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Explorer Line - Atacama to Sugar Loaf

(17 Days)

Santiago de Chile | San Pedro de Atacama | Mendoza | Buenos Aires | Iguassu | Rio de Janeiro

Dates

12.08.2020 26.08.2020 16.09.2020 30.09.2020
14.10.2020 04.11.2020 18.11.2020
Day Routing
01 Wed Santiago de Chile

Arrival in Santiago and transfer to the hotel.

02 Thu Santiago de Chile - Calama - San Pedro de Atacama

Transfer to the airport and flight to Calama. Transfer to the hotel in San Pedro de Atacama. In the afternoon you will visit the Valle de la Luna.

03 Fri San Pedro de Atacama

Visit the Salar de Atacama and the small Indian village of Toconao.

04 Sat San Pedro de Atacama

The day is at leisure for own activities.
Optional: Full day excursion to the Tatio Geysers.

05 Sun San Pedro de Atacama - Calama - Santiago de Chile

Transfer to the airport in regular bus (on shared basis) and flight to Santiago. Transfer to the hotel. Half day city tour to visit the main sights.

06 Mon Santiago de Chile

Start your full day excursion with a visit to a winery in the Casablanca Valley. Continue your tour in the modern seaside city of Viña del Mar and Valparaíso, declared a World Heritage by UNESCO.

07 Tue Santiago de Chile - Mendoza

Public bus ride from Santiago to Mendoza (on shared basis, without local guide).

08 Wed Mendoza

Visit of two wineries in the Maipu or Lujan de Cuyo area including a wine tasting.

09 Thu Mendoza

Day at leisure. Optional: City tour OR Wine tour in the Uco Valley OR trekking to the “Quebrada del Durazno.

10 Fri Mendoza - Buenos Aires

Transfer to the airport and flight to Buenos Aires. Afternoon at leisure.
Optional: Argentina culinary experience tour (in the evening) designed to give you an introduction to the best of Argentine cuisine and culture (on shared basis).

11 Sat Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires City Tour including stop for a cup of coffee and a snack at a traditional coffee house. In the evening dinner & Tango show (on shared basis).

12 Sun Buenos Aires

Day at leisure.
Optional: Tigre Delta tour OR visiting of estancia Santa Susana OR San Telmo Antique Fair tour.

13 Mon Buenos Aires - Iguassu

Transfer to the airport and flight to Iguassu. Transfer to the hotel. Visit the Argentinean side of the falls en route.

14 Tue Iguassu

In the morning visit of the Brazilian side of the falls. Afternoon at leisure for own activities.

15 Wed Iguassu - Rio de Janeiro

Transfer to the airport and flight to Rio de Janeiro. Transfer to the hotel.

16 Thu Rio de Janeiro

Half day city tour including visit of the Sugar Loaf and the Corcovado.
Optional: Rio by night - Samba Show

17 Fri Rio de Janeiro

Transfer to the airport and departure flight or post-tour.

Extensions

For individual extensions we recommend the follow Pre-tours:
"Easter Island"
"Santiago Wine Package"

or Post-tours:
"Extension Rio de Janeiro"
"Beach extension Buzios"
"Manaus, Amazon"
"Pantanal"
"Recife"
"Brasilia"
"Florianopolis"
"Chapada da Diamantina"

or request any further customized extension package.