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HOTEL INFORMATION: Americas TowersHotel Class: Superior First Class Located in La Recoleta, the renowned safe and elegant neighborhood at the heart of Buenos Aires, the Americas Towers hotel provides convenient access to the luxury shops, cafes, and restaurants of avenues 9 de Julio and Santa Fe. A fitness center, outdoor swimming pool, and lobby café offer guests activities to pursue while on hotel property. All 100 guest rooms come comfortably equipped with hydro-massage bathtub, mini-bar, cable TV, internet access, security box, AC, coffee maker, and hairdryer. HiltonHotel Class: Deluxe Located in Puerto Madero, the old port area of Buenos Aires, the Hilton Hotel has a view of the ocean as well as the city. All guest rooms have air conditioning, alarm clock, radio, cable TV, minibar, internet access, and telephone. Additional amenities include playground, solarium, restaurant, bar, pool table, bicycling, sightseeing tours, fitness room, pool, and gift shop. Palacio Duhau - Park HyattHotel Class: Luxury Located in the heart of Buenos Aires, the Hyatt is close to the local shopping district and down town. Guest rooms include flat-screen television, walk-in shower, in-room safe, and internet access. Several restaurants and bars, as well as tango classes, a spa, and art gallery are available on site. SofitelHotel Class: Superior First Class Located in front of the famous Copacabana and close to Ipanema beaches, this superior first class hotel is considered as one of the most prestigious in Rio. With over 388 rooms and suites, the hotel offers international and French dining, an English pub, 2 swimming pools, fitness center and sauna and is close to beauty salons and shops. Guest rooms include air conditioning, minibar, satellite television, wireless internet access, hair dryer, and room service. Das CataratasHotel Class: Deluxe A cozy and charming hotel in the original Colonial architectural style and the only hotel located inside the Brazilian Iguassu National Park, Das Cataratas Hotel boasts spectacular views and service. All hotel rooms are equipped with air-conditioning, minibar, cable TV, and telephone. The hotel offers use of the restaurant, pool, and touring services, as well as a reading room, game room, gardens, and playground. Recanto ParkHotel Class: First Class Recanto Park Hotel is a mdoern hotel with lush plantlife surrounding. The 153 guest accommodations include mini-bar, in-room safe and cable television. Several restaurants and bars and a swimming pool are available to guests. Bourbon Cataratas HotelHotel Class: Superior First Class Inclosed by a national park near Argentinean casinos and breathtaking Iguassa Falls, the Bourbon Iguassa Golf Club & Resort in Foz do Iguassu, Brazil presents an entire range of activities for vacationing sports fans and business travelers. Options include a championship 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, beach volleyball, multi-sports courts, soccer and a lake for fishing. The principal attraction may be the golf course and Golf Club, but travelers can also enjoy the spectacular scenery, especially Iguassa Falls, one of the world's tallest waterfalls, and the river that forms the Brazilian-Argentinean border. Outdoor lovers can stroll along a two-kilometer trail behind the hotel and spot colorful toucans, parakeets and butterflies. The resort stands along one of the city's main streets and is close to the airport, downtown, duty-free shops, and a sanctuary featuring a variety of birds, butterflies and reptiles. The Bourbon Iguassu Golf Club & Resort features complimentary breakfast buffets, children's playground, fitness and game rooms, jetted tub, sauna and two restaurants. A complex features three pools, including one for children, who also can enjoy organized all-day activities. The resort's accommodations are enclosed by gardens and woods. Guestrooms feature air conditioning, cable television, Internet access, safes, refrigerators, minibars and 24-hour room service. Miramar PalaceHotel Class: First Class Located on Copacabana Beach, each guest room is spacious and comfortable and all provide ocean views. Each includes cable television, minibar and safe deposit box. Th epoperty also includes sauna, fitness center and immediate access to the beach and shopping. Copacabana PalaceHotel Class: Deluxe The Copacabana Palace has 225 rooms and suites, 147 of which in the main building and 78 suites in the Annex. All are individually designed with fine period furniture and original works of art. Each of the rooms has view of the sea or of Copacabana Avenue. All suites have spacious and opulent sitting rooms. Among the facilities available at the hotel there is communications and entertainment technology, creating the perfect environment in which to work and relax, besides the tennis court, swimming pool, fitness center, laundry service and hairdresser.
Day 1 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Check-in to your choice of hotel. We offer a great collection of fine hotels, carefully selected for service, ambience – and a terrific location. Your choice of accommodations Day 2 - A FreeStyle Day in Rio Our flexible and unique FreeStyle Day lets you customize your Rio stay with the included excursion of your choice: • City Tour & Sugarloaf: Travel through the bustling streets of Rio to see the highlights. Then ascend by cable car to the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain, where Rio’s sparkling crescent of beaches comes fully into view and the city is spread before you. • Corcovado & Christ the Redeemer: Towering over Rio is the imposing statue of Christ the Redeemer – arms spread, protecting the city below. Ascend 2,400 feet by train to the top of Mt. Corcovado to visit this 100-foot tall landmark and enjoy stunning 360° panoramic views of the city. The balance of your day is free to explore the beaches, galleries and boutiques of this exciting city. Meals B Day 3 - Enjoy Rio! The day is unplanned. Relax on a beach or explore on your own. Our staff is available with recommendations and optional tours. Meals B Day 4 - Rio / Iguassu Falls Fly to Iguassu#WHS# where you’ll be warmly welcomed and escorted by private car to the hotel of your choice; all are carefully chosen to offer convenient access to the breathtaking cascades of Iguassu. This afternoon, join your personal guide and venture through Brazil’s Iguassu National Park, heading down a series of walkways to great vantage points overlooking the main falls on both the Brazilian and Argentine sides. Meals B Your choice of accommodations Day 5 - Iguassu Falls Your privately guided exploration of Iguassu continues this morning. On the Argentine side of the falls, you’ll marvel at Devil’s Throat, where the thundering waters create thousands of rainbows suspended in mid-air. In the afternoon, a boat excursion is available for the more adventurous: Exploring through jungle and then on the river, you’ll be awed by San Martin Waterfall, the largest Iguassu cascade that can be safely approached by boat. Meals B Day 6 - Iguassu Falls / Buenos Aires, Argentina Fly to Buenos Aires where you’ll be greeted for your escorted private car transfer to the hotel of your choice. Meals B Your choice of accommodations Day 7 - Tour Buenos Aires The capital of Argentina presents a rich mosaic of cultures – with Spanish, Italian, German and French influences in the architecture, cuisine, and the joy-filled attitude of city residents. Your privately-guided sightseeing tour includes Plaza de Mayo - the lively hub of the city – Avenida 9 de Julio, known as the world’s widest boulevard, and the Teatro Colon, one of the world’s premier opera houses. The rest of the day is free to explore this friendly city at your own pace. Meals B Day 8 - Buenos Aires Enjoy a free day to spend just as you wish in this cosmopolitan, multi-cultural city. Our staff can assist with recommendations for sightseeing, perhaps a Gaucho Fiesta, a boat excursion, a tour to Colonia del Sacramento#WHS#, Uruguay – or even a Tango lesson. This evening, you’ll enjoy dinner and a Tango show at El Viejo Almacen. Meals B,D Day 9 - Buenos Aires Your program with us finishes today. Or, extend your travels to see more of South America. Our flexible and affordable FreeStyle Add-ons make it easy! Meals B
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