Day 2: Rio De Janeiro                        (B)

Rio Express – Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf – Duration 5 hours

A full day to enjoy the best views of Rio de Janeiro and its main attractions! To get from the base of Today a memorable experience awaits you as you explore the best highlights of Rio de Janeiro in a 5-hour to visit the Christ the Redeemer by Van & Sugarloaf Mountain.

You will be picked up in the lobby of your hotel between 7:30 am and 8:10 am. Drive up to the Christ the Redeemer Statue – one of the New Seven Wonders of the World – on top of Corcovado Mountain. The drive is short and beautiful, traveling through the Tijuca Forest before opening to incredible views of the entire city. Then go to Sugarloaf Mountain, located in the Urca neighborhood. Ride a series of 2 cable cars in route to the summit, first arriving at Urca Hill, and then continuing to the top of Sugarloaf, reaching a height of 1,295 feet (395m). Conclude the tour with an exquisitely beautiful panorama of Rio de Janeiro.

Day 3: Rio De Janeiro                        (B)

Free at leisure on your own.

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Optional half day Carnaval Experience tour with Supplement:

**Not available on Sunday – duration approx. 3 hours

Life is a carnival and even more so if we are in Rio de Janeiro! This experience will allow us to discover all the effort, training, hard work and production behind the iconic and massive Rio Carnival, an event that attracts visitors from all over the world year after year. We will tour the City of Samba, the warehouses where the most recognized samba schools build and store floats and colorful dance costumes. We will also visit the Rio Grande Samba School Factory to delve even further into the world of samba. On the tour we will see different processes of the schools at the level of production of floats, clothing and all the people involved in making the parade a reality (musicians, choreographers, dancers, artisans, producers, designers). In the exhibition hall we will learn about the history of this dance and the historical schools. To live the complete experience, we can try on original costumes and take pictures with them, we can also participate in a samba class to learn the basic steps of a professional dancer. To close this visit, we will taste a typical Brazilian cocktail.

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Optional half day tour to Tijuca forest & Botanial Garden with Supplement:

**Not available on Thursday & Sunday – duration approx. 4 hours

A half-day tour for nature lovers! In the purest style of a safari, aboard an open-top truck and with the help of our guide, we will discover the exuberance and diversity of Brazilian flora. Within its 137 hectares, the Botanical Garden houses more than 6,000 species of plants, including a wide variety of bromeliads and orchids. It has a sensory garden and an avenue of bicentennial palm trees. Among the most striking tree species we will find the Brazilwood (tree that gives its name to the country). We will also visit the turtle lake and the giant water lily lake. Another point in the city that we will visit will be the Vista Chinesa viewpoint (388 m), one of the few places from where you can see Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain, Ipanema and Leblon. The adventure continues in the Tijuca National Forest, the largest urban forest in the world. Here we will follow a low intensity trail and reach the Taunay waterfall. While we walk, our guide will tell us everything about the Atlantic forest and its biodiversity. We will also take a panoramic walk along the famous San Conrado beach, with its sky crossed by paragliders and hang gliders, popular activities in the city.

Day 5: Foz do Iguassu  (B)

Half day Argentinian Side of the Falls (duration approx. 5 hours):

We will explore the wonder of Iguazú Falls from the Argentine side! Crossing the Iguazú River through the famous Tancredo Neves bridge, and just 28 km from the city of Foz de Iguazú, we will find ourselves in the Argentine National Park. After passing through the visitor center, we will take the train that takes us to one of the most impressive points of the place: the imposing Devil’s Throat. Located in the middle of the Brazilian and Argentine waterfalls, this is the largest waterfall in Iguazú, and we can feel up close the impressive force with which the water falls in the middle of this natural spectacle. Our adventure then continues on foot: we will visit the other falls while we tour the Upper Circuit of the Park, which covers a distance of 1,200 meters and, if time permits, we can also tour the Lower Circuit, which has a length of 1,750 meters. The trails will take us through lush forests, and we will be accompanied at all times by the powerful roar of Iguazú’s waters.

After that, free at leisure in the afternoon.

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Optional tour with Supplement (The big adventure tour):

This tour is the ideal combination of jungle and waterfalls. We will begin our exciting adventure aboard modern 4×4 trucks to travel around 6km of lush vegetation, accompanied by experienced guides who will tell us about the incredible ecosystem that surrounds us along the way. We will arrive at the dock to board a boat that will take us to navigate the lower canyon of the Iguazú River, passing through various rapids until we approach the waterfall area, with an impressive view from the calm waters of San Martín Island. From here, the most exciting part begins! We will arrive at the Tres Mosqueteros waterfall, offering views of the waterfalls on both the Argentine and Brazilian sides, and then arrive at the famous and long-awaited Devil’s Throat, the largest waterfall in Iguazú. Our adrenaline rush will come when we encounter the majestic San Martín waterfall, the largest that a boat can approach. We will undoubtedly end up soaked by the end of this excursion (we recommend bringing a change of clothes and shoes), but with incomparable memories of this natural spectacle.

 **Important:

-We recommend taking a second pair of shoes, informal clothes to change because in the Great Adventure excursion everyone will get wet.

-Certain visitors are not allowed to ride: Great Adventure or Nautical Adventure navigation:

• People with osteoporosis, neck, back conditions, or surgery
• People with heart conditions or surgery
• People with COPD or neurological condition or surgery
• People unable to handle a nautical emergency on the lower Iguazu River.