Day 1 - Miami/Rio de Janeiro
Depart Miami on the overnight flight to Rio de Janeiro.

Day 2 - Arrival in Rio de Janeiro
Upon arrival, you will be met after clearing customs and transferred to your beautiful hotel on famous Copacabana Beach.

Day 3 - Full-day Sugar Loaf, Corcovado Mountain, and Tijuca rainforest
Drive along Rio’s famous beaches to the Praia Vermelha cable car station, where you will be taken to the Urca Mountain (mid-way station) with its gardens and lookout points. Then, the second part of the ride will take you to the peak of Sugar Loaf Mountain, 1,300 feet above sea level. Continue to the Cosme Velho train station. The cogwheel train will climb up through the Tijuca rainforest and will bring you to the steps of the Christ statue. At 2,300 feet above sea level, it is a breathtaking view of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara Bay, Sugar Loaf Mountain, the nine-mile Rio-Niterói Bridge, the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean. Lunch included.

Day 4
Enjoy the day at leisure exploring the beautiful beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema; or shop along Copacabana Avenue.
In the evening, pick up from your hotel to experience a Brazilian Barbeque dinner followed by the excitement of costumed Samba show at Plataforma Theater.

Day 5 – Rio de Janeiro/Iguazu Falls
Transfer to the airport to take your flight to Iguazu Falls, one of South America’s most beautiful natural wonders. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, you will have a guided tour to the Brazil side of the falls. The thunderous crash of tons of rushing water against basaltic rocks amidst the jungle of birds, butterflies and orchids will take your breath away!

Day 6 – Argentinean Falls
Morning, guided tour to the Argentina side of the waterfalls. Pick-up at your hotel and transfer to visitor center inside Iguazu National Park. To get from the visitor center to the beginning of upper path, lower path and Devil’s Throat, you will board a little train that runs from the visitor center to the paths and between each one of them. You may also walk from the visitor center to upper and lower paths, but cannot walk to Devils Throat because it is located more than 4 km from the visitor center.
Great Adventure: This tour combines a jungle trip with a boat trip to the falls. Trip starts in the jungle of the National Park in 4 by 4 trucks without roof for best visibility of the trees and to take good photos. Then we take a zodiac boat to the lower Iguazu River upstream to discover the falls little by little with a panoramic view of the Iguazu Falls. Be prepared to get wet under the falls! Afternoon return to your hotel. Note: this boat tour involves some light trekking and climbing of steep stairs. You need to be in reasonably good shape since it can become somewhat strenuous.

Day 7 – Iguazu Falls/Manaus
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Manaus. Upon arrival in Manaus, transfer to your hotel. Afternoon tour of the “Meeting of the waters”. Six miles from Manaus, Brazil is one of the most incredible displays of nature's majesty. No matter what you've heard, nothing can fully prepare you for a trip to Meeting of the waters, the incredible place where two distinct bodies of water meet, but don't mix. As its name suggests the Rio Negro is a darker, slower, and much heavier body of water than the Rio Solimoes. Temperature, density, velocity differences keep these two bodies of water separate for more than 6 miles before at last they join to form the great Amazon. Here is where they join, without losing their distinct qualities. Sloths, piranhas, anacondas and colorful parrots are just a few of the animals you might expect to encounter on a tour of the Amazon on a riverboat tour.

Day 8 – Manaus/Ariau Jungle Lodge
Pick up from your hotel and transfer to the pier. Here we will depart for the Ariau Amazon Towers lodge. Reception at the lodge and introductory tour of the lodge and surrounding area. Dinner is provided at the lodge.

Day 9- Ariau Jungle Lodge
After breakfast, we start a trek through the jungle exploring the flora and fauna of the area. We return to the lodge for lunch and a short rest. Then we continue the day with a tour by motorized canoes to tour native's houses, piranha fishing and caiman spotting. After dinner we will observe the nocturnal habitats of animals.

Day 10 - Ariau Jungle Lodge
After breakfast, acitivities will be arrange at the lodge. Depending on weather, this may include fishing, hiking, motorized canoe tours, native village visits, or other activities.

Day 11 - Ariau Jungle Lodge/Manaus
We start the early morning with a sunrise tour of the jungle. Return to the lodge for breakfast and any last minute activities. After lunch we transfer back to Manaus. Upon arrival in Manaus, transfer to your hotel.

Day 12 – Manaus/USA
Transfer to the airport for your international departure back home.

Request more information:

• Air transportation from Miami to Rio de Janeiro, Rio to Iguazu Falls, Iguazu to Manaus, Manaus to Miami, coach class - (departures from other cities available for a surcharge)
• Round-trip airport/hotel transfers
• Hotel accommodation including breakfast daily and taxes
• 4 Days/3 Nights accommodation at the Ariau Towers including all meals and excursions
• Guided tours in English including all entrance fees
• Meals as per itinerary