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TOUR HIGHLIGHTS South America’s Greatest Cultural, Historic & Scenic Wonders NAZCA LINES & BALLESTAS ISLANDS • Flight over the mysterious Nazca Lines • Wildlife of Ballestas Islands - birds, sea lions and fur seals CUSCO • Colourful Indian Markets and Sacred Valley of the Incas • Ollantaytambo, Fortress Sacsayhuanan and other Inca Ruins • Salt Mines and agricultural terraces of Maras and Moray • Cathedrals and Colonial Art treasures of Cusco Town Square • Music and Markets of the Quechua speaking Inca descendants MACHU PICCHU • Urubamba vistadome Rail Journey to ‘Lost City of the Incas’ • Full day visit to the famous ruins • 2 nights in the mountain village of Aquas Calientes LIMA • Presidential Palace, Plaza de Armas and Old Colonial City • Casa Aliaga (oldest colonial house), Church of San Pedro, UNESCO buildings LAKE TITICACA • One of the highest lakes in the world • Visit Uros floating reed islands and Sun Island • Orient Express Andean Explorer luxury train journey AMAZON RIVER CRUISE • Local Indian village visits, Amazon Forest Walks, Piranha fishing • Bird and Caimen spotting excursions • Frontier jungle town of Iquitos RIO DE JANEIRO • Spectacular Corcovado and Sugar Loaf Mountains • Copocabana, Ipanema, Leblon, San Conrado and Barra beaches • Brazilian BBQ, and Samba Carnivale Show • Favela Jeep Tour IGUASSU FALLS • Both Argentinian and Brazilian Falls Boardwalks • Spectacular Boardwalk to the ‘Devils Throat’ • Macuco Speedboat Adventure into the heart of the Falls • Stunning Bird Park BUENOS AIRES • Gaucho Fiesta Day on the Pampas – Folkloric Performances • La Boca, Italian Waterfront and outdoor arts area • Historic Plaza de Mayo Square & fashionable Recoleta • Famous Dinner and Tango Show
ITINERARY SOUTH AMERICA Day 1 – Tue 24 April Australia / Santiago We depart today, flying with LAN to Santiago. After checking in at our downtown hotel, our Travel Masters escort will escort you along a busy pedestrian shopping street, through the Plaza de Armas, to the fascinating central markets. You may like to enjoy a light seafood lunch in this bustling market. Afternoon at leisure. Accommodation: Plaza San Fransisco Hotel Meals: Inflight + Dinner Day 2 – Wed 25 April Santiago / Lima Santiago, Chile’s capital city and cultural and economic centre of the nation occupies a spectacular basin at the foot of some of the highest peaks in the Andes. Santiago de Chile is a modern and bustling city with almost 16 million inhabitants, and was founded by the Spaniards almost 500 years ago. Our morning tour takes us to some of the places where the story started in 1541 and how it has evolved with different styles and influences. Our sightseeing starts with driving downtown along Parque Forestal, a French style park with a wide variety of trees that runs along Mapocho River. We drive through the heart of downtown to Plaza de Armas (Main Square), the spot from where the city has grown throughout the centuries. It is surrounded by some important and spectacular buildings such as the Cathedral, the City Hall, the Central Post Office and the National Historical Museum. We visit the beautiful Santiago Racecourse in the suburbs of this intriguing city, before exploring the new and developing suburbs of Santiago. Later this afternoon, we continue to the airport for our flight to Lima. Accommodation: Jose Antonio Meals: Breakfast Day 3 – Thurs 26 April Lima/ Chinca / Paracas Today we travel the Pan American Highway on our luxury air-conditioned coach to Paracas. This will be a fascinating drive as we past first of all the slum areas of Lima, and then drive through a coastal arid region before reaching the rich agricultural area of Ica & Paracas. The Paracas National Reserve, a 280,000 hectare coastal park includes a conglomeration of hills, desert and islands. Wildlife is everywhere in this stunning reserve, particularly the bird colonies and sea creatures on the Islands. We will have lunch in an historic country house at Hacienda San Jose located in the traditional El Carmen district in Chincha. The historic building, dating back to the 17th century, has undergone an exhausting restoration and has been declared cultural Heritage. We visit its lovely church and the catacombs, before arriving at our sea-side hotel at about 4.30pm. Accommodation: La Hacienda Bahia Paracas Meals: Breakfast /Lunch/ Dinner Day 4 – Fri 27 April Nazca Lines / Paracas / Ballestas Islands This morning we drive to El Chaco pier and take a boat ride to Ballestas Island to view the amazing wildlife in their natural habitat. From our boat we also see, carved into the highest point www.travelmasters.com.au 5
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