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Iguazu - Rio de Janeiro
Arrival in Iguazu. Transfer to your hotel, the Das Cataratas. Free afternoon to enjoy this wonderful world heritage site.
Day 2. IGUAZU (B)Full day private excursion of the Iguazu falls, the most voluminous falls in the world and more than three times the width of the Niagara Falls. The falls lie on the three borders of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. The tour will include a Macuco safari boat ride on the Parana River, heading towards the Iguazu falls themselves. Return to your hotel.
Day 3. IGUAZU - RIO DE JANEIRO (B)
After breakfast, fly-over tour by helicopter of the Iguazu Falls before transfer to the airport for the flight to Rio de Janeiro.
Arrival in Rio, reception and transfer to the 5* Copacabana Palace Hotel, one of the world's greatest hotels. Opened in 1923, this is Rio's most luxurious hotel and a member of the Orient-Express Hotel group. Accommodation in a pool-view suite.
After breakfast, a full day private visit of the "marvelous city" including a sightseeing tour to Sugar Loaf Mountain. A two-stage cable car takes you to the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain where you will enjoy a splendid view of Rio, Copacabana Beach, and Guanabara Bay. After lunch, a trip to the heart of Rio for a historical city tour including Santa Teresa, the Teatro Municipal and the Fine Arts Museum. The trip also includes a visit to the São Bento Monastery, the Candelaria (the candle-makers), Praça XV (where the royal family landed when they first arrived in Rio. Paço Imperial was their first residence), the "Travessa do Mercado", the Imperial Palace, the cultural centre located in the beautifully-restored Banco do Brasil and Casa Franca-Brazil (a masterpiece by the architect Grandjean de Montigny). Return to your hotel.
Day 5. RIO DE JANEIRO (B & D)After breakfast, a half day visit to Corcovado, the mountain home to the world famous, Christo de Redentor statue for a magnificent 360° panoramic view of Rio. Return to your hotel for an afternoon of leisure. In the evening enjoy an authentic Samba & dinner show in the Lapa District.
Day 6. RIO DE JANEIRO (B)Free day at leisure before transfer to the airport for your return flight home.
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