About this trip
Ten days across two countries, starting in Buenos Aires and finishing on Rio's beaches, with a proper wildlife detour in between. It's a trip built around contrasts — city culture, wetland wilderness, thundering waterfalls and samba bars.
You'll wander Buenos Aires' markets and artistic neighbourhoods before heading into the Ibera Wetlands to look for capybaras, caimans and otters. From there it's on to Foz do Iguazu, where you meet the Indigenous Guarani community and see Iguazu Falls from both the Argentine and Brazilian sides.
The trip ends in Rio de Janeiro, where cable cars, caipirinhas and samba bars take over, with steak and empanadas fuelling you along the way.
What you'll do
- Explore Buenos Aires' artistic neighbourhoods and markets
- Search for capybaras, caimans and otters in the Ibera Wetlands
- Meet the Indigenous Guarani community near Foz do Iguazu
- See Iguazu Falls from both the Argentine and Brazilian sides
- Take a cable car ride and unwind in Rio de Janeiro's samba bars
- Involves several orientation walks and city tours, so expect a fair amount of walking
- Bring comfortable shoes, sun protection and plenty of water — layers help with the heat
Worth it if your guide is Lorenzo or Diana. Think twice if you value reliable logistics, responsive customer service, and accommodation matching premium pricing.
- Guide illness without isolation or notification led to Covid transmission; company unresponsive post-booking with poor comms on daily plans.
- Accommodation marketed as 4-star often dirty with broken fixtures and mold; wrong hotel bookings waste entire days with no proactive company follow-up.
- Inefficient routing (2-hour flights with stopovers) and 6-7am starts yield only one activity per day; UK customer service response delays exceed four days.
- Outstanding guides like Lorenzo and Diana transform trips through local knowledge, flexibility, constant availability, and genuine care for group needs.
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Departing in Feb is cheapest — from £2,870, about 9% below the priciest month (Nov).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Buenos Aires · 12 Feb – 13 Feb
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