Itinerary
- Day 1
Rio de Janeiro
- Meals
- Dinner (Festive dinner with Travel Director and fellow travelers)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Windsor Excelsior Copacabana)
Included Activities
- Hotel check-in with Copacabana beach views
Landmarks Copacabana Beach 
- Day 2
Rio de Janeiro
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Windsor Excelsior Copacabana)
Included Activities
- Sugarloaf Mountain cable car ride to Urca Hill and summit
- Views over Guanabara Bay and Copacabana from Sugarloaf Mountain
- Drive past Ipanema and Copacabana beaches
Optional Activities
- Visit to Selaron Steps, a colorful mosaic staircase
- Roxy Dinner Show with Brazilian flavors and performance
Landmarks Sugarloaf Mountain Urca Hill Guanabara Bay Ipanema Beach Copacabana Beach Selaron Steps 
- Day 3
Rio de Janeiro
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Sizzling barbecue dinner at a local churrascaria)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Windsor Excelsior Copacabana)
Included Activities
- Corcovado Railway cogwheel train to Christ the Redeemer summit
- Christ the Redeemer statue visit with panoramic views
- Copacabana and Ipanema beaches visit
- Caipirinha cocktail mixing lesson with Local Specialist
- Barbecue dinner at local churrascaria
Landmarks Christ the Redeemer Corcovado Mountain Copacabana Beach Ipanema Beach - Day 4
Rio de Janeiro to Iguazu Falls
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hotel Mercure), Hotel (Mercure)
Included Activities
- Guided exploration of Brazilian side of Iguassu Falls with Local Specialist
- Hike through Igua\u00e7u National Park to cascading falls
- Learn about subtropical rainforest biodiversity and 2,000+ species of vascular plants
Landmarks Igua\u00e7u National Park Iguazu Falls - Day 5
Iguazu Falls
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hotel Mercure), Hotel (Mercure)
Included Activities
- Visit to Argentine side of Iguazu Falls at Devil's Throat
- MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Experience with Guarani community of Fortin M'borore
- Learn about Guarani natural medicine, culture, songs, dances, and crafts
- 'Spirit of the Trees' jungle walk with aboriginal guides
- Guided jungle experience learning Guarani secrets and philosophy
Optional Activities
- Gran Aventura boat tour
- Argentine cultural dinner experience with five-course meal, four Argentinian wines, and interaction with international travelers
Landmarks Devil's Throat Iguazu National Park (Argentine side) - Day 6
Iguazu Falls to Buenos Aires
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Alvear Art Hotel), Hotel (Intercontinental)
Included Activities
- Hotel check-in at Plaza San Martin cultural center location
Optional Activities
- Wine tasting trip to El Querandi, a historic house in the original district, originally founded as a bar in 1920
Landmarks Plaza San Martin 
- Day 7
Buenos Aires
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Tango show with dinner experience)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Intercontinental)
Included Activities
- Buenos Aires City Tour with Local Specialist
- Casa Rosada (pink palace) visit
- Cathedral visit
- La Boca neighborhood walk with street artists and local art
- Tango show with Buenos Aires' talented tango dancers
Landmarks Casa Rosada Buenos Aires Cathedral La Boca Teatro Colon 
- Day 8
San Antonio de Areco
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Empanadas, salads, asado meat of sausages, chicken and beef, drinks, and flan with dulce de leche for dessert), Dinner (Sizzling asado steak at family-owned gaucho ranch)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Intercontinental)
Included Activities
- San Antonio de Areco village tour with cobblestoned streets
- Exploration of silversmith shops and artisan studios
- MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Experience at local workshop for alpargatas shoe production
- Visit to local artist's studio to observe masterpiece creation
- Be My Guest asado steak dinner at family-owned gaucho ranch
- Gaucho horsemanship demonstrations with music and dance
- Leather accessory gift keepsake
Landmarks San Antonio de Areco - Day 9
Rio de Janeiro to Lima
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner with Travel Director and fellow travelers)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Iberostar Hotel Lima)
Included Activities
- Airport transfer to hotel in Miraflores district
Landmarks Miraflores - Day 10
Lima
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Be My Guest lunch at Chef Ignacio's cooking school with prepared Peruvian dishes including lomo saltado and Chilcano)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Iberostar Hotel Lima)
Included Activities
- Lima Historic Centre UNESCO-listed tour with Local Specialist
- Church of San Francisco visit with baroque facades and catacombs
- Local market visit with Chef Ignacio
- Cooking school demonstration on Peruvian popular dishes
- Be My Guest lunch with prepared dishes sampling
- Learn about Peruvian fruits, vegetables, seafood, and meats as culinary foundations
Landmarks Lima Historic Center Church of San Francisco - Day 11
Lima to Sacred Valley
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Exclusive lunch with local flavours at Manos de la Comunidad outdoor space near weaving centre), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Sonesta Posadas del Inca Yucay)
Included Activities
- Manos de la Comunidad weaving center MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Experience
- Learn about artistic traditions and four Andean camelids: Llamas, Alpacas, Vicunas, and Guanacos
- Explore 'lindaje' tradition of Sacred Valley communities
- Exclusive lunch at Manos de la Comunidad outdoor space
- Sonesta Posadas del Inca Yucay check-in (former 18th-century monastery)
- Connection with artisans preserving textile heritage in Chinchero and Parobamba
Landmarks Sacred Valley Manos de la Comunidad weaving centre Chinchero - Day 12
Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Light snack included on Vistadome train), Dinner (Dinner at hotel)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (El MaPi)
Included Activities
- Ollantaytambo Inca fortress visit and exploration
- Stone platforms and sun temple of six monoliths at Ollantaytambo
- Princess Baths fountain (Bano de la Nusta) at Ollantaytambo
- Inca-era cobblestoned streets and adobe buildings exploration
- Vistadome train journey to Machu Picchu with scenic views, background music, and audio commentary
- Light snack included on Vistadome train
- Machu Picchu guided tour with Local Specialist
- Great Temple of the Sun at Machu Picchu
- House of the Priest at Machu Picchu
- Sacred Plaza at Machu Picchu
- Intihuatana carved stone (historic sundial) at Machu Picchu
Landmarks Ollantaytambo Machu Picchu - Day 13
Machu Picchu to Cusco
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Novotel Cusco)
Included Activities
- Return visit to Machu Picchu with sunrise exploration
- Personal exploration time at Machu Picchu
- Stop at local chicher\u00eda for chicha tasting
- Learn about Peruvian corn beer history dating to Inca times
- Learn about chicha brewing methods by local indigenous women
- Learn about two types of chicha: alcoholic sour chicha de jora and non-alcoholic sweet chicha morada
Landmarks Machu Picchu - Day 14
Cusco
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Novotel Cusco)
Included Activities
- Cusco guided sightseeing tour with Local Specialist
- Spanish colonial buildings on Inca temple and palace foundations
- Plaza de Armas visit
- Cathedral baroque architecture
- 17th-century Church of Santo Domingo
- Sacsayhuaman fortress ruins exploration
- Zig-zagging walls and giant stones at Sacsayhuaman
- Inca residential buildings, towers, shrines, warehouses, roads, and aqueducts
- Sacsayhuaman complex landscape design shaped like puma head
Landmarks Cusco Plaza de Armas Cusco Cathedral Church of Santo Domingo Sacsayhuaman Koricancha (Golden Temple of the Sun) - Day 15
Cusco to Lima
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Iberostar Hotel Lima)
Optional Activities
- Larco Museum evening exploration with Local Specialist featuring pre-Columbian art collection
- Dinner in the Larco Museum's garden
Landmarks Larco Museum - Day 16
Lima to Quito
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Sheraton)
Included Activities
- Airport transfer to hotel
Landmarks Quito - Day 17
Quito
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Sheraton)
Included Activities
- Quito historic centre visit
- UNESCO World Heritage Site tour
- Middle of the World (Equator) visit
Landmarks Quito Historic Center Middle of the World (Equator Monument) - Day 18
Quito to Galapagos Islands
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch on board cruise), Dinner (Dinner on board cruise)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (M/V Galápagos Legend)
Included Activities
- Guided walk on North Seymour Island across rocky terrain
- Frigatebirds, blue-footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls spotting
- Sea lions observation along the shore
- Views across to Daphne Islands
- Snorkeling in surrounding waters
- Dinner on board cruise
Landmarks Baltra Island North Seymour Island Daphne Islands - Day 19
Galapagos Islands
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Dinner on board cruise)
Included Activities
- Bartolome Island guided hike to lookout
- Volcanic landscape views from Bartolome lookout
- Pinnacle Rock viewing
- Santiago Island views
- Snorkeling at Bartolome Island
- Galapagos penguin spotting
- White-tipped reef shark spotting
- Sea lion spotting
- Sullivan Bay visit
- Pahoehoe lava flows hike and exploration
- Beach swim and snorkel
- Dinner on board cruise
Landmarks Bartolome Island Pinnacle Rock Santiago Island Sullivan Bay 
- Day 20
Galapagos Islands
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Final dinner on board cruise)
Included Activities
- Punta Pitt hike up eroded tuff cone
- Panoramic views from Punta Pitt
- Three booby species spotting: blue-footed, red-footed, and Nazca
- Snorkeling or kayaking along the coast
- Sea lion spotting
- Marine bird spotting
- Cerro Brujo visit
- Beach exploration backed by lava formations
- Hidden lagoon walk
- Black-necked stilt spotting
- Whimbrel spotting
- White-cheeked pintail spotting
- Snorkeling at Cerro Brujo
- Final dinner on board cruise
Landmarks Punta Pitt San Cristobal Island Cerro Brujo - Day 21
Galapagos Islands to Quito
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Alvear Art Hotel)
Included Activities
- Cerro Colorado Tortoise Reserve visit
- La Galapaguera breeding centre visit
- San Cristobal tortoise restoration efforts education
- Iconic tortoise observation at different life stages
- Town visit for last-minute souvenirs
- Return flight to Quito
Landmarks Cerro Colorado Tortoise Reserve San Cristobal Island
