Luxury Brazil Tours

Rio & Iguazu Falls
(7 Days)
Rio de Janeiro, Iguazu Falls

Best of Rio
(5 Days)
Rio de Janeiro

Iguazu Stopover
(4 Days)
Iguazu Falls

Multi-country Tours

Rio de Janeiro, Iguazu Falls & Buenos Aires
(9 Days)

Best of Rio & Buenos Aires
(10 Days)
Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires

Highlights of Brazil & Argentina
(15 Days)
Rio de Janeiro, Iguazu Falls, Buenos Aires, El Calafate, Bariloche

Grand Tour of South America
(27 Days)
Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Bariloche, El Calafate, Torres del Paine, Santiago & Valparaiso, Atacama Desert, Lima, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Cusco

Highlights of Brazil & Argentina

(15 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis)
Rio de Janeiro, Iguazu Falls, Buenos Aires, El Calafate, Bariloche

This private tour features the cultural and natural highlights of Brazil and Argentina.

Begin in Rio de Janeiro, the most beautiful city in Brazil. With your private guide and driver, experience the best of Rio's vibrant culture and spectacular landscapes. Venture up Corcovado Mountain for panoramic views over the city. Stroll through the bohemian Santa Teresa neighborhood. Browse local art galleries. See the highlights of the historic center of Rio. Experience samba at an atmospheric local club. Visit the lush botanical gardens. One day, learn about Brazilian cuisine during a private cooking class, shop for local fashions in top boutiques, take the cable car to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain, visit an NGO to learn about life in a local favela (shantytown), or enjoy a bicycle tour along Ipanema and Copacabana beaches. Artisans of Leisure can also arrange additional touring in and around Rio upon request, such as visiting noted museums, taking private samba lessons or seeing iconic buildings designed by renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.

Continue to Iguazu Falls, one of the most spectacular natural attractions in the world. Stay at Belmond Hotel das Cataratas, a grand historic hotel surrounded by jungle and wildlife that's a short walk from the Brazilian side of Iguazu Falls. With your private guide, venture onto catwalks to see the most breathtaking sections of the waterfall, such as the thundering Garganta del Diablo ("Devil's Throat"). Also enjoy a private boat excursion to the base of the falls. Alternatively, stay in a private villa at Awasi, an exclusive luxury lodge in the rainforest on the Argentine side of the falls. Tour both side and enjoy optional lodge-based activities such as kayaking on the river, hiking and birding in the rainforest, seeing the UNESCO-listed ruins of Jesuit missions or visiting a local indigenous community. Upon request, we can also arrange scenic helicopter flights over Iguazu Falls.

Fly to vibrant Buenos Aires. With your own private guide and driver, visit the city's most evocative neighborhoods such as San Telmo, La Boca, Palermo and Puerto Madero, and see highlights around the city such as the Plaza de Mayo, Casa Rosada and Recoleta Cemetery. Visit local museums according to your interests, such as the Evita Museum or MALBA, a museum of Latin American art. One evening, attend a top-rated tango performance at an intimate, upscale dinner theater. If desired, take a private excursion to San Antonio de Areco and an estancia in the pampas to learn about gaucho culture and experience the traditional estancia lifestyle. Alternatively, take a private excursion to Tigre and the Parana River Delta to enjoy a relaxing private cruise on the canals of this "rural Venice," passing gardens and upscale vacation houses. Also enjoy time to take advantage of the exciting contemporary art and design scene, world-class restaurants and great shopping. All touring is flexible and can be customized to incorporate special interests such as art, tango, polo, Jewish history, family activities, adventure, gastronomy and more.

Then, fly to El Calafate to experience southern Patagonia's vast open steppe and the impressive peaks, glaciers and pale blue lakes of Los Glaciares National Park. One day, visit magnificent Perito Moreno Glacier—one of the few advancing glaciers in the world—to see (and hear!) icebergs calving from it, and perhaps enjoy a shared cruise or opt to take a guided trek on top of the glacier itself. If desired, also enjoy exciting lodge-based activities, such as hiking, mountain biking, birdwatching and horseback riding.

Continue to Bariloche, a resort town in the beautiful Lake District of northern Patagonia. Stay in the legendaryLlao Llao Hotel, and enjoy spectacular views of the mountains and lakes in the surrounding national park. With your guide, enjoy a private cruise on the deep blue waters of Lake Nahuel Huapi, learn about the indigenous history of the area, and dine on a gourmet meal of local food and wine on a private, secluded beach. Also enjoy an easy hike or scenic drive through the forest. During leisure time, enjoy scenic walks, soak in the sun on the private beach, kayak on a quiet lake, or simply relax at Llao Llao and enjoy the hotel's wonderful facilities and expansive views.

The tour concludes with one night in Buenos Aires.

Itinerary Overview
Day 1 Arrive Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Private arrival transfer to hotel for 3 nights

Day 2 Rio de Janeiro

Full-day private tour. Evening samba performance

Day 3 Rio de Janeiro

Half-day private tour

Day 4 Rio de Janeiro – Iguazu Falls

Private transfer to the airport for flight (not included in cost) to Iguazu Falls. Afternoon touring of falls en route to lodge or hotel for 2 nights

Day 5 Iguazu Falls

Private touring

Day 6 Iguazu Falls – Buenos Aires, Argentina

Private transfer to airport for flight (not included in cost) to Buenos Aires. Private arrival transfer to hotel for 3 nights. Afternoon private introductory city tour

Day 7 Buenos Aires

Half-day private tour. Evening dinner tango performance, including transfers

Day 8 Buenos Aires & environs

Private excursion to the Pampas or the Parana Delta

Day 9 Buenos Aires – El Calafate

Private transfer and flight (not included in cost) to El Calafate. Transfer to hotel for 2 nights

Day 10 El Calafate

Full-day tour of Perito Moreno Glacier

Day 11 El Calafate – Bariloche

Transfer and flight (not included in cost) to Bariloche. Arrival private transfer to hotel for 3 nights

Day 12 Bariloche

Full-day private excursion to Victoria Island

Day 13 Bariloche

Half-day private scenic excursion

Day 14 Bariloche – Buenos Aires

Private airport transfer and flight (not included in cost) to Buenos Aires. Private arrival transfer to hotel for 1 night

Day 15 Depart Buenos Aires

Private airport transfer


Hotels
Rio de Janeiro:

Belmond Copacabana Palace

Iguazu Falls: Belmond Hotel das Cataratas or Awasi Iguazu
Buenos Aires: Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires, Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires or Alvear Palace
El Calafate: Eolo
Bariloche: Llao Llao Hotel & Resort

Cost
$24,315 Per person (double occupancy)

Luxury Brazil Tours

Rio & Iguazu Falls
(7 Days)
Rio de Janeiro, Iguazu Falls

Best of Rio
(5 Days)
Rio de Janeiro

Iguazu Stopover
(4 Days)
Iguazu Falls

Multi-country Tours

Rio de Janeiro, Iguazu Falls & Buenos Aires
(9 Days)

Best of Rio & Buenos Aires
(10 Days)
Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires

Highlights of Brazil & Argentina
(15 Days)
Rio de Janeiro, Iguazu Falls, Buenos Aires, El Calafate, Bariloche

Grand Tour of South America
(27 Days)
Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Bariloche, El Calafate, Torres del Paine, Santiago & Valparaiso, Atacama Desert, Lima, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Cusco

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You and the Artisans team made the entire trip go like clockwork…I have no idea if you pulled any strings but we had the most incredible room at the Copacabana Palace…we had the most awesome premium view of the fireworks without having to mingle with the 2-million person crowd; so thanks for everything!
~ D.P., Tuscon, AZ

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