Uncover South America

Special Experiences on tour:

• Learn how to make the deliciously sweet and sour cocktail, Pisco Sour. For decades it has been regarded as the signature drink of Peru.
  
  
• Enjoy an Andean brunch, with traditional chicha and cuy, a regional delicacy of guinea pig.
• The Cross of the Condor is the deepest point of the Colca Canyon. It is where the majestic Andean condor can be seen cruising over the morning thermals. Watching this amazing bird in flight is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
  
  
• Waking early, we will drive to the mountain peak of Corcovado before the official park opening hour and take in the breathtaking, panoramic views over the city of Rio as the sun slowly rises. Sitting beside the tranquil waters of the scenic Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, we’ll enjoy our sumptuous, picnic breakfast and reflect on our early morning experience.
  
  
• Visit the stunning Colon Theatre. The main opera house in Buenos Aires, it is ranked as the world's third-best.

Inca Trail, Peru by Erick Baca

Maras, Peru by Erick Baca

Special Experiences on tour:

• Learn the importance of the Shaman and feel enlightened on our visit that includes a spiritual cleansing for our group.
  
  
• An experience like no other, we’ll journey to a nearby village and test our haggling skills to buy a pig from a local farmer. Our newly acquired pig will accompany us on our bus ride to a neighbouring village where we will present them with the pig as our gift, naming the pig and learning about the community.
  
  
• Sample a range of products, including tequila, made from the agave plant at Casa Agave, while enjoying lunch and learning the myriad of uses of this versatile plant.
  
  
• Travelling to a local Andean community, we will enjoy an enriching experience through a Pachamanka ceremony, traditionally reserved for special occasions. This Inca ritual involves preparing a meal of vegetables and meat, cooked in the earth, and covered by hot lava stones. Enjoy this scrumptious meal for lunch.
  
  
• Learn how to make the deliciously sweet and sour cocktail, Pisco Sour. For decades it has been regarded as the signature drink of Peru.
• Pull up a blanket and cushion, as we picnic on the banks overlooking the picturesque Huaypo Lagoon and sample the delicious array of local produce prepared by the renowned Cicciolina restaurant of Cusco.
  
  
• Don your dancing shoes for a traditional tango lesson, then enjoy a lively dinner and show.

Buenos Aires, Argentina by David Hein

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by David Hein

Lake Titicaca, Uros Islands by Belmond Images

Special Experiences on tour:

• In the evening we’ll tour Lima's oldest colonial mansion, Casa Aliaga, before a decadent 3-course dinner in the dining room, courtyard, or main salon.
  
  
• Experience a famous Paso horse show over lunch 'al fresco', then visit the renowned Seminario pottery workshop.
  
  
• The Cross of the Condor is the deepest point of the Colca Canyon. It is where the majestic Andean condor can be seen cruising over the morning thermals. Watching this amazing bird in flight is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
  
  
• Wake to the thunderous sound and breathtaking image of the cascading falls, as we spend the next two nights at the opulent Belmond Hotel das Cataratas, within the Iguazu National Park, in your Deluxe Falls View room.
  
  

Deluxe Experiences on tour

• Enjoy a magical day as we travel on the Hiram Bingham train through the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu. Sit back, relax and indulge in a sumptuous brunch, accompanied by a selection of Peruvian wines.
  
  
• All aboard the luxurious Andean Explorer train as we travel from Cusco to Puno. Unwind in your splendid cabin as the train winds its way through the majestic High Andes Mountains.
  
  
• We travel to one of the country’s oldest estancias, where we spend the night and have the opportunity to take part in horse riding, asados and yerba maté tasting.

Andean Explorer, Peru by Belmond Images

Peruvian Paso Horse Show, Peru by PromPeru

La Boca, Argentina by Maria Schiarrone

Special Experiences on tour:

• Don your dancing shoes for a traditional tango lesson, then enjoy a lively dinner and show.
  
  
• Learn how to make the deliciously sweet and sour cocktail, Pisco Sour. For decades it has been regarded as the signature drink of Peru.
  
  
• Be welcomed into the traditional world of the indigenous woman of the agricultural community of Ccorccor, joining in on a range of customary activities, from Andean games and an authentic ‘Tribute to Mother Earth’, to a ‘chicha’ demonstration.
  
  
• Fly in a light plane over the mysterious Nazca Lines in the middle of the Nazca Desert. We'll see ancient geoglyphs depicting hundreds of figures.

Iguazu Falls, Brazil by David Hein

Special Experiences on tour:

• Gain insight into daily life on a traditional Atacameñan farm, learning how to cultivate crops in such a barren region, before tasting some of the authentic products from the land.
  
  
• Learn about the native Mapuche culture at Kila Leufu ‘House between three rivers’, before feasting on typical Mapuche fare for lunch, made with organic ingredients fresh from the farm.
  
  
• Experience two nights staying in a luxury treehouse with picture windows offering incredible views over the nature reserve.
  
  
• Prepare to immerse yourself in a very hands-on traditional experience, enjoying lunch with the Chilotes, creating their local specialty dish ‘curanto’, a stew full of seafood, various meats and Chiloé potatoes cooked in an earth oven – reserved for special occasions.
  
  

• Hear the thunderous sound of ice breaking from Perito Moreno Glacier, as we cruise up close to witness one of the few advancing glaciers, left in the world.

   

Andean Explorer, Peru by Belmond Images

Iguazu Falls, Brazil by David Hein