35 days tour

Best Of South America & Galápagos With Patagonia & Chilean F

Best Of South America & Galápagos With Patagonia & Chilean F

This tour includes:

Transport

Return airport transfers, porterage and gratuities

Others

Experiences in 21 destinations Freedom of Choice Inclusions in four locations Included flights within South America

Meals

Locally inspired dining - a total of 76 meals A wide range of onboard beverages

Accommodation

Hilton Colon Guayaquil or similar Four Nights, Yacht La Pinta Hilton Colon Guayaquil or similar Two Nights, Lima, Country Club or similar Two Nights, Sacred Valley, Tambo del Inka, Luxury Collection by Starwood or similar Machu Picchu, Sumaq Hotel or similar Two Nights, Cusco, JW Marriott Hotel or similar Two Nights, Santiago, Mandarin Oriental Hotel or similar 11 Nights, MS Island Sky Three Nights, Buenos Aires, Park Hyatt or similar Two Nights, Iguassu Falls, Hotel das Cataratas or similar Three Nights, Rio de Janeiro, Belmond Copacabana Palace or similar

Guide

Knowledgeable Local Guides Expert APT Tour Director Expert APT expedition leader and team

Not included:

Insurance

Insurance is not included

Flights

International flights are not included

Optional

Other activities and services are not included

Others

Other activities and services are not included

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Itinerary of your trip Best Of South America & Galápagos With Patagonia & Chilean F

  • Day 1 Day 1: Arrive Guayaquil
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Arrive Guayaquil

      Welcome to the port city of Guayaquil in Ecuador, coined the gateway to the Galápagos Islands. We’ll meet on arrival and transfer you to your hotel.

  • Day 2 Day 2: Guayaquil, Galápagos Islands, Embark Ship
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Guayaquil, Galápagos Islands, Embark Ship

      Your quest to South America’s wildlife hub begins this morning with a flight to Baltra Island, the heart of the Galápagos Islands. On arrival, we’ll transfer you directly to port to board your vessel for exploration, Yacht La Pinta. Spirits are at an all time high as you set sail to your first stop, South Plaza Island. Step ashore to sandy coasts teeming with land iguanas and barking sea lion colonies. You’ll have the chance to navigate your way across prickly-pear cactus and rocky cliffs on a guided nature walk.

  • Day 3 Day 3: Galápagos Islands
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Galápagos Islands

      Your second day among the Galápagos Islands is off to a cracking start with a Zodiac ride directly onto the shores of Santa Fe. Head out on a nature walk, keeping on the look out for Santa Fe land iguanas, sea lions and circling hawks. Afterwards, the chance to swim or snorkel is available, or you might like to ride a glass-bottomed boat. After time for lunch, journey inland to Cerro Colorado and visit the breeding centre for giant tortoises.

  • Day 4 Day 4: Galápagos Islands
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Galápagos Islands

      Your first stop for today is San Cristóbal, the easternmost island in the Galápagos archipelago. Once on land, follow the trail up hill and be rewarded with panoramic views of the shoreline. You may be able to spot colonies of sea lions, or the red ballooning chest of a frigatebird. Head back to the beach, where you may like to cool off in the ocean with a dip, or bask on the sand. After lunch on board, take a Zodiac to Cerro Brujo’s white coral beach.

  • Day 5 Day 5: Galápagos Islands
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Galápagos Islands

      Come ashore to the lava landscapes of Punta Suarez. Keen birdwatchers will delight in a nature walk, where there is the chance to spot blue-footed boobies, swallow-tail gulls and Hood mockingbirds. Later this afternoon, a Zodiac transfers you to the white, coral beach of Gardner Bay. Here, choose your sightseeing.

  • Day 6 Day 6: Galápagos Islands, Disembark Ship, Guayaquil
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: Galápagos Islands, Disembark Ship, Guayaquil

      It’s time to leave this wildlife utopia. Disembark in Santa Cruz Island and visit the Charles Darwin Research Station. Learn about the conservation efforts and studies conducted to preserve the archipelago’s status as a wildlife haven. From Santa Cruz Island, take a ferry back to Baltra Island before a short return flight to Guayaquil. Dinner tonight is at your hotel.

  • Day 7 Day 7: Guayaquil, Lima
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Guayaquil, Lima

      With a new day comes a chance to discover a new country. Fly later this evening to Peru’s capital city.

  • Day 8 Day 8: Lima
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: Lima

      This morning, explore the World Heritage-listed Historic Centre of Lima. Here, you’ll see the Convent of Santo Domingo, as well as a mix of bright colonial facades and Inca temples among a cluster of high rises. Later, enjoy your first Signature Experience of the trip. Feast on a local lunch before a Peruvian Paso horse show, where you will witness the elegant rhythms of the horses’ four-beat gait, which is unique to this breed of horse.

  • Day 9 Day 9: Lima, Sacred Valley
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 9: Lima, Sacred Valley

      Fly to Cusco, where a coach whisks you to Chinchero in the Sacred Valley. Enjoy a Signature Experience.

  • Day 10 Day 10: Sacred Valley, Moray, Maras
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 10: Sacred Valley, Moray, Maras

      Head to the round terraced fields of Moray archaeological site, believed to have been used by the Incas as an agriculture research station. Take lunch with a view overlooking the Andes Mountains before your Signature Experience.

  • Day 11 Day 11: Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 11: Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu

      It’s time to tick off that bucket list destination today at Machu Picchu. Take a guided tour of this ancient 15th-century Inca citadel, only discovered by the outside world in 1911.

  • Day 12 Day 12: Machu Picchu, Cusco
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 12: Machu Picchu, Cusco

      The Mapi train returns you to the Sacred Valley, where a coach awaits to take you to Cusco.

  • Day 13 Day 13: Cusco
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 13: Cusco

      Take a guided-walking tour of Cusco. See the Plaza de Armas, Koricancha and Cusco Cathedral. Afterwards, choose where you’d like to dine.

  • Day 14 Day 14: Cusco, Santiago
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 14: Cusco, Santiago

      It’s a new day, and we’ve got our sights set on Chile. In Santiago, the afternoon is all yours.

  • Day 15 Day 15: Santiago
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 15: Santiago

      In the seaside city of Valparaíso, take in a Signature Experience.

  • Day 16 Day 16: Santiago, Puerto Montt, Embark Ship (Evening Departure/Overnight)
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 16: Santiago, Puerto Montt, Embark Ship (Evening Departure/Overnight)

      Fly to Puerto Montt today, where your expedition ship awaits to take you through Patagonia and the fjords of Chile.

  • Day 17 Day 17: Puerto Montt, Vicente Perez Rosales National Park
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 17: Puerto Montt, Vicente Perez Rosales National Park

      Puerto Montt, gateway to Chile’s lakes district, is the last main town in the region. Today, your sights will be set on the surrounding countryside. Head out of the city to Vicente Perez Rosales National Park to see its three snow-capped volcanoes. At the Petrohué River, watch rapids crashing through lava channels creating a series of thundering waterfalls. Return to the ship via Puerto Varas, perched on the shores of Llanquihue Lake with a backdrop of the Osorno volcano.

  • Day 18 Day 18: Chiloé Island
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 18: Chiloé Island

      Having cruised through the night, you’ll open your curtains to Chiloé Island’s colourfully painted palafitos, or stilt houses, cheerfully crammed together at the water’s edge. Your foray ashore today takes you through dense forest, which covers much of the island, to Castro, one of the oldest towns in the Americas. Here, you will see the colourful stilt houses up close, as well as the wooden cathedral of St Francis and the historic old quarter.

  • Day 19 Day 19: Chilean Fjords Cruise
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 19: Chilean Fjords Cruise

      The exact route will be managed by your captain and expedition leader, and is largely dictated by weather and ocean conditions. The route will take in many mountains, glaciers, fjords, islands, lakes and waterfalls, with many shore landings made possible thanks to the fleet of Zodiac vessels on board.

  • Day 20 Day 26: Cape Horn
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 26: Cape Horn

      You’ll soon be nearing the southernmost tip of South America and indeed the planet. Today, your ship will make its way through the Beagle Channel and around Cape Horn, one of the best-known maritime landmarks in the world. Magellan was the first European visitor here in 1530 and prior to the opening of the Panama Canal it was an important staging post. Weather permitting, you’ll use Zodiacs to land on the cape itself and enjoy a walk to the monument. Later in the day, cruise back through the Beagle Channel. Here the mountains, still partly unmapped, drop as sheer, densely wooded cliffs into the channel and six glaciers flow from 2,500-metre Mt Darwin into the sea. Keep watch for penguins, dolphins and South American sea lions in the channel.

  • Day 21 Day 27: Ushuaia, Buenos Aires
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 27: Ushuaia, Buenos Aires

      Disembark in Ushuaia where we transfer you to the airport for your flight to Buenos Aires.

  • Day 22 Day 28: Buenos Aires
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 28: Buenos Aires

      Take a tour of the city’s oldest barrio. Explore the colourful houses of La Boca, wander the tree-lined streets of Palermo and stroll through La Recoleta Cemetery. Tonight, enjoy a Signature Experience.

  • Day 23 Day 29: Buenos Aires
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 29: Buenos Aires

      Discover Buenos Aires your way with a choice of sightseeing.

  • Day 24 Day 30: Buenos Aires, Iguassu Falls
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 30: Buenos Aires, Iguassu Falls

      Fly to the Argentinian side of Iguassu Falls. Here, ride the Rainforest Ecological Train to a series of walkways to view the falls. Get a close look at the thunderous Devil’s Throat.

  • Day 25 Day 31: Iguassu Falls
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 31: Iguassu Falls

      Head to the Brazilian side of the falls today. Walk between viewing platforms, discovering over 275 waterfalls. Choose how you’d like to spend the rest of your time here with your choice of sightseeing.

  • Day 26 Day 32: Iguassu Falls, Rio De Janeiro
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 32: Iguassu Falls, Rio De Janeiro

      At Parque das Aves, see native South American birds of every colour, from rainbow parakeets, to orange-beaked toucans and fuchsia flamingoes. Later, fly to samba-shaking Rio de Janeiro.

  • Day 27 Day 33: Rio De Janeiro
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 33: Rio De Janeiro

      Head to Corcovado where the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue stands looking over the city. At sunset, ride a cable car to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain for panoramic views. Dinner is a local Brazilian barbecue.

  • Day 28 Day 34: Rio De Janeiro
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 34: Rio De Janeiro

      This morning, choose how you’d like to experience Rio de Janeiro with your choice of sightseeing.

  • Day 29 Day 35: Depart Rio De Janeiro
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 35: Depart Rio De Janeiro

      After breakfast be transferred to the airport.

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but you’re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

You’ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Average

There are several physical activities that last from 2 to 6 hours in easy terrains, low altitude flats, or water experiences. Please ask if you’re not sure this applies to you.

Age range

Age range

Min: 8 / Max: 99

Age range allowed for this experience.

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