Tips, Telephone calls, and any
other personal expenses etc….
Meals
Meals included in the program are detailed in the following chart.
DAYS
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
Breakfast
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Lunch
X
X
Accommodation:
Double
rooms can have separate beds or not. A third person depending on the hotel
has the possibility of using a sofa bed. Consult for children policy.
Payment:
Deposit
of 30% to guarantee your reservation. The remaining amount must be paid a
minimum 30 days before start of the tour. If reservation is made within 30
days of the tour full payment required to make a reservation.
Cancellation:
Up
to 30 days before full refund is given unless the flight tickets have been
emitted. In this case there will be a penalty due to the cancellation of
the tickets. This depends on the rules of the airline used.No refund is given when a cancellation is made within 30 days of
departure.
Operation
of tour:
Minimum
of 1 pax to operate.
Responsability:
Brasil Travel / Melchior & Hodson Ltda and/or agencies involved with
the packages, flights and tours shall act only as agents of the tour
members in making arrangements for hotels and any other services and do
not assume any liability what so ever for any injury, damage, death, loss,
accident or delay to persons or property due to an act of God, default by
any hotel, company or person rendering any of services included on the
tours or flights. Furthermore, no responsability is accepted for
quarentine, government restrains, weather or other causes beyond control.
No responsability is accepted for any additional expenses, omissions,
delays, re-routing or acts of government authority.
