Latin America Antarctica
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INCLUDES FEATURE ARTICLES FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER
USA Los Mochis
San Jose del Cabo
MEXICO
HAVANA
CUBA
Cancun MEXICO CITY
BELIZE HONDURAS GUATEMALA CITY Copan GUATEMALA NICARAGUA
Acapulco
Villahermosa
MANAGUA
SAN JOSE
COSTA RICA
CARACAS
Cartagena
VENEZUELA
PANAMA CITY
PANAMA
Canaima
BOGOTA
COLOMBIA ECUADOR Guayaquil GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
ANGEL FALLS
QUITO
Belem Manaus
Cuenca
Fortaleza
Tabatinga
Iquitos
PERU
BRAZIL
LIMA
Recife
Machu Picchu
BOLIVIA
Cuzco Nazca
Puno
Salvador Cuiaba
LAKE TITICACA
LA PAZ
BRASILIA
Sucre Campo Grande
PARAGUAY
Atacama
Jujuy ASUNCION Salta Iguazu Falls Tucuman
CHILE EASTER ISLAND
Cordoba Vina del Mar SANTIAGO
BUENOS AIRES
ARGENTINA Puerto Montt Puerto Varas
ARGENTINA CHILE
TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK
Puerto Natales
Stanley
Punta Arenas
SOUTH GEORGIA
SCOTIA SEA DRAKE PASSAGE
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
DECEPTION IS.
SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS
KING GEORGE IS.
ANVERS IS.
ANTARCTIC CIRCLE BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA
LARSEN ICE SHELF
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Bariloche
MONTEVIDEO Mar del Plata
Trelew
Rio Gallegos Calafate Stanley Punta Arenas FALKLAND ISLANDS
FALKLAND ISLANDS
Ushuaia
URUGUAY
Mendoza
WEDDELL SEA
Ushuaia
Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo
Latin America A continent which will captivate travellers with its mystical natural wonders, South America is a magical mix of cultures and unique landscapes which beat to their own intoxicating rhythm. Experience the wonder of some of the continents coolest cities, wandering the colourful neighbourhoods; explore wondrous jungles which teem with wildlife; discover untouched white sand beaches and immerse yourself in the history of ancient civilisations. Step in to a land which seems to have been crafted from myth and legend as you explore verdant cloud shrouded mountains, cobbled streets lined with 16th Century Spanish Haciendas and long forgotten Mayan pyramids in Central America. From the furthest southerly tip to its northernmost palm-fringed beach, South & Central America will captivate and enthral at every step. The choices are endless and Adventure World can take you there. For over 30 years, we have been crafting holidays for Australians to this vast continent. With great pride we can share our expertise and knowledge to create your next holiday of a lifetime. Visit our website for more information on the ideal times to travel and experiences not to be missed. www.adventureworld.com.au
Contents Small Group Tour
12-13
Multi-Country Independent Tours
14-19
PERU
20-33
Highlights of Peru & Inca Route
22
Lima & Nazca Lines
23
Cuzco 24 Machu Picchu
25
Inca Trail & Luxury Lodge Trek
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Luxury Inca Trail
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Luxury Machu Picchu
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The Peruvian Amazon
29–32
Northern Peru, Arequipa & Colca Canyon BOLIVIA Crossing Lake Titicaca
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La Paz & Salt Flats of Uyuni ECUADOR Highlights of Ecuador
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Quito & Surroundings
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The Ecuadorian Andes
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The Ecuadorian Amazon
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The Galapagos Islands
41-47
BRAZIL
48-53
Rio de Janeiro
49
Highlights of Brazil
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Rio Carnaval, Buzios & Salvador The Brazilian Amazon
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CHILE
54-60
Santiago 56 Colchagua Valley & The Road to Mendoza
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The Atacama Desert
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Lake District
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Easter Island
60
PATAGONIA
61-68
Cruising Patagonia
64-65
ANTARCTICA
69-77
ARGENTINA & URUGUAY
78-81
Buenos Aires
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Tango Experience, Mendoza & Uruguay
80 81
IGUAZU FALLS
82-83
VENEZUELA & COLOMBIA
84-85
MEXICO
86-93
Essential Mexico City
87
Magic Mexico & Mayan Adventure group tours
88
Highlights of Mexico & Cuba
89
Mayan Heartland
90
Copper Canyon, Chiapas, Taxco & Acapulco Mexican Beach Resorts
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GUATEMALA
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Highlights of Guatemala & Colonial Antigua
95
Discover Tikal, Copan & Quiroga
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COSTA RICA, PANAMA
97-99
Highlights of Costa Rica & Manuel Antonio
98
Pacuare Adventure & Panama
99
CUBA
100-105
Pearl of the Caribbean
35 36-47
Colonial North & Southern Andes
Chugara Lake, Chile
33 34-35
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Essential Havana
104
Varadero Beach, Havana & Trinidad
105
Exodus Small Groups
106-107
Adventure Holidays
108-113
RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL
114
BOOKING CONDITIONS
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A lifetime of extraordinary travel
T H E D E S T I N AT I O N E X P E R T S
Breathe the passion and excitement that comes with uncovering the most extraordinary destinations our planet's last frontiers can offer. Join Adventure World’s experts to experience this world in your own unique adventure and style. Adventure World is committed to inspire and provide you with a holiday that meets and exceeds your expectations - holidays of a lifetime. We are constantly exploring each region to find interesting paths for you to explore whilst ensuring they are brought to life by local guides and our experienced and enthusiastic team.
Our long-standing reputation is built on providing a quality service with real personal touches that make a difference to your holiday. We understand the importance of giving attention to even the smallest of details. We care about the countries to which we take you and make sure that we have a positive effect on the environment. Respect for locals and their way of life is an essential part of travelling with Adventure World. Every person is unique and so is every journey. Whether it is pure luxury or authentic charm, we are committed to working with you to create your perfect holiday.
“ We had a great holiday and have come home with some fantastic memories. Our list of highlights are endless... � - M. Parata, NSW 4
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Getting there is
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Adventure World partners with a range of global airlines to take you to your destination. We can create the ideal itinerary allowing you to travel directly or via a number of selected stop overs to create your dream holiday.
LATAM Airlines Group, formed by LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines, is one of the world’s largest airline groups in terms of connections, flying to more than 130 destinations in 22 countries.
Full Flat Bed-Seat, LAN Airlines Premium Business Cabin
As South America’s largest and leading airline carriers, LAN and TAM facilitate ease of travel to, from and within this vast and exciting region. Together they have opened up South America making the region more accessible than ever before - no other airline group provides this level of connectivity in one region, or knows South America like LAN and TAM. LAN operates six one-stop flights each week between Sydney and Santiago, via Auckland, as well as three non-stop codeshare flights operated by oneworld® airline alliance partner Qantas. Beyond Santiago, travellers can fly onwards with LAN and TAM throughout South America to some of the world’s most incredible ancient and cultural wonders, most extraordinary natural attractions, and enigmatic cities,
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including Buenos Aires, Lima, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Quito and Bogota. On board, LAN offers passengers a choice of Premium Business, Premium Economy and Economy cabin options, whilst passengers flying with TAM can choose between First Class, Business Class and Economy. On the Airbus, which service the Australian and New Zealand markets, LAN’s Premium Business Class cabin offers 42 full flat bedseats; each with a high-resolution 15.4-inch screen and the spacious Economy Class, again with personal video screens for every passenger and a wide variety of video, audio and interactive game entertainment. LAN is currently a member of oneworld®, which means that LAN passengers can accrue points with partner airlines, in addition to receiving status credits and LANPASS points. TAM will join the alliance in 2014, enabling passengers with access to 950 destinations across 160 countries through oneworld.
Brochure guide TRAVEL STYLES INDEPENDENT
PRIVATE TOURS
ESCORTED
These itineraries offer the flexibility to mix and match from a selection of individual packages or short group tours, excursions, day trips or transfers (that may or may not include other passengers). Consider these independent itineraries as a blank canvas on which you can build your own unique holiday.
For the ultimate travel experience, choose from our selection of private tours. You can adjust the itineraries to suit your travel plans and needs.
Enjoy the added benefit of travelling with a group. Our escorted tours are hosted by experienced English speaking professional tour guides who excel in local knowledge. Choose a set itinerary or talk to our team to handcraft your own group tour.
SMALL GROUP TOURS Small equals intimate and allows you the opportunity to travel with like-minded people. Make new friends on your tour as well as at your destination.
Adventure World specialises in itineraries with your own private car and driver. With a private, personalised and flexible experience, an English speaking guide will escort you in each town when you visit the sights and attractions and will share their insight on local life, customs and culture.
TRAVEL scale LEISURELY
ACTIVE
DISCOVERY
CHALLENGING
Suited for those wishing to
For those with a spirit
Off the beaten track,
The environment may
unwind, relax and explore
of adventure who like to
elements of soft adventure
be remote with minimal
their destination in-depth yet
mix things up with more
and perfect for those with
services, requires a high
at their own pace.
activities & longer journeys.
a good fitness level.
level of fitness.
Prices
Hotel Grading
The prices in this brochure are intended as a guide only. All prices are in Australian dollars based on a twin share per person rate and low season travel. Ask your travel agent or call us to enquire about the most up to date pricing specific to your travel dates.
To assist in your selection of accommodation that best suits your requirements and budget, Adventure World has classified each of the properties within this brochure with our own rating system. ● ●
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character that sets them apart.
Adventure World partners with a range of global airlines to take you to your destination. We can create the ideal itinerary allowing you to travel directly or via a number of selected stop overs to create your dream holiday.
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A South
American Journey From overland tours through the remote Chilean fjords to Andean and Amazon adventures, wild beaches and even wilder carnivals, South America offers experiences to last a lifetime. Covering the four corners of the continent we bring you a flavour of its greatest journeys.
Argentina by Mark C O’Flaherty “Ladies and gentlemen, we’ll shortly be landing in Mendoza. The outside temperature is 44C.” The hot air hits me while I’m still at the baggage carousel. I walk to the waiting car through air that’s thick with scorched red dust. The driver tells me a zonda wind, as it’s known locally, has blown in from the Andes, hence the heat and haze. The next day, I wake up and it’s glacial. The light is clear and sharp, but the temperature is subzero as I head out to one of Mendoza’s many orbital vineyards. I drive for several hours, to Tupungato, on the edge of the Andes, stopping at Andeluna, a vast, modern red-brick building, flanked by snow-capped peaks. This is H Ward Lay’s extraordinary winery – absolutely no expense spared, with vistas to burn. Lay is the son of the former chairman of the board of PepsiCo, who owns his own winery, 4,265ft above sea level. With the rows of vines leading away to the mountain range in the distance, it might be the most beautiful winery anywhere. I spend the day here, tasting and drinking in the scenery. I manage to put down the glass the following day to explore Mendoza city. It doesn’t take long. There are dozens of shops with windows packed with leather goods and bottles of Malbec. There are also scores of elegant squares; Plaza Espana the prettiest, with vivid ceramic tiles covering fountains,
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murals and benches. Then there’s Parque General San Martin, the 865-acre lungs of the city. Here I find the miracle of Mendoza’s remarkable irrigation system, built after the 1861 quake, by Carlos Thays, using a blend of English and French style landscaping. I head to the Cerro de La Gloria, the city’s highest point. The view across the suburbs and out to the Andes reveals how scorched everything is that’s untouched by the elaborate sprinkler system; it’s cactus and desert shrub as far as the eye can see. For the next few days, I tour the surrounding wine country, discovering the most ravishing Chardonnay at Luigi Bosca, and roaming the olive groves around the Zuccardi family estate. The magnificent 1884 Restaurante Francis Mallmann is a dinner stop, followed by lunch the next day at Jean-Paul Bonoux’s La Bourgogne at Bodega Vistalba. With its inventive, modern take on French classics, and views out across the horizon, it makes for the most perfect of afternoons: the air is fresh, the wine is chilled and the sun is shining.
Originally published in National Geographic Traveller UK magazine.
Peru by Emma Gregg Within hours of arriving in Cusco, my head is spinning – and not just for want of oxygen. The former Inca capital is cradled in a mountain hollow that at 11,200ft, is well over twice the height of Ben Nevis. But on my ecclesiastical tour of its Spanish colonial cathedral is a powerful symbol of cultural assertiveness. The Incas had been under Catholic conquistadors’ thumb for a generation when work began on these soaring ceilings, and intricate pulpits and alters of granite, cedarwood and silver. My guide urges me to study the heavy canvases and figurines adorning the stunning architecture. He shows me Biblical scenes featuring llamas instead of camels, and points out virgins with wide skirts resembling Pachamama, the Andean Earth Mother. Then comes a tour de force: a painting of the Last Supper in which Christ presides over a wholeroasted cuy, or guinea pig: a dish that’s graced Andean celebrations for centuries.
Post-colonial Cusco is a mix of indigenous, colonial and mestizo. And since it’s also a stop on the Carretera Interoceanica, a new highway linking the Peruvian Pacific and Brazilian Atlantic, tourism is booming. As I leave the grand, Spanish style Plaza de Armas via an Inca alley, I pass a giant of a man in full chieftain’s regalia posing for photos against the Inca walls of Hatun Rumiyoc; nearby, two Andean women with baby llamas under their arms are doing the same. And as I gasp my way up a steep, cobbled lane to San Blas, a pretty district that’s drawn bohemians since the 1960’s, I catch my breath at shops selling silver chakanas (Inca Crosses), cane flutes and bright alpaca textiles. Mate de coca, an Andean infusion that eases altitude sickness, is offered everywhere, and ‘psychedelic tour’ guides offer a rainbow-tinged insight into traditional herbalism via visits to the city market – where stalls sell potions and charms – and to shamanic rituals featuring ayahuauasca, an ancient Amazonian hallucinogen. I loop back to the elegant district just north of the cathedral, where well-heeled visitors now sip pisco sours in boutique conversions of colonial buildings. And at the smart courtyard restaurant at MAP, the Pre-Columbian Art Museum, I try the ultimate ancientmeets-modern dish: cuy confit, with a cool glass of Cusquena beer.
Brazil by Andrew Purvis Sitting with a chilled beer outside Joao and Fatima’s shack on the tiny, tropical island of Boipeba, I’m preparing for my No.1 Brazilian Food Experience. It’s low tide on Morere Beach and I gaze out, sun-blind, across the wet sand to where Miguel, our boatman, has anchored his speedboat, just beyond the surf. Behind him is the turquoise ocean, streaked with white horses, and above it, a cloudless equatorial sky. “Lambretas!” Joao exclaims, placing the golden, meaty clams raked from the sand that morning in front of me, still in there pewter-grey shells. They arrive with slices of lime, a thick tabasco-like sauce, and a glass of hot, salty clam juice. Boipeba is reached via a three-hour ferry from Salvador de Bahia, then an hour by motorised skiff. Its main charm is the absence of roads, and thus, no cars. The best way to get around is by boat; pausing to swim, sunbathe on a sandbank, moor beside a floating oyster village, or have lunch at a fishing village. Wading ashore, we sit under Orlando’s blue awning with a cold Antarctica beer and devour the best meal I’ve ever had – a moqueca (Bahia’s Africaninfluenced seafood stew) for two, containing four lobsters. It’s hardly sophisticated but the honest simplicity of big bold flavours finessed with condiments used for centuries, makes Brazilian food my favourite in South America. adventureworld.com.au
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Atacama Desert
Chile, the modestly confident corner of South America, is a place of rich cultural contrasts. This long, thin finger of a country is topped with desert and tailed with glaciers, and its food, architecture and hospitality vividly reflect this colourful diversity. – By Kieran Meeke
The best description of Chile I’ve heard remains something I was told on my first visit 15 years ago: “In Uruguay, they invented tango. In Argentina, they perfected it. In Chile, we actually dance it.” Tango has undergone a resurgence in Argentina since then, but the underlying message remains true – while other countries make a fuss about their achievements, Chile just quietly gets on with things. Chile’s relatively low international profile seems to stem from this modest approach. If you do travel here, you’ll feel more than welcome. But who needs to persuade you to come when there is so much to experience? After all, few other countries can offer so many contrasts, from the high deserts of 10
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Atacama in the north, to the glaciers of Patagonia in the south, or the mysteries of Easter Island. You can ski in the Andes in the morning, then surf off a sunny Pacific beach in the afternoon. Ride a horse with the huasos (cowboys) of the Central Valley and enjoy world-class wines, or drive on excellent roads around a lake district, reminiscent of Switzerland for its scenery and orderliness. Famed for its wine, the country also has a strong national cuisine, based on seafood from its long coastline and beef tended by those iconic cowboys. Santiago is a capital abounding with upmarket restaurants and hotels, and such cultural corners as the National Museum of Fine Arts, with its superlative collection of Spanish and Italian art and African sculpture. And the city’s clubs remind you that, beneath the calm surface, Latin passions smoulder.
Chile: Lake District Heading south from Santiago, most people travel straight into the heart of Patagonia to Tierra del Fuego, legendary among skiers and glacier-watchers, or to iconic Torres del Paine National Park, a haven for hikers with its mountains, lakes and hot springs. I decide to stay a little further north in Puerto Montt, one of the gateways to Patagonia and known as the salmon capital of Chile. Here the snow-topped Volcan Osorno forms a beautiful backdrop to pretty German-style houses built during the mass immigration of Germans in the 19th century, and more utilitarian dockside warehouses. The nearby Vicente Perez Rosales National Park is the most visited in Chile, where the glacial lake of Todos Los Santos gives rise to the Petrohue River. The former, ringed by steep cliffs, is also called Lago Esmeralda because of its blue-green colour, and the emerald waters of the river are famed for salmon and trout fishing. Many visitors start by flying into Temuco in the north, 430 miles from Santiago. Puerto Montt is only another 185 miles south and the Lake District is dotted with scenic parks hugging the Andes, making for a meandering journey southward. With so much to see, and excellent roads, I found the journey itself even more stimulating than the destination.
Chile: Atacama Not every desert is a romantic vista of golden sand dunes rolling away to a distant horizon. On first glance, the Atacama is more like a dramatic moonscape of rocks and dust, stretching to a magnificent view of snowtipped volcanic peaks. And that’s just from Calama airport. Calama is notable as one of the world’s driest towns, receiving just 1.4 inches of rain a year, and the first thing my driver handed me was a water bottle – an eco-friendly stainless steel one. During the one-hour drive to San Pedro de Atacama, he warned me to keep hydrated, partly due to the heat and dryness, but also because of the altitude. San Pedro lies close to the Bolivian border and was called El Oasis by the Spanish for it’s desert springs. I was staying on the outskirts at Explora, an upmarket resort both literally and metaphorically miles away from the backpacker hostels lining San Pedro’s dusty streets. The hotel does justice to its name with a programme of activities and excursions, from mountain-biking and hiking to watching the southern stars from the ALMA observatory or while sleeping below canvas.
Just as I was starting to feel comfortable with all the good food, fine wines and hospitable staff, I signed up for a trip to see the Geysers d’El Tatio. Best viewed before the warmth of day dispels their clouds of steam, I was up before dawn for the long, bumpy drive, wearing every article of clothing I had as protection against the freezing night air. With 80 geysers, this is one of the world’s largest fields of erupting springs and one of its highest at 13,000 feet above sea level. The mountains around it soar another 6,500 feet, locking El Tatio in shadow until mid-morning. Once the sun had finally appeared, it was time to visit the hot springs at Puritama, a series of natural pools that drove every last chill from my body. From teeth-chattering cold, to sun-bathing in a natural hot-tub, all in one morning – just a taste of the contrasts in this remarkable country.
I decided to take it easy for my first few days, trotting through the bizarre geological forms of the Valle de la Luna (‘Valley of the Moon’), in the saddle of a sturdy Criollo horse. It was an effortless way to cover a lot of ground fast, discovering a small, picturesque church here, a wonderful view there. Originally published in National Geographic Traveller UK magazine.
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SOUTH AMERICA IguazuXXXX Falls
“A fantastic all-round tour of South America. Ideal for the first time visitor.”
Highlights of south america 20 Days/19 Nights from $10662*
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Includes airfare from Sydney and all flights as per itinerary, accommodation, meals as indicated, all transfers, sightseeing as specified, and services of a Tour Escort.
SMALL GROUP TOUR Highlights • The former Inca capital of Cuzco • The lost city of Machu Picchu • Beautiful Lake Titicaca • Buenos Aires – home of the tango • The amazing Iguazu Falls • Breathtaking Rio de Janeiro Departs: 18 Apr, 23 May, 25 Jul, 12 Sep, 10 Oct '14. Notes: #This group tour is based on a maximum of 16 participants and will be accompanied by a Tour Escort provided there are 10 people travelling together. Groups of less than 10 people will be escorted by local guides.
Presenting the classic tour of South America. Travel with a group to the major highlights of this fascinating continent. Start the tour in the City of Gold, Lima. Next, it is into the Andes to Cuzco, the heart of the Incan Empire. Overnight in both the Sacred Valley and at Machu Picchu, then traverse the Altiplano to Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca. Cross the lake by catamaran, spending a night on board, then drive to La Paz – an intriguing city with many markets. Next stop is Buenos Aires – the Paris of the Americas. Then to the spectacular Iguazu Falls, where you will cruise up to the base of the falls for a breathtaking view. The tour ends in Rio de Janeiro – a city with one of the most beautiful settings in the world. Day 1: Australia – Lima Transfer to the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel for two nights.
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QUITO
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
PERU LIMA
Machu Picchu Yucay Cuzco LAKE TITICACA Puno LA PAZ
BRAZIL BOLIVIA Rio de Janeiro Iguazu Falls
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Day 2: Lima Half day tour visiting the Plaza de Armas to see the Government Palace and the Cathedral, including the 17th-century San Francisco Monastery. This evening enjoy a welcome dinner and cultural show. Day 3: Lima – Cuzco Fly to Cuzco, the archaeological capital of the Americas and the oldest continuously inhabited city on the continent. Stay two nights at the Casa Andina Private Collection Hotel. Day 4: Cuzco Your tour today shows you the city that was known by the Incas as the navel of the world. Also view the surrounding ruins of Sacsayhuaman, Kenko, Puca – Pucara and Tambomachay.
Day 5: Cuzco – Sacred Valley Travel by road into the Urubamba Valley to visit the famous market of Pisac and the Incan ruins of Ollantaytambo. Overnight at Hacienda del Valle Hotel. Day 6: Sacred Valley – Machu Picchu Enjoy the train journey through the spectacular mountain scenery to Machu Picchu. Tour the site, including lunch. Overnight at El Mapi Hotel. Day 7: Machu Picchu – Cuzco Return to Cuzco. Stay overnight at the Casa Andina PC Hotel. Day 8: Cuzco – Puno Journey by road across the Altiplano to Puno. Stay two nights at the Casa Andina Private Collection Puno. Day 9: Puno Take a boat ride across Lake Titicaca to visit the floating reed islands of the Uros people. Day 10: Puno – Lake Titicaca Travel to Copacabana, Bolivia, to board the catamaran for the overnight crossing of Lake Titicaca. Visit Sun Island and the village of Challapampa. Day 11: Lake Titicaca – La Paz Sail the Tiquina Straight. Continue by road to La Paz. Stay two nights at the Radisson Hotel. Day 12: La Paz Morning tour of La Paz including the colourful markets and a visit to the mysterious Valley of the Moon. Day 13: La Paz – Buenos Aires Transfer to the airport for the flight to Buenos Aires. Stay three nights at the Pestana Hotel. * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
SOUTH AMERICA Rio Carnaval Day 14: Buenos Aires Morning tour of Buenos Aires. Evening dinner and tango show.
BEFORE tour option
Day 15: Buenos Aires Day at leisure. Day 16: Buenos Aires – Iguazu Falls Fly to Iguazu where you will see the falls. Visit the Devil’s Throat and cross the border into Brazil. Stay two nights at Das Cataratas Hotel. Day 17: Iguazu Falls Half day tour including the Brazilian side of the falls and Macuco Safari. Day 18: Iguazu Falls – Rio de Janeiro Transfer to the airport. Fly to Rio de Janeiro where you stay at the Excelsior Copacabana for two nights. Day 19: Rio de Janeiro Morning tour to Mount Corcovado. In the afternoon tour of the city and Sugarloaf Mountain. Enjoy an evening barbeque dinner and samba show. Day 20: Rio de Janeiro – Australia Transfer to the airport for your onward flight or extend your stay in this spectacular city. Machu Picchu
M/V Galapagos Legend
PLUS optional GALAPAGOS ISLANDS EXPERIENCE from $13864*
Includes additional flights, three nights hotel accommodation, three night M/V Galapagos Legend cruise, transfers and private Quito city tour. For a unique experience why not begin your journey in Ecuador discovering the incredible wildlife of the enchanted Galapagos Islands onboard the M/V Legend on a three night cruise. Spend three nights in Quito, one of the finest colonial cities in Latin America before joining the Highlights of South America group in Lima.
Day 4: Galapagos Islands Sail to the islands of South Plaza and Santa Fe. Explore the islands with an expert guide to discover their extraordinary wildlife. Day 5: Galapagos Islands Walk through volcanic terrain in Pitt Point to observe the rare red footed-booby and snorkel in Cerro Brujo.
Day 1: Australia – Quito On arrival transfer to the Grand Hotel Mercure for two nights.
Day 6: Galapagos Islands – Quito Visit the Interpretation Centre and the giant tortoise breeding program on San Cristobal Island. Return flight to Quito and overnight at the Grand Hotel Mercure.
Day 2: Quito Half day tour visiting the old colonial quarter with its narrow cobbled streets.
Day 7: Quito – Lima Transfer to the airport for your flight to Lima to meet up with other members of your group.
Day 3: Quito – Galapagos Islands Fly to the Galapagos Islands. Transfer to the M/V Legend for your three-night Galapagos cruise. Visit Bachas Beach.
Departs: 12 Apr, 17 May, 19 Jul, 06 Sep, 04 Oct '14
Sample Itinerary:
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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SOUTH AMERICA “A magnificent holiday complete with spectacular scenery and exciting cities.”
SPLENDOURS OF SOUTH AMERICA 21 Days/20 Nights from $5735*
LEISURELY
Includes all flights as per itinerary, accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified.
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • The beauty and grandeur of the Amazon • Machu Picchu – perched high in the Andes • Beautiful Lake Titicaca • Buenos Aires – Paris of the South • The magnificent waterfalls of Iguazu • The vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro Departs: Daily. Note: Enquire about the Canopy Walkway option at Explorama Lodge.
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Machu Picchu Cuzco Puno
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LA PAZ
BOLIVIA
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This tour covers South America’s highlights. Starting in Lima, the capital of Peru, journey into the depths of the Peruvian Amazon jungle and explore the wilderness. Visit the remarkable Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu. After an overnight cruise on Lake Titicaca to Sun Island, continue to Iguazu and its spectacular falls. A visit to one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Rio de Janeiro, completes this exciting and comprehensive itinerary. Day 1: Arrive Lima Transfer to the Jose Antonio Executive Hotel for two nights. Day 2: Lima Half day city tour including the Larco Herrera Museum.
Day 9: Cuzco – Machu Picchu Travel by train to Machu Picchu. Tour the site. Overnight at the El Mapi Hotel. Day 10: Machu Picchu – Cuzco Morning at leisure. Return by train to Cuzco. Overnight at the Novotel Hotel. Day 11: Cuzco – Puno By coach to Puno. Stay at the Casa Andina Private Collection for one night. Day 12: Puno – Lake Titicaca Board the catamaran for the overnight crossing of Lake Titicaca. Day 13: Lake Titicaca – La Paz Continue cruising across the lake. Transfer to the Radisson Plaza for two nights. Day 14: La Paz Half day city and Moon Valley tour.
Day 3: Lima – Iquitos – Explorama Lodge Transfer to the airport for your morning flight to Iquitos. Journey down the Amazon to the Explorama Lodge for three nights.
Day 15: La Paz – Buenos Aires Fly to Buenos Aires. Transfer to Intersur Recoleta Hotel for two nights.
Day 4: Explorama Lodge Morning nature walk and an afternoon trip along the Amazon.
Day 16: Buenos Aires Half day city tour. In the evening, dinner and tango show.
Day 5: Explorama Lodge Walk along an Amazon river trail with stops along the way to visit the riberenos or river people. Visit a local school and the sugar cane rum distillery.
Day 17: Buenos Aires – Iguazu Falls Fly to Iguazu. Tour of Iguazu Falls. Stay two nights at the Sheraton International.
Day 6: Explorama Lodge – Iquitos Morning activities before returning to Iquitos and the Hotel Dorado for one night.
Day 19: Iguazu Falls – Rio de Janeiro Fly to Rio de Janeiro. Stay two nights at the Excelsior Copacabana.
Day 7: Iquitos – Cuzco Fly to Cuzco and transfer to the Novotel Hotel for two nights.
Day 20: Rio de Janeiro Morning Corcovado tour. In the afternoon, city and Sugarloaf Mountain tour.
Day 8: Cuzco Half day city tour.
Day 21: Depart Rio de Janeiro Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
Day 18: Iguazu Falls Tour of the Brazilian side of the falls.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
SOUTH AMERICA Lake Titicaca
HIGHLIGHTS OF PERU & BOLIVIA 14 Days/13 Nights from $3245*
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Includes all flights as per itinerary, accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified.
“A superb tour to the heart of the Inca Empire, including one of the world’s most enchanting sites – Machu Picchu.” A comprehensive tour of the cultural heart of South America. Visit the White City of Arequipa, the vast Colca Canyon, colonial Lima, the markets and ruins of Cuzco, Machu Picchu – the Lost City of the Incas, and Sun Island, Lake Titicaca. Complete your journey in La Paz, Bolivia, with its fascinating markets and the Valley of the Moon. Day 1: Arrive Lima Arrive at Lima airport and transfer to the Casa Andina Miraflores for two nights. Day 2: Lima Half day tour discovering colonial and modern Lima. Visit the Plaza de Armas to see the Palacio de Gobierno and the ornate Church of San Francisco, plus the Gold Museum with its extraordinary collection of artifacts. Day 3: Lima – Nazca – Arequipa Morning departure by road to Nazca arriving midday. Fly over the mysterious Nazca Lines. After dinner, depart by overnight coach to Arequipa. Day 4: Arequipa Morning arrival in Arequipa. Transfer to the Casa Andina Arequipa Hotel for one night. Afternoon city tour including Santa Catalina Monastery. Day 5: Arequipa – Colca Canyon Early departure through the Aguada Blanca National Reserve. Arrive in Chivay and overnight at the Casa Andina Colca Hotel.
Day 6: Colca Canyon – Arequipa Travel to the Cruz del Condor site for spectacular views of the canyon and the condor’s flight. Overnight at the Casa Andina Arequipa Hotel. Day 7: Arequipa – Cuzco Fly to Cuzco. Afternoon tour of Cuzco and the nearby ruins of Kenko, Puca-Pucara, Tambomachay and Sacsayhuaman. Stay one night at the Casa Andina Plaza. Day 8: Cuzco – Sacred Valley Full day tour to Pisac market and the Ollantaytambo fortress in the Urubamba Valley. Overnight at the Sonesta Posada del Inca Yucay. Day 9: Machu Picchu Full day tour to Machu Picchu, including lunch. Depart by train to Aguas Calientes and a short bus ride to magical Machu Picchu. Enjoy a guided tour of the site. Return to Cuzco by train. Overnight at the Casa Andina Plaza.
Machu Picchu
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • The enigmatic Nazca Lines • The colonial city of Arequipa • Astounding beauty of Colca Canyon • The former Inca capital of Cuzco • Striking scenery of the Sacred Valley • Machu Picchu – perched high in the Andes • Crossing the Altiplano from Peru to Bolivia • Beautiful Lake Titicaca • La Paz – with its fascinating markets
Day 10: Cuzco – Puno Cross the Altiplano to Puno by road. Stay one night at the Casa Andina Tikarani.
Departs: Daily.
Day 11: Puno – Lake Titicaca Travel by road to Copacabana, Bolivia, to board the catamaran for the overnight crossing of Lake Titicaca.
PERU
Day 12: Lake Titicaca – La Paz Continue by road to La Paz. Afternoon tour of the city, markets and the Valley of the Moon. Stay two nights at the Radisson Hotel.
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Day 13: La Paz Day at leisure. Day 14: Depart La Paz Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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La Boca, Buenos Aires
SOUTH AMERICA “The ritz of Rio, cosmopolitan Buenos Aires and awe-inspiring Iguazu Falls make a wonderful combination.”
Highlights • Buenos Aires – Paris of the South • The magic and passion of a tango show • Iguazu Falls, the most magnificent waterfalls in the world • The vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro
LEISURELY
A wonderful introduction to South America’s dynamic cities, its European history and the natural wonder of Iguazu Falls. Visit two of the most celebrated cities in South America – elegant and sophisticated Buenos Aires and the energetic city of Rio de Janeiro. Add to these the magnificent Iguazu Falls, the largest waterfalls in the world and a sight to behold. Day 1: Arrive Buenos Aires Transfer to the Pestana Hotel Buenos Aires for three nights.
Departs: Daily.
Day 2: Buenos Aires Half day tour to introduce you to the city known as the Paris of the South.
BUDGET SAVER OPTION From $1890*
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Day 9: Rio de Janeiro Full day at leisure to soak up the sun on world famous Copacabana beach. Day 10: Depart Rio de Janeiro Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
AFTER tour option
Day 4: Buenos Aires – Iguazu Falls Flight to Puerto Iguazu. Transfer to the Hotel Sheraton for two nights.
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ARGENTINA
tour. Visit the Metropolitan Cathedral and take the cable car to the top of Sugarloaf and enjoy breathtaking views.
Day 3: Buenos Aires Day free to relax, shop, stroll and explore this magnificent city. Enjoy an evening dinner and tango show.
Enjoy all the same sightseeing and inclusions of this journey staying in 3 star accommodation.
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INDEPENDENT TOUR
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LATIN RENDEZVOUS 10 Days/9 Nights from $2235*
Ilha Grande
Day 5: Iguazu Falls Tour of Argentine falls including Devil’s Throat. This afternoon tour the Brazilian side of the falls. Walk along paths with spectacular views of the main falls. Day 6: Iguazu Falls – Rio de Janeiro Transfer to Iguazu airport for flight to Rio de Janeiro. Stay four nights at the Excelsior Copacabana.
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3 Days/2 Nights from $486* Includes accommodation at Pousada Naturalia with breakfast and transfers.
Day 7: Rio de Janeiro Morning tour to Mount Corcovado for spectacular views from Rio's most famous landmark, the 38 metre high Statue of Christ the Redeemer.
Ilha Grande, literally meaning Big Island, is located 150 km southwest of Rio de Janeiro and is well-known for its tropical scenery and gorgeous beaches. An unspoiled paradise for walkers and water sports enthusiasts.
Day 8: Rio de Janeiro Afternoon half day city and Sugarloaf Mountain
Departs: Daily.
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SOUTH AMERICA Iguazu Falls
ESSENTIAL SOUTH AMERICA 14 Days/13 Nights from $4250*
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“Explore the beauty of South America on this exhilarating journey for an incredible taste of its unique splendour.”
Includes all flights as per itinerary, accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified.
INDEPENDENT TOUR Experience the grandeur and spectacle of South America, crossing this magical continent from Peru to Buenos Aires in only two weeks, the glorious mountain stronghold of Machu Picchu, Rio de Janeiro – a city with one of the most beautiful settings in the world, Buenos Aires – the Paris of the Americas, as well as breathtaking Iguazu Falls. Day 1: Arrive Lima Arrive at Lima and overnight at the Ramada Costa del Sol Lima Airport Hotel.
Martin, located steps from the entrance of the Iguazu National Park and surrounded by lovely gardens.
Day 2: Lima – Cuzco Fly to Cuzco, the archaeological capital of the Americas and the oldest continuously inhabited city on the continent. Overnight at the Novotel Hotel.
Day 9: Iguazu Falls – Rio de Janeiro Explore the magnificent Iguazu falls. Get the grand overview of the 275 falls walking along the paths with spectacular panoramic views. Afternoon fly to Rio. Stay three nights at the Plaza Copacabana Hotel.
Day 3: Cuzco – Sacred Valley Travel by road into the Sacred Valley to visit the famous market of Pisac and the Incan ruins of Ollantaytambo. Overnight at La Casona Yucay Hotel. Day 4: Sacred Valley – Machu Picchu Enjoy the train journey through the spectacular mountain scenery to the magnificent Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu. Tour the site, including lunch. Overnight at El Mapi Hotel. Day 5: Machu Picchu – Cuzco Return to Cuzco. Stay overnight at the Novotel Hotel.
Day 10: Rio de Janeiro Half day city tour and Sugarloaf Mountain. Visit the Metropolitan Cathedral and take a cable car to the top of Surgarloaf with breathtaking views of Rio. Enjoy an evening barbeque dinner and samba show. Day 11: Rio de Janeiro This morning train ride through the Tijuca rain forest to Mount Corcovado for spectacular views from Rio’s most famous landmark, the 38 metre high Statue of Christ the Redeemer. Afternoon at leisure.
Day 6: Cuzco Your tour today shows you the city that was known by the Incas as the navel of the world. Also view the surrounding ruins of Sacsayhuaman, Kenko, Puca – Pucara and Tambomachay.
Day 12: Rio de Janeiro – Buenos Aires Fly to Buenos Aires and stay two nights at the Intersur Recoleta Hotel. Afternoon free to explore the famous Florida street, the biggest shopping street in the city.
Day 7: Cuzco – Lima Fly to Lima and overnight at the Hotel Casa Andina Private Collection.
Day 13: Buenos Aires Half day tour to introduce you to the city known as the Paris of the South. Enjoy an evening dinner and tango show.
Day 8: Lima – Iguazu Falls Morning at leisure. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Iguazu Falls. Overnight at Hotel San
Day 14: Depart Buenos Aires Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
Highlights • The former Inca capital of Cuzco • Machu Picchu – perched high in the Andes • The vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro • Magnificent Iguazu Falls • Buenos Aires – Paris of the South Departs: Tue, Wed, Fri & Sun.
Treat yourself with this LUXURY UPGRADE DAS CATARATAS HOTEL, IGUAZU FALLS ●●●●●
2 Days/1 Night from $186*
PERU LIMA
Machu Picchu Cuzco
BRAZIL Rio de Janeiro
Iguazu Falls
ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES
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SOUTH AMERICA Bartolome Island, Galapagos
“A wonderful introduction to this vibrant and diverse continent. Experience the wonders of Machu Picchu and the Galapagos Islands.”
GALAPAGOS & MACHU PICCHU DISCOVERY 13 Days/12 Nights from $4819*
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Includes all flights as per itinerary, accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified.
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • The former Inca capital of Cuzco • The spectacular Inca city of Machu Picchu
A combination of two exciting destinations, with the emphasis on history, scenery and nature. Travel to Lima and on to Cuzco to visit the Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu. Continue to Ecuador’s beautiful capital, Quito, for the tour’s highlight – the unique and enchanting Galapagos Islands on the M/Y Coral I. Day 1: Arrive Lima Transfer to the Jose Antonio Hotel Executive for two nights.
• Quito’s historic colonial centre • The Galapagos Islands with their unique wildlife
Day 2: Lima Half day city tour including the Larco Herrera Museum.
Departs: Sat. Note: Galapagos National Marine Park Fee of US$100 per person is paid locally (subject to change). The Galapagos cruise itinerary is a sample itinerary and it changes every fortnight.
Day 3: Lima – Cuzco Transfer to the airport. Fly to Cuzco. Stay two nights at the Novotel Hotel. Day 4: Cuzco Day at leisure. Day 5: Cuzco – Machu Picchu Travel by train through the spectacular mountain scenery to Machu Picchu. Tour the site, including lunch. Stay overnight at the Hatuchay Tower.
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Day 10: Galapagos Cruising Explore South Plaza and Santa Fe Islands, where there is a chance to see colourful land Iguanas. Day 11: Galapagos Cruising Spend the morning exploring Rabida's red-sand beaches and the saltwater lagoon inhabited by flamingos. Afternoon time to snorkel with playful sea lions. Afternoon visit to Bachas Beach. Day 12: Galapagos – Quito Sail around Daphne Island before the flight back to Quito. Transfer to the Grand Hotel Mercure. Day 13: Depart Quito Transfer to the airport for your onward flight. Machu Picchu
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Machu Picchu Cuzco
Day 6: Machu Picchu – Cuzco Morning at leisure before returning by train to Cuzco mid-afternoon. Stay one night at the Novotel Hotel. Day 7: Cuzco – Quito Transfer to the airport. Fly to Quito. Stay at the Grand Hotel Mercure for two nights. Day 8: Quito Half day city tour of one of the finest colonial cities in Latin America. Day 9: Quito – Galapagos Islands Fly to Baltra island. Transfer to the M/Y Coral I for your three-night Galapagos cruise. Afternoon visit to Charles Darwin Research Station.
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SOUTH AMERICA Rio, Brazil
THE WONDERS OF SOUTH AMERICA 21 Days/20 Nights from $5552*
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“Immerse yourself in South American cultures, and delight in the stunning landscapes and ancient history of this magical continent.”
Includes all flights as per itinerary, accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified.
INDEPENDENT TOUR Discover some of the world’s most staggering sites on this journey of a lifetime. Experience the energetic city of Rio de Janeiro and the majestic waterfalls of Iguazu. Be spellbound by the Lake District. Marvel at the magnificence of Machu Picchu; this is South America at its best. Day 1: Arrive Rio de Janeiro On arrival transfer to the Plaza Copacabana Hotel for three nights. Day 2: Rio de Janeiro Morning Corcovado tour. In the afternoon, city and Sugarloaf Mountain tour. Day 3: Rio de Janeiro At leisure. This evening enjoy a barbeque dinner and samba show. Day 4: Rio de Janeiro – Iguazu Falls Fly to Iguazu and visit the Brazilian side of the falls. Stay two nights at the Hotel Sheraton. Day 5: Iguazu Falls Tour of the Argentine side of the falls and the famous Devil’s Throat. Day 6: Iguazu Falls – Buenos Aires Fly to Buenos Aires where you stay at the Hotel de las Americas for three nights. Day 7: Buenos Aires Half day city tour. In the evening, dinner and tango show. Day 8: Buenos Aires Day at leisure to explore this fascinating city. Day 9: Buenos Aires – Bariloche Flight to Bariloche. Stay two nights at the Edelweiss Hotel.
the mountains to Peulla. Overnight at the Hotel Natura.
Highlights
Day 12: Peulla – Puerto Varas Continue the Lakes Crossing to Petrohue. Journey by road to Puerto Varas. Overnight at Cabañas del Lago Hotel, with magnificent views of Lake Llanquihue.
• The vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro
Day 13: Puerto Montt – Lima Fly to Lima and overnight at the Hotel Ramada Costa Del Sol Lima Airport.
• The former Inca capital of Cuzco
Day 14: Lima – Cuzco Fly to the enchanting city of Cuzco. Stay two nights at the Novotel Hotel.
• Beautiful Lake Titicaca
• The magnificent waterfalls of Iguazu • Buenos Aires – Paris of the South • The breathtaking Lake District • Machu Picchu – perched high in the Andes
Departs: Daily.
Day 15: Cuzco City tour including the surrounding ruins of Sacsayhuaman and Puca-Pucara. Day 16: Cuzco – Sacred Valley Travel by road into the Sacred Valley to visit the famous market of Pisac and the Incan ruins of Ollantaytambo. Overnight at La Casona Yucay Hotel. Day 17: Sacred Valley – Machu Picchu Enjoy a spectacular train journey to Machu Picchu. Tour the site, including lunch. Overnight at El Mapi Hotel. Day 18: Machu Picchu – Cuzco Return to Cuzco. Stay overnight at the Novotel Hotel.
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Machu Picchu
LAKE TITICACA
BOLIVIA
Puno
CHILE
Day 10: Bariloche A half day scenic tour of Bariloche. Day 11: Bariloche – Peulla Sail the Andes lakes and journey by road through
Day 21: Depart Puno Transfer to the airport.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
Rio de Janeiro Iguazu Falls
Day 19: Cuzco – Puno Travel by road across the Altiplano to Puno. Stay for two nights at the Casa Andina Puno Plaza. Day 20: Lake Titicaca Full day excursion on Lake Titicaca, visiting the floating reed islands and Taquile Island.
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BUENOS AIRES
Puerto Montt
ARGENTINA
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Peru offers an empire of hidden treasures for every visitor. Home to ancient cultures and a rich colonial tradition, Peru nestles amidst the soaring Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean with lush expanses of Amazon rainforest in between. Sample the local cuisine, with inspiration drawn from ingredients both native and contemporary to create a mix of wonderful and unique flavours; experience the thrill of walking on water in Lake Titicaca; and visit the Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu. The choices are endless in Peru.
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Machu Picchu
BEST TIME TO TRAVEL The weather in Peru varies greatly depending on the region, and temperature is mostly influenced by elevation; the higher you climb, the cooler it becomes. The peak tourist season is from June to August, which coincides with the cooler dry season in the Andean Highlands. Average Maximum Temperature (°C) – based on Lima JAN
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Experiences not to be missed Lake Titicaca Home to wondrous floating reed islands and unique cultures and traditions, set atop the world’s highest navigable lake.
Arequipa Discover the ‘Ciudad Blanca’ or White City, the gateway to plunging canyons and towering snowy peaks and toasty thermal hot springs.
Nazca Enjoy a Condor’s-eye view over the mysterious Nazca Lines.
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HIGHLIGHTS OF PERU 12 Days/11 Nights from $2670*
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights
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• The enigmatic Nazca Lines
Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, airfare Arequipa/Cuzco, transfers and sightseeing.
• The colonial city of Arequipa • Astounding beauty of Colca Canyon • The former Inca capital of Cuzco
Visit the White City of Arequipa, the vast Colca Canyon, colonial Lima, the markets and ruins of Cuzco, the Lost City of the Incas – Machu Picchu, and finish in Puno.
• Mystical Machu Picchu Departs: Daily.
During tour option
Day 1: Arrive Lima Transfer to the Hotel Ferre Miraflores for two nights. Day 2: Lima Half day tour of city and the Larco Herrera Museum. Day 3: Lima – Nazca – Arequipa Journey by road to Nazca. Overflight of the mysterious Nazca Lines. After dinner, depart by overnight coach to Arequipa.
SUASI ISLAND UPGRADE
2 days/1 Night from $325*
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Includes private transportation, visit to Uros & Taquile islands and full board. On day 11 after visiting Uros floating islands, stay at Suasi Eco-lodge, a magical place to disconnect from the world. Located on a remote beautiful island on Lake Titicaca, the lodge features panoramic lake views from every room, surrounded by terraced gardens and designed with native materials to blend into the island.
Lake Titicaca
Day 4: Arequipa Morning arrival in Arequipa. Stay one night at the Casa Andina Hotel. Afternoon city tour including Santa Catalina Monastery.
Ollantaytambo fortress. Overnight at the Sonesta Posada del Inca Yucay. Day 9: Machu Picchu – Cuzco Full day tour to spectacular Machu Picchu, including lunch. Return to Cuzco by train. Overnight at the Casa Andina Catedral Hotel. Day 10: Cuzco – Puno Travel by road across the Altiplano to Puno. Stay for two nights at the Casa Andina Tikarani Plaza. Day 11: Puno Half day excursion on Lake Titicaca, visiting the floating reed islands of the Uros Indians. Day 12: Depart Puno Transfer to the airport.
Day 5: Arequipa – Colca Canyon Early departure through the Aguada Blanca National Reserve. Arrive in Chivay and overnight at the Eco Inn Colca.
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Day 6: Colca Canyon – Arequipa Travel to the Cruz del Condor site for spectacular views of the canyon. Overnight at the Casa Andina Arequipa Hotel. Day 7: Arequipa – Cuzco Fly to Cuzco. Afternoon tour of Cuzco and nearby ruins. Overnight Casa Andina Catedral Hotel. Day 8: Sacred Valley Full day tour to Pisac market and the
INCA ROUTE: LIMA TO LA PAZ 8 Days/7 Nights from $2054*
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Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, airfare Lima/Cuzco, transfers and sightseeing.
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • The historic city of Cuzco • The magnificent Inca site of Machu Picchu • The striking scenery of the Sacred Valley • Legendary Lake Titicaca • La Paz – the highest capital in the world Departs: Daily.
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Follow in the footsteps of the Incas with this comprehensive tour that introduces you to the culture and history of the Incan Empire.
mountain top. Enjoy a guided tour of the site and lunch. Afternoon return to Cuzco and overnight at Novotel hotel.
Day 1: Arrive Lima Transfer to the Sol de Oro Suites Hotel for one night.
Day 5: Cuzco – Puno Take a scenic journey by coach across the Altiplano to Puno, on the shores of Lake Titicaca. Overnight at the Casa Andina Private Collection.
Day 2: Lima – Cuzco Fly to Cuzco and transfer to the Novotel Hotel. Afternoon city tour including the surrounding ruins of Sacsayhuaman, Puca-Pucara and Tambomachay. Day 3: Cuzco – Sacred Valley Full day excursion to Pisac market and Ollantaytambo Fortress. Overnight at Hacienda del Valle Hotel. Day 4: Sacred Valley – Machu Picchu – Cuzco Travel by rail through dramatic scenery and along the beautiful Urubamba river to the fabled Lost City of the Incas located on a mist-shrouded
Day 6: Puno – La Paz Drive to Copacabana and board the catamaran for Sun Island. Lunch on board. Explore Sun Island – the birthplace of the Incas – then sail to Huataja and continue by road to La Paz for two nights at the Hotel Presidente. Day 7: La Paz Afternoon tour of La Paz, the mysterious Valley of the Moon and the famous witch doctors’ market. Day 8: Depart La Paz Transfer to the airport for your onward flight. * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
PERU
Cathedral of Lima
ESSENTIAL LIMA 3 Days/2 Nights from $205* Includes accommodation in the selected hotel, private transfers, meals as indicated and sightseeing on a seat-in-vehicle basis.
CASA ANDINA CENTRO from
$53* per night
SOL DE ORO HOTEL & SUITES $72* per night ●●●●
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With its central location in the heart of Miraflores, steps from Lima’s most famous handicrafts markets, and just minutes from the premier restaurant district, the Casa Andina Classic – Miraflores Centro Hotel offers an ideal introduction to the best of Peru's capital city.
The Sol de Oro Hotel & Suites is an all-suite property located in the popular tourist district of Miraflores. Rooms are complete with living/ dining room and kitchenette. The hotel is very close to the beaches and only a 25-minute drive from the international airport.
Facilities: Restaurant
Facilities: Restaurant • bar • swimming pool • sauna • gym
Room Features: 58 rooms • air-conditioning • mini-bar • TV • hairdryer • internet • safe
Room Features: 83 rooms • kitchenette • air-conditioning • mini-bar • TV • hairdryer • internet • safe
Peru’s capital, Lima, is an ancient Spanish colonial city, referred to as the ‘City of Kings’. It is a bustling vibrant place with a mix of traditional and modern-day cultures and having more than 1000 years of history. There are fascinating archaeological sites and museums to explore in and around the city. Day 1: Arrive Lima Arrive at Lima airport and transfer to your hotel for two nights. Day 2: Lima Half day tour discovering colonial and modern Lima. Visit the Plaza de Armas to see the Government Palace, City Hall and the Cathedral, including the 17th-century San Francisco Monastery. The tour ends with a visit to the suburb of Miraflores, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Day 3: Lima Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
ATTON SAN ISIDRO from $95* per night
NAZCA LINES & BALLESTAS ISLANDS ●●●●
Includes breakfast. Atton San Isidro is a brand new and modern hotel with stylish guest rooms. It offers an ideal location in Lima´s finest neighbourhood San Isidro, close to Parque El Olivar, only 30 minutes from the airport and 20 minutes from the historic centre. Facilities: Restaurant • bar • outdoor pool • coffee shop • Jacuzzi Room Features: 252 rooms • air-conditioning • mini-bar • TV • hairdryer • wireless internet • safe
Per person from $
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$205*
Sol de Oro Suites Hotel
$244*
Casa Andina Private Collection
$305*
Atton San Isidro
$289*
2 days/1 Night from $768*
Park Hotel by Orient-Express
$561*
Includes accommodation, Nazca overflight, boat excursion to the Ballestas wildlife sanctuary, transportation, some meals.
LIMA SIGHTSEEING OPTIONS
Near the coastal city of Nazca is found one of the greatest mysteries of mankind. An enormous mosaic of ancient geoglyphs drawn by the pre-Inca Nazca culture – all decipherable only from the air. Overnight at La Hacienda Bahia Paracas where you will witness sunsets beyond compare. Enjoy a scenic excursion by boat to the Ballestas islands, home to one of the largest sea-lion colonies in the world.
Per person from $ Half Day Lima City Tour
$37
Private Half Day City & Gold Museum Tour
$123
Half Day Larco Herrera Museum Tour
$52
Half Day Pachacamac Temple Tour
$43
Departs: Daily.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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PERU Plaza de Armas
ESSENTIAL CUZCO 3 Days/2 Nights from $250* Includes accommodation in the selected hotel, private transfers, meals as indicated and sightseeing on a seat-in-vehicle basis. Discover the enchanting city of Cuzco, sacred capital of the Inca Empire. Visit the old town with its bustling plazas, markets and historic colonial churches before heading out to the city's scenic surroundings to see the Inca ruins of Sacsayhuaman. Day 1: Arrive Cuzco Arrive at Cuzco airport and transfer to your hotel for two nights. Day 2: Cuzco Half day tour visiting the city's magnificent colonial architecture and archaeological treasures, including the gigantic Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman.
CASA ANDINA CUZCO PLAZA from $58* per night ●●●
Sonesta Cuzco from $77* per night
Includes breakfast.
Includes breakfast.
Located under the colonial arcades of the stately Plaza Regocijo and just around the corner from Cuzco’s beautiful Plaza de Armas, the hotel is surrounded by restaurants and shopping, with easy access to the tourist attractions of the Temple of the Sun and the Cathedral of Cuzco.
Conveniently located in front of the handicraft market and only a 10 minute walk from the main square-Plaza de Armas. The hotel was recently renovated featuring a modern contemporary decor and a fine dining restaurant. The rooms offer fantastic views of the city and the mountains surrounding Cuzco.
Facilities: Restaurant
Facilities: Peruvian restaurant • business centre • bar • wireless internet access
Room Features: 40 rooms • air-conditioning • safe • TV
Day 3: Cuzco Transfer to the airport for your onward flight or take the train to the magnificent Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu.
Per person from $
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Casa Andina Cuzco Plaza
$250*
Sonesta Cuzco
$290*
Casa Andina Private Collection
$342*
Casa Cartagena
$540*
Inkaterra La Casona
$554*
Hotel Monasterio
$774*
CITY SIGHTSEEING OPTIONS Per person from $
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Half Day Cuzco City & Ruins Tour
$98
Full Day Pisac Market and Ollantaytambo
$126
Full day culinary tour
$208
Full Day Machu Picchu tour with lunch
$514
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Casa Andina Private from $103* per night
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Includes breakfast. A beautifully renovated 18th-century manor house, just 3 blocks from Cusco’s Plaza de Armas, replete with authentic colonial character. The hotel is distinguished by its 3 interior patios with wooden balconies. It offers the intimacy of a boutique hotel but the comforts and services of a much larger property. Facilities: Gourmet Restaurant • bar • free high-speed WiFi • lounge/reading room with fireplace Room Features: 94 rooms • heating • TV • mini-bar • safe • hairdryer • oxygen available in all rooms and suites upon request
Room Features: 70 rooms • individual climate control • mini-bar • TV • safe
HOTEL MONASTERIO from $359* per night ● ● ● ● ● Includes breakfast. Built as a monastery in 1592, Hotel Monasterio by Orient-Express retains the charm and ambience that has existed for centuries while boasting a reputation as one of the world's finest hotels. An architectural treasure, all rooms are decorated and furnished to combine the best of modern and traditional Spanish colonial style. Facilities: Restaurants • bar • massage room • chapel • business centre Room Features: 126 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • mini-bar • safe • hairdryer • oxygen enriched rooms • complimentary Wi-Fi internet * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
LEISURELY
Includes return train journey to Machu Picchu, accommodation at the selected hotel, and a guided excursion to Machu Picchu including lunch.
Day 2: Machu Picchu – Cuzco Optional second entrance to the site to explore on your own or browse the markets of Aguas Calientes. Return train to Cuzco and transfer to your hotel.
“Explore the most spectacular archaeological site in South America, world famous for its stunning location.” Forgotten in history, the magnificent Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu, was rediscovered in 1911 by American explorer Hiram Bingham. Enjoy exploring these remarkable ruins with this overnight excursion.
Per person from $
Day 1: Cuzco – Machu Picchu Early transfer from your hotel to train station. Depart by train to Aguas Calientes and a short bus ride to Machu Picchu. Enjoy a guided tour of the site. Transfer to your hotel.
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Highlights
$620*
• The spectacular Lost City of Machu Picchu
$652*
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Sumaq
$872*
Machu Picchu Pueblo
$850*
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Sanctuary Lodge
$1292*
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SOUTH AMERICA PERU
MACHU PICCHU 2 Days/1 Night from $620*
Departs: Daily. Note: Sanctuary Lodge includes additional lunch Day 2. Pre and post accommodation in Cuzco is required for this tour.
MACHU PICCHU & THE SACRED VALLEY 3 Days/2 Nights from $821* LEISURELY
Includes transportation, return train journey to Machu Picchu, accommodation at the selected hotels and a guided excursion to Machu Picchu including lunch.
Experience the wonder of Machu Picchu, and include the beautiful Sacred Valley of the Incas, the colourful Pisac market and the fortress of Ollantaytambo. Day 1: Cuzco – Sacred Valley Depart on a full day tour of the Pisac market and Ollantaytambo Fortress. Check-in to your hotel located in the beautiful Sacred Valley.
Per person from $
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La Casona de Yucay & El Mapi
Day 2: Machu Picchu Transfer to the Ollantaytambo station and board the train to Aguas Calientes. Travel by bus to reach the entrance of Machu Picchu. Enjoy a guided tour of this Lost City and lunch. Overnight at your Machu Picchu hotel.
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$821*
Posada del Inca Yucay & Hatuchay Tower
$889*
INDEPENDENT TOUR
$1076*
Highlights
$1147*
• The striking scenery of the Sacred Valley
$1677*
• The spectacular ruins of Machu Picchu
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Day 3: Machu Picchu – Cuzco Optional second entrance to Machu Picchu to explore on your own. In the afternoon return by train to Cuzco, arriving late evening.
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• The colourful and vibrant Pisac market
PERU Aguas Calientes Machu Picchu
Ollantaytambo
• Ollantaytambo, ruins of largely religious significance
Urubamba Pisac
Note: Rio Sagrado and Sanctuary Lodge option also includes additional lunch Day 3.
Patallacta Huayllabamba
Moray
Key
Tombomachay
Archeological sites Inca Trail Railroad Urubama River Roads
Pre and post accommodation in Cuzco is required for this tour.
Quenqo
Saqsayhuaman
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
Departs: Daily.
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Cuzco
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TREKKING THE INCA TRAIL 5 Days/4 Nights from $970* ACTIVE
PERU
Includes guide, kitchen crew, camping equipment, all meals on trek, porterage, three nights camping and one night basic accommodation Aguas Calientes.
“Rated by many to be in the top 5 treks in the world, the Inca Trail is the most famous trek in South America”
THE INCA TRAIL Highlights • Astounding scenic beauty • Peru's ancient past • Approaching Machu Picchu on foot Departs: Sun, Wed and Fri. Note: Two full days should be spent in Cuzco prior to the trek to acclimatise to the high altitude. The Inca Trail is closed Feb.
One of the world’s most spectacular treks, spellbinding mountain scenery and unforgettable Inca sites. Stroll down the Royal Road before reaching the famous Lost City of the Incas. Spend four full days hiking the trail in a small group with your experienced guide and porters, covering approximately 46 km, starting at 2750 m with two high passes to a maximum of 4200 m. While the condition of the centuries-old Inca paving stones is astonishing in most places, some steep trail sections require careful footing and balance!
Day 5: Aguas Calientes – Cuzco Per person from $
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5 Days/4 Nights
$970*
2 Days/1 Night
$830*
Day 1: Cuzco – Wayllamba Distance walked: 12 km (5-6 hours). Day 2: Wayllamba – Pacaymayo Distance walked: 11 km (6-7 hours). Day 3: Pacaymayo – Wiñaywayna Distance walked: 16 km (8 hours).
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Day 4: Wiñaywayna – Machu Picchu Distance walked: 4 km (2 hours).
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MACHU PICCHU – LUXURY LODGE TREK 7 Days/6 Nights from $3245* ACTIVE
Includes 5 nights lodge & 1 night Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, Aguas Calientes, guide, all meals, porterage and guided tour of Machu Picchu.
“Experience Peru at its best like never before – day trekking between luxurious lodges en route to majestic Machu Picchu.”
Highlights • The magnificent Salkantay Valley • Staying in enchanting mountain lodges • The legendary ruins at Machu Picchu Departs: On selected dates from Mar to Dec'14. Note: This trek is rated as moderate to challenging. Lodges are fully staffed and accommodation includes private rooms with breathtaking views, hot-water showers and temperature controlled environments. Small group tour, maximum 12 participants.
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Rediscover the Inca Empire following an ancient trail through the magnificent Salkantay Valley to the legendary ruins of Machu Picchu. This unique experience is fully guided and assisted, so your only task is to follow in the steps of the Incas, then relax in the opulent surrounds of our hand-picked luxury lodges.
Day 3: Salkantay Lodge – Wayra Lodge Distance walked: 11 km (6-8 hours). Day 4: Wayra Lodge – Colpa Lodge Distance walked: 6 km (3-4 hours). Day 5: Colpa Lodge – Lucma Lodge Distance walked: 9 km (5-6 hours). Day 6: Lucma Lodge – Aguas Calientes Distance walked: 7.5 km (4-6 hours). Day 7: Machu Picchu – Cuzco Tour of site, before returning to Cuzco.
Traverse magnificent snow-capped mountain passes, trek along uncrowded mountain trails, and discover more than 15 different ecosystems with Condors overhead and the lush river valley below. Day 1: Cuzco – Salkantay Lodge Distance walked: 10km (6 hours). Day 2: Optional hike to glacier lake Distance walked: 6 km (4 hours). * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
PERU Inca Trail
LUXURY INCA TRAIL 5 Days/4 Nights from $4345*
ACTIVE
Includes 3 nights luxury tented accommodation, 1 night hotel accommodation at the Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel, gourmet meals, alcoholic beverages incl. (wine, pisco & champagne) transportation, camping equipment including tents, sleeping bags, sleeping stretchers and portable bathroom facilities, hot showers, porters, guides, chef and masseuses. Trekking the legendary Inca trail has always been considered a feat of endurance and an achievement. Now you can experience that same level of achievement and witness spectacular beauty with the added comfort of luxury facilities previously unavailable for this trek. After a day of inspiring mountain scenery you can relax with the comfort of exotic cuisine and wines plus Peruvian pampering by a professional masseuse. Your troop of expert guides and porters take care of moving the equipment and bathroom facilities, including hot water showers, which allow you to trek in comfort. Day 1: Cuzco – Wayllabamba (12 Km – 5 to 6 hours) Early morning bus transfer to the trailhead. Follow the Urubamba River at a pace allowing you to acclimatise. Lunch at the Llaqtapata archaeological complex. Continue up the valley to the village of Wayllabamba to camp and enjoy your first relaxing and soothing massage.
Machu Picchu
Day 2: Wayllabamba – Pacaymayo (11 Km – 6 to 7 hours) Ascend to the first pass along the Inca Trail, Warmiwañusca (4,200m). It will take most of the morning to climb. Descend into a valley to your next campsite “Pacaymayo”. Day 3: Pacaymayo – Wiñaywayna (16 Km – 8 hours) Ascend to the second pass at Runcuracay (3,900m), then descend to the extraordinary Sayacmarca archaeological site. Continue up to the third pass, Phuyupatamarca (3800m), and on to the beautiful Wiñaywayna archaeological site and final camp. Day 4: Wiñaywayna – Machu Picchu (4 Km – 2 hours) Hike towards the 'Doorway of the Sun'. Enjoy a guided tour on arrival at the “Lost City of the Incas”. Transfer to Aguas Calientes to experience a magical night in a luxury boutique hotel.
Inca Trail
Day 5: Aguas Calientes – Cuzco Today your Machu Picchu journey comes to an end. Transfer to the train station for your return journey to Cuzco where the tour ends.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
“This famous trek combines beautiful mountain scenery, lush cloud-forest and a stunning mix of Inca paving stones and ruins. The final destination cannot be beaten: Machu Picchu, "Lost City of the Incas".”
A LUXURY JOURNEY Highlights • Luxury camping in large tents with comfortable cots • Environmentally friendly portable toilets and hot showers • Dedicated masseuses • Exotic Peruvian cuisine • All alcoholic beverages • Awe-inspiring mountain scenery • Ancient Inca paving stones, ruins and tunnels • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. Departs: Daily (subject to Inca trail permit availability). Closed Feb. Tour Style: Small group tour - up to six people. Notes: Two full days should be spent in Cuzco prior to the trek to acclimatise to the high altitude.
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SOUTH AMERICA PERU Hiram Bingham Train
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LUXURY MACHU PICCHU 5 Days/4 Nights from $3425*
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Includes accommodation, return train journey to Machu Picchu on the Hiram Bingham service, meals as indicated and transfers and sightseeing as specified including entrance fees. Hiram Bingham Train
“Experiences by Orient Express. Enjoy elegant accommodation in some of Peru’s finest hotels, stepping back in time with return luxury rail journeys aboard the Hiram Bingham train.”
A LUXURY JOURNEY • Luxury accommodation • Hiram Bingham train to Machu Picchu • Guided Machu Picchu tour including entry fee and lunch • Machu Picchu sanctuary fee day 2 – guide not included • Meals as specified
Highlights • The former Inca capital of Cuzco • The colourful Pisac market • The spectacular Inca city of Machu Picchu • The Inca fortress of Ollantaytambo • Travelling on the Hiram Bingham to Machu Picchu • The exquisite Hotel Monasterio Departs: Daily except Thu & Fri with Hiram Bingham train. Daily with Vistadome train.
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Travel to Machu Picchu in style on the Hiram Bingham train, the most luxurious way to journey between Cuzco and the magnificent Lost City of the Incas. Discover the delights of Cuzco while staying at the wonderful Hotel Monasterio, a converted monastery dating back to the sixteenth century. Overnight at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, the only hotel located adjacent to the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu and the perfect base to explore these magnificent ruins. Day 1: Cuzco Upon arrival you will be met at the airport and transferred to the Hotel Monasterio for two nights. Enjoy the afternoon city tour with its blend of colonial and Inca architecture and visit the impressive Inca ruins of Sacsayhuaman. This evening, meet at the hotel for a transfer to a restaurant for dinner and a cultural show. Day 2: Cuzco Full day excursion to visit the colourful Indian market of Pisac with its handicrafts and local produce. After lunch continue to the Incan ruins of Ollantaytambo. Day 3: Cuzco – Machu Picchu Depart for Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas, on the Hiram Bingham train service with brunch onboard. On arrival at Machu Picchu, enjoy a guided tour of the site. Stay overnight at the Sanctuary Lodge, located just steps from the ruins.
Sanctuary Lodge
Hotel Monasterio
Day 4: Machu Picchu – Cuzco Morning at leisure if you wish to visit Machu Picchu on your own. On the return evening journey on the Hiram Bingham service, you will be treated to pre-dinner cocktails and live entertainment followed by a four-course á la carte dinner served in the dining car. Evening arrival in Cuzco and transfer to your hotel. Stay overnight at the Hotel Monasterio. Day 5: Cuzco Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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“A fascinating ecotourism experience in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.”
POSADA AMAZONAS ECO-LODGE 3 Days/2 Nights from $429* DISCOVERY
Includes transportation to/from Puerto Maldonado, accommodation with private facilities, meals as indicated and excursions with naturalist guides. Posada Amazonas is located on the Ese'eja Native Community's territory and is directly adjacent to the 1.5 million hectare Tambopata Reserve. Experience jungle life at the lodge, enjoying a variety of guided activities.
Day 2: Posada Amazonas Full day of activities in the surrounding rainforest including a canoe excursion, look for giant river otters, parrots at a clay lick, climb a canopy tower and learn how medicinal plants are used.
Day 1: Puerto Maldonado – Posada Amazonas You will be met upon arrival from Lima or Cuzco. After a short orientation tour, travel by motorised canoe to Posada Amazonas. Afternoon jungle walk.
Day 3: Posada Amazonas – Puerto Maldonado After an early breakfast, return to the city of Puerto Maldonado.
TAMBOPATA RESEARCH CENTRE ECO-LODGE 5 Days/4 Nights from $1270*
DISCOVERY
Includes transportation to/from Puerto Maldonado, accommodation (1 night at Posada or Refugio Amazonas & 3 nights at Tambopata), meals as indicated and excursion with naturalist guide.
RESERVA AMAZONICA LODGE 3 Days/2 Nights from $670*
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Includes transportation to/from Puerto Maldonado, accommodation with private facilities, meals as indicated and excursions with naturalist guide.
Venture further into the Peruvian Amazon to the Tambopata Research Centre in an area unrivalled in its access to pristine forests, wildlife and the world's largest Macaw clay lick. It was established to aid the protection of these magnificent birds and has a long-term research project to ensure the survival of their populations.
Reserva Amazonica is adjacent to the lush Tambopata National Reserve. Luxurious furnishings and delectable food offer a congenial complement to the simplicity of lantern-light and the rich sounds of the jungle. Exotic, yet accessible, the Lodge is situated in a private reserve, surrounded by a vast jungle canopy.
Activities: 25m canopy tower, walk the Bamboo trail; home of the howler monkey and dusky titi monkeys, visit the world's largest macaw clay lick.
Activities: Rainforest walks including the Inkaterra Canopy Walkway • twilight river excursion • boat ride in Lake Sandoval, home to the endangered giant river otter, as well as red howler monkeys, macaws and prehistoric hoatzins. Facilities: Restaurant • bar • gift gallery • balconies for bird watching and stargazing • massage spa Room Features: 35 private thatched roof cabañas • ceiling fans • warm water showers • lanterns • low–impact electricity • screened porch & hammocks Note: Upgrade to "Canopy Tree House" overnight for the ultimate jungle experience.
Facilities: Dining room • bar Room Features: 18 private rooms connected by raised boardwalks to eight shared bathrooms • mosquito nets • kerosene lamps and candles
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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SOUTH AMERICA PERU Amazon rainforest
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CEIBA TOPS
EXPLORAMA
2 Days/1 Night from $330*
3 Days/2 Nights from $478*
DISCOVERY
Includes transfers, activities and meals. Located in the most luxurious of Amazonian rainforest settings, on the banks of the Amazon river, just 40km from Iquitos. Ceiba Tops offers the comforts of home, air conditioned rooms with private bathrooms. Elaborate gardens, a swimming pool, water slide, hammock house and the Esmeralda lounge all complement the surrounding exotic environment. Ceiba Tops is perfect for stays of one or more nights. Activities: Boat ride spotting dolphins • visit Yagua Indian village • piranha fishing • rainforest walks • canopy walkway (min 2nts, additional cost) Facilities: Dining room • bar • coffee shop • swimming pool • internet • hammock house Room Features: 75 rooms • air-conditioning • private facilities Day 1: Reception at the airport followed by a brief city orientation and transfer to the Explorama dock. Journey 40km down the Amazon river to the Ceiba Tops. Afternoon hike in the beautiful primary rainforest reserve surrounding Explorama Inn including many huge trees festooned with epiphytes. After dinner enjoy the local flute or guitar music at the El Toucan bar. Day 2: Morning boat ride, spotting for dolphins, to visit a small village of Yagua Indians where your guide will explain the local Yagua Indian culture. There will also be an opportunity to see some of the local crafts and for a demonstration of the blowgun which some of the Yagua elders still use for hunting. Afternoon transfer back to Iquitos for your departure flight or your hotel.
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EXPLORNAPO DISCOVERY
Includes transfers, activities and meals. Located in an extensive primary rainforest reserve, 80km down the Amazon river from Iquitos. The lodge offers a romantic atmosphere with kerosene lamps and torches for lighting, mosquito-netted beds and covered walkways. Activities: Variety of treks including the Seven Bridges Trail • boat ride spotting dolphins • guided excursions Facilities: Dining room • bar • hammock house Room Features: 55 rooms • private facilities Day 1: Reception at the airport and transfer to the Explorama dock. Journey 80km down the Amazon river to Yanamono stream where Explorama Lodge is located. Afternoon hike along the "Lake Trail" through lowland rainforest which is seasonally flooded. During the high water season, this excursion is done by open boat. Night walk or canoe ride to enjoy the sounds of the rainforest. Day 2: Morning walk along the "Bushmaster Trail", your guide will point out many plants used in medicine today and many that we may use in the future. Afternoon open boat trip along the Amazon in search of either of the two species of freshwater dolphin found in the river and a chance for an afternoon swim. Day 3: Morning walk along a local river trail with stops along the way to visit the "riberenos" or river people. Visit a river school and the local sugar cane rum "factory". Transfer back to Iquitos for your departure flight.
4 Days/3 Nights from $1082*
DISCOVERY
Includes transfers, activities and meals. Combine Explorama and Explornapo lodges for the ultimate jungle experience. Explornapo is located in the heart of the Amazon 160km from Iquitos. Activities: Rainforest treks and excursions • boat excursions • ethno-botanical garden visit • canopy walkway Facilities: Dining room • bar Room Features: 30 rooms • shared bathroom facilities Day 1: Reception at the airport and transfer to the Explorama dock. Journey 80km down the Amazon river to Yanamono stream to the Explorama Lodge. Afternoon hike along the "Lake Trail" through lowland rainforest. Day 2: Morning boat ride down the Amazon and up the Napo river to the ExplorNapo Reserve and ExplorNapo Lodge. Afternoon visit to the ReNuPeRu Ethnobotanical Garden which is tended by a local shaman. Evening excursion by open boat along the Sucusari stream in search of caiman and to enjoy the sounds of the nights. Day 3: Morning hike to the Canopy Walkway, a suspended bridge spanning 500m connected by tree platforms and reaching a height of over 35 meters with breathtaking views of the rain forest. Afternoon boat excursion spotting along the way for birds and sloth. Day 4: Morning excursion to a black water oxbow lake searching for the elusive Hoatzin bird. Transfer back to Iquitos for your departure flight.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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DISCOVERY
Includes jungle lodge accommodation, transportation to/from Cuzco, meals as indicated and excursions with a bilingual guide.
• Manu's rich biodiversity and serene beauty. • Wildlife viewing in untouched habitats.
“Discover one of the largest natural parks in South America. Manu protects over 2 million hectares of territory rich in flora and fauna.”
• Endemic species, such as the Spectacled Bear and the national bird of Peru the Andean Cock-of-the Rock
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UnTouched Manu 4 Days/3 Nights from $1160*
Departs: Daily with a minimum of 2 people. Private departures also available with a minimum of 1 person.
Just six hours by road from Cuzco, Manu Paradise lodge has a unique location between the high Andes and the lowland tropical forest, in one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth. Day 1: Cuzco – Manu Early departure from Cuzco, travelling through deep valleys, highlands and picturesque colonial towns before arriving in the lush cloud forest. Stay three nights at Manu Paradise Lodge. Day 2 & 3: Manu Cloud Forest Full days exploring the trails, canoe excursions, native villages, parrot clay lick and incredible flora and fauna. Day 3: Manu – Cuzco Today is your last opportunity to observe the cock-of-the-rock perform its daily ritual at the lick. After breakfast return to Cuzco, arriving in the early evening.
Manu ParadiseMacaw Lodge Blue-Yellow
Blue-Yellow Macaw
AQUA AMAZON EXPEDITIONS 4 Days/3 Nights from $2855*
RIVER CRUISE
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DISCOVERY
Includes 3 nights cruising accommodation in a suite with private facilities, on board Aqua. Transfers to/from vessels, all meal while onboard, all beverages (non-alcoholic, house wine & beer) Pacaya Samiria entrance fee and guided excursions with a biligual guide.
• Luxury accommodation • Gourmet Peruvian cuisine • Cruising the Amazon Basin • Diverse cultural experiences
“Cruise down the Amazon River, a journey through history, culture, extraordinary wildlife and natural beauty”
Day 3: Iquitos A Last day of Amazon explorations. Return to Iquitos for your onward flight.
• Abundant Amazon Wildlife Departs Iquitos: Aqua 4 Days/3 Nights – Sat 5 Days/4 Nights – Tue 8 Days/7 Nights – Sat Aria 4 Days/3 Nights – Fri 5 Days/4 Nights – Mon 8 Days/7 Nights – Fri
A luxury cruise aboard the M/V Aqua or the M/V Aria transports you into the Pacaya Samiria Reserve, located deep within the Amazon rainforest. Because Pacaya Samiria can only be accessed by water, you will become one of only a handful of seasoned world travellers ever to have reached this remote destination on the Amazon river. Day 1: Iquitos Upon arrival in Iquitos transfer to the dock and begin your Amazon adventure. Days 2: Amazon river cruising Full days exploring the Tahuayo River and the Yacapana Island. Charo Lake fishing and excursions into the jungle in search of monkeys, three-toed sloths and caimans. Enjoy watching Amazon pink dolphins at play. Learn from the naturalist guides about the diverse Amazon wildlife.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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Delfin II
“A great opportunity to discover life on the Amazon, in places few have gone before.”
DELFIN AMAZON RIVER CRUISE 4 Days/3 Nights from $2799*
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Includes 3 nights cruising accommodation in a suite with private facilities, meals as indicated, and guided excursions.
RIVER CRUISE • Delfin I & Delfin II
Highlights • See the rainforest from the treetops on one of the world's longest canopy walkways • The indigenous culture • Magnificent views and wildlife opportunities • Complimentary river kayaking Departs Iquitos: Delfin I 4 Days/3 Nights – Mon 5 Days/4 Nights – Thu Delfin II 4 Days/3 Nights – Sun (on selected departures). 5 Days/4 Nights – Wed (on selected departures). Note: All activities are subject to change due to weather conditions and time of year. River levels may vary and thus navigation times and excursions may need to be modified.
Embark on the voyage of a lifetime, sailing the earth's mightiest river. Experience the ideal combination of dramatic scenery, indigenous culture and a world of flora and fauna as each day brings amazing new wonders. Travel where few have gone before visiting the remote Pacaya Samiria Reserve, five million acres of protected, forest. The Delfin I features four large luxury suites and is the most sophisticated small ship on the Amazon. The Delfin II has 14 large guest suites and offers a casual and refined atmosphere. Day 1: Iquitos Upon arrival you will be met at the airport and transferred by road to the city of Nauta. Board the Delfin and begin the journey into the heart of Amazonia. Day 2: Amazon River Dawn and dusk are ideal times for nature observation. After breakfast board skiffs where you will have the chance to spot the amazing wildlife including parrots, macaws and monkeys.
This afternoon we will head deeper into the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve to experience an unforgettable encounter with gray and pink river dolphins. Day 3: Amazon River Arrive on the Pacaya River in the very heart of the largest protected wetland reserve in the world. Board skiffs in search of wildlife and experience the spectacular rainforest wilderness. Relax with a swim in the river. Day 4: Iquitos Stop at the village of San Francisco to meet local villagers and learn about the local culture, traditions and folklore. Continue to Iquitos for your onward flight. Per person from $
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Delfin I – 4 Days/3 Nights
$3560*
Delfin I – 5 Days/4 Nights
$4450*
Delfin II – 4 Days/3 Nights
$2799*
Delfin II – 5 Days/4 Nights
$3595*
Iquitos PACAYA SAMIRIA RESERVE
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Delfin I
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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Includes accommodation, transfers and sightseeing as specified including entrance fees and English speaking guide.
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • The colonial city of Trujillo • Exploring the Moche Valley • Chan Chan, capital of the Chimu culture
“A lesser travelled but very interesting area of Peru, especially for its history and archaeological finds.”
Day 4: Chiclayo Morning visit to the tomb of the Lord of Sipan, which, when discovered in 1987, revealed a wealth of information about the little-known Moche civilisation. Transfer to the airport for your departure.
• The Sipan acrcheological site Departs: Daily.
Chiclayo trujillo
This tour includes Sipan, where archaeologists have unearthed the gold filled tombs of the Moche Lords, one of the most important archaeological finds in the past 50 years. Discover the imposing Pyramids of the Sun and Moon in Trujillo, and nearby Chan Chan.
PERU
NORTHERN PERU 4 Days/3 Nights from $865*
LORD OF SipAN CHAN CHAN RuiNS
Chan Chan
pERu LiMA
Day 1: Trujillo On arrival, transfer to the Hotel Libertador Plaza Mayor for two nights. Remainder of day at leisure. Day 2: Trujillo Morning tour of the city and Pyramids of the Sun and Moon. In the afternoon visit the ancient Chimu capital of Chan Chan. Day 3: Trujillo – Chiclayo Transfer by coach along the coast to Chiclayo. Afternoon visit to Tucume, an imposing site consisting of 26 mud brick pyramids, and the Tumbas Reales Museum. Overnight at the Casa Andina Select Hotel.
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AREQUIPA – COLCA CANYON 6 Days/5 Nights from $1344*
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Includes accommodation, transfers as specified, coach travel Lima/Nazca/Arequipa, guided sightseeing as specified including entrance fees and overflight of the Nazca Lines.
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • The enigmatic Nazca Lines • The Ballestas Islands Marine Reserve • The colonial city of Arequipa
“Combine the famed Nazca Lines, charming Arequipa and the earth’s deepest canyon.” The South of Peru offers spectacular sights. Take a flight over the mysterious Nazca Lines, visit the marine reserve of Paracas and Ballestas Islands and view the rim of the Colca Canyon, home to the rare condor.
Day 5: Colca – Arequipa Early morning visit to Cruz del Condor site for spectacular views of the canyon. Stay one night at the Sonesta Posada Arequipa Hotel.
• The awe-inspiring Colca Canyon Departs: Daily.
Day 6: Arequipa Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
Day 1: Lima – Nazca Travel by coach to Paracas and take the flight over the Nazca Lines. Overnight at Double Tree Paracas by Hilton. Day 2: Nazca – Arequipa Cruise to the Ballestas Islands with their abundant marine life. Continue by overnight coach to Arequipa. Day 3: Arequipa Arrive Arequipa in the morning. Afternoon city tour. Stay one night at the Sonesta Posada Arequipa Hotel.
Colca Canyon
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COLCA CANYON
Chivay
Arequipa
Day 4: Arequipa – Colca Drive past volcanoes, via hot springs. Overnight at the Casa Andina Colca Hotel. * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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Welcome
to LAKE TITICACA
Bolivia
La Paz
BOLIVIA SUCRE
Potosi Uyuni
Bolivia is a country of true extremes; from the coldest to the warmest, the windiest and the most isolated, travellers can discover truly awe-inspiring desertscapes, unique and ancient indigenous cultures and sprawling colonial cities. Be dazzled by the magic of an ever-changing vista as the exhilarating beauty of the Altiplano merges magnificently with the lively pace of La Paz and the verdant jungle, or be swept away by the wealth of authentic culture of this unforgettable land of contrasts.
Uyuni Salt Flats
BEST TIME TO TRAVEL With such diverse geography, Bolivia experiences almost every kind of weather. The most popular and most comfortable time for exploring the whole country is during the winter months of May to October, where travellers will enjoy dry, clear days. Average Maximum Temperature (°C) – based on La Pez JAN
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CROSSING LAKE TITICACA from $310*
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DISCOVERY
Includes transportation from La Paz to Puno (or vice versa) on a catamaran, lunch, sightseeing. Overnight onboard catamaran includes dinner and breakfast.
“Visit Sun Island, cradle of the Inca empire.”
Per person from $
TWIN
Full Day
$310*
2 Days/1 Night
$450*
Travel across Lake Titicaca – the birthplace of the Incas – to Puno in Peru. This is either a full day or an overnight excursion, staying aboard a catamaran in comfortable cabins. Day 1: Early morning transfer to take the catamaran cruise. Sail to Sun Island, the legendary birthplace of the Inca Empire. En route visit the Inca garden and Inti Wata Cultural Complex which includes a unique sailing experience to the Pilkakaina Inca Palace aboard a traditional Titicaca vessel.
Lake Titicaca
Day 2: Sail across the lake aboard the catamaran enjoying the stunning views. Visit the Sanctuary of Copacabana. After lunch overland transfer to Puno. Departs: Daily.
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Bolivia THE SALT FLATS OF UYUNI 3 Days/2 Nights from $1285*
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ESSENTIAL LA PAZ 3 Days/2 Nights from $250*
DISCOVERY
Includes accommodation in the selected hotel, meals as indicated, private transfers and sightseeing.
Includes return flight La Paz/Uyuni, accommodation, meals, transfers and sightseeing as specified.
“A paradise for photographers with magnificent sunrises and sunsets.”
Day 3: Oruro – La Paz Morning transfer to the airport for your flight to La Paz. Departs: Daily.
From La Paz, travel to Uyuni, one of the most remote and unusual areas in South America. The Bolivian salt lake of Uyuni is the highest and largest in the world and the scenery is breathtaking.
Note: During wet season (Nov-Apr) an alternative itinerary will apply. Salt lake of Uyuni
Day 2: La Paz Visit the famous witch doctors’ market and the Plaza Murillo where the Cathedral, the Government Palace and the National Congress buildings are located.
Day 2: Salt Desert Of Uyuni Discover the salt desert including the Incahuasi island famous for its gigantic cacti. Overnight at Hotel Girasoles.
Explore the famous colonial street Calle Jaén, before leaving the city to visit the spectacular canyons and pinnacles of Moon Valley. Day 3: La Paz Transfer to the airport for your onward flight or extend your stay discovering the fascinating salt flats of Uyuni.
AFTER tour option
3 Days/2 Nights from $968*
Per person from $
TWIN
Hotel Presidente
$290*
Hotel Columbus
$250*
Hotel Europa
$310*
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Includes overland transportation from Hito Cajon to San Pedro de Atacama, 2 nights accommodation at hotel Altiplanico, daily breakfast and scheduled excursions. Explore this unique part of South America, a continuous strip of desert which extends 1600km along the northwest coast of Chile. Spend two days enjoying the wide variety of activities including guided excursions to El Tatio Geysers, the Moon Valley, Atacama Salt flat and Chaxa Lagoon. Note: An alternative itinerary is used in the Salt Flats when combined with Atacama option.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
Explore the cobbled streets and visit the Cathedral, Government Palace, San Francisco Church and the fascinating witchcraft market. Continue to Moon Valley with its amazing geological shapes. Day 1: Arrive La Paz Transfer to your hotel for two nights.
Day 1: La Paz – Uyuni – Tahua Early flight to Uyuni. Explore Colchani and shop for unique salt handicrafts. Continue to Tunupa Volcano and visit Chantani village and the Conquesa mummies. Overnight at Tayka de Sal Hotel.
Atacama Desert
At four km above sea level, the city of La Paz is the highest capital city in the world and is aptly known as the city that touches the sky.
CITY SIGHTSEEING OPTIONS Per person from $ Half Day City Tour & Moon Valley
$68
Folkloric Show
$76
Half Day Tiwanaku Ruins Tour
$134
Full Day Sun Island Cruise
$288
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Welcome
to
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
Otavalo QUITO
ECUADOR
Best time to travel Ecuador is a year-round destination with each region offering an optimal season to visit. The highlands are at their best during the dry season from June to September, while in the Oriente rainforest and lowland regions the drier months are December through March. The Galapagos Islands offer year-round wildlife viewing and an agreeable climate, with calmer waters from January to March. Average Maximum Temperature (°C) – based on Quito JAN
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Quito’s Old Town A spectacular preserved colonial centre, with lavishly decorated cathedrals and charming cobbled plazas.
Avenue of Volcanoes Home to indigenous villages surrounded by towering volcanic peaks, be enticed by a hike or simply enjoy the snow-capped beauty of the most famous peaks of Cotopaxi and Chimborazo.
Cuenca Discover the unparalleled ambience of this UNESCO World Heritage Listed Site and one of Ecuador’s prettiest colonial cities.
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Ingapirca Cuenca
San Francisco convent
Experiences not to be missed
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YASUNI NATIONAL PARK
AVENUE OF VOLCANOES
Guayaquil
Experience the colour of an indigenous market or traditional fiesta; get lost as you explore cobbled streets dotted with colonial houses. Captivating natural wonders await every visitor, from the cloud forests of the Amazon jungle to the myriad of unique species in the remote Galapagos islands – become bewitched by Ecuador.
AMAZONIA
Coca
COTOPAXI NATIONAL PARK
Ecuador
Discover a country of astonishing contrasts where the scenery will enchant and delight, and myth and legend combine to create authentic experiences to cherish long after you’ve gone.
Lago Agrio
Ecuador Andes Mountains
HIGHLIGHTS OF ECUADOR 10 Days/9 Nights from $3824*
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Includes accommodation, inside cabin on M/V Galapagos Legend, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified, naturalist and lectures on cruise and airfare Quito/ Cuenca & Guayaquil/Galapagos/Quito.
Combine the highlights of Ecuador – the picturesque colonial town of Cuenca with its cobblestone streets and white colonial buildings, the stunning scenery of Cajas National Park and the astonishing, Galapagos Islands, one of the most unique destinations anywhere in the world. Day 1: Quito Transfer to your hotel, the Hilton Colon, for two nights.
observe the rare red footed-booby and snorkel in Cerro Brujo. Day 9: Galapagos – Quito Visit the Interpretation Centre and the giant tortoise breeding program at San Cristobal Island. Fly to Quito. Overnight at the Hilton Colon Hotel. Day 10: Quito Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
Day 2: Quito Private half day city tour. Visit the beautiful colonial centre with its Cathedral, Government Palace and the La Compañia Church with its ornate golden altars.
before or after tour option
“A great itinerary to discover the historical, cultural and natural wonders of Ecuador.”
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • Quito’s historic colonial centre • Ecuador’s prettiest city, Cuenca • The stunning scenery of Cajas National Park • The Galapagos Islands with its unique wildlife Departs: Wed. Note: Galapagos National Marine Park Fee of US$100 per person is paid locally (subject to change). Two different Galapagos itineraries alternate weekly.
Day 3: Quito – Cuenca Fly to the colonial jewel – Cuenca. Stay two nights at the Hotel Santa Lucia. Day 4: Cuenca Half day city tour exploring Cuenca’s cobbled streets and whitewashed buildings. Visit the city's museums, flower market and the blue domed Cathedral. Day 5: Cuenca – Guayaquil Journey by road to Guayaquil stopping en route at El Cajas National Park with its stunning scenery. Overnight at the Hampton Inn. Day 6: Guayaquil – Galapagos Fly to the Galapagos Islands. Transfer to the M/V Legend for your three-night Galapagos cruise. Visit Bachas Beach. Day 7: Galapagos Cruise Sail to the islands of South Plaza and Santa Fe. Explore the islands with an expert guide to discover their extraordinary wildlife. Day 8: Galapagos Cruise Walk through volcanic terrain in Pitt Point to * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
PAPALLACTA HOT SPRINGS
2 Days/1 Night from $525* Includes accommodation, all meals, guide and return private transfers. Papallacta, located less than 2 hours from Quito, is best known for its magnificent volcanic hot springs. Whether relaxing in the thermal baths, indulging in pampering spa treatments, or enjoying the various walking tracks, you are sure to enjoy the breathtaking views of the hilly landscape and, on a cloudless day, the majestic snow-capped Volcán Antisana.
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Guayaquil Cuenca
Departs: Daily.
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Ecuador San Francisco Convent, Quito
ESSENTIAL QUITO 3 Days/2 Nights from $318* Includes accommodation in the selected hotel, meals as indicated, sightseeing and transfers on a seat-in-vehicle basis. Surrounded by mountainous peaks, Quito has one of the world’s most magnificent settings. Discover the city's rich heritage in its museums, monasteries, the carved stone facades and golden altars of its many churches and colonial architecture. Founded in 1534, Quito boasts one of the finest colonial centres in Latin America. Day 1: Arrive Quito Arrive at Quito airport and transfer to your hotel for two nights. Day 2: Quito Visit the old colonial quarter with its narrow cobbled streets.Highlights include Independence Plaza, the Church of La Compania de Jesus, and the Church of San Francisco. Also visit the Centre of the World.
GRAND HOTEL MERCURE from $81* per night ●●●●
HILTON COLON from $116* per night
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In an excellent location close to the historical and modern areas of the city and within walking distance to restaurants, bars and shopping. All rooms are well appointed with contemporary amenities.
The Hilton Colon Quito hotel is a 10 minute walk from the colonial old town and has spectacular views of the city. Relax in the Fitness Centre & Spa, complete with outdoor heated pool or have a flutter at the late-night casino.
Facilities: Restaurant • bar • fitness centre • casino
Facilities: Restaurants • bar • fitness centre • swimming pool • spa • casino
Room Features: 147 rooms • air-conditioning • safe • TV • hairdryer • mini-bar • internet
Room Features: 300 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • hairdryer • safe • internet
Day 3: Quito Transfer to the airport for your onward flight. Per person from $
TWIN
La Rabida
$318*
Grand Hotel Mercure
$343*
Mansion del Angel
$390*
Hilton Colon Hotel
$414*
Patio Andaluz Hotel
$459*
La Casona de la Ronda
$474*
quito SIGHTSEEING OPTIONS Per person from $ Half Day Scenic Tour of Quito
$73
Half Day Quito & Centre of the World Tour, shared
$65
Full Day Otavalo Indian Market w/lunch, shared (Sat)
$149
COTOPAXI VOLCANO 2 Days/1 Night from $555*
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Includes accommodation, transportation, sightseeing and some meals.
Includes accommodation, transportation, sightseeing and some meals.
Drive along the Avenue of the Volcanoes to Cotopaxi National Park. Take a walk around Lake Limpiopungo, the perfect place to observe the beautiful snow-capped cone of Cotopaxi volcano and learn about the paramo’s flora and fauna. The adventurous may take a hike up to the first refuge at 4,800m. Overnight at the charming colonial Hacienda Hato Verde. Enjoy a dinner of fine home-style cuisine considered the best of the region.
Bellavista lies less than two hours from Quito, in one of the richest areas of bird biodiversity in the world. Discover the area’s natural beauty with its rushing waterfalls, crystalline streams, and views that stretch far into the distance towards the looming volcanoes on the horizon. Enjoy a variety of guided activities, explore on your own, or indeed just relax in this unique environment. Departs: Daily.
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OTAVALO INDIAN MARKET 2 Days/1 Night from $514*
Ecuador
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Includes accommodation, all meals and return private transfers from Quito.
“The most famous and colourful market in South America.” Ecuador is famous for its colourful markets, and the best known of these is the market at Otavalo with its textiles and traditional handicrafts. Explore a landscape of mountains and lakes and experience traditional Ecuadorian culture. Day 1: Quito – Otavalo Journey by road through dramatic mountain scenery. Visit the towns of Cotacachi, famous for
its leather products, and Peguche, where textiles are woven in old-fashioned looms. Overnight Hacienda Pinsaqui or similar. Day 2: Otavalo – Quito Visit the market of Otavalo piled high with ponchos, woollen goods, Indian jewellery and handicrafts. Returning to Quito stop for lunch at a hacienda. Departs: Daily. Note: Though Saturday is the main market day, there's plenty of good shopping in Otavalo any day of the week.
THE SPIRIT OF THE ANDES 3 Days/2 Nights from $863*
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Cuenca Cathedral
LEISURELY
Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transportation and sightseeing as specified.
Take a journey full of breathtaking landscapes and cultural discoveries while staying in historic haciendas. Travel through the heart of the Avenue of the Volcanoes to the most beautiful city of Ecuador – colonial Cuenca. Day 1: Quito – Patate Depart Quito visiting the stunning Cotopaxi National Park where the breathtaking snow
capped Cotopaxi Volcano dominates the landscape. Continue to Patate. Overnight at the 300 year-old Hacienda Leito. Day 2: Patate – Baños – Riobamba Journey by road along the gorge of the Pastaza River to the town of Baños, located at the foot of Tungurahua Volcano. Overnight in Riobamba at the Hacienda Abraspungo. Day 3: Riobamba – Alausi – Cuenca Board the train for a scenic ride, followed by the dramatic Devil's Nose switchbacks. Continue south visiting Ingapirca ruins and finish in the colonial jewel – Cuenca. Departs: Mon.
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“Andean splendour and the thrilling 800-metre train decent down the Devil's Nose ridge”
DISCOVERY
Includes 2 night accommodation in Wayra room, meals as indicated, transportation, excursions with naturalist guides, waterproof ponchos & rubber boots.
“The Mashpi Project is deeply committed to the environment and the local population” The 1,300-hectare Masphi Rainforest Reserve is part of the Tumbez-Chocó-Darien ‘hot spot’ of biodiversity, harbouring large extensions of primary forest and an ecosystem which is still revealing its secrets to science. Mashpi Lodge, located a mere two and a half hours to the northwest of Quito, was built with the latest in sustainable techniques. A cosy cocoon amid the forest, with an exclusive location and a warm climate year-round.
Day 1: Quito – Mashpi Lodge Early morning departure. On the way you will visit the Tulipe archaeological site. Midday arrival at the lodge and afternoon activities. Days 2: Mashpi Lodge For those who want to enjoy the magic of dawn in the forest – which is when most birds are active and calling, early morning activities are organized before breakfast. Following breakfast, head out to explore. Activities include aerial bicycle, canopy gondola & observation Tower in Chocó forest. Optional night walks are available. Day 3: Mashpi Lodge – Quito Morning activity and return to Quito. Departs: Daily.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
Mashpi Lodge
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NAPO WILDLIFE CENTRE 4 Days/3 Night from $1380*
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Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transportation, excursions with naturalist guides, Yasuni park fee and airfares Quito/Coca/Quito.
“A rainforest conservation project that showcases the wonders of the Ecuadorian Amazon as well as the lifestyle of the Añangu community”
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • Canoe rides along rivers and lakes • Exotic Amazon flora & fauna • The peaceful and awe-inspiring Añangu lake • Unique cultural interaction with the Añangu community. Learn about their life and deep relationship with the forest Departs: Daily except Sundays.
This ultimate luxury eco-lodge is located in the most pristine Amazon rainforest within the Yasunì National Park. The lodge consists of 16 luxury cabañas and a large dining hall with a library and a well-stocked bar. Attached to the bar is a 15 metre viewing tower from which you can observe the Andes on a clear day. Day 1: Quito – Napo Wildlife Short flight from Quito to Coca and transfer to the lodge by motorised canoe down the Napo River, one of the Amazon’s main tributaries. Days 2–3: Napo Wildlife Excursions are led by a bilingual naturalist, and a native Kichwa guide with expert knowledge of the rainforest’s medicinal plants. Activities include jungle walks, canoe rides, visits to the parrot clay lick and the Añangu community.
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Titi monkey
Day 4: Napo Wildlife – Quito Early departure and last canoe excursion. Return to Coca by boat and flight back to Quito.
DISCOVERY
Includes 3 nights cruising accommodation in a standard suite with private facilities, transfers to/from the vessel, all meals while onboard and guided excursions with a Naturalist Guide.
Anakonda suite
RIVER CRUISING Highlights • Untamed forest within the Yasuni National Park (the largest national park in Ecuador) • The tranquillity of Pañacocha (Piranha Lake) as you climb up canopy observation towers. • Walk through meandering trails and meet the sacred people of the Amazon forest. Departs: 4 Days/3 Nights – Sun 5 Days/4 Nights – Wed 8 Days/7 Nights – Sun & Wed
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“Experience the best of the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest in a most unique way”
Day 4: Anakonda – Coca – Quito Early departure form Anakonda for your return flight to Quito.
The Anakonda Amazon River Cruise is the only luxury cruise boat in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Its 18 suites are equipped with air conditioning, 24-hour electricity, private bathroom with hot water and wall-to-wall panoramic windows. Explore remote and pristine areas and interact with the region’s 15 local communities, while enjoying the comforts, commodities and services of a 5-star floating boutique hotel. Day 1: Quito – Coca – Anakonda Short flight from Quito to Coca and transfer by motorised canoe downstream the Napo river to board the M/V Anakonda. Enjoy an optional night walk. Days 2–3: Anakonda river cruise The navigation continues downstream into the Pañayacu river delta. For the next two days enjoy canoe rides looking for pink dolphins & white caimans, hikes through the jungle while learning about the flora and fauna, cultural encounters with local communities and much more.
Anakonda vessel
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
Garden A lifetime’s glut of nature documentaries had scarcely prepared me for the awaiting theatre on that first afternoon near Dragon Hill on Santa Cruz Island, one of 24 islands in the Galapagos. - by Mark Stratton
Originally published in National Geographic Traveller UK magazine.
Riding the dinghy towards the beach, we are briefed on island etiquette. We are to stick to the delineated footpaths and not ‘touch the animals’ — although, they may end up touching us. Our guide illustrates his point by telling us of the brown pelican that landed on a guest’s shoulder during a recent excursion, little did I know that a few days later a juvenile swordfish would fly out of the sea into our dinghy, almost performing an appendectomy on me. We dock at a small jetty, blocked by dozing sea lions, beyond which the glistening, black basalt shoreline writhes with tequila sunrise-coloured sally lightfoot crabs. The first evolutionary wunderkind we encounter is the jet-black marine iguana. They cling to virtually every rock, just as they did when the Beagle’s captain, Robert FitzRoy, first glimpsed them. He branded them ‘hideous’ but Darwin was so taken aback by the world’s only ocean-going iguana that he repeatedly tossed them into the sea to watch them paddle back. Their crumpled faces resemble those of the carved stone Foo Dogs that guard Chinese temples. The only hint that life courses through their reptilian veins is the occasional sneeze to excrete salt. Meanwhile, the considerably larger, dinosaurian, land iguanas resolutely refuse to abandon basking spots on the footpath and seem content to be stepped over. Their corn-on-the-cob heads and peeling gold-leaf chainmail hides remind me of a Star Trek extraterrestrial, although which one I can’t be sure.
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Eden To illustrate the point that evolution continues apace, a new species of pink iguana was recently discovered on a volcano on Isabela Island. When a fisherman first brought one in, the National Park officials thought he’d painted the iguana pink for a joke. Our island-hopping through the archipelago soon develops an easy rhythm: exploring sun-scorched islands before breakfast; snorkelling aquamarine seas until lunch; then being lulled to sleep by the Pacific swell under starry Southern Hemisphere skies. Every day brings new and wondrous experiences. On San Cristóbal, we disembark where Darwin first stepped ashore on 17 September 1835, with FitzRoy in tow grumbling about the ‘dismal looking heaps of lava’. I couldn’t disagree more: the pockmarked, calamine-coloured volcanic crater at Punta Pitt has a stark beauty about it. By now, our guide’s knowledgeable enthusiasm is becoming infectious and I’m getting into the whole Darwinian thing. To the point of admiring San Cristóbal’s socalled ‘Darwin’s finches’, which in twitchers’ vernacular might derisorily be dismissed as ‘LBJs’ (little brown jobs). However, these little chirruping birds helped to revolutionise scientific thought and ultimately challenge the hegemony of creationist orthodoxy. On Española Island, we splash-land in creamy surf on Gardner Bay, the most beautiful and photographed white-sand beach in the Galapagos. Its sea lions – beige, chocolate and black bands of sun-
worshipping blubber – belch and bark while their pups slosh up and down in the surf. If equatorial sea lions sound like an oxymoron, their svelte appearance seems equally anomalous – in these warm tropical waters they’re two-thirds less blubbery than their Californian cousins. At Sullivan Bay, on Santiago Island, the sight of penguins adds to the sense of the surreal, although it’s the sublime lava plateau that catches my eye. Coal-black and desolate, a century-old pahoehoe, or ‘ropy’, lava flow has solidified after oozing towards the ocean in sludgy swirls, coils, corrugations and dollops. Undersea, guinea-fowl pufferfish and king angelfish attend vibrant reefs that may lack the sheer abundance and diversity of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, but instead offer larger marine encounters that come thick and, sometimes thrillingly, fast. After snorkelling with playful sea lions and trailing Pacific green turtles and elegant eagle rays, we cruise into Darwin Bay on Genovesa Island, frequented by hammerhead sharks and killer whales. When somebody mentions that I resemble a seal in my black wetsuit, I hastily change into a brightly coloured T-shirt, conscious of seals’ unfortunate status as orca delicacy. Fortunately I never encounter any ravenous killer whales but it isn’t long before the group I’m diving with clock two smaller shark species, including the Galapagos shark. I am completely alone, however, when the unmistakable T-bone of an 8ft-long hammerhead looms into view. As it shimmies towards me and glides past, my pulse races and I swallow a mouthful of seawater. I beckon the others over, knowing I have a story to dine out on for years.
When I ask why the iguanas don’t run away when we approach, I’m told they’ve adapted to life without predators and so haven’t learnt to feel fear. “Even smaller birds such as flycatchers may land on you as if you’re a branch,” he says.
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Welcome
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
to the
GENOVESA
BARTOLOME
Galapagos
Puerto Egas FERNANDINA
ISABELA
Islands Islands
SANTIAGO (JAMES) NORTH SEYMOUR Baltra PLAZAS SANTA CRUZ SAN CRISTOBAL Puerto Ayora SANTA FE Puerto Baquerizo Moreno FLOREANA ESPAÑOLA (CHARLES) (HOOD)
Puerto Villamil
Straddling the Equator 1000km off the coast of Ecuador is a nature lovers paradise of untouched and pristine volcanic islands teeming with wildlife. An unparalleled variety of wildlife unique to the islands awaits, both above and below the luminescent waters which surround them. Swim or snorkel with turtles and sea lions, explore on foot to get up close to abundant bird life, or enjoy an encounter with the famous giant tortoise during the most spectacular wildlife show on earth.
Galapagos Island Guide EspaÑola (Hood) Island The most southerly island with a beautiful white coral beach and excellent snorkelling. Sea lion colonies, marine iguanas, masked and blue-footed boobies and weaved albatross abound.
Floreana (Charles) Island Site of the famous Post Office Barrel, an informal post box for sailors. Habitat to pink flamingo, pintail ducks and sea turtle. Snorkelling at Devil’s Crown, an extinct volcanic crater.
Santa Cruz Home to the Charles Darwin Research Station. Visit the giant prickly–pear cactus forest. Land birds, Galapagos sea lion, lava lizard, and the famous giant tortoise are plentiful.
Bartolome Island A small island with some of the most impressive volcanic scenery and moon-like landscapes in the archipelago. The famous Pinnacle Rock can be seen here.
North Seymour Island A small uplifted lava flow island that once lay on the ocean bed. Bird life is abundant and you can find the magnificent frigate bird, land iguanas, lava lizard and sea lions.
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Fernandina Island One of the most pristine islands and the youngest in the archipelago, with an active volcano. A profusion of marine iguanas, sea lions, green sea turtle and flightless cormorants.
Isabela Island The largest island in the Galapagos and the most volcanically active. Tagus Cove was historically an anchorage for pirates and whalers. A diverse range of wildlife including giant tortoise.
Genovesa Island Now an extinct volcano and a paradise for thousands of birds including frigate and masked and red-footed boobies.
San Cristobal Island The easternmost island of the archipelago and first island that Charles Darwin set foot upon in the Galapagos. Kicker Rock is a beautiful rocky islet. Exceptional bird watching opportunities. Note: Galapagos National Marine Park Fee of US$100 per person is paid locally (subject to change).
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Includes 3 nights cruising accommodation, all meals onboard, Galapagos transit control card, fuel surcharge, guided excursions and Galapagos transfers.
The Galapagos Voyager is a first class motor yacht offering a wonderful small group atmosphere in comfortable surroundings. A maximum of 16 passengers are accommodated in six twin and two double cabins. All cabins feature large outside windows, private bathroom and air conditioning. Common areas include sundeck, dining area, lounge and bar. The yacht has a crew of eight plus a naturalist guide certified by the Galapagos National Park.
Day 1: Baltra Island & Dragon Hill (Wed) Day 2: Santiago & Rabida Islands (Thu) Day 3: Isabela Island (Fri) Day 4: Santa Cruz & Baltra islands (Sat)
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5 Day
8 Day
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Includes 4 nights cruising accommodation, all meals onboard, Galapagos transit control card, fuel surcharge, guided excursions and Galapagos transfers.
M/Y Galapagos Odyssey is a luxury motor yacht for 16 passengers. Six twin and two double cabins situated on the main and upper decks each feature panoramic views, a small couch, small desk, private bathroom and air conditioning. Be social or just relax outside on the sundeck with jacuzzi, the upper deck balcony or the al fresco dining area, or inside in the bar. A Galapagos naturalist guide is accompanied by ten crew members.
Day 3: Tower Island (Tue) Day 4: Bartolome Island & Sullivan Bay (Wed) Day 5: Sta Cruz Highlands & Baltra Islands (Thu)
Day 1: Baltra Island & Dragon Hill (Sun)
Per person from $ 5 Day
6 Day
10 Day
Main or Upper Deck
$3775*
$6573*
$3024*
Departs: 5 Day – Sun; 6 Day – Tue; 10 Day – Sun & Tue.
Day 2: Santa Cruz & Santiago Islands (Mon)
M/Y GALAPAGOS GRAND ODYSSEY 5 Days/4 Nights from $3799*
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Includes 4 nights cruising accommodation, all meals onboard, Galapagos transit control card, fuel surcharge, guided excursions and Galapagos transfers.
Launched in 2011 the all-suite Galapagos Grand Odyssey is the finest luxury motor yacht cruising the archipelago. Comfort is provided by a sun deck featuring a bar and jacuzzi, mini spa, dining room and lounge with library. 16 guests are accommodated in seven suites plus an Odyssey suite. All suites include expansive windows, mini bar, TV, private bathroom and air conditioning. A crew of ten take care of every detail while a certified naturalist guide leads all excursions on the islands.
Day 3: Tower Island (Tue) Day 4: Bartolome Island & Sullivan Bay (Wed) Day 5: Sta Cruz Highlands & Baltra Islands (Thu)
Day 1: Baltra Island & Dragon Hill (Sun) Day 2: Santa Cruz & Santiago Islands (Mon) * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
Per person from $ 5 Day
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10 Day
Galapagos or Matrimonial Suite
$3799*
$4750*
$8323*
Odyssey Suite
$4560*
$5695*
$9985*
Departs: 5 Day – Sun; 6 Day – Tue; 10 Day – Sun & Tue.
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Includes 4 nights cruising accommodation in selected cabin, all meals onboard, Galapagos transit control card, guided excursions and Galapagos transfers.
SMALL SHIP CRUISE Highlights • Unique wildlife and geology • Snorkelling in crystalline waters • Enjoying idyllic beaches Departs: 5 Day – Tue & Fri; 7 Day – Sat Note: Galapagos National Marine Park Fee of US$100 per person is paid locally (subject to change). The itinerary is a guide only. The route varies according to National Park policies and regulations.
The Treasure of Galapagos is a modern catamaran accommodating up to 16 passengers in eight junior suites and one master suite. All suites feature ocean views, air-conditioning and private facilities. Additionally, the yacht has ample areas for relaxing with sundecks, library, comfortable dining room, lounge and jacuzzi. Excursions are led by certified guides who will share their knowledge of the islands' history, flora and fauna. Day 1: Baltra Island & Santa Cruz Island (Sat) Day 2: Isabela Island (Sun)
Day 3: Isabela Island (Mon) Day 4: Fernandina Island (Tue) Day 5: Santiago Island (Wed) Day 6: Santa Cruz (Thu) Day 7: Baltra Island (Fri)
Per person from $
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$2210*
$3266*
Master Suite
$2870*
$4243*
Seaman Journey 4 Days/3 Nights from $2390*
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SMALL SHIP CRUISE Highlights • Unique birdlife and staggering marine life encounters • Walking along sandy beaches amongst lazy sea lions . Departs: 4 Day – Fri; 5 Day – Mon; 8 Day – Fri Note: Galapagos National Marine Park Fee of US$100 per person is paid locally (subject to change). The itinerary is a guide only. The route varies according to National Park policies and regulations.
Includes 3 nights cruising accommodation in selected cabin, all meals onboard, Galapagos transit control card, fuel surcharge, guided excursions and Galapagos transfers.
M/C Seaman Journey is a first class catamaran that began sailing the Galapagos Islands in January 2008. She is a boutique catamaran that accommodates a maximum of 16 passengers in six twin cabins and two double suites. All cabins feature air conditioning, private bathrooms and oceanview windows. Superior comfort is provided with a spacious sun deck, on-board mini library, bar and lounge, and a large dining room. The yacht has a crew of nine plus a cruise director and a naturalist guide certified by the Galapagos National Park. Day 1: Baltra Island & Santa Cruz Island (Fri)
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Day 2: Isabela Island (Sat) Day 3: Isabela Island (Sun) Day 4: Fernandina Island (Mon) Day 5: Santiago Island (Tue) Day 6: Rabida Island & Sombrero Chino (Wed) Day 7: Santiago Bay & Bartolome Island (Thu) Day 8: Seymour & Baltra Islands (Fri) Per person from $ 4 Day
5 Day
8 Day
Twin Ocean view
$2390*
$3395*
$5122*
Suite
$2935*
$3888* $6399*
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“Excellent amenities and outstanding service make these ideal yachts for experiencing the marvels of the islands.”
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Includes 3 nights cruising accommodation in selected cabin, all meals onboard, Galapagos transit control card, fuel surcharge, guided excursions and Galapagos transfers.
The M/Y Coral I and M/Y Coral II are spacious first-class motor yachts with a capacity of only 36 guests and 20 guests respectively. Both vessels boast ample social areas for relaxation including two sun decks, indoor and outdoor dining areas, a well equipped bar, jacuzzi and library. Experienced guides lead daily excursions and itineraries have been planned for exceptional wildlife viewing.
SMALL SHIP CRUISE Highlights
Day 5: Isabela Island (Thu)
• Daily opportunities for snorkelling
Day 6: Isabela Island (Fri) Day 7: Fernandina Island & Isabela Island (Sat) Day 8: Baltra Island (Sun)
Per person from $ 4 Day
Day 3: Rabida & Bachas Beach (Tue) Day 4: Daphne & Ballena Bay(Wed)
• Giant Tortoises Breeding Centre Departs: 4 Day – Sun; 5 Day – Wed; 8 Day – Sun, Wed
Day 1: Baltra Island & Santa Cruz Island (Sun) Day 2: Plaza Islands (Mon)
• Incredible wildlife encounters
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$1875*
$2499*
$4155*
Junior Cabin
$2240*
$3020*
$5043*
Note: Galapagos National Marine Park Fee of US$100 per person is paid locally (subject to change). The itinerary is a guide only. The route varies according to National Park policies and regulations.
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Includes 3 nights cruising accommodation in selected cabin, all meals onboard, Galapagos transit control card, fuel surcharge, guided excursions and Galapagos transfers.
Discover Darwin's Enchanted Isles onboard the Galapagos Legend. This legendary, 100-passenger deluxe-class vessel offers all the amenities of a large cruise liner without sacrificing the intimacy you would expect on a smaller vessel. Onboard facilities include spacious social areas, dining room, outdoor pool with adjoining sun deck and observation platforms.
Day 4: Ballena Bay & Eden Islet (Thu)
“The Galapagos Legend has all the amenities of a cruise liner yet is small enough for that intimate experience.”
GALAPAGOS ISLAND CRUISE Highlights
Day 5: Isabela Island (Fri)
• The wildlife of the Galapagos
Day 6: Isabela Island (Sat)
• Spectacular landscapes
Day 7: Fernandina & Isabela (Sun)
• Dolphin watching
Day 8: Santa Cruz & Baltra (Mon)
Departs: 4 Day – Mon; 5 Day – Thu; 8 Day – Mon, Thu
Day 1: Baltra & Santa Cruz Islands (Mon)
Per person from $ 4 Day
5 Day
8 Day
Day 2: Santiago Island (Tue)
Standard plus
$1875*
$2499*
$4155*
Junior Cabin
$2240*
$3020*
$5043*
Day 3: North Seymour Island (Wed) * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
Note: Galapagos National Marine Park Fee US$100 per person is paid locally (subject to change). The itinerary is a guide only. The route varies according to National Park policies and regulations.
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M/V Santa Cruz
GALAPAGOS ISLAND CRUISE Highlights • Dramatic landscapes
• The Charles Darwin Research Station • Dolphin and whale watching Departs: 5 Day – Mon & Sat. 6 Day – Wed. Note: Galapagos National Marine Park Fee of US$100 per person is paid locally (subject to change). The itinerary is a guide only. The route varies according to National Park policies and regulations, weather conditions, seasonal changes and safety reasons. Two different itineraries alternate every week. Adding relaxing hotel nights in Galapagos can be a unique way of experiencing best of both worlds. Please ask us about hotel nights at Finch Bay hotel.
M/V SANTA CRUZ 5 Days/4 Nights from $2605*
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“A carefully planned itinerary including the main highlights plus a flexible program.”
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Includes 4 nights cruising accommodation in selected cabin, all meals onboard, Galapagos transit control card, fuel surcharge, guided excursions and Galapagos transfers.
The only vessel exclusively designed for exploring the Galapagos, the M/V Santa Cruz offers comfortable accommodation for 90 passengers. The crew of 52 include six naturalist guides and excursions are taken in small groups. A popular choice for those who prefer to cruise on a larger ship offering more space, stability and a wider range of facilities than smaller craft. Day 1: Baltra Island & Santa Cruz (Mon) Day 2: James Island (Tue) Day 3: Rabida Island & Bartolome Island (Wed) Day 4: Genovesa Island (Thu)
Day 5: San Cristobal Island (Fri)
Per person from $
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$2605*
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Upper Deck
$2735*
$3420*
Boat Deck Std
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Finch Bay Eco-Hotel
“The only beachfront hotel in the Galapagos.”
GALAPAGOS EXPERIENCE Highlights • Relaxing to your heart's content • Island excursions onboard the Sea Finch Departs: 4 Day – Sun, 5 Day – Wed, 8 Day – Wed or Sun. Note: Galapagos National Marine Park Fee of US$100 per person is paid locally (subject to change). Daily excursion may vary according to National Park policies and regulations, weather conditions,seasonal changes and safety reasons. Finch Bay was named South America's Leading Green hotel at the World Travel Awards 2012.
FINCH BAY ECO-HOTEL & YACHT 4 Days/3 Nights from $1805*
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The charming Finch Bay is located just steps from a secluded beach on the island of Santa Cruz. The hotel is designed to take full advantage of the natural surroundings and has 21 air-conditioned rooms. Facilities include a swimming pool, restaurant and bar. Spend exciting days exploring this enchanted paradise with a wide range of activities both on land or at sea. Day 1: Galapagos (Sun) Transfer to the highlands of Santa Cruz Island to visit the Giant Tortoise Reserve. Continue to the Finch Bay Hotel.
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Day 2: North Seymour Island (Mon) Excursion on the Sea Finch or Sea Lion yacht to explore North Seymour Island. Day 3: Plaza Island (Tue) Today’s yacht excursion visits Plaza Island with its fascinating wildlife. Day 4: Depart Galapagos (Wed) Visit the Charles Darwin Research Station. Transfer to the airport. Per person from $ 4 Day
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$1805*
$2495*
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Ocean View
$1965*
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M/Y LA PINTA LUXURY GALAPAGOS 8 Days/7 Nights from $6525*
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M/Y La Pinta
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Includes 7 nights cruising accommodation in a outside cabin, all meals onboard, Galapagos transit control card, fuel surcharge, guided excursions and Galapagos transfers.
The M/Y La Pinta has a capacity of just 48 passengers comfortably accommodated in 24 plush outside cabins located on the Upper Deck, all with large view windows. The yacht also features a large observation lounge, library, Jacuzzi and a glass-bottomed observation boat and kayaks as an alternative to snorkelling excursions. Naturalist guides lead explorers through the wonders of the National Park including the famous giant Galapagos tortoises, land and marine iguanas, penguins, blue-footed boobies and the famous Darwin’s finches. Day 1: Baltra Island & North Seymour Island Morning transfer to board Yacht La Pinta. Afternoon go for a walk along the coast and the interior North Seymour Island, observing bird colonies of blue footed boobies, frigate birds, swallow tailed gulls and also sea lions and marine iguanas.
Day 5: Santa Cruz Island Discover the highlights of Santa Cruz Island including the twin pit craters known as Los Gemelos. Visit the Charles Darwin Research Station and the giant tortoises. Day 6: Floreana Island Visit the historic barrel (serving post office) to learn about the adventures of pirates and whalers that have inhabited the island for over two centuries. In the afternoon visit Punta Cormorant Point. Day 7: Santa Fe Island & South Plaza Island Today see the sandy white beaches of these amazing islands which homes sea lion colonies and numerous birds including shearwaters and swallow-tailed gulls. Day 8: San Cristobal Island Disembark at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno after breakfast for departure transfer to airport.
Day 2: Isabela & Fernandina Islands Visit the lava fields of Punta Vicente Roca. Cruise to the youngest Island in the National Park, Fernandina, to observe sea lions, penguins and colourful sally-light foot crabs. Day 3: Isabela Island After breakfast (wet landing) disembark at Urbina Bay, located at the foot of volcanoes Alcedo and Darwin. This area is home to large and very colourful Galápagos land iguanas. On the northwest of Isabela, secluded Tagus Cove provided a favourite anchorage for pirates and whalers over the centuries. Old graffiti is still found carved on its walls. Day 4: Rábida Island & Santa Cruz Island Journey to the colourful island Rabida with its red sand beaches and dry landing on Santa Cruz to see a brackish water lagoon frequented by lagoon birds, including stilts, pintail ducks, sandpipers, sanderlings, and more. * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
“Discover the Galapagos Islands onboard one of the most elegant expedition yachts available.”
GALAPAGOS ISLAND CRUISE • M/Y La Pinta
Highlights • Unique wildlife and geology • Snorkelling in crystalline waters • Enjoying idyllic beaches Departs: Fri. Note: Galapagos National Marine Park Fee of US$100 per person is paid locally (subject to change). The itinerary is a guide only. The route varies according to National Park policies and regulations, weather conditions, seasonal changes and safety reasons. Shorter 4 & 5 day cruises also available. They can be combined for an alternative 8 day cruise.
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Puerto SANTIAGO NORTH SEYMOUR Egas (JAMES) FERNANDINA Baltra SANTA CRUZ ISABELA
Puerto Villamil
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Puerto Moreno
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Welcome
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Salvador de Bahia BRASILIA PANTANAL
Belo Horizonte Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo
Iguazu Falls
Christ the Redeemer
Discover a captivating land of alabaster beaches which stretch as far as the eye can see, dotted with vibrant, cosmopolitan cities and captivating colonial towns and the ecological richness of the Amazon in Brazil. Experience the exhilaration of Rio de Janeiro as the city gets set to celebrate the World Cup and Olympics, set against a backdrop of breathtaking beauty. Get lost in the rhythm and excitement of Brazil.
Best time to travel As most of the country enjoys temperate weather yearround, there’s no bad time to visit Brazil. Cooler weather makes the country pleasant to visit from April to November, while treks to the Amazon and Pantanal are best experienced during the drier months from June to August. Average Maximum Temperature (°C) – based on Brasilia JAN
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Experiences not to be missed Iguazu Falls Nestled in the native rainforest with over 275 individual waterfalls, the highest of which, the Devil’s Throat, is almost twice the height of Niagara Falls.
Paraty Explore the cobblestoned streets of this 17th Century colonial gem, set amidst secluded beaches and jungle covered mountains.
Pantanal A verdant wonderland with fantastic wildlife viewing coupled with trekking, horseback riding and boat trips.
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ESSENTIAL RIO DE JANEIRO 3 Days/2 Nights from $535* Includes accommodation in the selected hotel, private transfers, meals as indicated and sightseeing on a seat-in-vehicle basis.
Windsor Copa from $120* per night
PLAZA COPACABANA from $120* per night
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Includes breakfast. Located within walking distance of Copacabana Beach, Avenida Atlantica, and the subway station; the new Windsor Copa Hotel offers à la Carte restaurant and fitness centre. Copacabana itself is a playground all day through, and the hotel sits right in the middle of its vibrant atmosphere. Facilities: Restaurant • bar • fitness centre Room Features: 147 rooms • air-conditioning • mini-bar • TV • high speed internet • safe
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Includes breakfast. Only a short two minute walk from Copacabana Beach, close to cinemas, theatres, shopping and Copacabana's exciting night life. Excellent views of the beach and ocean from the rooftop terrace. Easy access to downtown and airports. Facilities: Restaurant • bar • swimming pool • fitness centre Room Features: 237 rooms • air-conditioning • mini-bar • TV • hairdryer • safe
Marvel at the spectacular views over the city and beyond from Mount Sugarloaf and Corcovado. Feel the pulse of the local people known as Cariocas on the beaches and in the nightlife of Copacabana. Day 1: Arrive Rio de Janeiro Arrive at Rio de Janeiro airport and transfer to your hotel for two nights. Day 2: Rio de Janeiro Full day tour of Sugarloaf and Corcovado for spectacular views from Rio's most famous landmarks, including the 38 metre high statue of Christ the Redeemer. Day 3: Rio de Janeiro Transfer to the airport for your onward flight. Per person from $
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$535*
Windsor Copa
$545*
Plaza Copacabana
$545*
Excelsior Copacabana
$609*
Windsor Miramar
$784*
Copacabana Palace Hotel
$905*
RIO DE JANEIRO SIGHTSEEING OPTIONS
COPACABANA PALACE HOTEL
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Situated on Avenida Atlantica overlooking Copacabana Beach, surrounded by shops, restaurants and easily accessible to Rio's major attractions. The rooftop terrace is a great feature with astonishing views of the beach and the statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado Mountain.
This Orient Express hotel is the legendary meeting place of Rio’s high society. Opened in 1923, it is a glamorous icon of the city with a reputation for exemplary service. Located right on Copacabana Beach, the hotel offers a beach service exclusively for guests providing sun lounges and umbrellas.
Facilities: Restaurant • bar • swimming pool • fitness centre • sauna
Facilities: Restaurants • bar • swimming pool • tennis • fitness centre • spa
Room Features: 233 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • safe • mini-bar • hairdryer • internet
Room Features: 222 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • mini bar • hairdryer • safe • internet
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
Sugarloaf Mountain Tour Half Day
$85 $86
Favela tour - Half day, shared
$73
Rio by Night shared – Dinner & Samba Show
$150
Rio by Night Rio Scenarium private
$160
FD Jeep Tour Rio 4 Wonders w/lunch, shared - 8 hours
$232
BBQ dinner and Brazilian samba show. Departs: Mon to Sat, 5 hours.
Departs: Tue to Sat
Departs: Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri
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“An excellent combination: the excitement of Rio, natural wonder of the Amazon and culture of Salvador.”
HIGHLIGHTS OF BRAZIL 11 Days/10 Nights from $3905*
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Includes accommodation, 4 days/3 nights Amazon cruise, airfares Rio de Janeiro/Iguazu/ Manaus/Salvador/Rio de Janeiro, transfers and sightseeing as specified and meals as indicated.
INDEPENDENT tour Highlights • Spectacular Rio de Janeiro • The magnificent waterfalls of Iguazu • Exploring the mighty Amazon
Day 1: Rio de Janeiro On arrival transfer to the Excelsior Copacabana Hotel for three nights.
• The colonial city of Salvador Departs: Sat. Note: Amazon cruise itinerary is a sample only and subject change.
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Day 9: Manaus – Salvador Return to Manaus for a flight to Salvador. Stay two nights at the Hotel Vila Gale Salvador. Day 10: Salvador Morning city tour. Visit the historical section of town, the Pelourinho area, with the largest and the best preserved colonial architecture in the Americas. Day 11: Salvador – Rio de Janeiro Transfer to the airport for your flight to Rio de Janeiro. Iguazu Falls
Day 4: Rio de Janeiro – Iguazu Transfer to the airport for your flight to Iguazu Falls. Stay two nights Hotel San Martin. Day 5: Iguazu Visit the Argentinian side of the falls and the famous Devil's Throat Cataract. Remainder of day at leisure. Day 6: Iguazu – Manaus Fly to Manaus in the heart of the Amazon. Transfer to the dock to board your floating hotel for the next three nights.
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Day 2: Rio de Janeiro Morning tour to Mount Corcovado. In the afternoon tour of the city and Sugarloaf Mountain for spectacular views. Day 3: Rio de Janeiro At leisure. Perhaps take an optional tour to the Imperial City of Petropolis.
Treat yourself with this LUXURY UPGRADE
Iguazu Falls
See the highlights and contrasts of this vast country – from spectacular Rio de Janeiro to the natural splendour of Iguazu Falls; from the wilds of the Amazon to the mysterious culture of Salvador.
Rio de Janeiro
Day 7: Amazon Cruising Morning jungle excursion to observe the local flora. Return to the boat for a swim. Visit a typical Caboclo village to see their traditional way of life. Day 8: Amazon Cruising Early morning excursion to view the sunrise and hear the sounds of the forest while observing hundreds of birds. After breakfast enjoy a piranha fishing excursion. * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
RIO CARNAVAL 5 Days/4 Nights from $1375*
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Includes 4 nights Plaza Copacabana Hotel Mar 01–05 '14, meals as indicated, airport transfers and sightseeing as specified. Note: Sambadrome tickets are not included.
“Experience the most colourful festival on the planet!” Come to the world’s biggest party! Witness the spectacular costumes, dance, songs and presentations at the samba parades. We recommend you pre-purchase your tickets to the Carnaval Parade. Ticket prices available on request. Day 1: Rio de Janeiro Arrive and transfer to your hotel.
Day 2: Rio de Janeiro Half day tour of Corcovado for spectacular views from Rio's most famous landmark, the statue of Christ the Redeemer. Day 3: Rio de Janeiro Morning half day tour of Sugarloaf. It’s height and unmistakable outline makes it one of the main attractions of Rio. Evening at leisure to enjoy the Carnaval Parade. Day 4: Rio de Janeiro At leisure to enjoy the Carnaval Parade. Day 5: Rio de Janeiro Transfer to the airport.
BUZIOS GETAWAY 4 Days/3 Nights from $458*
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Includes accommodation, return transfers from/to Rio de Janeiro and meals as indicated.
“Buzios is the perfect option for relaxation, with it's carefree friendliness and natural beauty.” Located on a peninsula 180 km by road from Rio de Janeiro, Buzios is a charming beach resort with cobblestone streets, more than 20 magnificent beaches and crystal-clear waters, complemented by fine restaurants and fashionable boutiques. Day 1: Rio de Janeiro – Buzios Transfer to Buzios and the Pousada Abracadabra Hotel for three nights.
Days 2–3: Buzios At leisure to enjoy the beautiful beaches of Buzios. The hotel is situated hilltop and offers idyllic ocean views. The Pousada is conveniently located close to shops, restaurants, bars and live music mingles with fishing boats lined up on the beach. Day 4: Buzios – Rio de Janeiro Return transfer to Rio de Janeiro. Note: Shuttle transfers from Rio de Janeiro only operate at certain times during the day. The journey is approximately 3-4 hours.
DISCOVER SALVADOR 4 Days/3 Nights from $490*
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Includes accommodation, transfers and sightseeing as specified and meals as indicated.
“A great insight into the history and culture of Salvador, the capital of the Bahia region.”
The former colonial capital of Brazil, Salvador is a unique blend of magnificent history and African culture. The sounds of samba wafting through the cobbled streets make a visit to Salvador an unforgettable part of any trip to Brazil.
Day 2: Salvador Half day tour of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit the Baroque church of Sao Francisco and historical Pelourinho with its colonial buildings. Day 3: Salvador Day at leisure to explore the city and take in the sights. Day 4: Salvador Transfer to the airport. Departs: Daily.
Day 1: Salvador Transfer to the Bahia Othon Hotel for three nights. * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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“Discover the natural beauty of the mighty Amazon River and the biggest rainforest in the world.”
JUNGLE ECO LODGE Highlights • Hiking through untouched rainforest
The Amazon Ecopark Lodge is located on the edges of the River Tarumã, in the middle of the Amazon forest. Activities include jungle walks, canoe excursions, a visit to the lodge’s private Monkey forest and the Meeting of the Waters. Day 1: Manaus – Amazon EcoPark Transfer to the Amazon Ecopark Jungle Lodge for two nights. Visit to the monkey forest and evening tour by canoe for Alligator Spotting.
• Piranha fishing • The Meeting of the Waters Departs: Daily. Note: The operation of the full day Meeting of the Waters tour is at the discretion of the lodge and could operate on any day of this package.
Day 3: Amazon EcoPark – Manaus Full day tour to the Meeting of the Waters, arriving Manaus in the afternoon. Boat to Manaus and transfer to the airport.
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ANAVILHANAS JUNGLE LODGE 3 Days/2 Nights from $1052*
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“Perhaps the most elegant lodging in the Amazon.” After an exciting day full with new adventures and experiences, including jungle hikes, enjoy the best of both worlds – the beauty and richness of a tropical rainforest with all the comfort you would expect from an international class lodge.
JUNGLE ECO LODGE Highlights • Anavilhanas, the world’s largest fresh water archipelago • The sounds, smells and mysteries of the Amazon Jungle • Spectacular jungle scenery • Swim with Amazonian Dolphins Departs: Daily.
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Day 1: Manaus – Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge Transfer to the Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge for two nights. Evening alligator spotting in canoes. Day 2: Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge After breakfast, experience an exciting jungle hike with experienced local guide. This afternoon swim with Amazon river dolphin in the River Negro. Day 3: Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge – Manaus Morning Piranha fishing expedition while admiring the sights, sounds and smells of the forest. This afternoon return to Manaus.
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Includes 3 nights cruising accommodation in lower deck cabin, meals as indicated and excursions as specified.
“Experience the wilderness of this magnificent region and discover how life on the river is lived.”
water of River Negro meets the brown water of the River Solimoes. Return to Manaus arriving at 11:30am. Per person from $
The MV Desafio classical schooner has been carefully restored using the finest Brazilian wood. It accommodates just 24 passengers and all cabins feature air conditioning and private bathrooms. Onboard facilities include restaurant and large sundeck with outdoor bar, where you can just relax while tasting our famous caipirinha.
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Highlights • Jungle explorations with expert native guides
Discover the deep Brazilian Amazon on board the MV Desafio. Swim in the Rio Negro, share with the indigenous people, enjoy the most beautiful sunsets and feel the nature.
• Red Piranah fishing • Alligator spotting & bird watching • Sailing in the great Brazilian Amazon river
Day 1: Manaus – Amazon Cruising Leave from Manaus' Tropical Hotel lobby at 2:00pm to board the M/V Desafio, your floating hotel for the next three nights. After dinner enjoy a canoe excursion spotting night birds.
• Full board with international & local food Departs Manaus: Thu. Note: Desafio is available for charter.
Day 2: Amazon Cruising Morning jungle excursion to observe the local flora. Return to the boat for a swim. Visit a typical Caboclo village to see their traditional way of life. Afternoon excursion to visit the surrounding lakes and evening caiman spotting.
Novo Airão Manaus AMAZON RIVER
Day 3: Amazon Cruising Early morning excursion to view the sunrise and hear the sounds of the forest while observing hundreds of birds. After breakfast enjoy a piranha fishing excursion. Day 4: Amazon Cruising – Manaus Sail to the Meeting of the Waters where the black * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
RIVER CRUISING
BRAZIL
M/V Desafio
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Welcome
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Chile
Torres del Paine
From top to bottom Chile will enchant and inspire with its spectacular awe-inspiring natural landscapes, in a country where you can delight your palate with diverse flavours and sample local wines, or experience lost civilisations in a land that time forgot. From the stark other-worldly beauty of the Atacama Desert to soaring mountain peaks, capped with the purest white snow, the contrasts of Chile is beguiling.
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BEST TIME TO TRAVEL The Lakes District and Torres del Paine are best explored during the summer months from December through March. The Atacama Desert can be enjoyed year-round, with sizzling summer days and frosty cold nights at high altitudes. Easter Island is cooler and quieter outside of summer, but March is an optimum time to explore its attractions. Average Maximum Temperature (°C) – based on Santiago JAN
FEB
MAR
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MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
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DEC
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ATACAMA DESERT
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Calama
Valparaiso Vina del Mar SANTIAGO
CHILE LAKES DiSTRiCT
Puerto Varas Puerto Montt
Peulla
CHiLOE iSLAND
LAGUNA SAN RAFAEL NATiONAL PARK
TORRES DEL PAiNE NATiONAL PARK
Puerto Natales Punta Arenas
Experiences not to be missed PATAGONIA Torres del Paine are spectacular granite pillars that dominate the landscape of what may be South America's finest national park.
The Lakes District Remarkable National Parks, picturesque German settlements and greenglowing glacial lakes.
San Pedro de Atacama The world’s driest desert hides this tiny oasis, set amongst salt flats, volcanoes, steaming geysers and lost Andean villages.
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ANTARctica Chile Plaza de Armas XXXX
ESSENTIAL SANTIAGO 3 Days/2 Nights from $264* Includes accommodation in the selected hotel, private transfers, meals as indicated and sightseeing on a seat-in-vehicle basis. Santiago, the capital of Chile, is a bustling, modern capital nestled in a valley amidst the ever-present backdrop of the majestic snow-capped Andes. It has a curious mix of historical squares, broad avenues, modern buildings, green parks, tempting shops and wonderful restaurants to discover. Day 1: Arrive Santiago Arrive at Santiago airport and transfer to your hotel for two nights. Day 2: Santiago Half day tour. Highlights include visiting Santa Lucia Hill and the Plaza de Armas with its cathedral. Day 3: Santiago Transfer to the airport for your onward flight. Per person from $
Include breakfast. With its ideal location in downtown Santiago, Hotel Galerias offers guests easy access to the cultural centre of the bustling Chilean capital. The hotel is walking distance to many of Santiago's main attractions including museums, historical plazas and shopping. Facilities: Restaurant • bar • swimming pool • fitness centre
NH Ciudad de Santiago Hotel from $88* per night
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Includes breakfast. The elegant NH Ciudad de Santiago hotel boasts an exceptional location in the Chilean capital, just steps away from Providencia Avenue, one of the city’s main arteries, and with easy access to the historic downtown area, as well as Santa Lucia Hill and San Cristobal with their excellent views of the city. Facilities: Restaurant • bar • swimming pool • fitness centre Room Features: 122 spacious suites • airconditioning • TV • hairdryer • safe • mini-bar
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Hotel Galerias
$264*
NH Ciudad de Santiago
$300*
Crowne Plaza
$356*
Hotel Plaza el Bosque
$372*
Lastarria Boutique Hotel
$414*
The Ritz Carlton
$470*
Per person seat-in-vehicle from $ Half Day Santiago City Tour
$53
Full Day Vina del Mar & Valparaiso
$94
Half Day Andes Mountain Range Tour
$68
Full Day Vineyards Tour
$137
Neruda Route
$137
Note: Private Santiago sightseeing tours also available.
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Room Features: 162 rooms • air-conditioning • safe • TV • mini-bar • hairdryer
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HOTEL GALERIAS from $70* per night
PLAZA EL BOSQUE EBRO from $124* per night ●●●●
THE RITZ CARLTON from $172* per night ●●●●●
Includes breakfast.
Includes breakfast.
Located in the heart of one of the most exclusive districts of Santiago-Las Condes, Plaza El Bosque Ebro is surrounded by shops and restaurants. Comfortable, spacious and fully-equipped suites will make your stay a pleasant experience. Facilities: 2 restaurants • bar • heated indoor pool • fitness centre • spa Room Features: 179 luxury suites • airconditioning • mini-bar • cable TV • safe • cable internet & WiFi
Strategically located in one of the city’s most prestigious neighbourhoods, within walking distance of fine restaurants and boutiques. The hotel has elegantly decorated guest rooms and suites, and the indoor pool and Jacuzzi provide the ideal way to unwind after a day of sightseeing. Facilities: Restaurants • bars • swimming pool • fitness Center • spa Room Features: 205 rooms • air-conditioning • safe • mini-bar • TV • hairdryer • internet * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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THE COLCHAGUA WINE VALLEY 3 Days/2 Nights from $555*
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Includes accommodation, private airport transfer, Colchagua Valley excursion on a seat-invehicle basis, and meals as indicated.
“Taste some of Chile’s finest wines, in one of South America's best known wine regions.”
Day 2: Santa Cruz Morning departure to follow the renowned Colchagua wine route. Visit a winery and taste world-class red wines. Afternoon visit to the Colchagua museum. Overnight at the Hotel Santa Cruz Plaza.
From Santiago, travel to the stunning Colchagua wine region of the Central Valley and discover why this area is famous for its fine red wines. Also visit Colchagua Museum, one of the most important private collections of pre-Hispanic and colonial period artefacts.
Day 3: Return Santiago Breakfast. Enjoy the morning at leisure. This afternoon wine tasting and visit to a recognised winery in the Colchagua or Apalta valleys. Return to Santiago arriving in the evening at your hotel in Santiago.
Day 1: Arrive Santiago Arrive at Santiago airport and transfer to the hotel Galerias for overnight stay.
Departs: Daily.
THE ROAD TO MENDOZA 5 Days/4 Nights from $885*
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Mendoza vineyard
LEISURELY
Includes accommodation, transportation, Santiago sightseeing on a seat-in-vehicle basis and private Mendoza Wine Route tour.
“One of the world's great road journeys along the scenic Andes Mountain range.” Depart Santiago for the spectacular 6-7 hour road journey across the Andes with views of Mount Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America, to the wine capital of Argentina, Mendoza. Day 1: Arrive Santiago Arrive at Santiago airport and transfer to the NH Ciudad de Santiago Hotel for two nights.
Day 2: Santiago Half day tour. Highlights include Santa Lucia Hill and the Plaza de Armas with its cathedral. Day 3: Santiago – Mendoza Journey by coach across the Andes to the wine growing region of Mendoza in Argentina. Spend two nights at the NH Cordillera Hotel. Day 4: Mendoza Private half day tour of local wineries to sample some of Argentina’s finest wines. Day 5: Depart Mendoza Transfer to the airport or extend your stay. Departs: Daily. Winter departures are subject to weather conditions.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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ATACAMA DESERT LANDSCAPES 4 Days/3 Nights from $1172*
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Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and scheduled excursions.
“The Atacama Desert is a spectacular addition to any Chile itinerary.” Discover the wonders of Atacama, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Cordillera de los Andes, the driest desert on earth. Visit the 3000-year-old village of Tulor, the 8th century Quitor Fortress and the salt flats, and see the vastness of the unique Valley of the Moon. Hotel Altiplanico
Day 1: San Pedro De Atacama Arrive Calama airport and transfer to the Hotel Altiplanico, inspired in the style of an Altiplano village for 3 nights. Afternoon visit to the Valley of the Moon. Days 2–3: San Pedro De Atacama Excursions into the surrounding desert, Atacama saltbed, El Tatio Geysers and local villages with their 16th century churches. Day 4: San Pedro De Atacama – Calama Transfer to Calama Airport. Departs: Daily.
HOTEL ALTO ATACAMA 4 Days/3 Nights from $1479*
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Includes accommodation, meals as indicated and an open bar, transfers and excursions.
Alto Atacama
Alto Atacama
Experience the Atacama in style staying at the village hotel Alto Atacama, located near the ancient ruins of Pukara de Quitor, just tree kilometres from San Pedro de Atacama. Combining raw nature with comfort and world class facilities, Alto Atacama offers guests the perfect refuge in which to rejuvenate body and soul.
Atacama, set at the base of the breathtaking Salt Mountains, for three nights.
Day 1: Arrive Atacama On arrival at Calama airport transfer to Alto
Day 4: Depart Atacama Transfer to Calama Airport for your onward flight.
Days 2–3: Atacama Excursions Discover the incredible surroundings of the Altiplano with a choice of 23 different excursions, including El Tatio Geysers and the Atacama salt lake.
15% discount on full board packages (Apr to Sep '14). Stay 4 nights and receive a free night at Le Reve, Santiago (Oct to Mar '14).
EXPLORA EN ATACAMA 4 Days/3 Nights from $2460*
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Includes accommodation in a Tulur room, full board, house wine, drinks, transfers and daily explorations. Explora Atacama Hotel You will discover the traditional Atacama culture and its unique wildlife from the Explora en Atacama base located in a small oasis. The lodge has 46 rooms and 4 suites situated around an inner plaza. It has stables, an observatory, and an area with heated pools, an open-air jacuzzi and steam baths offering an experience of absolute luxury in the middle of the desert. Explora Atacama Hotel
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Day 1: Calama – San Pedro de Atacama You will be picked up at Calama airport to start
your journey across the Atacama desert to the oasis of San Pedro for a 3 night stay at Hotel de Larache. Days 2–3: San Pedro de Atacama Choose from a range of half and full day explorations on foot, bicycle or horseback. All excursions are led by an expert guide. Day 4: San Pedro de Atacama – Calama Transfer to Calama airport for your onward flight. * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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LAKES CROSSING 2 Days/1 Night from $481*
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Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified. Note: This tour can also be taken in reverse, from Argentina to Chile.
“Traverse the Andes by boat across crystalline lakes and beneath stunning conical volcanoes.” Sail the Andes lakes and mountains through the Argentine and Chilean National Parks. The trip commences in Puerto Varas, Chile, and ends in Bariloche, Argentina.
boat to the tiny village of Peulla. Overnight at Hotel Natura. Day 2: Peulla – Bariloche Journey by road to Puerto Frias. Cruise to Puerto Alegre. Take a bus to Puerto Blest. Cruise to Puerto Panuelo followed by a short drive to Bariloche.
Puerto Varas
Departs: Daily.
Day 1: Puerto Varas – Peulla Travel by road through to Petrohue on the shores of Lake Todos Los Santos. Cross the lake by
Per person from $
TWIN
1 Day Lake Crossing
$342*
2 Days/1 Night Lake Crossing
$481*
SOUTHERN LANDSCAPES 3 Days/2 Nights from $364*
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Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified.
“Spectacular scenery of blue mountain lakes and snow-capped volcanoes.” Explore the natural wonders of southern Chile, an extraordinarily beautiful region of snowcapped mountains, glittering lakes and sweeping expanses of wilderness.
Chacao Channel, that separates the continent and the island, with the opportunity to see seawolves, pelicans and seabirds.Visit to Caulin beach, famous for oyster production, and the city of Ancud with its historic San Antonio Fort, local museum and central market. Evening return to Puerto Varas. Day 3: Puerto Varas – Puerto Montt or Lakes Crossing Transfer to Puerto Montt airport or assistance in the morning to connect with the Lakes Crossing tour.
Day 1: Puerto Montt – Puerto Varas Arrival in Puerto Montt airport. Half day tour of Puerto Montt and Puerto Varas. Transfer to the Hotel Cabanas del Lago in Puerto Varas for two nights.
Departs: Daily.
Day 2: Puerto Varas Morning departure to explore the magic Chiloé Island. The journey will begin by crossing the
Note: Optional tour to Frutillar town is available on day 3 for an extra cost, if not taking the Lakes Crossing tour.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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ANTARctica Chile XXXX Moai statues
“Discover a culture whose origins and evolution are still largely unknown.”
EASTER ISLAND 3 Days/2 Nights from $362*
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INDEPENDENT TOUR
Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and full day excursion as specified.
Highlights
Departs: Daily.
The history of this fascinating island is joined to myths and legends, like the ceremonial city of Orongo and the worship centre of Tangata Manu or Bird Man. The town of Hanga Roa is the heart of this island – a land of moais and volcanoes.
Note: Easter Island National Park Fee of US$60 per person is paid locally (subject to change).
Day 1: Easter Island Upon arrival receive a traditional welcome before transferring to your hotel for two nights.
• Exploring the island's archaeological wonders • Learning about the fascinating culture of the people
Day 2: Easter Island Full day excursion visiting the north coast temples of Akahanga, Vinahu, Tongariki, Te Pito Kura, the quarry of Rano Raraku volcano and Explora Hotel
Ahu Nau Nau, with time for relaxing and enjoying beautiful Anakena Beach. Day 3: Easter Island Transfer to the airport for your onward flight. Note: Also available 2, 4 & 5 day packages. Per person from $
3 D/2 N
4 D/3 N
Gomero Hotel
$362*
$523*
Taha Tai Hotel
$394*
$569*
Hotel Iorana
$524*
$766*
Hotel Altiplanico
$621*
$910*
EXPLORA EN RAPA NUI 4 Days/3 Nights from $2905*
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Includes accommodation in a Varua room, full board, house wine, drinks, transfers and daily explorations.
“An unforgettable option to explore this magical and mystical island.” Explora Hotel The Explora concept is a philosophy of travel born out of the desire to explore the natural and cultural environment of remote regions. A feast for the senses, and repose for reason. The hotel has 30 guestrooms, swimming pool, open air jacuzzis and daily explorations to reveal the secrets and beauty of the island. 60
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Day 1: Easter Island You will be met at the airport and transferred to Explora Rapa Nui for three nights. Days 2–3: Easter Island Discover this mysterious island with your choice of daily activities and excursions. Small group explorations include walks to unveil the secrets and beauty of the island. Bicycle through pretty forests and along panoramic coastal paths to view the numerous historical sites. Day 4: Easter Island Transfer to Easter Island airport. Departs: Daily. * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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Perito Moreno, Argentina DISCOVERY
Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified.
Discover what is considered by many to be Latin America’s finest national park, with towering granite massifs, translucent bluegreen lakes, forests and abundant wildlife. The park is located 400km from Punta Arenas and 150 km from Puerto Natales (through Cerro Castillo); between the massif of Los Andes Mountain Range and the Patagonian steppes. Day 1: Punta Arenas – Puerto Natales Transfer from Punta Arenas Airport to Puerto Natales. Stay two nights at the Hotel CostAustralis.
Day 2: Torres del Paine Full day excursion to the spectacular Torres del Paine National Park. Day 3: Puerto Natales – Punta Arenas Transfer to Punta Arenas airport for your onward flight. Departs: Daily. Note: Calafate extension, winter departures, are subject to change and might operate Mon & Fri only. Per person from $
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Glimpse of Patagonia
$528*
El Calafate Extension
$413*
PATAGONIA DREAMING 5 Days/4 Nights from $1505*
Extend your journey with a visit to El Calafate and breathtaking Perito Moreno Glacier.
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GLIMPSE OF PATAGONIA 3 Days/2 Nights from $528*
Day 3: Puerto Natales – El Calafate Transfer to El Calafate, Argentina. Two night stay at the Shehuen Hotel. Day 4: El Calafate Full day excursion to the spectacular and unforgettable Perito Moreno Glacier. Day 5: El Calafate Tranfer to the airport for your onward flight.
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Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified.
Patagonia fascinates with its remote location and stunning landscapes. Explore this unique area with a trip to the Serrano and Balmaceda Glaciers. Enjoy the natural beauty of Torres del Paine National Park with its incredibly setting. Day 1: Punta Arenas – Puerto Natales Arrive Punta Arenas airport. Transfer to Puerto Natales for a stay of two nights at the Hotel Saltos Del Paine. Day 2: Puerto Natales Full day boat excursion up Last Hope Sound to the Serrano and Balmaceda Glaciers. Witness spectacular scenery, sea lion rookeries and isolated estancias.
Day 3: Puerto Natales – Torres Del Paine Full day excursion to Torres del Paine National Park. See some of the park’s magnificent emerald lakes, mountain peaks and waterfalls. Overnight at the Hosteria Las Torres.
Torres del Paine Cuernos
Torres del Paine Salto Grande
Day 4: Torres del Paine – Punta Arenas Half day excursion to the Blue Lagoon. Return to Punta Arenas. Stay overnight at Hotel Cabo de Hornos. Day 5: Punta Arenas Transfer to the airport. Departs: Daily (Oct-Apr).
THE SINGULAR EXPERIENCE PATAGONIA 4 Days/3 Nights from $2120*
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Includes accommodation, all meals as indicated, transfers and scheduled excursions.
The Singular Experience provides you with access to the authentic Patagonia. Now a luxurious historic hotel the Bories Cold Storage Plant was built almost 100 years ago near Puerto Natales in the heart of Chilean Patagonia. The hotel is deeply connected to the historical, cultural, natural and social environment of the region. Delivering quality service in an environment of simple luxury, the Singular Patagonia has 54 rooms, 3 suites and a Spa. Day 1: Punta Arenas – Puerto Bories On arrival at Punta Arenas airport transfer to the Singular hotel located in Puerto Bories overlooking the Patagonian Fjords.
Days 2–3: Puerto Bories During your visit, you can select among a broad choice of expeditions, tours and activities, ranging from visits to Torres del Paine National Park, horse riding around Laguna Sofia, sailing around the Patagonia Fjords: Serrano and Balmaceda Glaciers and Lago Azul; to exclusive trips to our private reserves. Day 4: Puerto Bories – Punta Arenas Transfer to Punta Arenas for your onward flight. Departs: Daily (Sep-May). Note: Half board plan also available.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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ANTARctica patagonia Torres del XXXX Paine
“One of the World's classic trekking routes, taking in the most scenic portions of Patagonia's Torres del Paine National Park.”
TORRES DEL PAINE – THE SHORT W TREK 5 Days/4 Nights from $1502*
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Includes 3 nights accommodation EcoCamp, in a standard dome, 1 night basic accommodation at Refugio Paine Grande – shared basis. All meals, entrance fees and transfers.
TREKKING Highlights • Mysterious Milodon Cave • Grey Glacier • The spectacular Torres del Paine • Beautiful natural scenery Departs: Sun (Oct – Apr). Note: This trek is rated moderate to strenuous. Trekking does cover some rugged trails. Good physical condition is required.
Torres del Paine National Park
Torres del Paine is probably the world’s most spectacular national park and a popular hiking destination. This short version of the W trek, named for the shape of the route, will take you on trails reaching amazing glaciers, grasslands, secluded lakes, forests and the mighty Torres del Paine.
begin the challenging trek to Valle Frances, taking a steep trail that goes into the very heart of the Paine Massif. Next, descend through undulating grassland and light forest until reaching the Refugio Paine Grande for a one night stay.
EcoCamp located in the heart of Torres del Paine, consists of tented igloo-type domes built to minimise the environmental impact while providing a comfortable setting and maximum exposure to nature. The perfect compromise between hotel accommodation and camping.
Day 3: Torres del Paine – Grey Glacier Today hike along the shores of mountain-lined Lake Pehoe towards the impressive Grey Glacier at the northern shore of Grey Lake, the largest glacier in the park. Enjoy a picnic lunch before boarding the boat that sails to the blue face of Grey Glacier. Transfer to the EcoCamp for one night.
Day 1: Punta Arenas – Torres del Paine Meet at Punta Arenas airport and transfer to EcoCamp located in the world famous Torres del Paine National Park. Visit on the way the small but lively town of Puerto Natales and the massive Milodon cave. Overnight EcoCamp.
Day 4: Torres del Paine After breakfast trek the most famous trail in Torres del Paine National Park. Follow the winding uphill path to scenic Ascencio Valley. Continue until the magnificent Towers come into full view. Overnight EcoCamp.
Day 2: Torres del Paine – Valle Frances Board the catamaran to cross Pehoe Lake to
Day 5: Torres del Paine – Punta Arenas Transfer to Punta Arenas for your onward flight.
EcoCamp
Puerto Natales
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HOTEL LAS TORRES 4 Days/3 Nights from $1235*
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Includes accommodation, all meals, return transfers from Punta Arenas and excursions.
The Hotel Las Torres is set in the heart of Torres del Paine National Park, only a few kilometres from the legendary Paine Towers and offers an excellent range of excursions.
Day 2: Torres del Paine Choose from an array of excursions including trekking, horseback riding and guided vehicle excursions.
Originally a working cattle estancia the spacious lounge area takes advantage of the spectacular mountain scenery. After a busy day hiking, trekking or horseback riding in the park, relax at the spa and enjoy a hearty meal of typical regional cuisine at the restaurant.
Day 3: Torres del Paine Enjoy the optional excursion exploring the amazing landscapes of this fascinating National Park.
Day 1: Punta Arenas – Torres del Paine Meet at Punta Arenas airport and transfer to the Hotel Las Torres located in the heart of Torres del Paine National Park for a three night stay.
Day 4: Torres del Paine – Punta Arenas After breakfast, transfer to Punta Arenas for your onward flight. Departs: Daily.
ECOCAMP'S SUITE DOMES 3 Days/2 Nights from $1219*
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Includes accommodation, all meals, return transfers from Punta Arenas and excursions.
Discover the most beautiful treasures of Torres del Paine National Park with easy and active programs, while enjoying superb comfort and ease at the new sustainable EcoCamp’s Suite Domes. These comfortable tented igloo-type domes built the same way as the ancient native Kaweskar’s dwellings have minimal environmental impact, with great exposure to nature in the most magnificent Patagonian setting. Day 1: Punta Arenas – Torres del Paine Journey by road from Punta Arenas to EcoCamp, located in the heart of the National Park.
Day 2: Torres Del Paine With the option of an active or soft excursion, discover what is considered by many to be Latin America’s finest national park, with towering granite massifs and translucent blue-green lakes. Day 3: Torres del Paine – Punta Arenas Transfer to Punta Arenas for your onward flight. Departs: Daily, Sep to Apr. Note: Also available 3 and 4 night packages.
EXPLORA EN PATAGONIA 5 Days/4 Nights from $3415*
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DISCOVERY
Includes accommodation in a Salto Chico room, full board, house wine and soft drinks, transfers and daily explorations.
Explora is the only lodge at the centre of Torres del Paine National Park and is set amongst an exhilarating combination of glaciers, emerald lakes and mountain peaks and mixes refined luxury with adventure.
Days 2–4: Torres del Paine Enjoy organised lakeshore walks, hiking, horse riding and sightseeing excursions. Alternatively, just relax and enjoy the luxury of the lodge.
A range of daily excursions are available to suit every ability and include sailing to the magnificent Grey Glacier, horse riding to the Laguna Verde and hiking alongside the towering Cuernos del Paine – led by specialist naturalist guides.
Day 5: Torres del Paine – Punta Arenas Transfer to Punta Arenas airport. Departs: Please check with Adventure World for departure dates.
Day 1: Punta Arenas – Torres del Paine Arrive Punta Arenas airport and transfer to the Explora Lodge. * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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Skorpios II
ANTARctica patagonia “Skorpios Cruises provide the most remarkable way to experience the incredible natural beauty of this area.”
THE CHONOS CLASSIC ROUTE – SKORPIOS II 6 Days/5 Nights from $2035*
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Highlights • Majestic glaciers of the icefields • Spectacular fjords and channels • Breathtaking San Rafael Glacier • Awe-inspiring scenery • Endless photographic opportunities Chonos Classic Route Departs Puerto Montt: Sat Kaweskar Explorers Route Departs Punta Arenas: Tue, Fri Note: Skorpios II operates Sep to Apr, Skorpios III operates Oct to Mar.
Includes 5 nights cruising accommodation Athens Deck, all meals onboard, beverages, transfers and embarkation boarding tax.
From Puerto Montt, sail south onboard MV Skorpios II offering comfortable accommodation for 106 passengers. See the spectacular San Rafael Glacier and visit picturesque villages such as Puerto Aguirre and Castro. Day 1: Puerto Montt Depart Puerto Montt at 11.00am. Sail through the archipelago of Llanquihue. Day 2: Puerto Aguirre Cruise through the Moraleda and Ferronave Channels to Puerto Aguirre. Day 3: San Rafael Glacier
Sail along the San Rafael Inlet before anchoring in front of the glacier. Enjoy boat excursions among multicoloured icebergs. Day 4: Quiltralco Fjord Anchor at Quiltralco. Relax in the hot spring baths. Day 5: Corcovado Gulf crossing Visit the charming town of Castro on the island of Chiloe. Evening farewell party, Captain’s dinner and dancing. Day 6: Puerto Montt After breakfast, disembark in Puerto Montt. Transfer to airport for an after midday flight.
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KAWESKAR EXPLORERS ROUTE – SKORPIOS III 4 Days/3 Nights from $1785*
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DISCOVERY
Includes 3 nights cruising accommodation on Athens Deck, all meals onboard, beverages, transfers and embarkation boarding tax.
CHILE Castro
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Puerto Aguirre Quitralco GLACIER SAN RAFAEL FJORD CALVO GLACIER EL BRUJO
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The MV Skorpios III sets sail from Puerto Natales through the channels and fjords that border the Southern Ice Field. The natural beauty is breathtaking as this area holds the biggest and most spectacular glaciers in the southern hemisphere. Capacity 92 passengers.
Day 4: Puerto Natales Disembark in Puerto Natales after breakfast for transfer to Punta Arenas for an after midday flight.
Day 1: Punta Arenas Morning arrive Punta Arenas airport and transfer to Puerto Natales. Weigh anchor and set sail. Day 2: Amalia Glacier – Calvo Fjord Arrival at Amalia Glacier before sailing towards El Brujo Glacier. Disembarkation for views of the Glacier. Set sail to Calvo Fjord with a boat excursion on arrival. Day 3: Montañas Fjord Discover Montañas Fjord, with its five glaciers. Hike to the base of Bernal Glacier. Sail in the bay of Herman Glacier. Visit the Alsina and Paredes Glacier. Evening farewell party, Captain’s dinner and dancing.
San Rafael Glacier
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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STELLA AUSTRALIS Ushuaia – Punta Arenas 4 Days/3 Nights from $1245*
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“An unforgettable experience, exploring the end of the world!”
DISCOVERY
SMALL SHIP CRUISE
Includes 3 nights cruising accommodation in a category B lower deck cabin, all meals, excursions and onboard entertainment.
Highlights
Day 1: Ushuaia Welcome cocktail reception onboard from the captain and crew before the ship departs through the mythical Beagle Channel. Day 2: Cape Horn – Wulaia Bay Disembark Cape Horn, a sheer, almost 425-metre-high promontory, where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet. In the afternoon
disembark in historical Wulaia Bay, renowned for its spectacular beauty. Day 3: De Agostini Sound – Aguilar Glacier Sail through numerous channels to enter the stunning De Angotini Sound. Afternoon zodiac excursion to Aguilar glacier where you will embark upon on a easy walk to its base. Day 4: Magdalena Island – Punta Arenas Disembark Magdalena Island, the home of an immense colony of more than 120,000 Magellanic penguins. Sail to Punta Arenas, disembarking at 11:30am.
Departs Ushuaia: M/V Stella Australis 3 nights – Wed; M/V Via Australis 4 nights Forthnightly on Mon.
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Day 4: Cape Horn – Wulaia Bay Disembark Cape Horn, a sheer, almost 425-metre-high promontory, where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet. In the afternoon, disembark in historical Wulaia Bay, renowned for its spectacular beauty. Day 5: Ushuaia Arrive in Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. Disembark 08:00.
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Day 2: Ainsworth Bay – Tucker Islet Navigate through Almirantazgo Sound to Marinelli Glacier in Ainsworth Bay. Enjoy a walk in a marvellous Magellanic forest. Zodiac excursion to Tucker Islet. Day 3: Pia Glacier – Glacier Alley Sail through the Beagle Channel to reach Pia Glacier. Short hike to a lookout point with spectacular views of the glacier.
M/V Via Australis 4 nights Forthnightly on Mon. Note: Also available 3 night cruise Punta Arenas to Punta Arenas – Fri
Includes 4 nights cruising accommodation in a category B lower deck cabin, all meals, excursions and onboard entertainment.
Day 1: Punta Arenas The captain and crew welcome you onboard. Enjoy a cocktail with your fellow cruise mates.
• Patagonian scenery in all its splendour
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STELLA / VIA AUSTRALIS Punta Arenas – Ushuaia 5 Days/4 Nights from $1460*
Take a journey through the far end of the earth aboard Stella Australis. Enjoy the splendour and beauty of unique natural scenery from on board a ship ideally suited for exploring the waters around Tierra del Fuego
• The mythical Cape Horn
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Cruise through the Beagle Channel and the mythical Strait of Magellan to explore one of the most captivating wilderness regions in the world – Southern Patagonia, including Tierra del Fuego.
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PATAGONIA & CHILEAN FJORDS 11 Days/10 Nights from $3025*
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Includes accommodation, 3 night Stella Australis cruise in a category B cabin, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified.
INDEPENDENT tour Highlights • The mythical Cape Horn • Torres del Paine National Park • The stunning Perito Moreno Glacier • Unique wildlife • Fascinating insights into a colourful history
Discover Patagonia with its wild untamed beauty of ice blue glaciers and fjords. A land of natural wonders with beautiful snow capped mountains, glittering lakes and sweeping expanses. Voyage to the End of the Earth aboard a ship ideally suited for exploring the waters around Tierra del Fuego. Day 1: Arrive Ushuaia Arrive at the southernmost city in the world. Overnight at the Hotel Tolkeyen.
• Patagonian scenery in all its splendour Departs Stella Australis: Tue Does not operate 11 Apr – 25 Sep '14
Day 2: Ushuaia – Beagle Channel Embarkation on the Stella Australis for a three night cruise to Punta Arenas. Welcome cocktail reception before the ship departs through the mythical Beagle Channel. Day 3: Cape Horn – Wulaia Bay Disembark Cape Horn, a sheer, almost 425-metre-high promontory, where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet. In the afternoon disembark in historical Wulaia Bay, renowned for its spectacular beauty.
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trekking, horseback riding and guided vehicle excursions. Day 8: Torres del Paine Enjoy the optional excursion exploring the amazing landscapes of this fascinating National Park. Day 9: Torres del Paine – El Calafate After breakfast, transfer to El Calafate for two nights at the Hotel Esplendor El Calafate, with views overlooking Argentino Lake. Day 10: El Calafate This morning begin a full-day tour to the Glaciares National Park to visit one of the world’s natural wonders, the Perito Moreno Glacier covering more than four square kilometres. Day 11: El Calafate Transfer to El Calafate airport for your onward flight. Cruceros Australis
Day 4: Chico Sound Visit awe-inspiring Gunther Pluschow Glacier. Then sail to Chico Sound. Zodiac excursions to the majestic Piloto and Nena glaciers. Day 5: Magdalena Island – Punta Arenas Disembark Magdalena Island, the home of an immense colony of more than 120,000 Magellanic penguins. Sail to Punta Arenas. Overnight at the Hotel Jose Nogueira. Day 6: Punta Arenas – Torres del Paine Journey by road to the Hosteria Las Torres located in the heart of the National Park for three nights. Day 7: Torres del Paine Choose from an array of excursions including
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Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified including park fees.
“The Perito Moreno Glacier is one of Argentina’s must-see natural wonders.” El Calafate is a small village set on the edge of Lake Argentino. From El Calafate, visit the World Heritage Site of Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the most impressive glaciers in the world at 60m high. Watch and hear the spectacle as huge blocks of ice calve from its face.
natural wonders, the Perito Moreno Glacier covering more than four square kilometres. Day 3: El Calafate Full day tour on and around Lake Argentino. Sail among white and blue icebergs for views of the spectacular Upsala Glacier, the second longest glacier in South America. Day 4: El Calafate Transfer to El Calafate airport for your onward flight.
INDEPENDENT tour Highlights • Exceptional natural beauty Departs: Daily.
Day 1: El Calafate On arrival transfer to your hotel for three nights. Day 2: El Calafate This morning begin a full-day tour to the Glaciares National Park to visit one of the world’s
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“Perfect for those interested in the wild nature and scenery of the Patagonia region.” Discover the prolific marine life of Puerto Madryn. Journey to Ushuaia – known as the City at the End of the World. Visit one of the world’s most impressive glaciers from El Calafate – the incredible Perito Moreno Glacier. We also offer an extension to Torres del Paine National Park in Chile with its breathtaking scenery.
Day 6: El Calafate This morning begin a full-day tour to the Glaciares National Park to visit one of the world’s natural wonders, the Perito Moreno Glacier. Day 7: El Calafate Transfer to the airport for you onward flight or extend your journey to Torres del Paine.
Day 1: Trelew – Puerto Madryn On arrival at Trelew airport transfer to Puerto Madryn. Stay two nights at the Dazzler Hotel or similar. Day 2: Puerto Madryn Full day tour to Península Valdés, visiting Puerto Piramide, with its sea lion rookery. Continue to Punta Delgada before returning to Puerto Madryn. Day 3: Puerto Madryn – Ushuaia Transfer to Trelew airport for flight to Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. Stay two nights at the Hotel Tolkeyen or similar. Day 4: Ushuaia Half day tour visiting the lakes and forests of Tierra del Fuego National Park. Day 5: Ushuaia – El Calafate Fly to El Calafate. Transfer to Hosteria Los Hielos for two nights. * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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INDEPENDENT tour Highlights • The picturesque town of Trelew
after tour option Extend your journey with a visit to Torres del Paine National Park Day 7: El Calafate – Puerto Natales Journey by coach across the border into Chile to Puerto Natales. Stay two nights CostAustralis Hotel. Day 8: Torres del Paine Full day tour to Torres del Paine National Park, a wonderland of craggy granite peaks, glacier-fed lakes, waterfalls and fantastic scenery.
• Ushuaia, southernmost city in the world • The spectacular Perito Moreno Glacier • The Torres del Paine National Park Departs: Daily.
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Day 9: Puerto Natales – El Calafate Return to El Calafate, Argentina. Transfer to the airport.
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“Patagonia fascinates and astounds the visitor with its remote location and stunning landscapes.”
SOUTHERN TREASURES 13 Days/12 Nights from $3125*
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INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • Patagonian scenery in all its splendour • The Torres del Paine National Park • The spectacular Perito Moreno Glacier • Buenos Aires – Paris of the South • Iguazu Falls, the most magnificent waterfalls in the world Departs: Daily.
Includes all flights as per itinerary, accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified.
Discover Torres del Paine National Park considered by many to be Latin America’s finest national park, with towering granite massifs, translucent blue-green lakes, forests and abundant wildlife in an area that mesmerises all who visit. From El Calafate, visit the World Heritage Site of Perito Moreno Glacier. Discover the magnificent Iguazu Falls, the largest waterfalls in the world and a sight to behold. Day 1: Arrive Santiago Arrive at Santiago airport and transfer to the Hotel Crown Plaza for three nights. Day 2: Santiago Half day tour. Highlights include visiting Santa Lucia Hill and the Plaza de Armas with its cathedral.
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Day 10: Buenos Aires Day free to relax, shop, stroll and explore this magnificent city. Enjoy an evening dinner and tango show. Day 11: Buenos Aires – Iguazu Falls Flight to Puerto Iguazu and transfer to the Hotel Sheraton for a two night stay. Day 12: Iguazu Falls Tour of the Argentine side of the falls and the famous Devil’s Throat Cataract. Day 13: Iguazu Falls – Buenos Aires Transfer to the airport for flight to Buenos Aires. Iguazu Falls
Day 4: Santiago – Puerto Natales Transfer to the airport for your flight to Punta Arenas and transfer to Puerto Natales. Enjoy a stay of two nights at the Hotel CostAustralis. Day 5: Torres Del Paine Full day excursion to Torres del Paine National Park. Day 6: Puerto Natales – El Calafate Transfer to El Calafate, Argentina. Two night stay at the Hosteria Los Hielos or similar.
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Day 3: Santiago Full day wine tour to one of Chile’s top winegrowing valleys near Santiago.
Day 9: Buenos Aires Half day tour to introduce you to the city known as the Paris of the South.
Punta Arenas
Day 7: El Calafate Full day excursion to the spectacular and unforgettable Perito Moreno Glacier. Day 8: El Calafate – Buenos Aires Transfer to the airport for the flight to Buenos Aires. Stay three nights at the Hotel de las Americas.
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The last frontier of travel surely has to be Antarctica, and your journey begins as you cross the vastness of the Southern Ocean. This pristine wilderness remains an adventurer’s wonderland, remote and untamed, from the stunning ethereal beauty of a gigantic iceberg, to the abundance of wildlife and tales of explorers from a bygone era. A trip to Antarctica is an awe-inspiring destination unlike any other.
Best time to travel The Antarctic season lasts approximately five months with each offering its own highlights. Early summer sees birds and penguins courting and mating, while December and January bring warmer temperatures and up to 20 hours of sunlight each day. Late summer is best for whale watching, while penguin chicks are beginning to fledge. Average Maximum Temperature (°C) – based on Rothera Point JAN
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Experiences not to be missed South Shetland Islands Discover an abundance of curious wildlife as they jostle for a spot on the beaches of these islands off the Antarctic Peninsula.
South Georgia Journey through the land of the Emperor penguin, spectacular icebergs and historic tales of adventure.
Lemaire Channel With sheer cliffs plunging into an icy sea, orcas and humpback whales often accompany ships as they traverse some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet.
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Includes One pre voyage hotel night in embarkation city, accommodation in a twin porthole suite, all scheduled excursions, all meals onboard, one glass of wine, beer or soft drink with dinner, a pair of boots for use during the voyage, expedition jacket (yours to keep) all port fees, transfer from group hotel to ship for embarkation & disembarkation in Ushuaia, digital voyage log.
This voyage features the abundant wildlife and spectacular scenery of the Antarctic Peninsula, including the classic sites of historic and scientific interest. SEA EXPLORER (formerly Corinthian II) has always been known for its effortless elegance, impeccable service and atmosphere of charm and camaraderie. Now we add increased adventure options and an on-site passenger service representative. Sea Explorer is the perfect blend of luxury and adventurous exploration. Is it a luxury ship or adventure ship? It’s both!
Expedition Cruise • Sea Explorer
Highlights • Ushuaia – Southern most town in the world • Countless wildlife spotting opportunities • Antarctica: The land of superlatives • The striking Lemaire Channel Departs Ushuaia: 27 Nov, 18 Dec '14. 14, 24 Jan, 03 Feb '15.
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Day 1: Ushuaia Enjoy the Argentinean leather markets and succulent lamb dishes that make Patagonia famous as you explore the southernmost town in the world. Highlights of Ushuaia include an award-winning museum and trips to nearby Tierra del Fuego National Park and its popular “Train at the End of the World”. Day 2: Embarkation Arriving at the ship in the afternoon, you will be greeted by our Expedition Team and ship's officers at a safety and orientation briefing followed by the Captain's welcome dinner. After dinner, relax and take in the mountainous scenery on our early evening sail down the Beagle Channel past Magellanic Penguin, Rock Cormorant, and Sea Lion colonies. Days 3–4: Drake Passage Among the wildlife spotting opportunities as we sail south are the Albatrosses, Prions, and Petrels that frequently follow the ship. Our Expedition Team will be out on deck as well, looking for Whales and Dolphins that may also be seen in the area. Our experts will begin the presentations with informative and entertaining lectures on the wildlife, history, and geology of The Falkland Islands and Southern Ocean. Helpful briefings on environmental regulations and expedition safety will also be held in the comfortable lecture hall. The length of our journey depends on sea conditions but we should approach the South
Shetland Islands of the Antarctic Peninsula in the evening of Day 4. Days 5–9: Antarctica The land of superlatives, Antarctica! Our Expedition Leader and Captain will create a flexible itinerary based on weather, ice, and opportunity. The route will stress the most scenic bays and channels of the Peninsula with stops at penguin rookeries, seal wallows, bird colonies and whale feeding areas as well as sites of historic and scientific interest. The trip may include picturesque Neko Harbor, sheltered Paradise Harbor, the Humpback Whale favored Wilhelmina Bay, the striking Lemaire Channel, the wildlife-filled Penola Channel, or the majestic Neumayer Channel. We may stop at an active scientific base such as Poland’s Arctowksi or Ukraine’s Vernadskiy as well as an historic base such as U.K.’s Port Lockroy or Wordie House. Adelie, Chinstrap and Gentoo Penguins abound, and Weddell, Crabeater and Elephant Seals are often found hauled out to rest along with predatory Leopard Seals and the aggressive Antarctic Fur Seal. Minke and Humpback Whales are frequent visitors in the late season. Days 10–11: Drake Passage We will continue our lecture series and wildlife spotting as we sail back to Ushuaia and reflect on beautiful Antarctica and its fragile future. We arrive at Ushuaia in the early hours of Day 12. Day 12: Ushuaia disembarkation * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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Includes One pre voyage hotel night in embarkation city, accommodation in a twin porthole suite, all scheduled excursions, all meals onboard, one glass of wine, beer or soft drink with dinner, a pair of boots for use during the voyage, expedition jacket (yours to keep) all port fees, transfer from group hotel to ship for embarkation & disembarkation in Ushuaia, digital voyage log.
This epic voyage encompasses the cosmopolitan city of Buenos Aires, the wildlife paradise of South Georgia, the remote Falkland Islands as well as the icy wonders of the Antarctic Peninsula. You’ll experience a great diversity of environments and landscapes, which will provide unique and amazing wildlife viewing opportunities. Day 1: Buenos Aires The capital of Argentina, the birthplace of Tango. The city is rich in culture and style and a vibrant gateway for our voyage. Day 2: Embarkation Arriving at the ship in the afternoon, you will be greeted by our Expedition Team and ship's officers followed by the Captain's welcome dinner. Day 3: Southern Ocean Among the wildlife spotting opportunities as we sail south are the Albatrosses, Prions, and Petrels that frequently follow the ship as well as whales and Dolphins. Day 6: West Falklands The westernmost settled outposts in the Falklands are remote farms that have been family-owned for six and seven generations. The sheep graze alongside Albatross colonies and Rockhopper, King, and Macaroni Penguin rookeries while Striated Caracaras patrol overhead and Upland Geese graze at the water's edge. Day 7: Stanley, East Falkland Chosen for its sheltered harbor and access to abundant fresh water and peat for fuel, Stanley is easy to discover on foot as most shops and services are centred on the port. It is possible to experience the wildlife of the Falklands from the town including Sea Lions and Peale's and Commerson's Dolphins. Days 8–9: Southern Ocean There will be plenty of wildlife spotting as we make our way east across the Antarctic Convergence and officially enter Antarctic waters.
Days 10–13: South Georgia Its unique position inside the Antarctic Convergence yet outside the limit of the yearly sea ice makes this 3,755 square kilometer island home to tens of millions of breeding Penguins, Seals, and Seabirds. Magnificent mountain scenery, glaciers galore, a rugged coastline punctuated with castellate and tabular icebergs, a rich historical tapestry, and an astounding array of wildlife are all available to us as we travel down South Georgia's leeward coast. Days 14–15: Scotia Sea Heading farther south, we continue our informative presentations and wildlife watch as the icebergs become more and more plentiful. Days 16–19: Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands The land of superlatives, Antarctica! Our Expedition Leader and Captain will create a flexible itinerary based on weather, ice, and opportunity. The route will stress the most scenic bays and channels of the Peninsula with stops at penguin rookeries, seal wallows, bird colonies and whale feeding areas as well as sites of historic and scientific interest. Days 20–21: Drake Passage We will continue our presentation series and wildlife spotting as we sail back to Ushuaia and reflect on beautiful Antarctica and its fragile future. Day 22: Ushuaia disembarkation Morning disembarkation lets you catch a flight to Buenos Aires or stay in Ushuaia for more sights and adventure.
Expedition Cruise • Sea Explorer
Highlights • Explore by ship, zodiac and on foot • Learn about Antarctica’s unique geology, history and wildlife • Follow in the footsteps of Sir Ernest Shackleton Departs Ushuaia: 19 Feb, 28 Oct '14, 23 Feb '15. Note: Please note that the voyage beginning on 28 Oct, 2014 embarks in Buenos Aires and disembarks in Ushuaia, and the voyages departing on 19 Feb, 2014 & 23 Feb, 2015 operates in reverse BUENOS AiRES
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Includes 9 nights cruising accommodation in a cat 2 twin cabin, 1 night accommodation in Ushuaia, all meals on board the ship,. breakfast at the hotel, arrival transfer from airport in Ushuaia to hotel, Zodiac excursions, lectures and educational programs, waterproof boots*, expedition Parka, Antarctica destination guide book.
Vivid emerald, violet tints, intense blue and crimson light—the Antarctic Peninsula is anything but a world of white desolation. Join us on a true adventure to a world of immense scale and visual splendor. Passing huge icebergs in the flat calm of a polar morning will reshape the way you look at your world. Encounter huge whales, enormous rookeries of penguins and stunning landscapes few have ever witnessed. This 11-day expedition will introduce you to the magic of the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula.
• MS Expedition
Highlights • Dramatic icy landscapes • Spectacular wildlife viewing • Setting foot on the White Continent
• Zodiac excursions
Day 1: Arrive Ushuaia Enjoy the sights and sounds of the world's most southerly city. Arrive in Ushuaia at any time, arrival transfer included.
Departs Ushuaia: 28 Nov '14, 01, 29 Jan, 03,12 Mar '15.
Day 2: Ushuaia Embarkation on the MS Expedition begins in the afternoon at the port in Ushuaia.
• Brave the chill by taking an optional 'polar plunge'
Note: Minimum age on this vessel is 10 years. Enhance your adventure: Take your polar experience to the next level with optional kayaking or camping excursions.
Days 3–4: Drake Passage Your adventure begins with a 800km (497mi) crossing of the passage. Take in daily lectures from your expedition team and keep an eye out for the first sightings of icebergs, whales and albatross following in the Expedition's wake. Days 5–8: Antarctic Peninsula & South Shetland Islands
Experience some of the most unique wildlife viewing and inspiring scenery in the world as you set foot on the Antarctic continent. Attempt two shore landings per day (weather permitting) and encounter Gentoo, Chinstrap and Adélie penguin rookeries, Weddell, crabeater and leopard seals, and orca, humpback and minke whales in the cold Antarctic waters. Days 9–10: Drake Passage Begin your journey north to our home port of Ushuaia. Review the highlights of your Antarctic experience with our lecturers and staff. Keep your eyes open on the observation deck for some last-minute whale sightings. Day 11: Depart Ushuaia Disembark in the morning.
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Includes 11 nights cruising accommodation in a cat 2 twin cabin, 1 night accommodation in Ushuaia, all meals on board the ship,. breakfast at the hotel, arrival transfer from airport in Ushuaia to hotel, Zodiac excursions, lectures and educational programs, waterproof boots*, expedition Parka, Antarctica destination guide book. Like the ‘Antarctica Classic’, this 13-day expedition will introduce you to the magic of the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula – but allows for two additional days to explore its majesty. Part of the reward of arriving in Antarctica is the challenge of negotiating the Drake Passage – and the M/S Expedition will bring you there safely. Encounter leopard seals lazing on ice floes and immense rookeries of penguins surrounded by towering glaciers. The Expedition’s expert guides and lecturers offer knowledge and insights that really bring the nature and history of the region to life and serve to create an adventure of a lifetime. Day 1: Arrive Ushuaia Enjoy the sights and sounds of the world's most southerly city. Arrive in Ushuaia at any time. Day 2: Ushuaia Embarkation on the M/S Expedition begins in the afternoon at the port in Ushuaia. We enjoy the evening sailing through the Beagle Channel. Days 3–4: The Drake Passage Our adventure begins with a 800 km crossing of the passage that bears the name of the 16th century English explorer Sir Francis
Drake. The ship is at home in this part of the Southern Ocean. Take in daily lectures from your expedition team and keep an eye out for the first sightings of icebergs, whales, and albatross following in the ship's wake. Days 5–10: The Antarctic Peninsula & the South Shetland Islands Experience some of the most unique wildlife viewing and inspiring scenery in the world as you explore and set foot on the Antarctic continent. Attempt two shore landings per day (weather conditions permitting), and encounter gentoo, chinstrap and Adélie penguin rookeries, Weddell, crabeater and leopard seals, and orca, humpback and minke whales in the cold Antarctic waters. The peninsula also has a remarkable human history. During the voyage we will learn about some of the most important and dramatic expeditions to this remote corner of the world. Days 11–12: The Drake Passage Today we begin our journey north to our home port of Ushuaia. Review the highlights of your Antarctic experience with our lecturers and staff. Keep your eyes open on the observation deck for some final whale sightings. Day 13: Depart Ushuaia Disembark in the morning.
EXPEDITION CRUISE • MS Expedition
Highlights • Encountering amazing polar wildlife and immense icebergs • Exploring the South Shetland Islands • Reaching the Antarctic Peninsula Departs Ushuaia: 06, 17 Nov '14. Note: Minimum age on this vessel is 10 years. Enhance your adventure: Take your polar experience to the next level with optional kayaking or camping excursions
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Includes 12 nights cruising accommodation in a cat 3 twin cabin, 1 night accommodation in Ushuaia, all meals on board the ship,. breakfast at the hotel, arrival transfer from airport in Ushuaia to hotel, Zodiac excursions, lectures and educational programs, waterproof boots*, expedition Parka, Antarctica destination guide book.
Expedition cruise
Note: Minimum age on this vessel is 10 years.
A massive rookery of penguins shuffles across a frozen shore, a pod of whales glides through frigid waters, dramatic landscapes float off in the distance – welcome to Antarctica. Join us on a voyage of discovery to our planet’s last frontier – a mysterious and virtually pristine paradise. Our icestrengthened expedition ship is ideally suited to cruising this icy wilderness and its expert staff are on hand to ensure you’ll fully appreciate all the majesty you encounter. You’ll sail the Drake Passage past the South Shetland Islands and then really explore the western coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Prepare yourself for an adventure like no other – more like a private expedition than a traditional cruise.
Enhance your adventure: Take your polar experience to the next level with optional kayaking or camping excursions.
Day 1: Arrive Ushuaia Arrive at any time. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the world's most southerly city.
Highlights • Spying whales and albatross following the vessel • Cruising the South Shetland Islands • Discovering the wonders of the Antarctic Peninsula • Marvelling at immense icebergs Departs Ushuaia: 25 Feb, 09 Mar, 20 Dec '14, 07, 19 Feb '15.
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Day 2: Ushuaia Embarkation on the M/S Expedition begins in the afternoon at the port in Ushuaia. We enjoy the evening sailing through the Beagle Channel. Days 3–4: Ushuaia / Beagle Channel / the Drake Passage Our adventure begins with a 645 km crossing of the passage that bears the name of the 16th century English explorer Sir Francis Drake. The ship is at home in this part of the Southern Ocean. Take in daily lectures from your expedition team, and keep an eye out for the first sightings of icebergs, whales, and albatross following in the ship's wake.
Days 5–6: Antarctic Peninsula & the South Shetland Islands Experience some of the most unique wildlife viewing and inspiring scenery in the world as you set foot on the Antarctic continent. Attempt two shore landings per day (weather conditions permitting), and encounter gentoo, chinstrap and Adélie penguin rookeries, Weddell, crabeater and leopard seals, and orca, humpback and minke whales in the cold Antarctic waters. The peninsula also has a remarkable human history. During the voyage we will learn about some of the most important and dramatic expeditions to this remote corner of the world. Days 7–8: The Polar Circle Crossing Set off southward along the western coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, passing colossal icebergs and countless colonies of penguins. Days 9–11: The Antarctic Peninsula & the South Shetland Islands We will turn north for the first time and head back through the 'inside passage' (depending on weather conditions) to continue our exploration of the Antarctic Peninsula exploration of the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands. Days 12–13: The Drake Passage Begin your northbound journey to our home port of Ushuaia. Review the highlights of your Antarctic experience with our lecturers and staff, and keep your eyes open on the observation deck for some final whale sightings. Day 14: Depart Ushuaia Disembark in the morning.
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Includes 19 nights cruising accommodation in a cat 2 twin cabin, 1 night accommodation in Ushuaia, all meals on board the ship,. breakfast at the hotel, arrival transfer from airport in Ushuaia to hotel, Zodiac excursions, lectures and educational programs, waterproof boots*, expedition Parka, Antarctica destination guide book
Experience vast penguin rookeries and seal colonies on this awe-inspiring voyage to Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands. This 21-day voyage illuminates Ernest Shackleton’s legend and recounts his courageous exploration of Antarctica. You’ll visit historical sites of past explorers, as well as Shackleton’s final resting place— the wildlife rich island of South Georgia. Antarctica is beyond comprehension and sure to amaze any traveller seeking a true adventure to the world’s most remote wilderness. Day 1: Arrive Ushuaia Arrive at any time. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the world's most southerly city. Day 2: Ushuaia Embarkation on the M/S Expedition begins in the afternoon at the port in Ushuaia. We enjoy the evening sailing through the Beagle Channel. Day 3: At Sea As we make the passage east, become acquainted with the ship. We also begin lecture and information sessions to learn the extraordinary human and natural history of the Antarctic region.
Island. Days at sea are filled with lectures to prepare us for landings. Keep your eyes peeled for the many whales that inhabit these waters. Days 8–11: South Georgia Home to many interesting sites (including the grave of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton), South Georgia has several former whaling stations and boasts plenty of wildlife. Visiting a huge colony of king penguins is a major highlight of this part of the journey. Weather permitting, we will have three full days to explore this island. Days 12–13: At Sea We turn south and sail for two days, retracing Shackleton's route backwards as we head towards Elephant Island and the Antarctic Peninsula. Days 14–18: Antarctica Experience some of the most unique wildlife viewing and inspiring scenery in the world as you set foot on the Antarctic continent. Attempt two shore landings per day (weather conditions permitting), and encounter gentoo, chinstrap and Adélie penguin rookeries, Weddell, crabeater and leopard seals, and orca, humpback and minke whales in the cold Antarctic waters. The peninsula also has a remarkable human history. During the voyage we will learn about some of the most important and dramatic expeditions to this remote corner of the world.
Days 4–5: The Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands provide a rare opportunity to witness the biological diversity and extraordinary scenery of the southern islands. Penguins and albatross are abundant here, and the Falklands have the largest Black Browed albatross colony in the world. Port Stanley provides an opportunity to meet the hardy local inhabitants whose colourful houses provide contrast to the long dark winters.
Days 19–20: The Drake Passage Reflect on our memorable adventure and take in some final lectures as we head back to Ushuaia. Keep a careful look out on your last chance to spot whales.
Days 6–7: At Sea Sailing east we set course for South Georgia
Day 21: Depart Ushuaia Disembark in the morning
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“This 21-days voyage illuminates Shackleton’s legend and recounts his courageous exploration of Antarctica.”
Expedition cruise Highlights • Explore the Falkland Islands • Visit South Georgia Island’s former whaling stations • Pay respects at Shackleton’s resting place • Encounter King Penguins • Sight Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins • Spot whales and seals from a Zodiac • Encounter stunning glaciers and mighty icebergs Departs Ushuaia: 10 Jan '14, 10 Jan '15. Note: Minimum age on this vessel is 10 years. Enhance your adventure: Take your polar experience to the next level with optional kayaking or camping excursions.
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ANTARctica ANTARCTICA PENINSULA Highlights • Dramatic Icebergs and glaciers • Biggest variety of Antarctic wildlife • Breeding grounds for large numbers of seabirds
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The M/V Plancius is an excellent choice to embark on your Polar adventure. She has a small ship character and accommodates 114 passengers in comfortable cabins with private facilities and ocean facing windows or portholes.
Days 2–3: Drake passage Sail across the Drake Passage. At the circumAntarctic upwelling zone see Albatrosses, Cape Pigeons, Southern Fulmars, Wilson’s Storm Petrels, Blue Petrels and Antarctic Petrels.
Note: Plancius offers a special Basecamp program on specific departures that enables you to more actively explore the Antarctica wilderness. Experience field camping, kayaking, mountaineering and snowshoeing.
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Day 1: Ushuaia Board in the afternoon and sail through the scenic Beagle Channel during the evening.
Departs: 11 & 21 Nov '14, 03 Feb '15. Alternative departure – 11 Days with South Shetland island: 19 Dec '14.
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large colonies of Gentoo Penguins. Land at Neko Harbour and set foot on the Antarctic continent. Sail through the spectacular Lemaire Channel to Pleneau and Petermann Island to find Adelie penguins and Humpback whales. Sail north through the Neumayer Channel to the Melchior islands where we may encounter Leopard seals Crabeater seals and whales. Days 9–10: Drake Passage A chance to see many seabirds and an opportunity to draw on the knowledge of the lecture team. Day 11: Ushuaia Morning arrival in Ushuaia and disembark.
Days 4–8: Antarctica Peninsula Explore Cuverville and Daco Islands with their
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Includes return flights Punta Arenas – King George Island, 1 night accommodation in Punta Arenas with welcome dinner, 5 nights cruising accommodation in a twin cabin, all meals onboard and daily zodiac and shore excursions.
Jumping over Cape Horn and the mythical waters of the Drake Passage, Antarctica XXI invites you to a unique experience discovering one of the most remote places on earth, the coldest, highest, windiest, driest, and most inhospitable continent – Antarctica. In less than two hours flying from Punta Arenas to King George Island, you are at the gates of the white continent. Cruise for six days along the Antarctic Peninsula with its ice-filled fjords and spectacular icebergs, enjoying the company of penguins, seals and whales. Day 1: Punta Arenas Arrival in Punta Arenas and met by Antarctica XXI staff before transferring to your hotel. Enjoy a welcome dinner at the José Nogueira Hotel, where you will meet your expedition companions. Day 2: Punta Arenas – King George Island The Antarctic adventure begins with a two hour flight from Punta Arenas to King George Island. Tour the Chilean and Russian Antarctic bases before embarkation by Zodiac to the MV Ocean Nova.
and the Antarctic Peninsula, sailing along ice-filled fjords witnessing spectacular sights from icebergs to an array of seabirds and even several whale species. Planned excursions include Livingston Island, Port Lockroy, Petermann Island, Paradise Bay, Cuverville and Deception Islands with daily landings and zodiac excursions. Day 7: King George Island – Punta Arenas Return to King George Island for the return flight to Punta Arenas.
“Flying over the notorious Drake Passage is ideal for anyone who suffers from sea-sickness.”
EXPEDITION AIR/CRUISE • MV Ocean Nova The MV Ocean Nova is a modern and comfortable vessel built in Denmark to sail the ice-choked waters of Greenland, and her ice-strengthened hull is ideally suited for expedition travel in Antarctica.
Highlights • Breathtaking scenery • Spectacular wildlife Departs: 07, 12, 17, 22, 27 Dec '14; 17, 22, 27 Jan; 01, 06, 11 Feb '15. Note: Flights scheduled and Antarctic itinerary may vary depending on weather conditions.
Days 3–6: Antarctica Cruise Cruise between the South Shetland Islands
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ANTARCTICA * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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Cordoba Colonia de Sacramento BUENOS AIRES
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URUGUAY Punta del Este MONTEVIDEO Mar del Plata
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Uruguay
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Rio Gallegos Ushuaia
From the tango halls of Buenos Aires to the glacier-carved landscapes of Patagonia, Argentina will be sure to seduce you with its captivating vistas and cosmopolitan cities. From the natural wonders of the Iguazu Falls in the north to the city at the end of the world, Ushuaia, Argentina will leave travellers with a sense of wonderment and fascination long after they leave. Uruguay boasts a laid-back welcoming charm, set against a backdrop of picturesque beaches and charming colonial towns to enchant and delight.
Best time to travel Buenos Aires blossoms in spring, from September to November, when the jacarandas are in bloom. The Lakes District explodes with colour in autumn when the temperatures are comfortable and the crowds are thin. Patagonia’s climate best suits a summer visit, while the coastal areas of Uruguay are also most enjoyable during this season. Average Maximum Temperature (°C) – based on Buenos Aires JAN
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Experiences not to be missed Buenos Aires, Argentina Experience the passion that makes this city great, from tango to soccer, food, fashion and fantastic nightlife!
MENDOZA, Argentina Taste delightful Malbec on a wine tour and enjoy amazing mountain scenery.
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay Wander the UNSECO World Heritage listed colonial town with a colourful past.
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ARGENTINA Puerto Madero
ESSENTIAL BUENOS AIRES 3 Days/2 Nights from $333* Includes accommodation in the selected hotel, private airport transfers, sightseeing on a seat-in-vehicle basis and tango show including dinner and wine.
TWO HOTEL BUENOS AIRES from $39* per night ●●●
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Located in the heart of Buenos Aires, Two Hotel is within walking distance of restaurants, shops and cultural centres. It offers comfortable rooms with a minimalistic-inspired design. Facilities: Restaurant • fitness centre • porter/bellhop • computer station Room Features: 147 rooms • air-conditioning • mini-bar • LCD TV • free Wi-Fi • laptop-compatible safe
Situated in the sophisticated neighborhood of Recoleta, the architecture of the hotel reflects the history of one of the most traditional areas of Buenos Aires. And ideal location, close to the city's main cultural attractions, art galleries, museums and well known trendy shops.
Discover this unique city with its mix of colonial architecture and European influences. Visit the Plaza de Mayo and the colourful quarter of La Boca. In the evening, enjoy the music and dance of a tango show. Day 1: Arrive Buenos Aires Arrive at Buenos Aires airport and transfer to your hotel for two nights.
Facilities: Restaurant • bar • spa
Day 2: Buenos Aires Morning sightseeing including the Plaza de Mayo, Avenida 9 de Julio and the Boca district. This evening enjoy a spectacular tango show.
Room Features: 100 rooms • air-conditioning • mini-bar • TV • work desk • safe • internet
Day 3: Buenos Aires Transfer to the airport.
PESTANA BUENOS AIRES from $75* per night ●●●●
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Includes breakfast.
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$333*
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$381*
Pestana Buenos Aires
$406*
Sheraton Buenos Aires
$461*
Sofitel Buenos Aires
$575*
BUENOS AIRES SIGHTSEEING OPTIONS Per person seat-in-vehicle from $ Buenos Aires City Tour
The Pestana Buenos Aires Hotel is located in the city centre, within walking distance of the Colon Theatre, Santa Fe Avenue shops and restaurants. Rooms are spacious and elegant, an ideal choice for those seeking to explore the magic and excitement of this city.
A luxury hotel with spacious rooms in the picturesque downtown neighbourhood of Retiro. Nestled amongst the art galleries and antique shops of famous Arroya Street and surrounded by tranquil sidewalks flanked by trees.
Facilities: Restaurant • bar • swimming pool • fitness centre • sauna
Facilities: Restaurant • 2 bars • swimming pools • fitness centre
Room Features: 133 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • hair dryer • internet • mini-bar
Room Features: 144 rooms • air-conditioning • mini-bar • safe • satellite TV • internet • hairdryer
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
Daily, 3 hours
Dinner and Tango Show Daily
$56 $95
Tigre Delta
Half day including sailing along innumerable channels on the Delta. Departs daily
$48
Buenos Aires Bike Tour
$45
Buenos Aires Wine Tasting tour
$149
Colonia de Sacramento
Full day including hydrofoil, walking tour and lunch. Departs daily
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TANGO EXPERIENCE 4 Days/3 Nights from $536*
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Includes accommodation and one complimentary tango lesson, airport transfers, city sightseeing and tango show with dinner and wine.
“Immerse yourself in the history of the tango.” When one thinks of Buenos Aires, the tango comes to mind. Discover the passion and rhythm while staying at the charming Hotel Tanguero, where its historical art pieces enchant guests and tell the story of the Argentine dance. Day 1: Arrive Buenos Aires Transfer to the Hotel Tanguero or similar for three nights.
Day 2: Buenos Aires Private half day city tour visiting the Plaza de Mayo, the magnificent Avenida 9 de Julio and the picturesque Boca district. Day 3: Buenos Aires Day at leisure to explore and experience Buenos Aires. This evening learn the dance of romance with a Tango lesson followed by a spectacular tango show with dinner and wine. Day 4: Buenos Aires Transfer to the airport for your onward flight. Departs: Daily.
ESSENTIAL MENDOZA 4 Days/3 Nights from $435*
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“Sip your way around the region that put Argentina on the world wine map.” Spectacularly positioned at the foot of the Andes and retaining a distinctive European feel, Mendoza is Argentina’s wine capital. Stunningly picturesque, it is a city of wide avenues and spacious plazas. Day 1: Mendoza Transfer to the NH Cordillera Hotel or similar for three nights.
Day 2: Mendoza Enjoy a pleasant tour of this beautiful tree-lined city including the Plaza Pedro del Castillo and San Martin Park, entering through the gates to visit the Five Continents Fountain and the memorial at El Cerro de La Gloria with its sweeping views. Day 3: Mendoza Half day tour visiting the main wineries with sampling of some of the local favourites. Day 4: Depart Mendoza Transfer to the airport. Departs: Daily.
HISTORIC URUGUAY 3 Days/2 Nights from $624*
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Includes accommodation, transfers and sightseeing as specified, and hydrofoil ticket Buenos Aires-Colonia.
“Easily accessible from Buenos Aires, an ideal side trip to discover the delights of this lesser visited gem.” From Buenos Aires, Argentina, cross the River Plate by hydrofoil to the colonial city of Colonia, Uruguay. Enjoy a tour of this World Heritage Site before continuing to the capital, Montevideo. Day 1: Buenos Aires – Colonia – Montevideo Travel by hydrofoil to Colonia for a city tour. 80
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Continue to Montevideo to stay two nights at the Cala Di Volpe hotel. Day 2: Montevideo Morning tour of the commercial, cultural and tourist centre of Uruguay. Visit Plaza Independencia, Plaza Figari and the Palacio Legislativo. View some of Montevideo’s famous parks and monuments, then a drive along the city’s 10 beaches. Day 3: Montevideo Transfer to the airport. Departs: Daily.
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COLONIAL NORTH 4 Days/3 Nights from $549*
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Includes accommodation, transfers, meals as indicated and sightseeing as specified with English speaking guide.
“This is a region of natural beauty, colonial influence and Incan culture.”
Day 2: Humahuaca Full day tour to the picturesque Humahuaca Gorge, stopping along the way to visit colourful Indian villages. Afternoon return to Salta.
The north west is a region of incredible natural beauty and cultural contrasts where Indian folklore, traditions and art mix with the Spanish cultural heritage. The city of Salta is known for its wonderfully preserved colonial architecture.
Day 3: Salta – Cafayate Journey by road enjoying fantastic mountain scenery. Tour around the Calchaqui Valley and continue to the beautiful colonial town of Cafayate. Overnight at Viñas de Cafayate Hotel, built amongst a vineyard plantation, at the foot of the impressive San Isidro Hill.
Day 1: Salta Transfer to the Hotel del Virrey or similar for three nights. Afternoon tour of Salta, a charming colonial city.
Day 4: Salta Morning tour of Cafayate visiting one of the local wineries. Afternoon departure to Salta for your onward flight.
WONDERS OF THE SOUTHERN ANDES 10 Days/9 Nights from $2140*
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INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • Colonial Salta with its rich history • Humahuaca Gorge • The Calchaquí Valley Departs: Daily.
“Combine the magical scenery of both Argentina and Chile.”
LEISURELY
Lake Crossing
Include accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified, airfares Buenos Aires/Bariloche and Puerto Montt/Santiago.
Enjoy a great variety of scenery on this tour of the two southern-most countries of South America. The sophistication of Buenos Aires, the spectacular setting of Bariloche, the majestic Lakes Crossing, colonial Santiago and the breathtaking Andes crossing from Santiago to Mendoza – centre of Argentinian wine making. Day 1: Buenos Aires On arrival transfer to the Hotel Intersur Recoleta Hotel for two nights. Day 2: Buenos Aires Morning city tour. Day 3: Buenos Aires – Bariloche Fly to Bariloche. Transfer to the Edelweiss Hotel for two nights. Day 4: Bariloche A half day scenic tour of the views around Bariloche including the Nahuel Huapi lakeshore, Llao Llao Peninsula, Lopez Bay and Panoramic Point. Day 5: Bariloche – Peulla Transfer to Puerto Panuelo to begin the Lakes
Crossing. Sail to Puerto Blest. Continue by bus to Puerto Alegre and across Lake Frias to Peulla, a small village nestled in the Andes. Overnight Peulla. Day 6: Peulla – Puerto Varas Continue the Lakes Crossing to Petrohue, then journey by road to Puerto Varas with fantastic views of the Osorno and Calbuci volcanoes. Overnight at the Hotel y Cabanas del Lago. Day 7: Puerto Varas – Santiago Fly to Santiago. Transfer to the Plaza San Francisco Hotel for two nights. Day 8: Santiago Afternoon city tour. Day 9: Santiago – Mendoza Travel by coach across the Andes. A spectacular journey, with beautiful scenery and towering mountains. Overnight at the NH Cordillera Hotel or similar. Day 10: Mendoza Transfer to the airport or extend your stay.
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • Buenos Aires – the Paris of the South • The mountains and lakes of Bariloche • Spectacular journey to Mendoza Departs: Daily.
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Mendoza BUENOS AIRES
ARGENTINA CHILE Peulla Puerto Varas
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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PARAGUAY Iguazu Falls
ARGENTINA URUGUAY
The spectacular Iguazu Falls is made up of many cascades producing vast sprays of water and reaches across two countries. Iguazu Falls is on the UNESCO world heritage lists. Nestled within native rainforest with over 275 individual waterfalls, it also boasts over 2,000 species of vascular plants and is home to the typical wildlife of the region: tapirs, giant anteaters, howler monkeys, ocelots, jaguars and caymans.
Experiences not to be missed Argentine Falls, Devils Throat The Devil's Throat lies on the main riverbed, at 150 metres long and 80 metres high, creating an impressive water curtain of more than 7 kms.
Macuco Safari A boat trip that will lead you on an exciting adventure at Iguazu Falls itself, where you will enjoy all its beauty.
The Bird Park Situated on 12 acres of native subtropical forest, there are over 160 species, both indigenous and from other continents.
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IGUAZU FALLS 3 Days/2 Nights from $446*
Premium suite
Includes accommodation in the selected hotel, meals as indicated, sightseeing and transfers on a seat-in-vehicle basis.
SHERATON IGUAZÚ RESORT & SPA from $177* per night
The Iguazu Falls are one of South America's natural wonders, consisting of 275 separate waterfalls over a length of almost 5 km. As the falls straddle both Argentina and Brazil, you can choose to stay in a hotel in either country.
HOTEL DAS CATARATAS from $264* per night ●●●●●
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Includes breakfast.
The hotel is located in the heart of the Argentinean Iguazú National Park, facing the falls which are only a short walk away. Recently refurbished, all rooms are well equipped and have private balconies with views over the falls or the rainforest.
First opened in 1958, the Orient Express Hotel Das Cataratas is located on the Brazilian side of the falls and is a charming colonial-style hotel. Just a two minute stroll from the magnificent falls. Rooms are spacious and overlook the lush grounds and rainforest.
Facilities: Restaurant • lobby bar – Link@ Sheraton • swimming pool • fitness centre • spa
Facilities: Restaurants • bars • swimming pools • games room • spa & gym • boutique • look-out point over the falls
Room Features: 168 rooms and 8 suites • air-conditioning • mini-bar • TV • hairdryer • safe • high speed internet access
Room Features: 195 rooms • air-conditioning • mini-bar • TV • hairdryer • safe • wireless internet access
YACUTINGA LODGE EXPERIENCE 3 Days/2 Nights from $715* Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified.
This environmentally-friendly lodge is located in the heart of the Argentinian rainforest, surrounded by Iguazu National Park. Enjoy diverse outdoor activities with a soft adventure and ecotourism focus.
Day 3: Yacutinga Lodge – Iguazu Transfer to Iguazu airport. Departs: Daily.
Day 1: Iguazu – Yacutinga Lodge Met at the airport and transfer to the lodge for two nights. Day 2: Yacutinga Lodge A short hike to the San Francisco River. At dusk, an escorted trip to the wildlife observation towers.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
Day 1: Arrive Iguazu Falls Arrive at either the Brazilian or Argentinian airport and transfer to Hotel Sheraton Iguazu or Hotel Das Cataratas. Day 2: Iguazu Falls Tour of the Argentine falls Devil's Throat. Remainder of the day at leisure. Take a boat upstream to the thundering waterfalls or experience the exhilaration of a helicopter flight over the falls. Day 3: Depart Iguazu Falls Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
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Sheraton Iguazu Resort
$446*
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IGUAZU FALLS SIGHTSEEING OPTIONS Per person seat-in-vehicle from $ Boat safari
$120
Itaipu Dam Tour
$119
Note: On both sides of the falls there is a National Park entrance fee; currently US$42 per person per visit for Brazil and US$43 per person per visit for Argentina. This fee is paid locally and subject to change .
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Tranquil beaches and islands dot the coastline, fringed by impossibly turquoise waters, untouched Amazon jungle teeming with wildlife, and the walls highest falls, Angel Falls will captivate and entrance. Discover a land of myth and legend in Colombia, where idyllic Caribbean beaches give way to the oldeworlde charm of a maze of cobbled colonial alleys, and where visitors will be seduced by the aroma of Colombian coffee, considered the finest in the world.
BOGOTA
Angel Falls
Cartagena
Best time to travel The dry season from November to May is best enjoyed by hikers and those wishing to enjoy the outdoor activities on offer, while the wet season makes visiting sights such as waterfalls more impressive. For those wishing to savour the local culture, many festivals and fiestas take place during the dry season months of December and March, July and August. Average Maximum Temperature (°C) – based on Caracas JAN
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Angel Falls, Venezuela Watch as the world’s highest waterfall plummets a dizzying kilometre below.
Bogota, Colombia This cosmopolitan metropolis offers enthralling museums, bustling markets and abundant nightlife.
CARTAGENA The walled city on the Colombian Caribbean is the country's most popular destination and a monument to history.
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Colombia
Abundant natural wonders of intoxicating beauty, a vibrant variety of cultures and cosmopolitan cities all combine to make Venezuela the reigning queen of any South American beauty pageant.
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Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified including entrance fees and airfares Caracas/Canaima/Caracas..
“The perfect introduction to Venezuela’s natural beauty.”
flight to Caracas. Overnight at the Hotel Gran Melia Caracas. Day 5: Caracas Transfer to the airport.
Venezuela is a country of unique natural attractions and varying landscapes. Visit the tallest waterfall in the world, the breathtaking Angel Falls, located in the Canaima National Park with its beautiful lagoon, sprawling rivers and jungles.
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VENEZUELA'S CANAIMA & ANGEL FALLS 5 Days/4 Nights from $1965*
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • Spectacular Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world
Day 1: Caracas On arrival transfer to the Hotel Gran Melia Caracas for one night.
• The World Heritage listed Canaima National Park
Day 2: Caracas – Canaima Fly to Canaima. Journey to the The Waku Lodge for two nights. The lodge is located on the banks of the Canaima Lagoon with views to Hacha Falls, a backdrop of unique landscapes and natural beauty.
• Breathtaking scenery • Exuberant wildlife and flowers Departs: Daily.
Day 3: Canaima Day free for programmed excursions or optional tours. Day 4: Canaima – Caracas Morning overflight where you will circle the majestic Angel Falls for a bird’s eye view. Return
COLONIAL COLOMBIA 6 Days/5 Nights from $1020*
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Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers, sightseeing as specified and airfare Bogota/Cartagena.
“Discover some of South America's finest colonial architecture.” Discover Bogota with its graceful churches and world-renowned Gold Museum, home to one of the most stunning collections of pre-Columbian artefacts in the world. Also visit Cartagena, a city of legends, with its stunning colonial architecture and cobbled alleys.
Day 5: Cartagena At your leisure to explore this fairy-tale city of legends. Day 6: Depart Cartagena Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
Santa Marta & Tayrona National Park 3 Days/2 Nights from $695* ● ● ● Includes transfer Cartagena to Santa Marta, accommodation with daily breakfast, full day tour to Tayrona National Park – Valencia waterfall with lunch.
Day 1: Arrive Bogota On arrival transfer to the Hotel de la Opera for two nights. Day 2: Bogota Half day tour, visiting the famous Gold Museum with its enormous collection of pre-Columbian ceramic and gold artefacts. Day 3: Bogota – Cartagena Fly to Colombia’s grandest city, Cartagena for three nights at the Hotel Monterrey. Day 4: Cartagena Half day tour visiting the most important monuments of this colonial city including Saint Philip’s Fort and La Popa Hill. * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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Finish off your holiday soaking up the culture, history and sun of the exotic Santa Marta beach resort. Explore Tayrona National Park located only 34km from the city of Santa Marta. The park is an ecological and archeological sanctuary covering approximately 30km² of maritime area in the Caribbean sea and 150 km² of land.
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Welcome
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GU
Mexico
OF
Chihuahua Los Mochis
CA NIA OR LIF
San Jose del Cabo
MEXICO
GULF OF MEXICO
Cancun Merida MEXICO CITY
Puerto Vallarta Acapulco
Oaxaca
Villahermosa Palenque
Chichen Itza
Best time to travel Fall in love with the magic, colour and warmth of Mexico. Be captivated by the ancient legacy of a lost people as you explore Mayan ruins; discover the sun-kissed sands and turquoise waters of Pacific beaches; and uncover why chocolate truly is the food of the Gods. Magnificent temples and pyramids abound, hidden among untouched cloud forest, a new flavour awaits in Mexico.
The interior of the country enjoys a temperate climate and is a year-round destination, while the coastal areas are best visited when the heat and humidity of the summer have passed, from October to April. July and August, and mid-December to mid-January are popular holiday months for both Mexicans and visitors, so it’s best to book accommodation well in advance. Average Maximum Temperature (°C) – based on Mexico City JAN
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Experiences not to be missed Mexico City Once an ancient Aztec capital and now a bustling megalopolis of culinary adventures and amazing museums.
Oaxaca Renowned for its cuisine, unique handicrafts and colonial architecture, sample traditional hot chocolate in this colonial city.
Palenque Verdant jungle parts to reveal ancient Mayan temples in this archaeological wonderland.
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ESSENTIAL MEXICO CITY 3 Days/2 Nights from $170* Includes accommodation in the selected hotel, meals as indicated, sightseeing and transfers on a seat-in-vehicle basis.
HOTEL METROPOL from $40* per night
HOLIDAY INN ZOCALO $48* per night
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Includes breakfast.
Conveniently located one block away from Alameda Central and the Palacio of Bellas Artes, in the heart of Mexico City's historic centre. Facilities: Restaurant • bar/lounge Room Features: 157 recently refurbished rooms • air-conditioning • TV • safe • minibar • hairdryer • internet
NH CENTRO HISTORICO from $39* per night
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Located in the heart of the city, close to the National Palace and Cathedral. The 6th floor terrace restaurant and bar has an amazing view of the Main Square and is the perfect place to unwind after a long day of sightseeing.
Fascinating Mexico City is one of the oldest cities in the Americas, built by the Spanish on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the old Aztec capital. The city’s historical heart is the vast Constitution Square, or El Zocalo, with the National Palace and Metropolitan Cathedral. Day 1: Arrive Mexico City Arrive at Mexico City airport and transfer to your hotel for two nights.
Facilities: Restaurant/bar • fitness centre • sauna
Day 2: Mexico City Half day tour visiting the enormous Constitution Square, or El Zocalo, flanked by the National Palace and baroque Metropolitan Cathedral.
Room Features: 110 rooms • air-conditioning • tea/coffee facilities • TV • safe • hairdryer • internet
Day 3: Mexico City Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
MELIA MEXICO REFORMA from $70* per night ●●●●
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TWIN
NH Centro Historico
$170*
Hotel Metropol
$175*
Holiday Inn Zocalo
$189*
Melia Mexico Reforma
$234*
MEXICO CITY SIGHTSEEING OPTIONS Per person from $ Mexico City Tour
Includes breakfast.
Includes breakfast.
The NH Centro Histórico hotel is located in the heart of the city, only a few steps away from the Zócalo (Main Square) and the Metropolitan Cathedral; and 13km from the international airport. The hotel offers an ideal base to visit the majority of historic buildings and monuments.
Step inside a world of elegance, exquisite design and premier service. In a prime location on Avenue Reforma, this 22 storey hotel is convenient to the central business district and near the World Heritage listed historical city centre and market.
Facilities: Restaurants • bars • summer terrace • winter garden • fitness centre
Facilities: Restaurants • bar • coffee shop • swimming pool • fitness centre • spa
Room Features: 105 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • mini-bar • hairdryer • telephone • internet
Room Features: 489 rooms • mini-bar • airconditioning • tea/coffee facilities • TV • safe • hairdryer • internet
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
Daily, half day
Mexico City Tour and Museum
$39 $47
Daily except Mon, half day
Pyramids & Guadalupe Daily, full day
Taxco & Cuernavaca Daily, full day
Puebla & Cholula Departs Tue, Thu & Sat, full day
Xochimilco Gardens
Sun, half day
$55 $79 $160 $83
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Magic Mexico GROUP TOUR 8 Days/7 Nights from $1570*
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Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transportation, bilingual guides and sightseeing as specified including entrance fees.
“An in-depth tour of the ancient civilisations and sites of Mexico, combined with its pretty colonial towns and Indian culture.” Travel from Mexico City to Cancun on the path of the most important and magnificent archaeological sites of Mexico, including Chichen Itza, Palenque and Monte Alban. Mix this with the colourful marketplaces of Oaxaca and San Cristobal de las Casas and its nearby Indian villages.
GROUP TOUR Highlights • Oaxaca with its rich cultural traditions
• Colourful colonial cities
Departs: Thu.
Cancun Merida Campeche
Villahermosa Oaxaca
Day 8: Merida – Cancun Journey to the famous Mayan pyramids of Chichen Itza. Later, travel to Cancun where your tour ends this afternoon.
Day 2: Oaxaca Excursion to Monte Alban, the ancient capital of the Zapotecs. Discover Mitla, famous for its buildings covered with stone mosaics. City tour of Oaxaca.
• Legendary Chichen Itza
MEXICO CITY
Day 7: Campeche – Merida Depart for a tour of Uxmal archaeological site. Continue to the charming city of Merida. Overnight at the Hotel El Conquistador.
Day 1: Mexico City – Oaxaca Early departure to visit the well preserved colonial city of Puebla. Continue to Oaxaca. Stay two nights at the Mision de los Angeles.
• The architectural marvel of Palenque
MEXICO
Day 6: Palenque – Campeche Visit one of the most important Mayan archaeological sites in a beautiful jungle setting. Continue to Campeche. Overnight at the Hotel del Mar.
Palenque San Cristobal
Uxmal
Day 3: Oaxaca – San Cristobal de Las Casas Journey to Tuxtla Gutierrez. Enjoy a boat ride in the Sumidero Canyon before continuing to San Cristobal de las Casas. Stay two nights at the Hotel Casa Mexicana. Day 4: San Cristobal de Las Casas Visit the Indian community in San Juan Chamula. Afternoon tour of San Cristobal. Day 5: San Cristobal de Las Casas – Palenque View the waterfalls of Agua Azul before journeying by road to Palenque. Overnight at the Hotel Cuidad Real.
MAYAN ADVENTURE GROUP TOUR 4 Days/3 Nights from $904*
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Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transportation, bilingual guides and sightseeing as specified including entrance fees.
“Discover the most important archaeological sites of the ancient Maya.”
Highlights • Magnificent pyramids and temples • Colourful colonial cities Departs: Mon.
Experience the colonial charm of Merida and Campeche. Discover the mysterious temples of the Maya at Palenque, Uxmal and Chichen Itza, before arriving on the beautiful white sandy beaches of Cancun. Day 1: Villahermosa Arrive at Villahermosa airport between 09:0013:00 and travel to Palenque. Overnight at the Hotel Cuidad Real.
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Day 2: Campeche Visit the archaeological site of Palenque. Continue by road to Campeche. Overnight at the Hotel del Mar. Day 3: Merida City tour of Campeche. Journey to the fascinating Mayan site of Uxmal. Overnight at the Hotel El Conquistador. Day 4: Cancun Explore the famous Mayan pyramids of Chichen Itza. Travel to Cancun where your tour ends.
mexico Palenque
HIGHLIGHTS OF MEXICO & CUBA 15 Days/14 Nights from $2855*
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LEISURELY
Includes accommodation, transfers and sightseeing as specified on a seat-in-vehicle basis, economy class airfares and meals as indicated.
Discover incredible history visiting the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon in Mexico City and the architectural marvels of Palenque and Chichen Itza. See contrasts from the colonial city of Oaxaca, the beach resort of Cancun to the unique city of Havana in Cuba. Day 1: Arrive Mexico City Upon arrival transfer from the airport to the NH Centro Historico hotel or similar for three nights. Day 2: Mexico City Morning tour of the historical centre of Mexico City including the National Museum of Anthropology. Day 3: Mexico City Visit the Shrine of Guadalupe and the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon at Teotihuacan.
site. Continue to Cancun. Stay 2 nights at the Presidente Intercontinental hotel. Day 11: Cancun At leisure to enjoy Cancun's famous beaches. Day 12: Cancun – Havana Transfer to the airport for your short flight to Cuba. Stay at the National Hotel for three nights. Days 13–14: Havana At leisure to explore the exquisite but faded Spanish architecture, narrow cobbled streets and leafy squares of Havana. Day 15: Havana Transfer to the airport for you onward flight.
Day 4: Mexico City – Oaxaca Fly to Oaxaca and transfer to Hotel Casa Conzatti or similar for two nights.
Capitolio Havana
“An excellent combination of the best of Mexico and Cuba. A tour of history and culture.”
INDEPENDENT tour Highlights • The Pyramids of the Sun and Moon • Oaxaca with its rich cultural traditions • The architectural marvel of Palenque
Day 5: Oaxaca Morning tour of the Zapotec site of Monte Alban.
• Colourful colonial cities
Day 6: Oaxaca – Villahermosa Fly to Villahermosa, via Mexico City. Transfer to the Hotel Camino Real or similar for two nights.
• The beach resort of Cancun
Day 7: Villahermosa Full day tour of the mysterious and enchanting ruined city of Palenque. Day 8: Villahermosa – Merida Fly to Merida, via Mexico City. Transfer to the Gran Real Yucatan Hotel or similar for two nights. Day 9: Merida Full day excursion to Uxmal, and the site of Kabah. Day 10: Merida – Cancun Travel by road to Chichen Itza for a tour of the * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
• The famous Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza • The unique city of Havana Departs: Daily.
CUBA
HAVANA
MEXICO Merida MEXICO CITY
Cancun
Villahermosa Oaxaca
Palenque
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mexico “The most popular combination tour of Mexico. If time permits, we recommend the Guatemala extension.”
INDEPENDENT tour Highlights • Historic Mexico City • The Pyramids of the Sun and Moon • The village of San Cristobal de las Casas
MAYAN HEARTLAND 10 Days/9 Nights from $1970*
LEISURELY
Includes accommodation, transfers and sightseeing as specifi ed on a seat-in-vehicle basis, economy class airfares and meals as indicated.
Explore Mexico City and then travel to San Cristobal de las Casas.
Cancun. Overnight at the Hotel Presidente InterContinental or similar.
Continue to Palenque where you visit the ruins in their stunning jungle setting.
Day 10: Cancun Transfer to the airport.
From Merida, visit Uxmal and Kabbah and then the famous Chichen Itza before arriving at the international resort of Cancun.
• The archaeological zone of Palenque • Legendary Chichen Itza • The lively colonial city of Antigua Departs: Mayan Heartland only – Daily. Mayan Heartland with Guatemala Extension – Mon.
Day 1: Mexico City Upon arrival transfer from the airport to the NH Centro Histórico or similar for three nights. Day 2: Mexico City Morning tour of the historical centre of Mexico City. Day 3: Mexico City Visit the Shrine of Guadalupe and the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon. Day 4: Mexico City – San Cristobal de Las Casas Fly to Tuxtla Gutierrez. Journey to San Cristobal stopping along the way at Sumidero Canyon for a stunning boat ride. Stay two nights at Hotel Casa Mexicana or similar. Day 5: San Cristobal de Las Casas Visit the Indian communities of San Juan Chamula and Zinacantan.
MEXICO
Merida
Cancun
MEXICO CITY Villahermosa Palenque San Cristobal Atilan
Chichicastenango GUATEMALA CITY Antigua
GUATEMALA
Day 6: San Cristobal – Palenque Tour the beautiful Agua Azul waterfalls and onto the archaeological site of Palenque. Overnight at the Ciudad Real Palenque Hotel. Day 7: Palenque – Merida Transfer to Villahermosa and fly to Merida. Transfer to Hotel Gran Real Yucatan or similar for two nights. Day 8: Merida Full day excursion to the archaeological sites of Uxmal and Kabah. Day 9: Merida – Cancun Travel by road to the ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza. Tour of the site, continue to
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AFTER tour option
GUATEMALA EXPERIENCE 5 Days/4 Nights from $990* ● ● ● ● Includes accommodation and meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing on a seat-in-vehicle basis and airfare. Discover the highlights of Guatemala – discover the natural beauty of Lake Atitlan and step back in time in the old colonial capital Antigua. Day 10: Cancun – Guatemala City Flight to Guatemala City. Stay one night at the Barceló Guatemala City. Day 11: Guatemala City – Chichicastenango Drive to Chichicastenango and visit the market. Overnight at the Mayan Inn. Day 12: Chichicastenango – Atitlan Journey by road to Lake Atitlan. Stay one night at the Porta Hotel del Lago. Day 13: Atitlan – Antigua Boat ride to Santiago Atitlan. Continue to the colonial city of Antigua. Stay overnight at the Casa Santo Domingo. Day 14: Antigua – Guatemala City Morning Antigua city tour. Late afternoon transfer back to Guatemala City.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
COPPER CANYON BY TRAIN 5 Days/4 Nights from $754*
Copper Canyon
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LEISURELY
Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers as indicated and first class train ticket.
“A rugged wilderness, famous for its scenic beauty and rich history.” Experience one of the world’s most remarkable rail journeys through Mexico’s stunning Sierra Madre Mountains. Day 1: Los Mochis Make your own way to the Plaza Inn for one night. Day 2: Los Mochis – Divisadero Begin the scenic train journey to Divisadero. Overnight at the Hotel Divisadero.
Day 3: Divisadero – Creel Board the train to the lumber town of Creel. Stay overnight at the Hotel Best Western The Lodge or similar. Day 4: Creel – Chihuahua This afternoon ride the train to Chihuahua. Overnight at the Hotel Quality San Francisco or similar. Day 5: Chihuahua Transfer to the airport for your onward flight. Departs: Daily.
FASCINATING CHIAPAS 4 Days/3 Nights from $649*
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LEISURELY
Includes accommodation, transfers and sightseeing as specified on a seat-in-vehicle basis with English speaking guides.
“Soak up the history and culture of this fascinating region.” Chiapas is Mexico’s southernmost state and is as charming and pleasant as it is fascinating and engaging. Discover a region awash with the legacy of Spanish rule and the remnants of the ancient Maya civilization. Day 1: San Cristobal de Las Casas Met upon arrival at Tuxtla Gutierrez airport and transfer to San Cristobal stopping along the way at Sumidero Canyon for a stunning boat ride. Stay two nights at the Hotel Diego de Mazariegos.
Day 2: San Cristobal de Las Casas This morning visit native communities and afternoon walking tour of the colonial centre of San Cristobal. Day 3: Cristobal de Las Casas – Palenque Visit the waterfalls of Agua Azul, known for it's stunning blue colour and idyllic setting in the middle of the tropical rainforest. Continue your journey of discovery exploring the mystical Palenque archaeological site. Overnight at the Ciudad Real Palenque Hotel. Day 4: Palenque – Villahermosa Transfer to Villahermosa airport for your onward flight.
Palenque
Departs: Daily.
TAXCO & ACAPULCO 5 Days/4 Nights from $450*
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LEISURELY
Includes accommodation, transfers and sightseeing as specified on a seat-in-vehicle basis with English speaking guides.
“Discover Mexico’s colonial past and world famous Acapulco.” Travel to one of Mexico’s most picturesque sites, the old silver mining town of Taxco, before journeying to Acapulco, Mexico’s most famous beach resort. Day 1: Mexico City – Taxco Early departure for Cuernavaca. After a tour of the town, journey to picturesque Taxco. Overnight at the Posada de la Mision.
Day 2: Taxco – Acapulco Journey through the mountains of the Sierra Madre to Acapulco. Stay three nights at the El Cano Hotel or similar. Days 3–4: Acapulco At leisure to relax on the white sand beaches or take in the sights. Day 5: Acapulco Transfer to the airport for your onward flight. Departs: Daily.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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Cancun
PRESIDENTE INTERCONTINENTAL RESORT from $93* per night ●●●●
BEACHSCAPE KIN HA VILLAS & SUITES from $94* per night
Includes breakfast.
Includes breakfast.
Ideally situated just a few steps from the sea, the Presidente InterContinental Cancun Resort offers a unique Caribbean experience. Renowned for its white sand beach it is considered the widest, safest and simply the best beach in Cancun by locals and guests alike. The hotel is the perfect leisure retreat as well as a prime location for business meetings. Facilities: 2 restaurants • bar • outdoor pools • fitness centre • shops • business centre
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FIESTA AMERICANA CONDESA from $165* per night
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Includes all meals and alcoholic drinks.
Well situated on a pristine section of Cancun’s beachfront. Close to shopping, restaurants, nightlife, and an 18-hole championship golf course. 19 km from the airport.
Overlooking the Caribbean beachfront and surrounded by lush tropical gardens. An ideal location in the heart of Cancun’s hotel strip, with shopping, restaurants and nightclubs nearby.
Facilities: Restaurants • bars • swimming pool • fitness centre
Facilities: Restaurants • bars • spa • swimming pool • fitness centre • kids club
Room Features: 150 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • safe • hairdryer • balcony
Room Features: 502 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • mini-bar • tea/coffee facilities • hairdryer • safe • balcony
Room Features: 304 rooms • air-conditioning • safe • hairdryer • minibar
CANCUN SIGHTSEEING OPTIONS Per person from $ Tulum & Xel ha
Departs daily, full day.
Chichen Itza Departs daily, full day & lunch.
Isla Mujeres
Includes lunch and boat transfer. Departs daily except Sun, full day.
$171 $100 $122
GRAND OASIS CANCUN from $120* per night
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Cuba extension Cuba is only a one hour flight from Cancun. Consider extending your holiday to include this Caribbean island. There is nowhere in the world like Havana, one of the most beautiful and architecturally diverse cities in the world. See pages 103-105 for details.
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The Grand Oasis is an all-inclusive resort located in one of the best spots in Cancun, on a magnificent white sand beach and close to restaurants, bars, nightclubs and shopping. Facilities: Restaurants • bars • tennis courts • golf course • swimming pool • spa • gym Room Features: 613 rooms in the centre pyramid • air-conditioning • TV • mini-bar • hairdryer • safe • internet
MARRIOTT CASAMAGNA RESORT from $122* per night ●●●● Include room only. Located on a beautiful stretch of Caribbean beach, surrounded by gardens, yet in the centre of Cancun’s hotel district and its attractions of shopping and nightclubs. The CasaMagna Marriott Resort is the ideal place to recharge the spirit and reinvigorate the senses. Facilities: Restaurants • bars • spa • swimming pool • fitness centre • kids club Room Features: 452 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • mini-bar • hairdryer • safe • balcony * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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Holbox Island
Casa Las TORTUGAS from $64* per night
Playa Del Carmen
Petit Lafitte from
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Includes breakfast. This environmentally-conscious hotel is set on the island’s loveliest stretch of beach – Playa Blanca - and surrounded by lush tropical forest. It offers stylish rooms built in the ancient Mayan tradition with wood and woven palm leaf rooves. Facilities: Restaurant • outdoor pool & jacuzzi • spa Room Features: 2 Bungalows & 19 rooms • air-conditioning • safety box • hair dryer • free WiFi • mini-bar and coffee maker
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Facilities: Restaurants • bar • outdoor pool • spa • library Room Features: 30 rooms & 17 bungalows • air-conditioning • safe • hairdryer • free Wi-Fi • minibar
Le Reve Hotel & Spa from $211* per night
Includes all meals and alcoholic drinks.
Includes breakfast.
POSADA REAL LOS CABOS from $123* per night ●●● Includes all meals and alcoholic drinks.
Situated in Playa del Carmen, this charming beachfront hotel is surrounded by palm trees, beautiful gardens and faces an uncrowded private white sand beach. Petit Lafitte has redefined luxury through personalized attention and excellent services in an inviting and nonpretentious atmosphere.
VILLAS PARAISO DEL MAR from $92* per night ●●●●
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Located on the beach, set amidst the rugged beauty of the Baja peninsula. The Posada Real is an attractive, low-rise Santa Fe-style property, each room with its own terrace and view of the Sea of Cortez. Within walking distance from downtown San Jose and a 15 minute drive from the airport. Facilities: Restaurant • bars • swimming pool • tennis Room Features: 148 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • telephone • balcony
ME CABO BY MELIA from $185* per night
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Relax and be immersed in the exclusive atmosphere, surrounded by tropical forest, white-sand beaches and crystal clear waters. Villas Paraíso del Mar offers unique, comfortable villas distributed in one and two storey bungalows.
This beachfront boutique property is hidden in the jungle, 45 minutes south of Cancun and a few kilometres north of Playa del Carmen. The 25 unique guest rooms offer quiet comfort, stunning views, privacy, in one of México’s best hotels. Note: Adults only.
Nestled on the sands of Playa el Medano, just a few minutes walk from the Marina and the town of Cabo San Lucas. First class golf courses nearby. 30 minutes from the airport.
Facilities: Restaurant • 2 bars • swimming pool
Facilities: Restaurant • bar • infinity pools • spa • ocean view gym
Room Features: 150 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • mini-bar • tea/coffee facilities • safe • balcony
Room Features: 58 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • wireless internet • mini-bar • safe • balcony or terrace
Room Features: 25 rooms • air-conditioning • safe • separate sitting area • balcony
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
Facilities: Restaurants • bars • swimming pool • fitness centre • spa
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Welcome
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Tikal Flores
Guatemala
GUATEMALA Chichicastenango Antigua GUATEMALA CITY LAKE ATITLAN
Quetzaltenango
Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa
Uncover the mystery of the Maya, shrouded deep within the rainforest in Guatemala, a land of wonder and abundant natural beauty which will captivate every visitor from aweinspiring volcanic peaks to sulphurous lakes and amazing encounters with the remnants of a civilisation thought to be lost forever. Experience colourful and vibrant Indian markets, explore remote Mayan villages nestled in the mountains and discover ancient ruins hidden in the jungle for centuries.
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Best time to travel The dry season – verano (summer) brings comfortable warm days to the highlands, while during the rainy season – invierno (winter) heavy morning falls give way to clear afternoons and evenings. The lowland jungles are easier to traverse during the drier summer months, while along the coast the weather is hot. Average Maximum Temperature (°C) – based on Guatemala City JAN
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Experiences not to be missed Antigua Nestled between three volcanoes, the colourful streetscapes are a photographers dream.
Tikal The largest and most-breathtaking archaeological site of the Mayans, hidden within dense jungle.
Lago de Atitlán Enjoy water sports against a stunning backdrop on this volcano-ringed mountain lake.
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• The colourful market of Chichicastenango
Includes accommodation, transfers and sightseeing on a seat-in-vehicle basis with bilingual guide and meals as indicated.
• Stunning natural beauty • Scenic boat ride across Lake Atitlan
“A fascinating combination of the best that Guatemala has to offer – vibrant markets and stunning natural beauty.” Discover the highlights of Guatemala – the archaeological site of La Democracia, the open-air markets and the 400-year-old church of Santo Tomas in Chichicastenango. Explore the cobblestone streets of the colonial city of Antigua and visit Lake Atitlan, where highland villagers can be seen in traditional clothing. Day 1: Guatemala City On arrival transfer to the Guatemala City Barcelo for one night stay. Day 2: Guatemala City – Chichicastenango View the archaeological site of La Democracia and Las Ilusiones Museum on the southern Pacific coastal plain. Journey by road to Chichicastenango. Overnight at the Mayan Inn.
and the 400-year-old Church of Santo Tomas. Travel to Quetzaltenango. Stay overnight at the Pension Bonifaz. Day 4: Quetzaltenango – Lake Atitlan See the market of San Francisco El Alto and the Almolonga Valley. Travel to Lake Atitlan. Overnight at the Porta Hotel del Lago.
• Guatemala’s indigenous cultures • The beautiful colonial city of Antigua
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HIGHLIGHTS OF GUATEMALA 7 Days/6 Nights from $699*
Departs: Tue.
Day 5: Lake Atitlan – Antigua Morning excursion on Lake Atitlan. Transfer to Antigua and your hotel, Casa Santo Domingo, formerly one of the grandest monasteries of the Americas. Day 6: Antigua – Guatemala City Morning tour of Antigua, the old capital and one of the world's best conserved colonial cities. In the afternoon, return to the Barcelo Hotel Guatemala City. Day 7: Guatemala City Transfer to the airport.
GUATEMALA Chichicastenango Quetzaltenango
GUATEMALA CITY
LAKE ATITLAN
Antigua
Day 3: Chichicastenango – Quetzaltenango Visit the famous colourful open-air Mayan market
COLONIAL ANTIGUA 6 Days/5 Nights from $623*
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Includes accommodation, transfers and sightseeing on a seat-in-vehicle basis with bilingual guide and meals as indicated.
“Combine the stunning natural beauty and unique Spanish colonial heritage of Antigua.” Experience the colourful vibrant Indian market of Chichicastenango, a shopper’s dream, the natural beauty of Lake Atitlan and step back in time in the old colonial capital Antigua.
Days 4–5: Antigua At leisure to explore the cobbled streets or enjoy the abundant handicraft shopping of this colonial gem. Day 6: Antigua – Guatemala City Afternoon transfer (5.00pm) to Guatemala City.
Day 1: Guatemala City – Chichicastenango Morning transfer to Chichicastenango to visit the colourful open-air market and the 400-yearold Church of Santo Tomas. Overnight at the Mayan Inn.
Antigua
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • The colourful market of Chichicastenango • Scenic boat ride across Lake Atitlan • The beautiful colonial city of Antigua Departs: Thu & Sun.
Day 2: Chichicastenango – Lake Atitlan Enjoy an excursion to the picturesque lake-side village of Santiago Atitlan. Overnight at the Porta Hotel del Lago. Day 3: Lake Atitlan – Antigua After breakfast, depart for Antigua. Afternoon tour exploring this former colonial capital. Stay three nights at Casa Santo Domingo. * All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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DISCOVER TIKAL 3 Days/2 Nights from $665*
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Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers throughout and sightseeing as specified on a seat-in vehicle basis, return flight Guatemala/Flores.
“A must see on any itinerary. Step back in time and explore these vast Mayan ruins.”
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • The mystery of ancient Mayan ruins • The sub-tropical jungles of El Petén • Ceibal archeological site • Spotting crocodiles and exotic birds • Yaxha archeological site Departs: Daily.
Day 3: Tikal – Guatemala City Morning visit to Yaxha archaeological site. The city is contemporary to Tikal and over 1,400 monuments have been mapped. Return to Flores for your flight to Guatemala City.
Discover the jungle clad ruins of Tikal where the ancient Maya once held their royal courts. Hidden by dense jungle until the 19th century, the 2000-year-old Mayan site of Tikal is the largest and most breathtaking archaeological site of the Mayans. Day 1: Guatemala City – Tikal Transfer to Guatemala's airport for your flight to Flores. Visit Ceibal, a Mayan archaeological site situated near the banks of La Pasión River where you can see crocodiles and exotic birds of the area. Stay at the Camino Real for two nights. Day 2: Tikal Full day tour visiting the Mayan site of Tikal, one of the most impressive in the world, with over 3000 structures. Visit the main plaza surrounded by the famous Grand Jaguar Temple, Temple of the Masks, altars and palaces set amidst jungle splendour.
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Includes accommodation, transfers and sightseeing on a seat-in-vehicle basis with bilingual guide and meals as indicated.
“A great extension to the Highlights of Guatemala or a compact tour for those interested in Mayan ruins.”
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • The sculptures and hieroglyphs of Copan • The archaeological site of Quirigua Departs: Mon.
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The Mayan ruins of Copan and Quirigua are easily accessible by road from Guatemala. Copan, in Honduras, is one of the most fascinating of all Mayan sites, with remarkable detailed stone carvings. Quirigua is famed for its intricately carved stellae. Day 1: Guatemala City Arrive Guatemala City. Transfer to the Guatemala City Barcelo for one night stay. Day 2: Guatemala City – Copan Transfer to Copan. Afternoon tour of the ruins. Explore and marvel at the beautiful stellae and majestic temples. Overnight at the Marina Hotel. Day 3: Copan – Guatemala City Return to Guatemala and visit the archaeological site of Quirigua. In the afternoon, return to Guatemala City.
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A colourful oasis of emerald rainforest, towering volcanic peaks the stunning variety of wildlife and natural beauty will amaze in Costa Rica. The most bio-diverse country on the planet offers national parks teeming with a cast of creatures from howler monkeys to toucans. Panama is the bridge between the continents of North and South America, with a Caribbean flavour and free from the tourist crowds. There’s palm-fringed beaches, cloudshrouded mountains and engineering masterpieces to be explored, with a warm welcome from friendly locals.
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Best time to travel The dry season from December through to April is the best season to visit Costa Rica, and the beginning of the rainy season can be a wonderful time to travel to avoid the tourist crowds. In Panama, mid-December to mid-April are the driest months best for hiking, rafting and diving. Average Maximum Temperature (°C) – based on San Jose JAN
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Experiences not to be missed Monteverde Discover some of the most diverse wildlife on the planet from two-toed sloths to giant tarantulas!
Parque Nacional Tortuguero Search for wildlife as you paddle along an elaborate network of canals which wind their way through pristine jungle.
Panama Canal Cruise along the 80km stretch of this world famous engineering feat as imposing freighter ships navigate through sets of enormous locks, with vast tracts of virgin jungle on both sides.
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Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified.
“A comprehensive tour of the best that Costa Rica has to offer.”
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • The ecotourism destinations of Tortuguero • The lush volcanic region of Arenal • Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve Departs: Daily.
Discover Costa Rica from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Coast. From San Jose, travel north to Tortuguero National Park. Visit the Arenal Volcano and drive through ever-changing scenery to Monteverde Cloud Forest before returning to San Jose. Day 1: San Jose On arrival transfer to the Ramada Plaza Herradura.
Day 6: Arenal – Monteverde Transfer to Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Stay at the Fonda Vela Hotel for two nights. Day 7: Monteverde After breakfast, take an exciting tour of Selvatura, a network of suspension bridges and trails built deep within the primary cloud forest. Day 8: Monteverde – San Jose Return by road to San Jose for one more night in the city or continue your tour visiting the beautiful Manuel Antonio National Park. Day 9: San Jose Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
Day 2: San Jose – Tortuguero Traverse the primary rainforest of the Braulio Carrillo National Park en route to the river port of Caño Blanco. Navigate a network of rivers and canals to the tiny Caribbean village of Tortuguero. Stay two nights at La Laguna Lodge.
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Day 3: Tortuguero Explore the exotic paradise of Tortuguero on foot and by boat and encounter an enormous variety of flora and fauna. Day 4: Tortuguero – Arenal After breakfast, transfer by boat and road to the Arenal Volcano district. Stay at the Arenal Manoa Hotel for two nights. Day 5: Arenal Morning at leisure to enjoy optional activities. Afternoon sightseeing of the area surrounding Arenal Volcano and swim in the volcanic hot springs.
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MANUEL ANTONIO EXTENSION 4 Days/3 Nights from $425*
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Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified.
“Combine beautiful beaches with a variety of fauna and flora.” An easy extension to the Highlights of Costa Rica, Manuel Antonio National Park is one of Costa Rica's premier tourist destinations. Offering pristine beaches, it is also the natural habitat to a wide variety of wildlife.
Day 10: Manuel Antonio – San Jose Transfer to San Jose. Overnight at the Ramada Plaza Herradura. Day 11: San Jose Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
Day 8: Monteverde – Manuel Antonio Early morning departure from Monteverde to the Si Como No Resort and Spa for a two night stay. Day 9: Manuel Antonio Day at leisure to wander the parks trails or spend time enjoying the beautiful beaches. Manuel Antonio NP
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Pacuare Jungle Adventure 3 Days/2 Nights from $815*
ACTIVE
Includes accommodation in a jungle view room, meals as indicated, transfers, rafting equipment and sightseeing as specified.
“Embark on a tropical wilderness exploration full of adventure and adrenaline.” The Pacuare River has been called by National Geographic "one of the most beautiful rivers of the world". It travels unrestricted from its origin high in the pristine Talamanca Mountains, 108 km to the Caribbean and it is located in one of the most important protected zones with incomparable beauty, abundant wildlife and the best whitewater in Central America.
the surroundings on your own. Resplendent with tropical birds, butterflies, exotic plants and animals, this truly stunning natural paradise provides a one-of-a-kind setting for photographs or videos. For hearty hikers, there is an optional four to five hour hike into the Rainforest Mountains. Overnight at the Pacuare lodge. Day 3: Pacuare River – San Jose After breakfast continue with your rafting adventure. Your guides will stop the rafts along the journey and lead you up paths and side streams that open onto pristine waterfalls and natural water slides. Afternoon return to San Jose.
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Day 1: San Jose – Pacuare River Morning pick up for your journey to the Pacuare River. Experience the exhilaration of riding the waves on this wild and scenic river, which courses through a tropical wilderness of dense vegetation and steep gorges. Arriving to your overnight destination, you will find a jungle oasis nestled in the middle of an enchanting and captivating rainforest. Overnight at the Pacuare lodge.
Departs: Daily.
3 STAR touring From $480* Enjoy all the same sightseeing and inclusions of this journey staying in clean and comfortable accommodation.
Day 2: Pacuare Lodge In the morning, after breakfast, you can explore
THE PATH LESS TRAVELLED – PANAMA 7 Days/6 Nights from $1915*
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“Combine one of the world’s greatest engineering achievements with the rich cultural and environmental diversity that Panama has to offer.” This tour is a wonderful introduction to Panama. Travel through parts of the famous Panama Canal, experience an indigenous Indian community and absorb the Spanish history in the capital city. Day 1: Arrive Panama City On arrival you will be met at the airport and transferred to El Panama Hotel for six nights. Day 2: Portobelo Take the trans-continental rail journey along the historical route to Portobelo. Tour this site before returning by train to Panama City.
Day 4: Panama City Board a boat and travel through the locks to arrive at Gamboa, headquarters of the Panama Canal Dredging Division. Day 5: Panama City Full day tour to El Valle de Anton, a village located in the centre of an extinct volcano. Visit El Macho waterfall and the local handicraft market. Day 6: Panama City Take a motorised dugout canoe up the Chagres River to visit the Embera-Drua community. Tour with the medicine man who will explain the use of plants as natural medicines. Day 7: Panama City Transfer to the airport.
INDEPENDENT TOUR Highlights • The Panama Canal • The ruins of Portobelo • The indigenous Embera-Drua Departs: Wed.
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Day 3: Panama City Tour the city and visit the Inter-Oceanic Canal Museum and the Miraflores locks to experience the Panama Canal operating first hand. Evening dinner and show.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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Cuba Follow the siren song of salsa and you experience the very soul of this passionate Caribbean Isle.
Salsa dancing makes me happier than almost anything else, so it followed that I should do it more, do it better – and do it in a place where the dance really comes alive. Everything I had heard pointed to Cuba, where many of the music’s key stylistic ingredients developed in the first half of the 20th century.
– By James Vlahos
Horse hooves clatter on cobblestones. A carriage veers to the curb. The driver draws the reins to his chest, and a well-dressed man and woman dismount. Smiling, they set off down an alley, into the velvety stillness of Habana Vieja-Old Havana-at night. We enter the alley, threading between facades of colonial palaces – a legacy Cuba’s Communist rulers have downplayed. Havana has thousands of historically significant buildings, but only a hundred or so have been restored under a multimilliondollar, public-private campaign. What we wander past are crumbling relics. Laughter reverberates from behind a splintered wooden door. A woman peers down from a wrought-iron balcony clinging to a pocked stone wall. Then the alley ends, and we emerge, astonished, onto a plaza filled with people; diners sitting at outdoor tables, laughing and talking; waiters ferrying trays of grilled pork and frosty glasses of mojitos, the island’s signature mix of white rum, mint, sugar, and lime.
Two dancers whirl onto the dance floor, materialising as if from the smoke of a genie’s lamp. The man whips through a triple turn, then drops to his knees. His partners’ skirt spins into a blur as her legs slice the air. Behind them, a seven-piece salsa band blazes away. The keyboardist unspools a melodic loop; the conga player fires off a drum roll. Parked in the audience at Cafe Taberna, a nightclub in Havana, Cuba, I’m bursting with the urge to jump and dance.
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Spotlights glint off trumpet bells. Hands blur over conga drums and on the stage beside the band two dancers twirl expertly. None of them were performing for an audience or putting out a tip jar. They seemed to be celebrating what it feels like to wake up on a sunny morning on a tropical island. Cuban salsa sways with joy. It also burns with passion – an overheated island, from the sparkling white-sand beaches of Varadero to the monumental limestone bluffs of Vinales; from guajiros (farmers) crossing tobacco fields on horseback to Cubans who, in the absence of new construction, often live ten to a room behind those glorious colonial facades. Havana, and Cuba, have calmer energies too. Late in the afternoon I stroll along the
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Malecon Havana’s seafront boulevard – mansions to our left, Caribbean Sea to our right. As the sun drops, the light becomes rose-coloured, as if through cotton candy. Fishermen cast lines, lovers sit atop the seawall. Children play chicken with the waves breaking below. The following day we explore Calle Mercaderes, one of the countless stone lanes crisscrossing Old Havana. Past tree-shaded Plaza de Armas – one of the island’s first public squares – we come to a three-storey mansion. I peer through the front door; a structure this stately must be a museum or a hotel. Instead I glimpse a room crowded with furniture, people and laundry. Frank Alpizar, a tour guide, later tells us it’s common to find such incongruities behind the majestic facades of Havana’s buildings
– a set of apartments like this one, a supper club, a food cooperative, a sculptor’s studio. To be Cuban, you could argue, is to be expert at living among incongruities. Life in Cuba is a tug of war between modern and traditional, the pace of change slowed to a crawl by communist ideology and economic reality. Salsa, to be sure, is one facet of this complex land. But the music – intense, sorrowful, celebratory, laced with complex improvisations – is an ideal vehicle for helping newcomers begin to understand Cuba.
Originally published in National Geographic Traveler USA magazine.
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Step back in time for an experience unlike any other in a Caribbean paradise. Vintage American cars crawl the streets of Havana, a city of vibrant culture and intoxicating salsa rhythms. Soak up the romance of Cuba’s past from Che to Hemmingway, sip cocktails on a pristine beach fringed with palms, be charmed by the colonial city of Trinidad and discover why Cuba sways to a beat all of its own.
BEST TIME TO TRAVEL The months from January to May are an ideal time to visit Cuba, when the temperatures are warm, the country is uncrowded by tourists and there is no threat of hurricanes, which can visit the coasts from June to November. Average Maximum Temperature (°C) – based on Havana JAN
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Experiences not to be missed Havana Be swept up by the infectious energy of the city with a vibrant nightlife, fascinating museums and enchanting colonial monuments.
Varadero Soft sandy beaches against a backdrop of impossibly turquoise waters and endless azure skies.
Viñales Dramatic limestone hills rise from the valley floor, carpeted with lush green tobacco fields in a landscape scattered with expansive networks of caves.
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cuba “Discover authentic Cuba, visiting its colonial cities and scenic highlights for an incredible cultural experience.”
ESCORTED GROUP TOUR Highlights • Exploring the history of Cuba • The colonial grandeur of Havana • The peaceful city of Trinidad • The small rural community of Las Terrazas • Limestone mountains of Vinales • Cuba’s unique culture
BUDGET SAVER TOURING From $1655* Enjoy all the same sightseeing and inclusions of this journey on a modified itinerary via Cienfuegos. Departs: Nov to Apr on selected dates.
Includes accommodation, meals as indicated, transfers and sightseeing as specified.
This popular tour visits Cuba’s unique historic capital of Havana with its faded colonial grandeur, the colonial city of Cienfuegos, Trinidad – one of the best preserved cities in the world, and the picturesque tobacco region of Vinales. Experience the country’s colourful history and culture on this entrancing tropical island with some of the best beaches and landscapes in the Caribbean.
Day 2: Havana Morning tour, visiting the major sites of the city, including the historic Plaza de Armas and Cathedral Square. Absorb the atmosphere of the narrow cobblestone streets of Old Havana. Lunch will be at the famous El Patio restaurant. The remainder of the afternoon is at leisure. Dinner is traditional Cuban cuisine.
Guama for a boat ride through the mangroves before arriving at Moka Hotel for three nights. Day 6: Pinar del Rio Today visit an orchid garden with over 250 indigenous species. Continue to the Cascadas El Salto waterfalls. Lunch is on a coffee plantation and dinner at a restaurant specialising in Cuban cuisine. Day 7: Pinar del Rio After breakfast, visit the famous Vinales Valley, stopping to absorb the beauty of the area. Enjoy a subterranean boat ride through El Indio limestone cave system. Day 8: Pinar del Rio – Havana This morning, visit the local community of Las Terrazas. After lunch, return to Havana airport or hotel, or continue to Varadero where the tour ends.
Day 3: Havana – Trinidad After breakfast, journey east through sugar plantations to the city of Santa Clara, the final resting place of Che Guevara. After lunch, journey through the beautiful Escambray mountains to Trinidad, one of the best preserved colonial cities in the world. Stay at the Iberostar Grand Hotel for two nights.
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Day 1: Havana On arrival transfer to your colonial-style hotel, the Sevilla, overlooking Parque Central and only a short walk to Old Havana. Stay two nights.
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HAVANA Vinales Pinar del Rio Cienfuegos
PEARL OF THE CARIBBEAN GROUP TOUR 8 Days/7 Nights from $1965*
Holguin Santiago de Cuba
Day 4: Trinidad Morning walking tour visiting the Romantic Museum, depicting the lifestyle and architectural design of Trinidad’s colonial past. Enjoy traditional Cuban music at the Casa de la Trova. Lunch will be taken at the Grand Hotel. Day 5: Trinidad – Pinar del Rio Journey by road to Cienfuegos and a city tour. Travel to Pinar del Rio province. En-route visit
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ESSENTIAL HAVANA 3 Days/2 Nights from $300* Includes accommodation in the selected hotel, meals as indicated, transfers on a seat-in-vehicle basis and walking tour. Discover the rich history and stunning architecture of one of the Caribbean’s most cosmopolitan cities. Dating back to the 16th century, Old Havana is a cultural paradise steeped in history, Cuban rhythms and colourful characters. Day 1: Arrive Havana Arrive at Havana airport and transfer to your hotel for two nights. Day 2: Havana Morning walking tour visiting the essential sites of Old Havana to capture the colonial spirit of this remarkable city. Day 3: Havana Transfer to the airport for your onward flight or visit Cuba’s premier beach resort, Varadero.
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Hotel NH Parque Central
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Hotel Santa Isabel
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HAVANA SIGHTSEEING OPTIONS Per person from $ Havana City Walking Tour Mon, Thu & Fri. Half day.
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Havana City Tour + Classic Car Full day tour with 2 hour ride in authentic classic American car. Includes lunch. Mon, Thu & Fri.
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HOTEL NACIONAL DE CUBA from $77* per night ●●● Includes breakfast.
Located in Havana’s historic heart. Dating back to 1908, the Sevilla is a masterpiece of outstanding colonial architecture. Situated next to the Paseo del Prado, and just a few steps away from the Museo de Bellas Artes and other architectural treasures of Old Havana.
Arguably the most distinguished hotel in Cuba. Opened in 1930, the Nacional is a mixture of art deco features with modern influences. Centrally located, overlooking the Malecon and Havana coastline.
Facilities: Restaurants • bars • swimming pool • fitness centre
Room Features: 457 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • mini-bar • hairdryer • safe
Facilities: Restaurants • bars • swimming pool
Room Features: 188 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • mini-bar • hairdryer • safe
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Includes breakfast. Built as a mansion in the eighteenth century, Santa Isabel occupies the most privileged position on the Plaza de Armas colonial square in the very centre of Old Havana. A block away from Avenida del Puerto, next to the water, and a short walk away from the seawall.
HOTEL NH PARQUE CENTRAL from $135* per night ●●●● Includes breakfast. This elegant hotel is located in front of Parque Central, in the very heart of Old Colonial Havana. Surrounded by numerous famous buildings, such as the Capitol, The Garcia Lorca Theatre and the Museum of Modern Arts.
Facilities: Restaurants • bars • coffee shop
Facilities: Restaurant • cocktail lounge • swimming pool • gym
Room Features: 17 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • mini-bar • hairdryer • safe • balcony
Room Features: 427 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • mini-bar • hairdryer
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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VARADERO BEACH 3 Days/2 Nights from $290* Includes accommodation in the selected hotel, seat-in-vehicle transfers and meals as indicated.
HOTEL INTERNATIONAL from $73* per night
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Includes full board and alcoholic drinks. Overlooking one of the most beautiful stretches of Varadero’s pristine beach, this art deco-style property was one of the first hotels established in the area. Facilities: Restaurants • bars • coffee shop • swimming pool • tennis • fitness centre Room Features: 163 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • mini-bar • safe • balcony/terrace • hairdryer
At just two hours drive from Havana, world famous Varadero Beach is the perfect place to unwind. ●●●●
Includes full board and alcoholic drinks. Regarded as one of the most luxurious hotels in Varadero. Situated on the white sand beach, with Cuba’s only golf course right next door. 7.5km from the town and shopping, and 35km from the airport. Facilities: Restaurants • bars • swimming pools • tennis • fitness centre Room Features: 340 rooms • air-conditioning • TV • mini-bar • balcony/terrace
HAVANA & TRINIDAD 7 Days/6 Nights from $985*
Day 1: Havana – Varadero Transfer from Havana to Varadero Beach. Stay two nights in the selected hotel. Day 2: Varadero Day at leisure to relax on the spectacular beach. Day 3: Varadero – Havana Transfer to Havana. Per person from $
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Includes accommodation, return private transfers to Trinidad and meals as indicated.
“Trinidad offers travellers an old-world colonial atmosphere, and a fascinating insight into Cuba’s past.”
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AN INDEPENDENT JOURNEY Highlights • The unique atmosphere Havana • Cuba’s colonial history in Trinidad • Breathtaking natural scenery Departs: Daily.
Trinidad, often referred to as the Soul of Cuba, is one of the main highlights of the island. Explore the city’s colonial streets with wonderfully preserved buildings. Day 1: Havana Transfer to the historical Hotel Nacional de Cuba for two nights. Day 2: Havana Enjoy the day exploring Havana’s narrow streets, and absorb the atmosphere of this unique city.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
We recommend an optional city tour. Day 3: Havana –Trinidad Transfer to Trinidad, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of Cuba’s earliest settlements. Stay at the beach-side Hotel Brisas del Mar for three nights. Days 4-5: Trinidad Time at leisure to explore Trinidad’s cobbled streets and beautiful colonial buildings, or relax on the beach by your hotel. Day 6: Trinidad – Havana Morning departure for Havana. Overnight at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba. Day 7: Havana Transfer to Havana Airport.
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Each itinerary has been classed within a grade to help find the level that best suits you:
Designed for people who are in good health, enjoy the outdoors and want a relaxing trip packed with interest.
Requires a spirit of adventure and some fitness, as the trip may involve more activities or longer journeys.
Fitness is imperative at this level, as the environment may be more remote and challenging.
At this level we recommend previous experience of the activity involved.
Not all Exodus trips fit easily into these grades, so we often use an intermediate grading system (for example Leisure/ Moderate or Moderate/Challenging), where trips fall between grades or may contain some harder and easier days.
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It is all about Exploration. That is what Exodus was founded upon and is what the company is still all about. The perfect way to discover the seven continents. There are many ways to travel around the world. An Exodus holiday allows you to get your teeth into a culture and discover an entirely new world from a different perspective. We pride ourselves in finding the very best way to explore. Latin America offers a bewildering choice of experiences for the adventurous traveller. Over the years we have scoured the backroads of this vast continent to bring you a comprehensive range of trips that cover the highlights and many of the lesser known gems.
Small Groups Our groups size vary from between 8-22 with an average of 12 people.
No SIngle Supplement Exodus group holidays run on a ‘twin-share’ basis. If you are travelling on your own you can avoid paying a single supplement by sharing a twin room with a member of the same sex. If you prefer to have your own room a supplement applies.
Private Departures If you are travelling with a group of 6 or more we can offer your own private departure on a date to suit you.
EXODUS Small groupS
Feel more alive! Welcome to Discovery Holidays. Our Discovery collection gathers together the best cultural, wildlife and active holidays from around the globe, covering almost 90 countries and a whole world of experiences. AND with the increase of premium range of adventures this year, we continue to offer the same great Exodus adventures with that little bit of extra comfort.
Loyalty Discounts. 5% off if you have travelled on one or more Exodus trips 10% off if you have travelled on six or more Exodus trips
Our specialist trips
Walking & trekking Explore the world on foot. All trips feature a significant number of walking days and often cover classic trekking routes
Cycling See the world from two wheels. Choose from self- guided, road-based and offroad itineraries
We value your loyality and look forward to welcoming you back on another holiday. Wildlife encounters For the true nature lover ranging from the safaris to photographic holidays to expeditions Ask us for a copy of our full brochure or view online at www.adventureworld.com.au.
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Each itinerary has been classed within a grade to help find the level that best suits you.
Trip Styles: Classic Designed for maximum variety, are geared towards travellers searching for active exploration and local cultures.
Yolo Yolo trips are built for those who want
Expect the unexpected – expect the extraordinary. The greatest thing about the word 'adventure' is that it's so open-ended; you decide what it means to you. To us, 'adventure' means active exploration; cultural immersion, embracing the unexpected, escaping the well-trodden path and creating true, lifelong connections with the people and places we visit. On these tours you will be part of a small group of like-minded travellers from all over the world, bringing you face to face with fascinating cultures and breathtaking landscapes.
Service Levels: CAMPING
affordable way with a small group of
• Excellent value, amazing prices, quality experiences. • Camping most nights with some hotel stays to start and throughout. • Affordable public and private transport for maximum cultural interaction.
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Small ship cruising & sailing
• Excellent value, amazing prices, quality experiences. • Simple & clean hotels, guesthouses & hostels chosen for location & character. • Affordable public & private transport for maximum cultural interaction. • Plenty of optional activities tailored to your interests & budget.
Expeditions, river exploration or
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• Genuine experiences at reasonable prices. • Comfortable tourist-class hotels and guest houses with character. • Mix of private and public transportation.
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• All the adventure you want, with a softer landing. • Handpicked, character-rich accommodations with upgraded amenities & services. • Upgraded & private transport, including flights to maximise time. • More included meals, activities & transfers.
Absolute Peru (Ref: PHPT) 21 Days/20 Nights from $3499*
Peru Panorama (Ref: PPP) 15 Days/14 Nights from $3199*
Includes three nights hotels, three nights camping, four-day Inca Trail hike with local guide, cook and porters, transportation by minivan, train, three breakfasts, three lunches & three dinners
Includes 13 nights hotels/guesthouses, two nights Amazon Lodge, one night overnight bus, one night homestay, three nights camping, four-day Inca Trail hike, transportation, six breakfasts, six lunches, six dinners.
Includes eight nights hotels, three nights camping, two nights Amazon Lodge, one night homestay, transportation, four-day Inca Trail hike, six breakfasts, six lunches, six dinners.
One of our most popular trips in the region for those looking to combine the cultural highlights of the Sacred Valley with the challenge of one of the world’s best known hikes. The four-day Inca Trail trek will reward you with a stunning combination of the region’s ruins, mountain-scapes and cloud forests.
Scan the canopy for wildlife from the comfort of our intimate and exclusive Amazon lodge, contemplate mountain vistas or take an optional flight over the Nazca Lines – this epic journey explores the geography, culture and history of Peru, offering you the perfect blend of guided excursions and free time.
Day 1: Cuzco
Day 1: Lima
Day 2: Cuzco – Sacred Valley/ Ollantaytambo
Day 2: Lima – Paracas
Spot macaws in the jungle and caimans on the riverbanks, sail the waters of Lake Titicaca, delight in the smells of markets and explore ancient ruins – including a trek along the Inca Trail. Whether you’re scanning the canopy for wildlife from the comfort of our intimate and exclusive Amazon lodge or following in the footsteps of the Incas, this fast-paced adventure provides a sweeping view of this diverse country.
Day 3: Inca Trail trek Day 1
Day 5: Nazca – Arequipa
Day 4: Inca Trail trek Day 2
Days 6 – 7: Arequipa – Colca Canyon
Day 5: Inca Trail trek Day 3 Day 6: Inca Trail trek Day 4
Days 8 – 10: Colca Canon – Puno/Lake Titicaca
Day 7: Cuzco
Day 11: Puno – Cuzco
Days 3 – 4: Paracas – Nazca
Day 12: Cuzco – Sacred Valley/ Ollantaytambo Days 13 – 16: Cuzco – Inca Trail/Machu Picchu
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The Inca trail (Ref: SPIT) 7 Days/6 Nights from $1149*
Day 1: Lima Days 2 – 4: Lima – Puno/Lake Titicaca Day 5: Puno – Cuzco Day 6: Cuzco – Sacred Valley/ Ollantaytambo Days 7 – 10: Cuzco – Inca Trail/Machu Picchu Day 11: Cuzco Days 12 – 13: Cuzco – Amazon Jungle
Day 17: Machu Picchu – Cuzco
Day 14: Amazon Lodge – Lima
Days 18 – 19: Cuzco – Puerto Maldonado
Day 15: Lima
Day 20: Jungle Lodge – Lima Day 21: Lima
Highlights
Highlights
Highlights
• Exploring ruins
• Trekking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
• Haggling at local markets in the Sacred Valley
• Searching for wildlife in the Amazon
• Meeting the locals at a Lake Titicaca homestay
• Conquering the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Small group experience: Max 16, Avg 12.
• Experiencing local life at a homestay on Lake Titicaca
Departs: Departs almost daily, ask for details.
Small group experience: Max 16, Avg 12.
Service level: Standard.
Departs: Set departure date each month, ask for details.
Trip style: Active. Note: Minimum age for this trip is 18 years of age to travel independently, or 12 years if accompanied by an adult (max 2 children per adult). Single room option available.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
• Spotting condors at Colca Canyon
Service level: Standard. Trip style: Classic. Note: Minimum age for this trip is 18 years of age to travel independently, or 12 years if accompanied by an adult (max 2 children per adult). Single room option available.
• Trekking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu • Spotting wildlife at our exclusive Amazon lodge • Devouring seafood in Lima Small group experience: Max 16, Avg 12. Departs: Set departure date each month, ask for details. Service level: Standard. Trip style: Classic. Note: Minimum age for this trip is 18 years of age to travel independently, or 12 years if accompanied by an adult (max 2 children per adult). Single room option available.
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Inca Heartland (Ref: PXML) 21 Days/20 Nights from $2999*
Amazon To (Ref: PAA) The Andes 12 Days/11 Nights from $2529*
Includes 15 nights hotels, three nights camping, one night home stay, one overnight bus, transportation, four-day Inca Trail hike, four breakfasts, four lunches, four dinners.
Includes six nights hotels/guest houses, three nights camping, two nights Amazon Lodge, transportation, four-day Inca Trail hike, five breakfasts, five lunches, five dinners.
Includes four nights hotels, three nights camping, transportation, four-day Inca Trail hike, three breakfasts, three lunches, three dinners.
Experience the archeological highlights and the cultural treasures of the Andean highlands and uncover the secrets of the mysterious Nazca Lines and Peru's desert coast on this incredible three-week adventure. Embrace Incan culture past and present in Cuzco and get a taste of Bolivian culture in La Paz. Travel by boat on Lake Titicaca and trek to the stunning ruins of Machu Picchu.
This adventure offers up an intriguing combination of beauty and contrasts in scenery, wildlife and cultures—whether you’re scanning the canopy for wildlife from the comfort of our intimate and exclusive Amazon Lodge or climbing the ancient trail of the Incas to Machu Picchu, situated in the heavens of the Americas.
Perfect for those looking to experience the region’s archaeological and cultural treasures in a short amount of time, this adventure includes a 4-day trek along the Inca Trail. This is one of the world’s best known hikes and will reward those willing to break a sweat with a stunning combination of mountainscapes, cloud forests and jungles.
Day 1: Lima
Our guides will work hard to make certain the first glimpse of Machu Picchu will burn itself into your memory.
Day 1: Lima Day 2: Lima – Paracas Days 3 – 4: Paracas – Nazca Days 5 – 7: Arequipa – Colca Canyon Day 8: Arequipa – Cuzco Day 9: Sacred Valley/Ollantaytambo
Day 2: Cuzco Day 3: Sacred Valley Days 4 – 7: Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Day 8: Cuzco Days 9 – 10: Cuzco – Amazon Jungle Day 11: Lima
Inca Discovery (Ref: PID) 8 Days/7 Nights from $1399*
Day 1: Lima Day 2: Cuzco Day 3: Sacred Valley/Ollantaytambo Days 4 – 7: Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Day 12: Lima
Day 8: Cuzco
Highlights
Highlights
Highlights
• Spotting condors at Colca Canyon
• Sampling seafood in Lima
• Conquering the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
• Exploring ruins and bargaining at Sacred Valley markets
• Experiencing a homestay on Lake Titicaca
• Devouring seafood in Lima
• Exploring ruins and haggling at local markets in the Sacred Valley
• Trekking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
• Conquering the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
• Exploring La Paz
• Spotting wildlife in the Amazon
• Learning ancient traditions at the Women's Weaving Co-op
Days 10 – 13: Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Day 14 – 16: Cuzco Day 17: Cuzco – Puno Days 18 – 19: Lake Titicaca Day 20: Lake Titicaca – La Paz Day 21: La Paz
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Small group experience: Max 16, Avg 12.
Small group experience: Max 16, Avg 12.
Departs: Set departure date each month, ask for details.
Departs: Set departure date each month, ask for details.
Service level: Standard.
Service level: Standard.
Trip style: Classic.
Trip style: Classic.
Note: Minimum age for this trip is 18 years of age to travel independently, or 12 years if accompanied by an adult (max 2 children per adult). Single room option available.
Note: Minimum age for this trip is 18 years of age to travel independently, or 12 years if accompanied by an adult (max 2 children per adult). Single room option available.
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Departs: Set departure date each month, ask for details. Service level: Standard. Trip style: Active. Note: Minimum age for this trip is 18 years of age to travel independently, or 12 years if accompanied by an adult (max 2 children per adult). Single room option available. This trip can be extended with a stopover in Lima. Ask us for details on trip code PIM.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
In Search Of Iguassu – Buenos Aires to Rio (Ref: JBR) 17 Days/16 Nights from $2399*
Includes Eight nights comfort hotels, two nights Amazon Lodge, three nights camping, transportation, arrival transfer, 13 breakfasts, six lunches, five dinners.
Includes 13 nights simple hotels, two nights estancia (ranch) one night overnight bus, transportation, two breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners.
Includes eight nights hotels, transportation.
Whether you’re scanning the canopy for wildlife from the comfort of our intimate and exclusive G Lodge Amazon or trekking the Inca Trail, this tour has it all. Experience rich ecology and diverse culture from the depths of the Amazon to the heights of the Andes.
For the nature lover who also wants to explore the nightlife of the urban jungle and have plenty of time on the beach, this 9-day adventure offers the perfect combination of natural beauty and cosmopolitan culture. Travel from the tango palaces of Buenos Aires to the samba pulse of Rio de Janeiro and discover spectacular wilderness in between.
Days 4: Puerto Maldonado – Cuzco
Get your South American rush with other young travellers not afraid to embrace the new. You'll kick off the adventure in sophisticated Buenos Aires before getting your heart pounding on horseback rides and day hikes at a working Uruguayan ranch. Marvel at Iguassu Falls, then hop a flight to Sao Paulo on your way to the Brazilian coast. We'll wrap up in the party in Rio. This trip is popular with the 18-30 somethings.
Days 5: Cuzco – Sacred Valley
Day 1: Buenos Aires
Day 1: Lima Days 2 – 3: Lima – Puerto Maldonado – Amazon Lodge.
Days 6 – 9: Inca Trail – Machu Picchu– Cuzco Days 10: Cuzco Days 11 – 12: Cuzco – Puno/Lake Titicaca Day 13: Puno – Lima Day 14: Lima
Day 2: Buenos Aires Days 3 – 5: Colonia/Montevideo Days 6 – 8: Estancia Stay Days 9 – 10: Iguassu Falls
Iguassu & Beyond (Ref: SAIB) 9 Days/8 Nights from $1999*
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Quest of the Gods (Ref: PQG) 14 Days/13 Nights from $3299*
Day 1: Buenos Aires Days 2 – 3: Iguassu Falls Days 4 – 5: Paraty Days 6 – 7: Ilha Grande Day 8: Rio de Janeiro Day 9: Rio de Janeiro
Days 11 – 12: Paraty Days 13 – 15: Ilha Grande Day 16: Rio de Janeiro Day 17: Rio de Janeiro
Highlights
Highlights
Highlights
• Spot wildlife in the Amazon jungle lodge
• Sampling the cuisine and culture of Buenos Aires
• Experiencing the sophistication of Buenos Aires
• Discovering Uruguay's rural beauty at a working ranch
• Standing in awe of Iguassu Falls
• Marvelling at Iguassu Falls
• Exploring the cobblestoned streets of colonial Paraty
• Learn the art of weaving at a women's co-op in a traditional village • Hike the Inca Trail with our expert local guides or catch the comfortable train to Machu Picchu • See traditional life on Lake Titicaca Small group experience: Max 16, Avg 10. Departs: Set departure date each month, ask for details. Service level: Comfort. Trip style: G- Plus. Note: Minimum age for this trip is 18 years of age to travel independently, or 12 years if accompanied by an adult (max 2 children per adult). Single room option available.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
• Sipping caipirinhas on the beach in Rio de Janiero Departs: Set departure date each month, ask for details. Service level: Basic. Trip style: YOLO. Note: Minimum age for this trip is 18 years of age to travel independently, or 12 years if accompanied by an adult (max 2 children per adult). Single room option available. This trip also runs in reverse – see trip code JRB.
• Sipping a caipirinha in Rio
Small group experience: Max 16, Avg 12. Departs: Set departure date each month, ask for details. Service level: Standard. Trip style: Classic. Note: Minimum age for this trip is 18 years of age to travel independently, or 12 years if accompanied by an adult (max 2 children per adult). Single room option available.
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Amazon Riverboat (Ref: PVIIA) Adventure 9 Days/8 Nights from $2499*
Cuba Colonial (Ref: CCC) 15 Days/14 Nights from $1799*
Includes 33 nights hotels, two nights overnight buses, one night overnight train, three nights camping, four nights basic hostels, one night homestay, transportation, eight breakfasts, nine lunches & eight dinners.
Includes Six nights aboard the Amazon riverboat, two nights hotels, transportation, return flights, arrival transfers, eight breakfasts, six lunches, six dinners.
Includes four nights hotels, 10 nights homestays, transportation, salsa lesson in Trinidad, four breakfasts and group dinner in Trinidad.
From the Nazca Lines and the heights of Incan archaeology to the beach at Ipanema, this 45-day long tour provides limitless opportunities for adventure. Day 1: Lima Day 2: Pisco Days 3 – 4: Nazca – Arequipa Days 5 – 7: Arequipa – Colca Canyon Day 8: Arequipa – Cuzco Day 9: Cuzco – Ollantaytambo Days 10 – 13: Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Days 14 – 16: Cuzco Day 17: Cuzco – Puno Days 18 – 19: Lake Titicaca Days 20 – 21: Puno – La Paz Day 22: Uyuni Days 23 – 25: Uyuni/Salt Flats Excursion Day 26: Uyuni – Potosí Days 27 – 29: Sucre Days 30 – 31: Santa Cruz – Puerto Suarez Days32 – 34: Corumbá – Pantanal Days 35 – 38: Bonito – Iguassu Falls Days 39 – 44: Paraty – Rio de Janeiro Day 45: Rio de Janeiro
Explore the Pacaya–Samiria National Reserve—the largest national park in Peru, dine on food fresh from the jungle, spot pink dolphins on the Amazon River, look down into the jungle from a canopy walkway, interact with members of the local community, learn the intricacies of Amazon wildli.
The melody of horns floating through the air, classic cars parked in colonial squares and revolutionary statues – get over the resort wall and discover the real Cuba! Travel east to Santiago de Cuba and Baracoa and encounter the birthplace of Cuban rhythms and revolutionary fervour.
Day 1: Lima Day 2: Lima – Iquitos – Amazon Riverboat Day 3: Marañon River – Amazon River – Ucayali River Day 4: Marañon River – Pacaya Samiria National Reserve – Shaman Visit Day 5: Marañon River – Pacaya Samiria National Reserve Day 6: Marañon River – Pacaya Samiria National Reserve Day 7: Nauta – Sapisapi Day 8: Iquitos – Lima Day 9: Lima
Day 1: Havana
Highlights
Highlights
Highlights
• Spotting condors at Colca Canyon
• Explore the largest national park in Peru
• Dancing salsa with the locals
• Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
• Dine on food fresh from the jungle
• Walking in Che Guevara's footsteps
• Homestay on Lake Titicaca
• Spot pink dolphins on the Amazon River
• Bonding with your host family in a homestay
• Uyuni Salt Flats and Andean wilderness
• Look down into the jungle from a canopy walkway
• Exploring breathtaking beaches
Southern Cross (Ref: SXMR) 45 Days/44 Nights from $6499*
• The Brazilian Pantanal
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Day 2: Santa Clara Days 3 – 5: Trinidad Day 6: Camagüey Days 7 – 8: Santiago de Cuba Days 9 – 11: Baracoa Day 12: Santiago de Cuba Days 13 – 14: Havana Day 15: Havana
Small group experience: Max 16, Avg 12.
• Awesome Iguassu Falls
• Interact with members of the local community
Small group experience: Max 16, Avg 12.
• Learn the intricacies of Amazon wildlife
Departs: Set departure date each month, ask for details.
Departs: Set departure date each month, ask for details.
Small group experience: Max 16, Avg 12.
Service level: Standard.
Service level: Standard.
Departs: Set departure date each month, ask for details.
Trip style: Classic.
Trip style: Classic.
Service level: Comfort.
Note: Minimum age for this trip is 18 years of age. Single room option available.
Trip style: Small ships.
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Note: Minimum age for this trip is 18 years of age to travel independently, or 12 years if accompanied by an adult (max 2 children per adult). Single room option available.
Note: Minimum age for this trip is 18 years of age to travel independently, or 12 years if accompanied by an adult (max 2 children per adult). Single room option available.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
SUPERIOR (Ref: EV06SB) GALAPAGOS 6 Days/5 Nights from $2599*
DELUXE (Ref: EV06GA) GALAPAGOS 6 Days/5 Nights from $2949*
Includes two nights hotel, three nights twin share cabins on board motorized yacht, local flights, arrival transfer, local naturalist guide, five breakfasts, three lunches, three dinners.
Includes two nights hotel, three nights twin-share cabins on board our motorized yacht, local flight, local naturalist guide, five breakfasts, three lunches, three dinners.
Includes two nights deluxe hotel in Quito, three nights onboard our motorized catamaran, arrival transfer in Quito, local flight, local naturalist guides, five breakfasts, three lunches, three dinners.
Curious to explore the Galápagos but don't have a whole lot of time? Step aboard the roomy Monserrat and join us on this cruising adventure through the archipelago's central and eastern islands. Snorkel with sea lions, discover the unusual endemic marine life in secluded bays, check out the curious marine iguanas and stroll through the cactus forests of South Plaza Island.
Explore Quito, a UNESCO declared World Heritage site before flying out to the isolated Galapagos Islands, home to some of the strangest and most wonderful wildlife imaginable. Spend four days cruising, exploring and swimming the Islands, with constant opportunities to encounter totally unique wildlife.
Encounter the island chain that has enchanted explorers since Darwin first weighed anchor off its shores. Spend four days exploring the incredible wildlife in the company of an expert Naturalist Guide. Visit the Charles Darwin Research Station and enjoy the daily opportunities for swimming and snorkeling in the crystal waters. In the evenings, return to your comfortable yacht to reflect on the day’s adventure.
Day 1: Quito Day 2: Quito – Baltra Island & Santa Cruz Island Day 3: South Plaza Island & Santa Fe Island Day 4: Punta Pitt & Isla Lobos Day 5: San Cristóbal – Quito Day 6: Quito
Day 1: Arrive Quito Day 2: Quito – Baltra/Mosquera Day 3: Genovesa Day 4: South Plaza/Santa Fé Day 5: San Cristóbal/Quito Day 6: Quito
Day 1: Arrive Quito Day 2: San Cristóbal Day 3: South Plaza/North Seymour Day 4: Chinese Hat/Bachas Beach Day 5: Santa Cruz/Quito Day 6: Quito
Highlights
Highlights
Highlights
• Discover spectacular marine life
• Explore Quito, a UNESCO declared World Heritage site
• Four days cruising and swimming the Galapagos Islands
• Four days cruising and swimming the Galapagos Islands
• Visiting Charles Darwin Research Station
• Go snorkeling with sea lions • Discover land iguanas feeding in the cactus forests
• Incredible wildlife encounters
• Come face-to-face with 100-year-old giant tortoises
• Visit the vast colonies of birds at Darwin Bay & El Barranco
Departs: Set departure date each month, ask for details.
Departs: Set departure date each month, ask for details.
Service level: Comfort.
Service level: Comfort.
Trip style: Small ship cruising and sailing.
Trip style: Small ship cruising and sailing.
Trip style: Small ship cruising and sailing.
Note: Minimum age for this trip is 18 years of age to travel independently, or 12 years if accompanied by an adult (max 2 children per adult).
Note: Minimum age for this trip is 18 years of age to travel independently, or 12 years if accompanied by an adult (max 2 children per adult).
Note: Minimum age for this trip is 18 years of age to travel independently, or 12 years if accompanied by an adult (max 2 children per adult).
7 or 10 day itineraries are also available, ask us for details.
7 or 10 day itineraries are also available, ask us for details.
Price does not include the local payment of US$110 for National Park fees.
Price does not include the local payment of US$110 for National Park fees.
* All prices shown are for low season, per person, twin share.
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EXPLORE (Ref: SEV06NA) GALAPAGOS 6 Days/5 Nights from $2499*
Departs: Set departure date each month, ask for details. Service level: Comfort.
7 or 10 day itineraries are also available, ask us for details. Price does not include the local payment of US$110 for National Park fees.
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Responsible Tourism At Adventure World we promote responsible travel to areas that conserve the natural environment and improve the well-being of those indigenous people. Working closely with our local ground operators, several who have won the prestigious AITO (Association of Independent Tour Operators) Responsible Tourism Award, we aim to promote responsible, sustainable tourism in all areas we visit. Tourism can be a positive force; notably providing income for poor communities and backing conservation by
demonstrating those delicate habitats and their animal inhabitants are worth more to local people intact. Understanding the potential harm that can come from promoting tourism through many of the delicate environments in which we operate is reflected in our ideology of ‘leave no trace’ tourism and we are continually monitoring our ground
operations to ensure they meet with our high standards. Adventure World also offers a range of Volunteer Tours to various destinations, where you can combine a rewarding volunteer program with an exciting holiday.
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