Buenos Aires, Ibera Wetlands, Iguazu & Rio de Janeiro

+12 Nights

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Visit some of the most important destinations in South America: Buenos Aires, Esteros del Ibera, Catartas del Iguazu, and Rio de Janeiro!

  • Keep in constant contact with nature throughout your trip.
  • We handle the air tickets and all the necessary transports to go to each destination.
  • Ask us for private services and luxury accommodations!
Boat Ride at Rincon del Socorro

SUGGESTED ITINERARY

Buenos Aires

Day 1 - Arrival + Dinner Tango Show

Welcome to Buenos Aires and Argentina! Upon arrival, a driver will be waiting for you to take you to your hotel to stay for 3 nights with breakfast included.

This day you will have free to rest a little of your international flight, but at night, around 7pm, we will pick you up for a classic tango dinner show at La Ventana Restaurant. Good food, wine, and music!

Optionals: Wine Tasting or Tango Class before the dinner.

Around 11pm, return to the hotel to rest and prepare for the next days in Argentina.

Wine Tasting in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Day 2 - City Tour to Buenos Aires

In the morning, after breakfast, the guide will search for your hotel to take a tour of the city of Buenos Aires (4-5hs):

9 de Julio Avenue –Colon Theatre – The obelisk – Diagonal RoqueSaenz Peña Avenue – Plaza de Mayo: here we make a stop and visit Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral – visit to San Telmo town, Parque Lezama – La Boca: guided tour around Caminito and craft fair, here you will have free time to take photographs. Trip around La Boca Port – Puerto Madero and Retiro towns. Palermo town. Bosques de Palermo [Palermo woods] (Galileo Galilei Planetarium) Monument of the Constitution and the Four Argentinian Regions – Recoleta town (Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes [National Museum of Fine Arts] Nuestra Señora del Pilar Church, Recoleta Cemetery)

Optionals: Private City Tour to Buenos Aires + Guided Visit to Colon Theatre

La Boca

Buenos Aires

Day 3 - Tigre + Boat Navigation to the Delta

In the morning, after breakfast, the guide will search for your hotel to take a tour to Tigre + Boat Navigation to the Delta (4-5hs):

North Dock in Buenos Aires, navigation in a latest generation motorboat along the riverside channel of River Plate with magnificent panoramic views of the city and the port, Jorge Newbery airport, Ciudad Universitaria, Olivos Port, Barrancas de San Isidro, and Yacht Club. Then, we enter in the delta of Parana River and navigate around the islands to Tigre Fluvial Station. There, we take the bus to San Isidro where we make a stop to take photographs. After that, we go back to the hotels. 

Optionals: Private Tour to to Tigre + Boat Navigation to the Detlta + Lunch at Vivanco Restaurant.

Boat Navigation to the Delta (Tigre)

Buenos Aires > Ibera Wetlands

Day 4 - Going to Ibera Wetlands

In the morning, after the breakfast, transfer to the airport to take your next flight to Posadas, Misiones.

Arrival to Posadas, meet with your driver, and transfer to Ibera Wetlands.

Arriving in the late afternoon at Aguape Lodge, on this day you can learn more about the lodge, the area, and the activities you have available for the next few days. You will stay for 3 nights with full board included. Lunch.

Free day to enjoy the surroundings (ask for available tours for this day!)

In the evening, you will enjoy a delicious regional meal accompanied by a glass of wine.

Deer at Aguape Lodge

Ibera Wetlands

Day 5 - Boat Ride + Trekking

Get ready for a day to meet ibera wetlands from the inside!

After an abundant breakfast in the morning, it will be time to take your first excursion in Esteros del Ibera: you will board the boat to navigate the marshes, where during the trip you will see a great variety of flora and fauna: capybaras, marsh deers, otters, broad snouted caimans, yacare caimans, and a broad variety of aquatic birds.

Returning at noon, you can rest a little from the activity and have lunch with a direct view of the lagoon.

In the afternoon you can take a walk along the trails near the lodge and get to know the interpretation center, to learn more about the history of the place and its habitants.

We end the day with dinner at the inn.

Animals at Aguape Lodge

Ibera Wetlands

Day 6 - Canoeing + Free Afternoon

On this day, we have the opportunity to take a canoe and enter the waters of the Esteros del Ibera. This excursion is excellent to see animals, since you can enter areas where boats cannot pass.

During the afternoon, after lunch, we recommend you take the afternoon to rest and enjoy the pool and the serenity of the place.

In the evening, dinner at the inn.

Canoeing at Aguape Lodge

Ibera Wetlands > Posadas

Day 7 - Guided Walk to Ibera Wetlands and Camba Trapo + Departure

Last day! But there are still activities to do.

After breakfast, you can take a guided walk to Camba Trapo, to discover more variety of animals and flora in the area.

In the afternoon, after the lunch, transfer back to the town to Posadas, where you will stay for one night with breakfast included.

Birds at Aguape Lodge

Posadas > Iguazu Falls

Day 8 - San Ignacio Jesuits Ruins + Arrival to Iguazu

After breakfast, the driver will look for you to take you to Iguazu. Along the way you will see a little about the interior of Misiones and their landscapes.

During the trip you will visit the San Ignacio Jesuit Ruins, a historic construction of the Jesuits who populated this area in the 17th century.

Upon arriving in Iguazu in the morning, your driver will take you to your hotel in Puerto Iguazu, where you will stay for 2 nights with breakfast included.

 

San Ignacio Ruins

Iguazu Falls

Day 9 - Argentinean Side of the Falls

After breakfast, the guide will go pick you up from your hotel to go to the Argentine side of Iguazu Falls. There you can visit the three main circuits: Upper Circuit, Lower Circuit, and the famous Devil’s Throat (through the ecological train). Lunch not included. Around 4pm, return to the hotel.

Optional: Great Adventure – Ecological truck ride and boat ride to the falls.

Iguazu Falls - Argentinean Side

Iguazu Falls > Rio de Janeiro

Day 10 - Brazilian Side of the Falls + Departure to Rio de Janeiro

In the morning, after the breakfast, excursion to the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls. On this half-day tour you will see a beautiful panoramic view of the falls during the single circuit of 1500 meters. 

After the tour, the van will drop you at Foz de Iguazu Airport, where you will take your next flight to Rio de Janeiro.

Arrival to Rio de Janeiro, meet with your driver, and transfer to your hotel where you will stay for 3 nights.

Iguazu Falls - Brazilian Side

Rio de Janeiro

Day 11 - Full Day to Corcovado & Sugar Loaf

In the morning, after breakfast, full day excursion to Corcovado and Sugar Loaf:

Spend a full day soaking up the sights of Rio de Janeiro during a city tour. Begin with a train ride to see the Christ the Redeemer Statue atop Corcovado Mountain, followed by a panoramic (external) visit to theMaracanã stadium and additional
stops at the Sambódromo (Sambadrome), the Metropolitan Cathedral, and the Selarón Steps. After lunch at a steakhouse, ride the cable cars up Sugarloaf Mountain.

Get picked up from one of the seafront hotels in Rio and drive up to the Cosme Velho station in order to catch the Corcovado Train. The train ride through tropical forest takes about 20 minutes from ground level the top of Corcovado Mountain, where you will reach the Christ the Redeemer Statue – one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Once you’re back at sea level, drive past the legendary Maracanã soccer stadium (external visit) and head to Sambódromo, the location of Rio’s exciting Carnaval. Pay a visit to the distinctive Metropolitan Cathedral, a modern structure that takes influence from Mayan pyramids. Check out the brightly colored tiles of the world-famous Selarón Steps, one of Rio’s most distinctive landmarks. Then head to a local steakhouse to sit down to a delicious barbecue lunch.

After lunch, make a final trip to Sugarloaf Mountain, located in the Urca neighborhood. Ride a series of 2 cable cars en route to the summit, first arriving at Urca Hill, and then continuing to the top of Sugarloaf, reaching a height of 1,295 feet (395 m). Conclude the tour with an exquisitely beautiful panorama of Rio de Janeiro. Return to one of the hotels in front of the most famous beaches in Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Day 12 - Full Day Arraial do Cabo with Boat Tour and Lunch

In the morning, after the breakfast, get ready for a long day because you will visit a place outside from the city: Arraial do Cabo:

Begin the 12-hour tour with a drive from Rio de Janeiro to the region of the Costa do Sol (Sun Coast). When you arrive in Arraial do Cabo, head to the boat (schooner) and admire all the beauty of the region known as the “Brazilian Caribbean”. Sit back and enjoy the views of paradise.

From the schooner, visit some of the main points of the city: Praia do Farol, Prainhas do Pontal, Pontal do Atalaia, Gruta Azul (Blue Grotto) and Crevice of Our Lady of Assumption.

Enjoy the 40-minute stop to dive in the clear waters of Praia do Farol and Prainha do Pontal.

Up next, have lunch at a local buffet restaurant and return to Rio de Janeiro.

Arraial Do Cabo

Rio de Janeiro

Day 13 - Departure

At the marked time, transfer from your hotel in Rio de Janeiro airport to take your next flight.

Rio de Janeiro

WHAT'S INCLUDED

  • Accommodation in Buenos Aires, Ibera Wetlands, Posadas, Ibera Wetland, Puerto Iguazu, and Rio de Janeiro.
  • Transportation and excursion as mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Full Board at Ibera Wetlands, Breakfast at the other destinations.
  • English Speaking Guide, Small Group Tours.

OPTIONALS

  • Flights or Bus Tickets needed.
  • Ticket Entrance to National Parks
  • Private Services
  • Full Board in all destinations.

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