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Cantor Sergei Schwartz and Temple Beth Sholom - South America - Feb 2012

Highlights

This deluxe tour includes:

1 night Panoramic Hotel Iguassu Falls, Iguazu, Argentina
5 nights Intercontinental Buenos Aires Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2 nights Windsor Excelsior Hotel Rio, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
All touring and sightseeing per an agreed upon itinerary in a deluxe air-conditioned motor coach with an English speaking guide
Breakfast daily
Welcome dinner
Buffet lunch at the Sheraton Hotel in Iguassu Falls
Tango show with lesson and dinner in Buenos Aires
Brazilian lunch in Rio
Farewell dinner in Rio
Group transfers and airport assistance upon arrival and departure
Entrance fees as per itinerary
Porterage

Tour does not include:

Roundtrip airfare (listed separately)
Departure taxes and fuel surcharges
Rate does not include foreign ogvernment departure fees or airport taxes, which will be collected locally in the country or countries being visited. Upon arrival in buenos airea, us passport holders are charged at the airport a reciprocal fee of us$135, per person. It is payable by cash, visa or mastercard.
Tourist visa is required for us citizens traveling to brazil and should be obtained in advance. Fees and handling are not included.
Tips to guides, driver and dining room waiters ($15.00 per person, per day-pre-collected)
Any items of a personal nature
Travel insurance (highly recommended)

Itinerary

Day 1, Sunday, February 19, 2012: DEPARTURE
Depart the United States on our overnight flight to South America.

Day 2, Monday, February 20, 2012: ARRIVAL IN SAO PAULO
Early morning arrival to Sao Paulo…We continue through customs and immigration before we connect to our flight to the Iguassu Falls…Meet our guide and begin our tour of the Brazilian side of the falls…We cross the border to Argentina for our welcome dinner…Overnight Iguassu Falls.

Day 3, Tuesday, February 21, 2012: IGUASSU FALLS/BUENOS AIRES
Breakfast…Morning visit to the Argentinean side of the falls declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO…From the visitor's center we take a train ride to the Cataratas station and have time to walk on the paths and lookouts…We continue by train to the Garganta station, for a flat walk over the water the river to the Devil's Throat balcony, to share one of the greatest shows on Earth…Buffet lunch is served at the Sheraton Hotel, offering spectacular views you the falls…Later we transfer to the airport for your flight to Buenos Aires, built in the 19th century, this city rivals the architecture and sophistication of Paris…Transfer to our hotel…Overnight Buenos Aires.

Day 4, Wednesday, February 22, 2012: BUENOS AIRES
Breakfast…Today we enjoy a half-day tour of the city, birthplace of the Tango…We see Avenida de Mayo - running into Plaza de Mayo surrounded by the Casa Rosada Government House, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Cabildo, the city's first city Hall, built during Spanish rule…Visit La Boca, Buenos Aires' most colorful area…Stroll through Caminito Street to meet artists offering their Tango Paintings…We visit the recently renovated Teatro Colon Opera House, its design inspired by the exquisite Opera Garnier in Paris…This afternoon, we transfer to one of the famous Tango Clubs for a one hour Tango lesson followed by dinner and a professional Tango Show…Overnight Buenos Aires.

Day 5, Thursday, February 23, 2012: BUENOS AIRES
Breakfast…Today we visit the Jewish Highlights of Buenos Aires…Visit Once, home of the highest concentration of Jewish institutions in Buenos Aires… Drive through the “Mea Shearim” of Bam, where many orthodox live, and pause at the site of the bombing of AMIA in 1994 - and its memorial to the 89 victims…Visit Argentina's oldest synagogue, Congregacion Israelita de la Republica Argentina, known as The “Libertad”, which houses a small Jewish museum of photographs and ritual objects…Afternoon at leisure…Overnight Buenos Aires.

Day 6, Friday, February 24, 2012: BUENOS AIRES - FIESTA GAUCHA
Breakfast…Travel to the Argentine countryside to taste some great steaks and see the famous Argentine Gauchos…Upon arrival at the Estancia we will be welcomed with typical empanadas...We stroll around on the farm, take a horse and carriage ride, visit the museum, or watch the Gauchos preparing our barbecue…At noon, we sit down together for a barbecue lunch...Afterwards, we hear gauchos play typical music and show how they used to dance in the pampas…Afterwards we will be transferred back to our hotel in Buenos Aires. Evening Shabbat dinner together at the Bistecca Puerto Madero restaurant (with glass of wine)…Overnight Buenos Aires.

Day 7, Saturday, February 25, 2012: BUENOS AIRES/COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO
Breakfast…Depart Buenos Aires by Hydrofoil to cross into Uruguay, where we visit the UNESCO Heritage site of Colonia del Sacramento…We view the well-preserved historic architecture and learn the history of resistance between the Portuguese settlers and the Spanish…Return to Buenos Aires…Overnight Buenos Aires.

Day 8, Sunday, February 26, 2012: BUENOS AIRES/RIO DE JANEIRO
Very early morning transfer to airport for our flight to Rio… Morning tour of Rio's most famous beaches - Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon, followed by a visit to Sugar Loaf Mountain, dramatically rising from the Bay...See the spectacular views of the city, beaches and bay as the cable car ride takes us to its summit…Free time for lunch before ascending famous Corcovado Mountain, a cogwheel train ride through lush vegetation takes us to the base of the landmark statue of “Cristo Redentor;” elected as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World!...Check in to our hotel for a free evening…Overnight Rio de Janeiro.

Day 9, Monday, February 27, 2012: RIO DE JANEIRO
Breakfast…Morning tour of the Secrets of Old Rio…We visit some of the Jewish sites of Rio including a public school named after Anne Frank, a square called Ben Gurion, and a street named Theodore Herzl…We visit the Grand Synagogue, magnificently restored by famous publisher Adolpho Block…Continue to the hub of the Jewish community, the Jewish Federation, which coordinates all aspects of Jewish life, including synagogues, schools and clubs…We enjoy a typical Brazilian lunch at the 19th century's Confitaria Columbus in the Old City…Afternoon at leisure to enjoy the ocean front promenades of Copacabana or shopping in Ipanema… A special complimentary visit to the H. Stern World's Headquarters may be arranged upon request..Overnight Rio de Janeiro.

Day 10, Tuesday, February 28, 2012: FREE DAY/DEPART RIO DE JANEIRO
Breakfast… Day at leisure in Rio for optional tours… Tonight we gather for a farewell dinner at Mariu's, the famous Brazilian BBQ restaurant… Late tonight we transfer to the airport to meet our flight back to the United States.

Day 11, Wednesday, February 29, 2012: ARRIVE HOME
Arrive home in the United States.


The memories last forever!!!

*itinerary subject to change





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