Rio & Iguazu Highlights

Welcome to join our Rio de Janeiro tour! Upon arrival at Rio de Janeiro International Airport (GIG), your English-speaking guide and driver will pick you up on time and drive to downtown hotel about 20 km (12 mi) away. Check in at the hotel and spend the rest of the day leisurely walking around the hotel or relaxing on the beach. Rio de Janeiro has some great beaches, including Ipanema and Copacabana, which have attracted the attention of people from all over the world. Among them, beautiful Copacabana Beach is just a 15 minutes' walk from your hotel.

Accommodation: Arena Leme Hotel or similar

After breakfast, your guide and driver will come to pick you up and head to the first stop of today's itinerary - Christ the Redeemer. It is situated on the top of Corcovado Mountain, which is the most ideal place to have a bird's eye view of Rio de Janeiro. As the city landmark, the huge Christ statue can be seen from most parts of the city from day to night. Then we will tour Tijuca-Forest. It is described as 'the world's largest urban tropical forest'. After the whole day's visit, the driver and guide will drop you back to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Arena Leme Hotel or similar

Today we have four scenic areas to visit, which would leave you a deeper impression of Rio de Janeiro. After breakfast, the tour guide and driver will take you to visit Sugarloaf Mountain. Take the cable car to reach the top of the mountain and have an overlook of Rio de Janeiro downtown and the beautiful Guanabara Bay. Then we will move forward to Maracanã stadium, which is the most important football stadium in Brazil. Here you can learn more about the history of Brazilian football and visit the venues such as dressing room and warm-up room. The next stop is Rio's Cathedral staircase. It is 75 meters (250 feet) high, which is built to commemorate San Sebastian (Catholic Saint). The entire frame structure is like a staircase, which makes the cathedral a masterpiece of modern art. Then our guide will take you to explore the old Rio. Walking in the the old Rio and having a visit to 'Cultural Corridor' is a nice way to feel local customs. After today's sightseeing, send you back to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Arena Leme Hotel or similar

After enjoying your breakfast today, we will extend our Rio de Janeiro tour to Iguazu Falls. A comfortable drive will take you to the airport for your flight to Iguazu. Upon arrival, our local guide and driver will pick you up and accompany you to appreciate Iguazu Falls on the Brazilian side. Iguazu Falls on the border of Brazil and Argentina is the largest waterfall in South America and the widest waterfall in the world, with a height of 75 meters (250 feet) and a width of 4km (2.5 mi). It has been declared as World Heritage Site in 1984 by UNESCO. The visit at Iguazu Falls on Brazilian side takes around 2 hours. You will be walking on a trail of around 1,500 meters and constantly taking in panoramic views of the falls from multiple angles.

In the afternoon, we will go to tour Iguazu Bird Park - the largest bird park in South America, which is next to the fall. You will see beautiful parrots, toucans and other tropical birds.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Wish Foz do Iguacu or similar

Our guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel in the morning and take you to the Iguazu Park in Argentina in order to see Iguazu Falls from a different perspective. The journey takes about 1.5-2 hours. At Iguazu National Park of the Argentine side, you'll see the falls from different angles through three different routes. Superior Circuit, which gives you a panoramic view of Iguazu Falls from the trail above. The Lower Circuit, which takes you through a variety of stairs and walking trails into the jungle, where you can see the flora and fauna unique to the area, and finally, you'll get a beautiful panoramic view of the waterfall. The Devil's Throat is the highlight of the park. Here, you are only a few meters away from the fall, and you can feel the mist and roar of the waterfall up close. After the visit today, we will return back to the hotel in Iguazu.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Wish Foz do Iguacu or similar

Our Rio de Janeiro to Iguazu tour will come to an end today. After breakfast, your guide and driver will take you to the airport for your departure flight. From Iguazu, you can easily find a return flight to Rio de Janeiro or Sao Paulo. If you want to continue your trip in South America, you can fly from Iguazu to Buenos Aires, travel in Argentina, or fly to Lima to travel in Peru. If you need anything else after your visit, we'd be happy to help you.

Meals: Breakfast