5 Country Group Tour - 22 Days
Day 1, TUE Santiago de Chile
Arrival in Santiago and half day city tour. 1 ov/b. Principado Express 3* or Marina Las Condes 4* Day 2, WED Santiago - Calama - San Pedro (B) Flight to Calama and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama. City walking tour and Moon Valley Tour. Hosteria San Pedro 3* or Casa Atacama 4* Day 3, THU San Pedro de Atacama (B/L) Full day tour Salar de Atacama, Lagunas and Toconao including lunch (Seat-in). Day 4, FRI San Pedro de Atacama (B) Day at leisure. Optional: Tour to El Tatio Geysers. Day 5, SAT San Pedro - Calama - Lima (B) Transfer to Calama (seat-in) and flight via Santiago to Lima in Peru. La Hacienda Miraflores 3* or Casa Andina Premium Miraflores 4* Day 6, SUN Lima - Cusco - Yucay (B/L) Flight to Cusco. Transfer to the hotel in the Sacred Valley. Visit the Chincero community and its original Sunday market. Lunch included. . Posada del Inca 3* or Aranwa Sacred Valley 5* Day 7, MON Yucay (B) In the morning Optional: Excursion to Moray and Maras OR Rafting on Urubamba river OR Biking Tour OR Hiking from Ollantaytambo to Cachicata. Visit of the Ollantaytambo Ruins in the afternoon. Day 8, TUE Yucay - Machu Picchu - Cusco (B) Full day tour by Vistadome train to Machu Picchu incl. guided visit. Return by train and bus to Cusco. Xima Cusco 3* or Aranwa Cusco Boutique 5* Day 9, WED Cusco (B) Half day city tour in Cusco including surrounding ruins. Day 10, THU Cusco - Puno (B/L) Panoramic drive (Seat-in) to Puno incl. lunch and visits Jose Antonio 3*+ or Libertador Lago Titicaca 4* Day 11, FRI Puno - Lima (B/L/BD) Full day boat excursion on Lake Titicaca (seat-in) to visit the Uros floating islands and Taquile Island incl. lunch. Transfer to Juliaca airport and flight to Lima. Box dinner included. 2 ov/b. La Hacienda Miraflores 3*+ or Casa Andina Premium Miraflores 4* Day 12, SAT Lima (B) City tour inclusive San Francisco Convent and Rafael Larco Herrera Museum. Day 13, SUN Lima - Iguassu (B) Flight to Iguassu. Recanto Park 3* or Wish Resort 4-5* Day 14, MON Iguassu (B) Visit of the Brazilian and Argentinean side of the falls. Day 15, TUE Iguassu - Buenos Aires (B) Flight to Buenos Aires. Broadway Suites 4* or NH Buenos Aires City 5* Day 16, WED Buenos Aires (B) Half day city tour. Optional: Tango Show with dinner. Day 17, THU Buenos Aires (B) Day at leisure. Optional: Full day Estancia tour Day 18, FRI Buenos Aires-Colonia-Montevideo (B) Ferry (Seat-in) to Colonia in Uruguay. Walking city tour in Colonia. Transfer by public bus to Montevideo. 2 ov/b. Balmoral Plaza 3* or Sheraton Four Points 4* Day 19, SAT Montevideo (B) Half day city tour in Montevideo. |
Day 20, SUN Montevideo - Rio de Janeiro (B)
Flight to Rio de Janeiro. Windsor Plaza 3-4* or Windsor Excelsior 4* Day 21, MON Rio de Janeiro (B) City tour including Sugar Loaf and Corcovado. Day 22, TUE Rio de Janeiro (B) End of the roundtrip and departure flight or post-tour. Guaranteed departures Jan 2018- Nov 2018: Jan. 2-23, Jan. 16-Feb. 6, Feb. 13-March 6, Feb. 27-March 20, March 27-April 17, April 3-24, May 8-29, May 15-June 5, June 5-26, July 10-31, Aug. 14-Sept. 4, Sept. 4-25, Sept. 18-Oct. 9, Oct. 9-30, Nov. 20-Dec. 11 2018 Rates: Middle class hotels (3-4*): Per person in double USD 4089.00, Per person in single USD 5395.00 Comfort class hotels (4-5*): Per person in double USD 4909.00, Per person in single USD 6855.00 Additional Airfares :
SCL/CJC/SCL/LIM/CUZ + JUL/LIM/IGU + IGR/AEP + MVD/GIG p.p. from USD 2027.00 incl. airport taxes and fees Included services: · 21 overnights including breakfast · All transfers · Excursions and meals as described · Local English speaking guides, except: Day 18: Ferry and public bus ride w/o guide · Entrance fees, luggage handling, tax and service charge in the hotels Not included services: · Flights and airport taxes Rates and dates are subject to reconfirmation! Hotels subject to change! Post-tours: Hotel in Rio de Janeiro / Beach extension Buzios / Manaus, Amazon / Pantanal / Florianopolis / Brasilia /Chapada da Diamantina / Recife |
General Conditions
Important: Cancellation charges for hotel services may increase to 118% of the sales rate in case of no-show or last-minute cancellation. In case the requirements are not met by the guests, the 18% local VAT tax will be charged directly to them.
Conditions of Payment:
Unless otherwise agreed, the full payment is due 60 days prior to arrival.
- Departure is guaranteed with a minimum of 02 participants. The operation of the tour can only be guaranteed by the end of the cancellation deadline, which is 60 days prior departure.
- The transfers on arrival and departure day are included in the roundtrip rate from 02 persons on; in case 01 pax arrives/departs separately, a surcharge for the extra transfer will apply.
- All transfers and excursions are in -seat-in-service and include local English speaking guides (changing in each area), except of the following non-exclusive services:
- Day 03 Full day Atacama on regular seat-in basis
- Day 05 Transfer to Calama airport on regular seat-in basis
- Day 10 Transfer Cusco/Puno on regular seat-in basis
- Day 11 Excursion Uros & Taquile on regular seat-in basis
- Day 18 Buquebus Buenos Aires – Colonia on regular seat-in basis without guide
- Day 18 Transfer from Colonia to Montevideo by public bus without guide.
- The small group guarantee of max. 16 participants cannot be ensured for services on regular seat-in-basis (non-exclusive services).
- Bordering the train to/from Machu Picchu /Aguas Calientes the passport or copy has to be shown.
- For the train ride to/from Machu Picchu /Aguas Calientes only one 5 kg piece of hand luggage is allowed. For the visit of Machu Picchu we recommend good shoes, the trail is without handrail and could be slippery. Walking sticks need to have a rubbery end in order to be permitted inside the Sanctuary.
- For entering Machu Picchu Sanctuary, it is not allowed to bring glass, plastic bottles or food. Large backpacks (more than 20 litre volume) have to be stored at an extra cost at the storage by the entrance.
- For groups travelling through Cusco please note that due to regulations in order to protect the historic buildings and streets, certain larger vehicle sizes are not allowed in some central areas of the city. This implies that that various parts of the city tour will be done walking, and in order to approach hotels groups will be split up temporarily in smaller vehicles, and some vehicles will be travelling for a short period of time without an assistant (driver only).
- Operator is not responsible for any belongings of the passengers carried during any services rendered by then, such as transfers or tours.
- In case of early transfers breakfast at the hotel cannot be guaranteed. If a dinner is included in the program it cannot be guaranteed in case of unforeseen late arrivals.
- Operator holds an allotment for the needed internal flights and can provide the booking accordingly. In this case operator will issue the tickets and invoice the agency accordingly. In case the agent or client books the internal flights themselves, operator informs the correspondent flight numbers to be booked. With this operator can ensure that the whole group will travel together on the same flights.
- Our prices include taxes, entrance fees, tax & service charge in the hotels and the obligatory luggage fees at the airports and in the hotels. Meals are included as and when mentioned in our program (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
- Room Tax at the hotel in Brazil is not included in our quotes. This tax is an optional payment and passengers will be instructed locally that its payment is not mandatory.
- Our prices do not include: airport taxes, airfares, personal expenses, extras in the hotels and tips.
- operator has the right to sell this tour to other clients without any exception.
- Optional tours can only be booked through our local operator's office or guides. Operator cannot be held responsible for tours booked via any other supplier. Tours have to be paid on the spot. Payment by credit card is not always accepted.
- 6 weeks prior to arrival a complete passenger list including names, passport number, nationality, profession and date of birth is required.
- Flights not booked via operator can only be reconfirmed by them with the correct and complete file key of your booking.
- Cancellation Policy:
- Until 60 days prior departure no cancellation fee
- From 59 until 31 days prior departure maximum 50% cancellation fee
- From 30 until 20 days prior departure maximum 80% cancellation fee
- From 19 days prior departure maximum 95% cancellation fee.
- Rates for hotel services in Chile are based on bookings made by non-resident foreign visitors. For nationals or foreign residents in Chile, rates are not valid and a surcharge of 19% local tax applies on all hotel services.
- Visitors entering with passports from Australia, Albania or Mexico have to pay a reciprocity fee when entering Chile through the international airport in Santiago. The amount varies due to the country of origin and is subject to change.
- Rates for hotel services in Peru are based on bookings made by non-resident foreign visitors who stay in Peru for periods of sixty days or less. For nationals or foreigner resident in this country rates are not valid and a surcharge of 18% local VAT tax applies on all hotel services. This surcharge also applies in case the booking is based on one foreign passenger and one Peruvian passenger sharing the same room. At check-in at every hotel in Peru a copy of the passport and also from the migration card will be made. This procedure is necessary for the exoneration of this tax.
Important: Cancellation charges for hotel services may increase to 118% of the sales rate in case of no-show or last-minute cancellation. In case the requirements are not met by the guests, the 18% local VAT tax will be charged directly to them.
- Rates for accommodation services in Argentina are based on bookings made by non-resident foreign visitors. For nationals or foreign residents in Argentina, rates are not valid and a surcharge of 21% local tax applies on all hotel services. SAT requires the complete information (name and surname, nationality, country of residence, passport number) on behalf of each passenger at the time of placing a firm booking (FITs) or at the time of confirming the final allotment of a group booking or series (“final rooming list”). In some cases, we may require you to send us a copy of the passports of each passenger.
- All Australian and Canadian passport holders entering Argentina must have pre-paid reciprocity fee before arrival, purchased through an online system. Please see instructions for online payment and rates here: www.migraciones.gov.ar.
- Please inquire at the competent authorities about the actual entry permit, validity of passports and the vaccination regulations.
- Our general conditions apply.
- Operator's liability will be limited to the reimbursement of services supplied for failure of services contracted by us. Operator cannot be held liable for any injury, loss, accident, delay or irregularity occasioned by air-carriers or third-party suppliers and by natural phenomena, sickness, war, quarantine, strike, or any other kind of force major or by attendance to Federal Police, customs and Health Authorities regulations.
Conditions of Payment:
Unless otherwise agreed, the full payment is due 60 days prior to arrival.