Brazil and Argentina

583 Days until departure
May 25, 2028 - June 3, 2028
Trip ID: Leinart-6993

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Day 1 Overnight flight to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
Day 2 Olà Rio de Janeiro
Meet your LEAP-trained Tour Director
Rio de Janeiro guided sightseeing tour
Theatro Municipal, Paço Imperial, Praca XV de Novembro, Cathedral Metropolitana
Details: Rio de Janeiro guided sightseeing tour
Stylish, sophisticated Rio thrills visitors with its beautiful beaches, stunning mountains, and innovative buildings. Most impressive may be the soaring cathedral, whose vast interior can accommodate 25,000 people. Four enormous stained-glass windows throw colored light down on the space, unbroken by columns or other supports. Back outside, you may feel that you've escaped to Paris -- the theater house and art museum were modeled after Paris's ornate Opéra Garnier and Louvre museum.
Day 3 Rio de Janeiro
Corcovado Mountain ascent via cogwheel train
Sugarloaf Mountain ascent
Brazilian folklore evening
Details: Corcovado Mountain ascent via cogwheel train
Rio's most spectacular landmark, up close and personal. Go up Corcovado ("hunchback") Mountain on a Swiss-made cogwheel train, through the lush Tijuca National Forest, and arrive at the top to see the statue of Christ the Redeemer that gazes out over the city. The views from the mountain are astounding, as is the statue itself. It stands almost 100 feet tall and weighs over 1000 tons.
Details: Sugarloaf Mountain ascent
Jump in what may be your most spectacular glass-elevator ride ever. Sugarloaf Mountain (named because it resembles the ceramic mold used to refine sugar cane) rises up from the intersection of Guanabara Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. You'll take a glass-sided cable car up the peak, where you'll find amazing views of the entire city and beyond.
Details: Brazilian folklore evening
Indulge in the flavors, sounds, and sights of traditional Brazilian culture, from samba dancing to capoeira martial arts.
Day 4 Rio de Janeiro
Guanabara Bay cruise
Details: Guanabara Bay cruise
Cruising Guanabara Bay offers a unique way to take in Rio’s famous landmarks like Sugarloaf Mountain and Christ the Redeemer from the water.
Day 5 Rio de Janeiro--Iguaçu Falls
Fly to Iguaçu
Iguaçu Falls Brazilian Side
Details: Iguaçu Falls Brazilian Side
The spray from the enormous and spectacular waterfalls in the Iguaçu National Park create a lush rainforest environment filled with unique animals. Keep an eye out for giant otters and giant anteaters, as well as exquisite orchids and other plants, as you explore. Get up close and personal with Iguaçu Falls, which splashes down from more than 50 feet above. A stone staircase leads up to the Iguaçu River above.
Day 6 Iguaçu Falls
Iguaçu Falls Argentinean side
Rainforest walk
Iguaçu River cruise
Details: Iguaçu Falls Argentinean side
The spray from the enormous and spectacular waterfalls in the Iguaçu National Park create a lush rainforest environment filled with unique animals. The Argentinean park is large and it has different trails to discover the falls little by little and enjoy the fantastic rainforest that surrounds the waterfalls.
Day 7 Iguaçu Falls--Buenos Aires
Fly to Buenos Aires
Day 8 Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires guided sightseeing tour
San Telmo comic strip walk, San Telmo market visit, Obelisk on 9 de Julio Avenue, Colón Theater, Plaza de Mayo, Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires Cathedral, Puerto Madero, Plaza de San Martín, La Recoleta, La Boca & Caminito visit
Tango Show
Details: Buenos Aires guided sightseeing tour
Smoldering with history, beauty, and passion, Buenos Aires' streets and plazas exude a sophistication unrivaled in South America.
Details: San Telmo comic strip walk
Walk the San Telmo sculpture trail dedicated to Argentina's most popular comic strip characters.
Details: San Telmo market visit
Large indoor market with stalls offering everything from antiques to fresh fruit and spices. With a typically Italian facade and large interior spaces, the Mercado de San Telmo opened in 1897 to cater to the needs of the new wave of immigrants arriving from Europe. The building was declared a national historic monument in the year 2000.
Details: La Boca & Caminito visit
Located in La boca neighborhood, Caminito (little path, in Spanish) is a street museum of colorful painted houses typical of the immigrant dwellings that came to characterize this port side area towards the end of the 19th and start of the 20th century.
Day 9 Flight home from Buenos Aires
Free time in Buenos Aires
Fly home
Details: Fly home
Your flight home is overnight. You will return home on Day 10.
Day 10 Return home

Tour Includes

  • LEAP – Learning through Exploring and Actively Participating increases engagement, critical thinking, understanding of diverse perspectives, and personal growth.
  • WorldStrides Tour Director: An experienced education and destination professional, trained in LEAP, who engages students with hands-on learning opportunities.
  • Round-trip airfare and transportation to activities in the itinerary
  • Hotel accommodations
  • Breakfast daily except on arrival day
  • Dinner daily except on departure day
  • Lunch daily except on departure day
  • Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
  • Visits to select attractions as per itinerary
  • Traveling educators can earn professional development hours/CEUs.
  • Earn high school credit (grades 6–12) or college credit (grades 9–12) — available to travelers who complete the program and WorldStrides coursework.
  • WorldAssist staff members available 24/7/365 should your group need extra help
  • Tips for local guides and drivers are included (except multi‑day bus drivers). Tour cost doesn’t include optional pre‑paid tips for the Tour Director or multi‑day bus driver unless the pre‑paid tip option has been purchased.
  • Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees.
  • Note: Tour cost does not cover entry requirements or related fees. This includes, but is not limited to, REAL ID, passports, visas, and travel‑authorization fees.
  • Note: Tour cost does not include optional excursions and other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included. Listed inclusions may not apply if the program is customized.

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