Just a week in Brazil

Arrive in Rio de Janeiro

Arrival at the airport, meet-and-greet with a local billingual guide and transfer in a private air conditioned vehicle to the hotel. After check-in, free time to relax.

Christ the Redeemer & Sugar Loaf

Today you will be taken on a shared full day guided excursion to see two of Rio's iconic landmarks. Take a train up Corcovado hill to see the statue of Christ the Redeemer. The view from the top of the hill showcases Rio's greatest landmarks: Sugar Loaf, the Guanabara bay, the beaches of the southern zone of the city and the Rodrigo Freitas lagoon. You will also visit the neighbourhood of Urca to ride the cable car up to Sugar Loaf mountain for further fantastic picture-postcard views of Rio. Lunch is included, as well as a visit to a number of sites of interest in downtown Rio de Janeiro, namely the contemporary Metropolitan Cathedral, with its vast stained-glass windows and Aterro do Flamengo, a spacious park with lawns and blossoming trees, offering super views of Rio and Sugar Loaf.

to Iguazu Falls

Morning transfer to the airport for a flight to the Iguazu Falls. Meet-and-greet on arrival with a local guide and transfer to hotel. In the afternoon you will be taken on a tour to the Brazilian side of the falls. Starting at the modern visitors centre at the entrance to the National Park which has a small museum with interactive exhibits, information and facts about the falls. You will then be transferred to the start of the ‘Waterfall Trail’, a 1,200m paved trail dotted with superb panoramic viewpoints, culminating in a catwalk that leads you to the base of the almighty Devil’s Throat cascade, a sheer mass of thundering water pouring and undoubtedly the most impressive part of the falls. The tour ends at the upper part of the Iguaçu river accessed via a panoramic lift, which gives you a view of the falls from above.

Today you will be taken over the border to Argentina for a different perspective of the falls. Walk along the upper circuit catwalk, a short trail in the forest above the first few waterfalls. Keep your eyes peeled for toco toucans. You will then be taken to admire the spectacular Devil's Throat falls, accessed by taking the train to the Devils Throat station and walking 1,100m along a flat catwalk suspended over the Upper Iguazu river. The lookout point at the end of the catwalk offers stunning views over this side of the falls.

to Salvador

Morning pick-up at the hotel and transfer to the airport for flight to Salvador. Early afternoon arrival, meet-and-greet and transfer to hotel in Pelourinho, the historic heart of Salvador.

Today you will be taken on a half day tour of Salvador, starting with a walking tour along the cobbled streets of the Pelhourino district. This is the historic centre of Salvador and it is a UNESCO world heritage site, bursting with well preserved colourful colonial buildings (Salvador contains the largest collection of colonial architecture in Latin America). There are many beautiful churches, the most famous of which, Sao Francisco church, is one of the richest churches in Brazil, with a painted ceiling, a blue and white azulejos tiled cloister and an extravagently carved Baroque interior gilded with 800kg of gold leaf except at the rear where the slaves worshipped. The Pelourinho is situated in cidade alta or "upper city", from where there are stunning views over the cidade baixa or "lower city" and harbour. The ends with a visit to other traditional neighborhoods such as Vitoria and Campo Grande (the square where Bahian carnival begins and ends) with a brief stop at the park and fountain of Piedade.

Depart Salvador

Today you will be transferred to Salvador airport to catch your onwards flight or alternatively extend your trip to spend some time at one of Bahia's many beach destinations