SCHEDULE
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| Saturday
Feb 21 |
Depart Miami
International on LAN #501 at 20:30 for overnight
direct flight to Santiago, Chile |
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| Sunday,
Feb 22 |
Arrive Santiago 6:55
AM. Clear Customs & purchase Visitor Visa at airport. Transfer & check
in for 2 nights at Hotel Providencia located near shops & restaurants. Time
for a nap or relax poolside. At 17:30 City tour of beautiful
Santiago’s historic regions, downtown & Cerro San
Cristobal mountain lookout. |
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| Monday
Feb 23 |
Following breakfast,
we attend a Canadian Embassy briefing on Agriculture
and Chile’s socio-political-economics. Then a visit to El
Mandarino farm growing citrus, grapes, etc. Chilean
Lunch (not incl) at Parrilladas Argentinas. Afternoon
visit to quaint town of Pomaire to visit craft
and artisan shops. Return to Santiago. Fun evening
at Dinner/Show los Adobes de Argomedo (www.losadobesdeargomedo.cl ) |
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| Tuesday
Feb 24 |
Following breakfast,
transfer to airport to depart LAN #2638 at
9:45 to arrive at town of La Serena at 12:40. Meet
guide & bus for visit to Dole Farm & vegetable
processing tour. Continue up canyon bordered by mountains & scenic
valleys to town of Vicuna. (See: www.valledeelqui.cl )
Check into unique Hotel Halley for 3 nights. Explore
town, dine locally & relax in evening. |
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| Wednesday
Feb 25 |
Breakfast at
hotel, then visit to Pisco Capel Co-op for
tour of processing grapes into Pisco (Chile’s national drink). “Free
samples anyone?” Lunch (not incl) at Tres R Pisco Restaurant
in incredible town of Pisco Elqui. Tour
organic winery Cavas del Valle (See: www.cavasdelvalle.cl )
Return Vicuna for dinner. Then, after dark, we venture to Mamalluca
Observatory for breathtaking telescope tour of stars
and description of constellations. |
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| Thursday Feb
26 |
Following breakfast,
we travel by bus with guide for farm visits in the Ovalle valley
founded in 1831. This area is unique in growing grapes
on near vertical slopes all irrigated from canals dating back
to indigenous times. Return Hotel Halley in Vicuna for
relaxing evening. |
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| Friday
Feb 27 |
Return to La
Serena and depart LAN #301 at 13:25 to arrive
Santiago at 14:40. Visit by bus to almonds & avocado
at La Quillayes farm of Susumu Suguira near
Hijuelas. Return Santiago & stay Hotel Providencia. |
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| Saturday Feb
28 |
Bus tour
to Cargill Fertilizer plant and export shipping
facility at San Antonio. Then, visit to Ventisquero
Winery
(See: www.ventisquero.com )
near Rancagua. Check in beautiful Santa Cruz Hotel for 3 nights.
(See: www.chile-hotels.com/santcruz ) Everybody
enjoys this town with central park, shops, etc. nearby. |
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| Sunday March
1 |
The incredible Museo
Colchagua (See: www.museocolchagua.cl )
is adjacent to the hotel. This is the best collection
of Andean history and artifacts in South America. Enjoy
it at your leisure, relax poolside and explore the town during
some free time on Sunday. Great places to dine & shops
within walking distance. |
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| Monday March
2 |
Tour one of
Chile’s most popular wineries, ViuManent (See: www.viumanent.cl) followed
by farm visits in LolLol growing chick peas
and Santa Cruz growing tomatoes, corn, etc. Return
to Sta Cruz hotel. |
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| Tuesday
March 3 |
We head back
to Santiago with stop en route at Super Cerdo,
a very modern hog processing & exporting plant. Lunch (not
incl) at El Encuentro restaurant. Then
check in to Hotel Providencia with time for a swim. |
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| Wednesday
March 4 |
Early morning
will blow you away at the bustling Lo Valledor fruit,
veg & “everything-else-market”…..like no other!
(See: www.lovalledor.cl ) Return
to hotel for free afternoon & final shopping. |
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| Thursday
March 5 |
Depart Santiago
on LAN #2638 at 9:45 to arrive Lima, Peru
at 11:35. Then fly LAN #35 departing
Lima at 13:25 to arrive Cuzco at 14:40. Meet indigenous guide
Rolly Carrasco for narrated bus ride to the incredibly beautiful Inca
Sacred Valley town of Pisaq and check into hotel Royal
Inka II (www.royalinkahotel.com/video ) |
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| Friday,
March 6 to Sunday, March 8 |
From our base
at Pisaq, we will visit the local Market where
indigenous vendors sell produce, crafts and artifacts. We’ll
travel daily to sites like Ollantaytambo, site
of Peru’s most impressive Inca stonework, the beautiful Vilcamayo
Valley beside Urubamba River, archaeological
sites like Moray where circular agricultural
terraces created micro-climates allowing various crops
to be grown, and experience typical Andean villages. A
definite highlight will be the domed railcar ride (See: www.perurail.com )
to Aguas Caliente, then climbing by bus to
ethereal Machu Picchu ruins for a guided tour
and lunch (incl). Returning evenings to the Royal Inka
II Hotel, you can relax in the spa, Olympic size swimming pool & sport
facilities. Sunday night, we return to Cuzco,
former capital of the Inca Empire for a city tour, shopping
for alpaca woolens and an indigenous Dinner / Show (optional)
plus some free time to explore this historical town. |
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| Monday,
March 9 |
If returning
home, you can enjoy Cuzco in the morning, then depart on LAN
#38 at 16:30 to arrive Lima at 17:50. Then depart
Lima on LAN #514 at 12:20 AM for overnight
flight to arrive Miami 7:05 AM (Tuesday) NOTE: This flight
time is tentative. Continue from Miami to home.
Or, you can Add-On the optional 6 days in Ecuador
/ Galapagos: Depart Cuzco on LAN #24 at 7:45
to arrive Lima at 9:05. Then depart Lima on LAN
#2580 12:50 to arrive Quito 15:05. Transfer
to Hotel San Francisco for check in and guided tour of Quito
Antigua, historical buildings, shops and craft stores. |
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| Tuesday
March 10 |
Transfer from
Hotel to Quito airport for morning flight on TAME to
Baltra airport on Galapagos Island. Transfer to Hotel
Fernandina in the quaint, seaside town of Porto Ayora. Lunch
at Highlands farm and visit with Naturalist guide to giant
tortoise’s habitat and explore the lava tunnels on this volcanic
island You may never be this close
to Nature again. |
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| Wednesday
March 11 to Saturday March 14 |
Some free time
to enjoy one of the world’s most beautiful beaches or to shop
and explore. But most days will be filled with boat tours
to see seals and blue-footed boobies on North Seymor
Island (lunch on board incl), touring the Charles
Darwin Research Center, snorkeling among sea lions,
trekking to caves, and other Naturalist guided tours. There
are species on Galapagos that exist nowhere else in the world…………don’t
miss it! On Saturday, fly from Baltra on Galapagos Islands
by TAME to Quito & overnight at Quito
hotel |
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| Sunday,
March 15 |
Depart Quito
on LAN #516 at 9:20 to arrive Miami 14:25.
Connect for flight home from Miami. |
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16
days * Start / End in Miami USA * $ 6,895 Cdn pp dbl occupancy
* Add $ 875 Cdn for single occupancy
16 Breakfasts *Lunches as indicated * 2 Dinners * Includes
all hotels, air and land travel, indicated tours
Add-on:
Quito, Ecuador and Galapagos Islands * Tours,
Transfers, Flights, Hotels & Breakfasts * $
1,995 Cdn pp dbl
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