Itinerary

Day 0: Flight from JFK to Buenos Aires

Days 1-3: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Days 4-7: Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Chacras de Coria)

Days 8-10: Iguazu Falls, Argentina & Brazil

Days 11-14: Ilha Grande, Brazil 

Days 15-16: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Day 17: Arrive Home from Rio

Highlights

  • Food: Wine pairing dinners with Michelin starred Don Julio steakhouse in Buenos Aires and Oro Restaurante in Rio

  • Culture: Recoleta Cemetery, city walking tour, and street art by bike in Buenos Aires. Scenic overlooks and people watching beaches in Rio (with caparinha in hand, of course)

  • Wine: Wine tours and paired lunches at “bodegas” across Mendoza, including the Uco Valley, Chacras de Coria, and Lujan de Cuyo

  • Beaches: 3 full days on Ilha Grande to hike from our small hotel to various cove beaches across the island. There are no cars, so we will hike or water taxi to get around. Our hotel has only 3 rooms and provides a gourmet multi-course breakfast and dinner each day.

  • Nature: Hikes through the bird sanctuary, scenic overlooks, and up-close-and-personal tours of Iguazu Falls from both Argentine and Brazilian sides. We are staying at the only hotel inside the park on the Brazilian side, with early/after hours access to the falls.

Hotels

  • Park Tower Luxury Connection Buenos Aires

  • Auberge du Vin Tupungato (Uco Valley, Mendoza)

  • Casa Glebinias (Chacras de Coria, Mendoza)

  • Loi Suites Iguazu (Iguazu Falls Argentine Side)

  • Belmond Hotel de Cataratas (Iguazu Falls Brazilian Side, pictured above)

  • Villa Pedra Mar (Ilha Grande)

  • Sheraton Grand Rio de Janeiro