Itinerary

Today you board your overnight flight to Rio.

In Flight

This morning you arrive in Rio, where rooms have been reserved the night before to guarantee early occupancy.  Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.  Balance of your day is at leisure to explore on your own.

Caesar Park Hotel

The highlights of your morning city tour include the San Benito Monastery, the Central Bank of Brazil and the Museum of Art, ending with a ride to the Peak of Sugar Loaf Mountain. Drive along Guanabara Bay to the beach at Praia Vermelha, where you board a cable car for a three-minute ride to Morro da Urca, a lower hill with its own restaurant and amphitheater. A second cable car then brings you to the very top of Sugar Loaf, 1,300 feet above sea level, where lookout points offer a spectacular panorama of Guanabara Bay, the wide sandy beaches for which Rio is famous, and the sprawling city itself.  After your descent, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before returning to your hotel.

Caesar Park Hotel (half board) (B, L)

Today you explore Petropolis, approximately 40 miles from Rio, a European-style mountain resort, which was once a summer retreat for the 19^th Century Imperial Court. This is a charming city with elegant parks and stately homes, cobblestone streets and horse-drawn carriages.  Your tour includes visits to the Municipal Cathedral and the impeccably appointed Palace of Dom Pedro II, now the Imperial Museum. This modest but elegant building seems a faithful representation of what we know of Pedro II’s character. Housing the Crown Jewels and other imperial possessions, it is so beautifully kept that one might think that the imperial family left the day before one’s visit, rather than in 1889.  After lunch there is time to wander the city’s parks and squares with their canals and old fashioned street lamps, before you return to Rio later this afternoon.

Caesar Park Hotel (B, L)

This afternoon you will be picked up at your hotel for your excursion to Tijuca Forest. Drive through residential areas this morning to Cosmo Velho, where you board the funicular railway for a 20-minute ride through Tijuca, billed as the world’s largest urban forest. As the train climbs Corcovado (“Hunchback”) Mountain, enjoy spectacular views of Rio peeking through the dense vegetation. Crowning Corcovado at 2,400 feet above sea level is the majestic statue of Christ the Redeemer. Standing 120 feet high, the statue’s outstretched arms welcome you to a breathtaking panorama, unmatched for its spellbinding magic! Begin your descent and return to your hotel.

Caesar Park Hotel (B)

This morning you will be transferred to the airport for your scheduled flight to Iguassu Falls.  Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel on the Brazilian side. 

Enjoy a tour of the Falls from the Brazilian side.  This side gives you a panoramic view.  Enjoy your time here. 

Das Cataratas Hotel (B)

Enjoy the tour of the Falls from the Argentinean side that gives you an up-close and personal type of view.  Later you will be transferred to the airport for your scheduled flight to Rio.  Upon arrival, you will be met and assisted to your departure flight.

Dayrooms have been reserved to your comfort and convenience until the departure flight.

Caesar Park Hotel (dayrooms) – (B)

RATES

$3,582.00 per person double occupancy – subject to change – based on 2

$500.00 per person double occupancy – subject to change – internal air:  Rio / Iguassu & Iguassu / Rio