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Brazil | Best of Brazil
 Dancing in the Streets of Rio |
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9 days / 8 nights
| Location | Nights |
| Rio | 3 |
| Salvador da Bahia | 3 |
| Iguassu | 2 |
Day 1 Arrive Rio de Janeiro
Arrive in Brazil’s party capital and settle into your hotel with the afternoon at leisure.
Copacabana Palace (Deluxe Ocean View)
Day 2 Rio de Janeiro
Take in the city sights this morning including the famous cable car ride up Sugar Loaf for 360° views, Guanabara Bay and the legendary golden beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon. After a typical Brazilian BBQ lunch visit the Statue of Christ the Redeemer, one of the seven 'new' wonders of the world. Atop Corcovado Hill the views from here are breathtaking. Time also to explore the hilly streets of Santa Teresa with its colonial architecture, home to many artists, intellectuals and handicraft studios (B,L).
Copacabana Palace (Deluxe Ocean View)
Day 3 Design Your Day Rio de Janeiro
Plot your course this morning with a samba lesson under the guidance of a professional dancer or the chance to see the other side of Rio with a tour through the city’s favelas (slum districts). Visit one of the largest in South America where around 150,000 people live. Observe the routine of the community here, visit local houses, day nurseries and schools. Walk through the small streets and watch life go by. This afternoon is at leisure before dinner at the popular Porcao Rio's. (B,D).
Copacabana Palace (Deluxe Ocean View)
Day 4 Rio – Salvador da Bahia
A flight* north along the Atlantic coast to Salvador, Brazil’s oldest city and one of the most beautiful and interesting in the country. Settle into the hotel and this afternoon is an historical orientation tour of the city taking in the church of Sao Francisco with its gold-leafed Baroque interior and the old town, Pelourinho, a UNESCO Heritage site with delightful pastel-coloured colonial architecture (B).
Villa Bahia (Deluxe)
Day 5 Salvador da Bahia
Today you leave the city behind to explore the nearby farming hinterland, full of sugarcane plantations, peaceful colonial towns and busy country markets. Stop at the country market town of Santo Amaro and on through rolling hills to Cachoeira, the jewel of the Bahian hinterland nestled deep in the valley of the Paraguaçu River. After lunch take a walking tour of the town, with opportunities to browse for local wood carvings and see cigars being expertly rolled (B,L).
Villa Bahia (Deluxe)
Day 6 Salvador da Bahia
This morning visit the peaceful family district of the lower city where life moves at a slower pace. Fishermen fish from dugout canoes, locals collect shellfish at low tide and schooners are at anchor. See the famous Bonfim church, one of the most important in Brazil and continue to the Monserrat district with its panoramic view of the city ending at Mercado Modelo, a thriving market for the finest Brazilian arts and crafts (B).
Villa Bahia (Deluxe)
Day 7 Salvador da Bahia – Iguassu Falls
A morning flight* south to Iguassu Falls and your hotel which is situated a short stroll from the Falls. This afternoon you are escorted on a walking tour of the Brazilian side of the falls which offers marvellous panoramic views of this natural wonder (B,D).
Hotel Das Cataratas (Deluxe)
Day 8 Iguassu Falls
Another day spent with a visit to the Argentine side of the falls where the experience is a close-up one. There is an electric train ride through the park followed by a walking trail through the rainforest to a suspended platform at the edge of the Devil’s Throat, the largest of the cataracts. Return by train and visit the upper Argentinian falls and if time permits a brief stop at the Three Borders point where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay meet. Afternoon at leisure (B,L).
Hotel Das Cataratas (Deluxe)
Day 9 Depart Iguassu
A fond farewell as you depart Iguassu for onward arrangements
*Flight not included.
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