Discover South America: Chile & Argentina
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Highlights
- Enjoy a relaxing boat ride in this scenic area, which is one of Latin America's most amazing wetland environments.
- Explore Buenos Aires
- Discover Bariloche charming city
- Visit Avenida de Mayo, which runs into Plaza de Mayo
- Visit to amazing Campanario Hill
- Opportunity to see Valparaiso, is an important Chilean port city (and a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site)
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- Choose to purchase Grand Circle's airfare, and your airport transfers, government taxes, fees, and airline fuel surcharges are included. Or, make your own air arrangements
- All flights within South America
- Accommodations for 11 nights in comfortable rooms with private baths
- 23 meals: 11 breakfasts, 7 lunches, and 5 dinners (including 1 Home-Hosted Dinner)
- 19 included features: 8 guided tours and 11 exclusive Discovery Series events: Chilean history discussion • Graffiti Art of Valparaiso • Lunch in a local home • Angelmo Market visit • Mapuche discussion • Chilean rodeo demonstration • Nazis in Patagonia discussion • Patagonian ranch visit • Home-Hosted Dinner • Tango demonstration & lesson • Argentina Today discussion
- Personal headset for all included and optional tours on your main trip
- Gratuities on your main trip for local guides and motorcoach drivers
- Exclusive services of a local Grand Circle Program Director (assigned to no more than 38 travelers)
- 5% Frequent Traveler Credit toward your next Grand Circle trip—an average of $262
- Private motorcoach land travel
- Baggage handling for 1 piece of luggage per person, including tips
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Itinerary
Travel to South America as you fly overnight from the U.S. today.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.
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Accommodation
Crowne Plaza Santiago
Santiago, Chile Rating: Superior First Class
Located in mid-town Santiago, near the city’s Providencia neighborhood and west of Plaza Baquedano, this Superior First-Class high-rise hotel is just a few blocks from the nearest metro station. Amenities include a fitness center, outdoor pool, piano bar/lounges and full-service restaurant featuring Italian and Chilean cuisine. Each of its air-conditioned rooms features cable/satellite TV, direct-dial telephone, minibar, iron and ironing board, in-room safe, and private bath with shower and hair dryer.
Hotel Bellavista
Puerto Varas, Chile Rating: Superior First Class
The Superior First-Class Hotel Bellavista features views of the nearby Lake Llanquihue, and is a short drive to downtown Puerto Varas. The hotel offers a restaurant, bar, and tea room, and its 70 rooms feature cable TV, a safe, telephone, and private bath with shower. At the end of the day, unwind in the on-site sauna available for guests.
Cacique Inacayal Hotel
Bariloche, Argentina
With Nahuel Huapi Lake as its backdrop, the 67-room Cacique Inacayal Hotel welcomes guests with water views and friendly service. A light-flooded six-story atrium is just one of the appealing features in this hotel, which also offers a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, and sauna, as well as a Patagonian restaurant. Each room includes private bath, cable TV, and wireless Internet.
Panamericano Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina Rating: Superior First Class
Situated in the heart of vibrant Buenos Aires, the Superior First-Class Panamericano Buenos Aires offers a central location to the city, with amenities such as air-conditioning, coffee- and tea-making facilities, an in-room safe, satellite TV, and high-speed Internet access. There is also concierge service, as well as laundry facilities and a business center with computers for your use.
If you need to cancel your trip for any reason, please call us as soon as possible, and follow up in writing. You are also required to return any airline tickets that may have been issued to you. Cancellation refunds will be calculated as of the date we receive your written cancellation. We will issue your refund in the manner in which we received your payment. If you paid your deposit by credit card and your balance by check, your refund will be divided accordingly. Refunds are generated manually by our accounting department to ensure accuracy. Please allow for a 30-day processing period before receiving your refund
Cancellation Charges for Land Tours
Prior to departure and Charge
90 days or more will be charged $300
89-60 days will be 10% of selling price or $300—whichever is greater
59-30 days is of 65% of selling price
29 days–departure is of 100% of selling price
11 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches and 5 Dinners
While we specialize in vacations for travellers over 50, you can bring children aged 13 and older on Grand Circle trips. Please note, however, that our land-based programs often include lengthy motor coach sightseeing tours that may not be enjoyable for younger travellers.
Post-trip: Brazil's Iguassu Falls & Rio de Janeiro
5 nights from: $2095
Discover the dual nature of Brazil, a country of both impossibly pristine landscapes and cosmopolitan cities. On this post-trip extension, you'll fly to Iguassu Falls, a spectacular series of cataracts on the Brazil-Argentina border. Then fly to Rio de Janeiro, where you'll scale Corcovado Mountain to visit the city's iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer high above Guanabara Bay.
It's Included:
Air transportation from Buenos Aires to Iguassu Falls, and from Iguassu Falls to Rio de Janeiro Accommodations for 5 nights
9 meals: 5 breakfasts, 1 lunch, and 3 dinners
4 included tours: Iguassu Falls (from both Argentina and Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (over two days) Gratuities for local guides and motorcoach drivers on your extension and all optional tours
Exclusive services of a Grand Circle Program Director
All transfers
Physical Requirements
- Walk 2 miles unassisted and participate in 2 hours of physical activities daily, including stairs
- Not accessible for travelers using wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, crutches, or other mobility aids
- Program Directors reserve the right to modify participation or send travelers home if their limitations impact the group’s experience
Terrain & Transportation
- Uneven walking surfaces, including unpaved paths, hills, stairs, and cobblestones
- Travel by 45-seat motorcoach, cable car, chair lift, and 50-seat boat
Climate
- Daytime temperatures range from 51-85°F during touring season
- December-February are the warmest months
- Weather in Patagonia can be unpredictable and change quickly
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