HIGHLIGHTS OF SOUTH AMERICAThis exclusive, custom-designed tour introduces travellers to South America’s highlights. Begin in Santiago, Chile and visit Valparaiso, the famous wine region where you can explore the countryside and visit local vineyards. Continue to Buenos Aires the country’s seductive capital and learn about the city’s history, see a passionate tango show, learn to dance tango, enjoy an authentic gaucho party and then travel to the steamy jungle of Iguazú National Park to see the incredible Iguazú Falls. End your tour in spectacular Rio De Janeiro and visit the Corcovado Mountain reached via a cog train ride through the Tijuca Rainforest and then take a cable car to the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain for spectacular views of Guanabara Bay. This tour offers the perfect introduction to South America with a blend of culture, history, indulgence and natural beauty!

*CDN$ pp dbl occ. Space is limited on this hosted departure. Contact a Merit Travel Specialist for full terms and conditions. Single supplement $1,100. †Argentinian reciprocity fee is $72 USD and must be obtained in Canada prior to departure. ‡Brazilian visa fee is $97.50 CDN and must be obtained at lease 15 business days prior to departure.ON-4499356/4499372 | BC-34799 | 111 Peter Street, Suite 200, Toronto, ON. M5V 2H1 | Canadian owned

INCLUDES:

• international and all domestic airfare

• ten nights superior accommodations

• guided tours as described in itinerary

• daily breakfast, four lunches and three dinners

• entrance fee to Argentinian and Brazilian National Parks

• English speaking local guides

• luxury air conditioned coach transportation

• Porterage

• gratuities and all taxes

NOT INCLUDED:

• Argentinian reciprocity fee†

• Brazilian visa‡

• Personal expenses such as travel insurance, or any meals not included in itinerary

$6,995* p.p.

12 days Departs Toronto Oct. 18, 2016

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building and Plaza Sotomayor’s memorial to the heroes of the War of the Pacific, before returning to your hotel in Santiago.

Day 5 | Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 | SANTIAGO — BUENOS AIRES (B)

Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Then transfer to the airport and board your Air Canada flight #092 departs Santiago at 11:30 a.m. arrives Buenos Aires at 2:30 p.m.

Upon arrival transfer to the hotel for check-in. The remainder of your afternoon is at leisure.

Accommodations for 3 nights: 725 Continental Hotel.

Day 6 | Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016 | BUENOS AIRES (B, D)

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning enjoy a half-day city tour to visit the National Congress, the ancient Council, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Capitol (better known as “Pink House”). The buildings that surround the “Mayo Square” consist of the above mentioned spots. The tour also includes the magnificent areas of Recoleta and Palermo, with their beautiful parks and buildings, the Colon Theatre, one of the five most important Opera theatres of the world and many other buildings and palaces of architectural, historical and cultural value. We will also visit San Telmo area, one of the most antique districts of the city, as well as the Boca district, with its “caminito”- a picturesque pedestrian street where you will find its colourful metal sheet tenements. Finally, the tour will lead us to the recently recycled district of Puerto Madero, old area of the Buenos Aires port.

The remainder of your afternoon is at leisure.

In the evening enjoy a dinner and Tango show.

Day 7 | Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 | BUENOS AIRES (B, L)

Breakfast at the hotel. Today’s highlight is a full day Gaucho Party at Santa Susana Ranch.

You will visit a very typical ranch of the Argentinean humid pampas, one of the most fertile meadows of the world and very famous for meat

BREAKFAST INCL. (B), LUNCH INCL. (L), DINNER INCL. (D)

DAY 1 | Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 | DEPARTURE FROM TORONTO – SANTIAGO

Board your overnight flight to Santiago on Air Canada #092 departs Toronto at 10:40 p.m. arrives Santiago at 9:20 a.m. the following day.

Day 2 | Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 | ARRIVE SANTIAGO (D)

Arrive in Santiago airport, proceed with transfer to the hotel. Tonight enjoy a welcome dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Accommodations for 3 nights: Plaza San Francisco Hotel.

Day 3 | Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 | SANTIAGO (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. Afterwards, enjoy a half-day city tour which will include visits to the Presidential Palace, the historic centre of Plaza de Armas, the cathedral, the old post office, the Palacio de la Real Audiencia (now home to the National History Museum) and the Casa Colonial. Then continue west towards the Andes, past the Cerro San Cristobal and finally conclude with a visit to the fashionable business districts of Providencia and Las Condes – with their broad boulevards, high rises and fine restaurants.

In the afternoon enjoy a half-day tour to Maipo Valley to visit Undurraga Winery. Return back to the hotel.

Day 4 | Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 | SANTIAGO — VALPARAÍSO (B, L)

Breakfast at the hotel. Today we will take a full-day tour of Valparaiso and Viña del Mar. The historic city of Valparaíso is Chile’s oldest port. It is also home to the country’s Senate and Chamber of Deputies, which moved here from the capital in 1989. During the tour you will see the historic city centre, whose fine 19th Century architecture is the reason for its inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Then, you will travel to a view-point overlooking the city via one of Valparaíso’s signature funicular elevators, two dozen of which were built at the turn of the 20th Century to connect the upper and lower sections of the city. A lunch will be provided at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, you will also visit the parliamentary

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and cereal production. At the ranch you can enjoy horse rides, a “regional barbecue”, music shows, folk dances and other shows of gaucho skills, as ring and “cuadreras” races. Most of the ranches have their own museum, where they show their history through different pieces of furniture, tools and elements that belonged to successive owners.

Return back to the hotel.

Day 8 | Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 | BUENOS AIRES — IGUAZU (B, L)

Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Transfer to the airport to board your flight to Iguazu onboard Lan #4024 departs Buenos Aires at 11:15 a.m. arrives Iguazu at 1:05 p.m.

Arrive at the airport and proceed to enjoy a tour of the Argentine falls.

The National Park has two circuits to be covered, one at a lower surface and the other at the upper one. In the lower circuit, one can reach the base of the falls, where the magnificence of their beauty can be appreciated. In the upper circuit, the tour is a bit more sedentary where unique

landscapes can be viewed from footbridges and viewpoints, which makes the tour an unforgettable experience.

Lunch will be served at a local restaurant inside the National Park.

Then cross the border to the Brazilian side and transfer to your hotel.

Accommodations for 2 nights: Bourbon Cataratas.

Day 9 | Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 | IGUAZU (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning enjoy of a half-day tour of the Falls on the Brazilian side. There is a giant balcony from where the waterfalls can be viewed, or observe them from more distant and wider angles. The area is made of an only circuit of footbridges that is located in front of the falls and offers a panoramic view.

Return back to the hotel.

Day 10 | Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 | IGUAZU — RIO DE JANEIRO (B)

Breakfast at the hotel and check out. Transfer to the airport to board your flight to Rio de Janeiro onboard Tam #3186 departs Iguazu at 12:53 p.m. arrives in Rio at 2:45 p.m.

Upon arrival transfer to your hotel.

In the afternoon enjoy of a half-day Favela tour. The tour will take you to Rocinha slum, the largest slum in South America with around 150,000 inhabitants. You can watch the routine of this community, visiting local houses, day nurseries and schools. You walk through the small streets, watch the local commerce and visit the gym of the Samba School Acadêmicos da Rocinha. There is also a flea market with food and hand made goods from the North and Northwest regions at the Boiadeiro Square.

Return back to the hotel.

Accommodations for 2 nights: Rio Othon Palace.

Day 11 | Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 | RIO DE JANEIRO (B, L, D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a full-day tour of Corcovado and Sugar Loaf. The tour starts with a panoramic tour of downtown Rio passing by the Sambodrome and a stop at the Metropolitan Cathedral which was built in a pyramidal form.

Familiarize yourself with the traditional Cinelândia Square with its historical buildings, the Municipal Theater, the National Library and the National Museum of Fine Arts. Through the Aterro do Flamengo, you will be taken to the neighborhood of Urca where one of the largest symbols of the city is located, Sugar Loaf.

You’ll travel all the way to the top by cable car. The first cable car takes you to Urca Hill, a vantage point 215 meters high for which already grants beautiful views of Guanabara Bay and its islands, the Rio-Niterói Bridge and Corcovado Mountain. The second cable car takes you to the top. At 395 meters you’ll enjoy splendid views of Copacabana beach, the Santa Cruz fortress and several beaches of Niterói.

Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and then proceed to Cosme Velho train station at the bottom of Corcovado Mountain to take the ride up to the top, through the dense Tijuca rain forest to the 38 meters tall (125ft) Christ Redeemer Statue. On a clear day, the views are unforgettable.

Afterwards, return back to the hotel for your overnight stay.

Tonight, enjoy a farewell dinner at Fogo do Chao restaurant.

Day 12 | Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 | RIO DE JANEIRO — TORONTO (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. Today your entire day is at leisure.

In the evening transfer to the airport to board your Air Canada #099 departs Rio at 9:05 p.m. arrives Toronto at 5:40 a.m. the following day.

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