South America
Price:From 3,500 per person. Conditions apply.
Departures
We offer this trip all year long.
Price Includes: Accommodation, internal flights, transfers between airports and hotels, listed hotels and hotel taxes, activites as discribed and admission charges where applicable, river and land transfers, listed, lodges with full board and other meals as indicated. local guides, local beverages.
Price Excludes: International airfare, airport/departure taxes, gratuities, optional excursions, travel insurance, visas.
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PLEASE NOTE:
Visa is required for Suriname.
Hotel upgrade at extra cost.
Tour information and prices are subject to change without notice.
Hotels and lodges subject to availability.
Departures
We offer this trip all year long.
Price Includes: Accommodation, internal flights, transfers between airports and hotels, listed hotels and hotel taxes, activites as discribed and admission charges where applicable, river and land transfers, listed, lodges with full board and other meals as indicated. local guides, local beverages.
Price Excludes: International airfare, airport/departure taxes, gratuities, optional excursions, travel insurance, visas.
BOOK NOW »
PLEASE NOTE:
Visa is required for Suriname.
Hotel upgrade at extra cost.
Tour information and prices are subject to change without notice.
Hotels and lodges subject to availability.
South American Bonanza
Download itinerary This tour focuses on the cultural aspects of 10 destinations in South America and the Caribbean. It highlights the natural wonders, historical sites and cities. You will enjoy canopy tours in Costa Rica, Angel Falls in Venezuela, Asa Wright Centre and city tour in Trinidad, Mazaruni River safari and Kaieteur Falls in Guyana, Brownsberg Park and Paramaribo city tours in Suriname, and island tours of Grenada, Barbados, Antigua and the Dominican Republic.
Itinerary
Day 1-2: Costa Rica
Depending on arrival time at SJO Airport, pick up and transfer to Canopy Rain Forest of Arenal National Park for a tour. Lunch on the way includes a set-menu at La Gran Vista Restaurant. Next experience the Canopy Tour, Costa Rica on the Arenal Volcano. Visit the verdant splendor of the Cloud Forest, a very short distance from San Jose. We will leave the busy city and head up to the mountains surrounding the central valley. Along the way we will drive by typical Costa Rican towns, a variety of vegetation, coffee fields and ornamental plants. As we ascend, you will experience changes in climate, a common characteristic of this beautiful country. During the tour you will have the opportunity to appreciate the valley and the tropical forest, while you enjoy our two groups of cables: The Forest and the Adventure Cables. After a short walk to La Gran Vista Restaurant, enjoy a delicious lunch and a great view. After the Canopy tour, transfer to San Jose city.
Day 3: Caracas
Early transfer to SJO Airport for flight to Caracas. Upon arrival at CCS Airport, pick up and transfer to your hotel for overnight.
Day 4: Canaima National Park
At the Canaima Airport you will be met at the airport by our representatives and then transferred to Campamento Hortuvensa (Superior Jungle Lodge), situated on the pink sandy shores of Canaima Lagoon with its spectacular views. After your welcome lunch and cocktail, the excursion begins! We move off from the sandy pink beaches of the Canaima Lagoon, to tour this enchanting area, bringing us so close to the raging falls that we can feel its refreshing mist. The dramatic scenery provides for some of the best photo opportunities in the park. After the tour of Canaima Lagoon we will head back to the Campamento for a culinary dinner delight. For the evening you'll have the opportunity for a relaxing rest on the patio with views of the lagoon and the opportunity to contemplate the grandness of the Southern Hemisphere's nighttime sky.
Day 5: Angel Falls
After a tasty breakfast we will board a DC3 aircraft for a thrilling ride through Devil's Canyon for a bird's eye view of Angel Falls. After the flight we will return to Campamento. Arriving in Canaima about 11 a.m., after picking up your luggage at the camp and transferring to the airport, there will be time to stroll the dirt streets and visit the local shops that sell handicrafts before your plane departs. Arrive at Caracas Airport, pick up and transfer to hotel.
Day 6: Venezuela to Trinidad
Morning transfer to CCS Airport and departure to Port of Spain. Upon arrival POS Airport, pick up and transfer to the capital of Port Of Spain and to your hotel for check in. Next, enjoy a city tour which includes the national museum, Wrightson Road waterfront, Abercromby Street, Red House, Hall of Justice, Trinity Cathedral, Woodford Square, and Stollmeyer Castle.
Day 7: Fly to Guyana and City Tour
Fly to Guyana on the early morning flight . Upon arrival, we will pick you up and transfer y
ou to your hotel in the city. After check in enjoy a tour of Georgetown.
Day 8: Kaieteur Falls
These spectacular falls drop 714 feet (226 meters), with a water volume that ranks Kaieteur among the most powerful waterfalls in the world. Its thunder can be heard long before visitors glimpse this magnificent cascade. More than 136,200 liters of tannin-stained water, per second, shrouded in mist and pierced by rainbows, crash to the bottom of the rocky but lush gorge. We will flyover the falls for an aerial view, and then hike along the falls' upper edge to get some great photo opportunities from various viewing points. Return to Georgetown. (Meals: lunch) .
Day 9: Brownsberg Nature Park, Suriname
After breakfast, travel by luxury coach to Brownsberg Nature Park and enjoy the natural surrounding of the park by taking nature walks, birdwatching and wildlife viewing.
Day 10: Fly to Suriname
Transfer for your flight to Port of Spain, Trinidad. Once in Port of Spain, transfer to Asa Wright Center, one of the most popular attractions in the area.
Day 11: St. George's Grenada
Transfer to PBM Airport for flight to Grenada. Upon arrival at GND Airport, pick up and transfer to hotel for breakfast. Visit Fort Frederick, Fort George, the Parliament building, old Georgian building on Carenage, a colorful market, and Bay Gardens. Visit the rum distillery as well.
Day 12: Bridgetown Barbados
Early morning transfer to GND Airport for flight to Bridgetown. Upon arrival at BGI Airport, pick up and transfer to hotel for breakfast. Visit Barbados Museum and City Center. Visit Welchman Hall Gully and Harrison's Cave. Return to your hotel for overnight.
Day 13: Castries, St. Lucia
Early morning transfer to BGI Airport for flight to St. Lucia. Upon arrival pick up and transfer to hotel for breakfast. After breakfast drive through the city of Castries and view beautiful Morne Fortune, the banana plantations, the rich tropical vegetation and the sleepy fishing villages on the outskirts of the rainforest to the town of Soufriere. The Sulpur Springs of the drive-in volcano is our first stop with its steaming and bubbling holes of sulfuric waters. Next, at Fond Doux Estate walk along the trails which traverse this working plantation and through a tropical garden to the charming 19th century plantation house. Toraille Waterfall is our next stop where a breathtaking waterfall gushes 50 feet (15 meters) over a hillside and cascades into a pool at the center of a beautiful garden where you may have a bath. A nature trail leads through the lush greens and other dazzling colors of this tropical garden. Return to your hotel for overnight.
Day 14: Antigua and Island Tour
Transfer to SLU Airport for flight to St. Johns Antigua. Upon arrival at ANU Airport, pick up and transfer to hotel Antigua Village. Afterwards, visit St. John City, Cathedral Devil Bridge and the public market. Return to your hotel for overnight.
Day 15: Santo Domingo and Island Tour
Transfer to ANU Airport for flight to Santo Domingo. Upon arrival at SDQ Airport, pick up and transfer to the Hispaniola Hotel and Casino in Santo Domingo for check in. Visit Colonial Santo Domingo, founded by the Conquistadors in 1496. See the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, where the remains of Christopher Columbus are buried. Visit Columbus Alcazar, a beautiful palace built for Diego, the son of the discoverer, where you can admire the elegant lifestyle of colonial times. Close by is the Atarazana, a lovely and picturesque street typical of the 16th century, which now houses gift shops, boutiques and art galleries and where we will stop briefly for refreshments. Our tour continues through the most important churches, buildings and parks of this colonial town, once ransacked by pirates and recently restored to its past glory. We will also visit the Casas Peals Museum. Return to hotel for overnight.
Day 16: Departure
Transfer to airport for departure flight.
Depending on arrival time at SJO Airport, pick up and transfer to Canopy Rain Forest of Arenal National Park for a tour. Lunch on the way includes a set-menu at La Gran Vista Restaurant. Next experience the Canopy Tour, Costa Rica on the Arenal Volcano. Visit the verdant splendor of the Cloud Forest, a very short distance from San Jose. We will leave the busy city and head up to the mountains surrounding the central valley. Along the way we will drive by typical Costa Rican towns, a variety of vegetation, coffee fields and ornamental plants. As we ascend, you will experience changes in climate, a common characteristic of this beautiful country. During the tour you will have the opportunity to appreciate the valley and the tropical forest, while you enjoy our two groups of cables: The Forest and the Adventure Cables. After a short walk to La Gran Vista Restaurant, enjoy a delicious lunch and a great view. After the Canopy tour, transfer to San Jose city.
Day 3: Caracas
Early transfer to SJO Airport for flight to Caracas. Upon arrival at CCS Airport, pick up and transfer to your hotel for overnight.
Day 4: Canaima National Park
At the Canaima Airport you will be met at the airport by our representatives and then transferred to Campamento Hortuvensa (Superior Jungle Lodge), situated on the pink sandy shores of Canaima Lagoon with its spectacular views. After your welcome lunch and cocktail, the excursion begins! We move off from the sandy pink beaches of the Canaima Lagoon, to tour this enchanting area, bringing us so close to the raging falls that we can feel its refreshing mist. The dramatic scenery provides for some of the best photo opportunities in the park. After the tour of Canaima Lagoon we will head back to the Campamento for a culinary dinner delight. For the evening you'll have the opportunity for a relaxing rest on the patio with views of the lagoon and the opportunity to contemplate the grandness of the Southern Hemisphere's nighttime sky.
Day 5: Angel Falls
After a tasty breakfast we will board a DC3 aircraft for a thrilling ride through Devil's Canyon for a bird's eye view of Angel Falls. After the flight we will return to Campamento. Arriving in Canaima about 11 a.m., after picking up your luggage at the camp and transferring to the airport, there will be time to stroll the dirt streets and visit the local shops that sell handicrafts before your plane departs. Arrive at Caracas Airport, pick up and transfer to hotel.
Day 6: Venezuela to Trinidad
Morning transfer to CCS Airport and departure to Port of Spain. Upon arrival POS Airport, pick up and transfer to the capital of Port Of Spain and to your hotel for check in. Next, enjoy a city tour which includes the national museum, Wrightson Road waterfront, Abercromby Street, Red House, Hall of Justice, Trinity Cathedral, Woodford Square, and Stollmeyer Castle.
Day 7: Fly to Guyana and City Tour
Fly to Guyana on the early morning flight . Upon arrival, we will pick you up and transfer y
ou to your hotel in the city. After check in enjoy a tour of Georgetown.
Day 8: Kaieteur Falls
These spectacular falls drop 714 feet (226 meters), with a water volume that ranks Kaieteur among the most powerful waterfalls in the world. Its thunder can be heard long before visitors glimpse this magnificent cascade. More than 136,200 liters of tannin-stained water, per second, shrouded in mist and pierced by rainbows, crash to the bottom of the rocky but lush gorge. We will flyover the falls for an aerial view, and then hike along the falls' upper edge to get some great photo opportunities from various viewing points. Return to Georgetown. (Meals: lunch) .
Day 9: Brownsberg Nature Park, Suriname
After breakfast, travel by luxury coach to Brownsberg Nature Park and enjoy the natural surrounding of the park by taking nature walks, birdwatching and wildlife viewing.
Overnight in the cabins at Brownsberg
Day 10: Fly to Suriname
Transfer for your flight to Port of Spain, Trinidad. Once in Port of Spain, transfer to Asa Wright Center, one of the most popular attractions in the area.
Day 11: St. George's Grenada
Transfer to PBM Airport for flight to Grenada. Upon arrival at GND Airport, pick up and transfer to hotel for breakfast. Visit Fort Frederick, Fort George, the Parliament building, old Georgian building on Carenage, a colorful market, and Bay Gardens. Visit the rum distillery as well.
Day 12: Bridgetown Barbados
Early morning transfer to GND Airport for flight to Bridgetown. Upon arrival at BGI Airport, pick up and transfer to hotel for breakfast. Visit Barbados Museum and City Center. Visit Welchman Hall Gully and Harrison's Cave. Return to your hotel for overnight.
Day 13: Castries, St. Lucia
Early morning transfer to BGI Airport for flight to St. Lucia. Upon arrival pick up and transfer to hotel for breakfast. After breakfast drive through the city of Castries and view beautiful Morne Fortune, the banana plantations, the rich tropical vegetation and the sleepy fishing villages on the outskirts of the rainforest to the town of Soufriere. The Sulpur Springs of the drive-in volcano is our first stop with its steaming and bubbling holes of sulfuric waters. Next, at Fond Doux Estate walk along the trails which traverse this working plantation and through a tropical garden to the charming 19th century plantation house. Toraille Waterfall is our next stop where a breathtaking waterfall gushes 50 feet (15 meters) over a hillside and cascades into a pool at the center of a beautiful garden where you may have a bath. A nature trail leads through the lush greens and other dazzling colors of this tropical garden. Return to your hotel for overnight.
Day 14: Antigua and Island Tour
Transfer to SLU Airport for flight to St. Johns Antigua. Upon arrival at ANU Airport, pick up and transfer to hotel Antigua Village. Afterwards, visit St. John City, Cathedral Devil Bridge and the public market. Return to your hotel for overnight.
Day 15: Santo Domingo and Island Tour
Transfer to ANU Airport for flight to Santo Domingo. Upon arrival at SDQ Airport, pick up and transfer to the Hispaniola Hotel and Casino in Santo Domingo for check in. Visit Colonial Santo Domingo, founded by the Conquistadors in 1496. See the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, where the remains of Christopher Columbus are buried. Visit Columbus Alcazar, a beautiful palace built for Diego, the son of the discoverer, where you can admire the elegant lifestyle of colonial times. Close by is the Atarazana, a lovely and picturesque street typical of the 16th century, which now houses gift shops, boutiques and art galleries and where we will stop briefly for refreshments. Our tour continues through the most important churches, buildings and parks of this colonial town, once ransacked by pirates and recently restored to its past glory. We will also visit the Casas Peals Museum. Return to hotel for overnight.
Day 16: Departure
Transfer to airport for departure flight.
