BRAZIL FAMTRIP: SAO PAULO, IGUAZU FALLS & RIO DE JANEIRO 8 DAYS ALL AIR INCLUDED $1,599.00

Arrival in São Paulo and transfer to selected hotel. The international airport is located outside the city of São Paulo. Transfer takes approximately 45 minutes, but it depends on traffic.

Check-in will depend from selected hotel, usually after 03:00 PM

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Morning Half day City Tour of São Paulo
You will begin with the oldest train station in the city, the ESTAÇÃO DA LUZ, inaugurated in 1867. You will continue towards the TERRAÇO ITÁLIA (ITALY TERRACE), one of the most charming buildings of old downtown. Next you will see the TEATRO MUNICIPAL, where to stop and walk around to get to know different places of the old downtown such as the VIADUTO DO CHÁ, BANESPA BUILDING, PATIO DO COLEGIO and CATEDRAL DA SÉ, with its splendid stained glass. You will explore from inside the cathedral and then take pictures and appreciate the busy downtown. Afterward, you will see the neighbourhood of LIBERDADE, with its highest concentration of Japanese immigrants and their houses adorned with typical decorations. You will then enter the financial center of Sao Paulo and pass by Paulista Avenue, the most important street of the city, where many full of modern buildings are located, such as the MASP (Art Museum of Sao Paulo). In conclusion, in IBIRAPUERA PARK you will visit the museum designed by Oscar Niemeyer.

Route may change based on selected hotel.

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Transfer to the airport for your flight to Foz do Iguaçu

Flight included

Upon arrival, meet and greet our local guide, and transfer to your hotel.

Rest of the day at leisure.

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Visit to the Brazilian side of the falls
In route to the falls, we will drive through the lush, subtropical vegetation of the park. After arrival, we will take a descending trail of the canyon, from where we can enjoy panoramic views of more than 240 falls. We will be taken to a platform, by a glass elevator, where more exquisite views will be revealed. Along with its “sister” park in Argentina, The Iguassu National Park forms the most significant remaining rainforest in the southern cone of South America, which along with the waterfalls have been declared a National Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Macuco Safari.
We will start our tour on a pulled trolley thru the Brazilian National Park. Experienced guides will explain about the local fauna and flora.

Then, going up the river in these boats specially prepared to get to the base of Iguaçu Falls and to be able to admire and feel them from up close. Whirlpools, waves and currents provoked by the Falls add adrenaline

Rest of the day at leisure.

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Transfer to the airport for your flight to Rio de Janeiro.

flight included.

Upon arrival, meet and greet our local guide, and transfer to your hotel.

Rest of the day at leisure.

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Full day tour of Rio de Janeiro
The starting point is the urban district “Cosme Velho”, which is located between city center and Copacabana. By using the train you pass the tropical forest “Tijuca”, which is the biggest urban forest in the world. It is also a fantastic place to look over Rio de Janeiro and to see the mountain. The Corcovado has a height of 710 meter. It is possible to scale it by using the train or by using the listed railway (approximately 2.3 miles). On the top there is the monument of Christ enthroned, which you can see at each time from nearly every place in Rio de Janeiro. From this viewing platform you can enjoy one of the most spectacular panorama views in the world.

On one site the sugar loaf and the beaches “Guanabara” and “Niteròi” and on the other the beaches “Copacabana” and “Ipanema” as well as the “Laguna Rodrigo de Freitas” are situated. The Corcovado is located in the middle of the nature park named “Tijuca”, which is a tropical reservation. You can use the tight, double-tracked streets through the compacted vegetation, which pass several beautiful waterfalls and viewing points along their approximately 62.14 miles length in total.

Then we will drive downtown for orientation city tour of the historical/commercial part of the city including Maracanã, Praça XV, etc. Then we will drive along the beaches of Flamengo and Botafogo, to Praia Vermelha at the urban district called “Urca”. From there you use a cable – car to go up to the Sugar Loaf. You have a first stop on a hill called “Morro da Urca” on which several gardens and panorama viewing platforms are located. Arrived at the second stop you enjoy a spectacular view over Rio de Janeiro, its beaches and the bay “Guanabara”. At the horizon you can see the mountain called “Corcovado”.

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Buffet Breakfast.

Day at leisure for personal activities, shopping and/or optional tours.

12:00 noon: check-out

Transfer out to the airport for your continuing or return flight back home.

Flight included.