Journey to South America to behold the great
things of this alluring nation. Visit in Quito, "the
Queen of the Andes", starting point for beautful tours
to the Indian markets of Ecuador, combined with the Otavalo
Indian Fair which has been operating for more than 450 years
within its local areas. Then onto the colonial city of Cuenca
or Banos in Ecuador (the entry to the Amazon Rainforest) as
well as Guayaquil (the Gateway to the Galapagos Islands).
Take your journey to South America to Lima, Peru and proceed
to the Incan Lands of Cuzco, Pisac, the Sacred Valley of the
Incas and the "Lost City of Machu Picchu". stay
at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge or at a district hotel
in the beautiful city of Aguas Calientes. Continue your expedition
by or catching a hydrofoil voyage coast over Lake Titicaca
among the largest lakes in the earth. advance your journey
to Puerto Maldonado, Manu National Park and the Tambopata
Reserve, amidst the flourishing Amazon rain forest where you
can book reservations at a nearby jungle lodge. Travel
and investigate Iquitos, Peru, in the soul of the Amazon jungle.
Book an Amazon cruise on the M/V Arca, Marcelita, or M/V
Rio Amazonas. If you choose adventure, catch a river cruise
by canoe or charter excursion river boats.
Take a memorable journey in South America to Chile, explore
the Atacama Desert and stay at the five star Explora
Hotel Atacama. Vacation in Arica, Santiago, Puerto Montt,
Puerto Varas or in the Chilean lake area. Check out a private
wine excursion of the fulfilling country. Travel more south
to Patagonia, Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales and Torres del
Paine Park. Stay at Paine Park in the deluxe Explora Lodge.
Cruise the Chilean Fjords and Chile's Patagonia, all the way
to spectacular Laguna San Rafael or San Rafael Lagoon, on
the ships Skorpios I, Skorpios II and Skorpios III. Visit
Mendoza, with its great wineries or San Rafael and its luxury
estancias, which are like great ranches in Argentina, Chile,
Uruguay and Paraguay. Marvel at Iguazu Falls and book reservations
at the deluxe Sheraton Internacional Hotel or at the luxurious
Hotel das Cataratas, in the Brazilian side of the great falls.
Fly to Trelew in Patagonia, to explore the open air zoo at
Peninsula Valdes. Continue to Rio Gallegos then to El Calafate,
on the breath taking shores of Lago Argentino, site of the
Perito Moreno Glacier.
Continue your wonderful journey to
Iguassu Falls, Brazil, on to Sao Paulo then the gigantic
Pantanal nature reserve and then on to Rio de Janeiro, soul
of Carnival, samba and the incredible girls from Ipanema,
get a nature break in the Brazilian Pantanal, which borders
Paraguay and Bolivia, explore Belo Horizonte and colonial
Ouro Preto, Salvador, Bahia, Brasilia, Manaus, reservations
at the first class Tropical Hotel Manaus or the Ariau Treetop
Lodge and Amazon Jungle Tower, on the Amazon River, excursion
on the Rio Amazonas on the M/V Desafio, the M/V Tucano or
the Clipper. |