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Argentina Tours

Picture of Tour in ArgentinaArgentina is the second largest country in South America with 2.35 million square miles 4.725 of coastline and 15,000 kilometers of navigable rivers. There are 24 provinces divided into Six tourist continents.
  • The North West where South America touches the sky is a place of high Andean peaks-here is the Aconcagua.

  • The Great Waters Rainforest in the North East where the Iguassu Falls are located.

  • Buenos Aires the country's capital and largest city.

  • La Pampa., the immense land of the "gaucho" where cattle graze on estancias" limitless grassy plains and traditional barbecues offer the best beef in the world.

  • The Patagonian Andes the land of lakes, glaciers falling into the sea and Tierra del Fuego.
  • The Patagonian Atlantic with the most spectacular marine, with vast colonies of penguins, whales and elephant seals.

Quick Country Information:

Population: 35 million
Capital: Buenos Aires
Language: Spanish, but English is widely understood
Currency: Argentinean Peso
Credit Cards: Mayor ones widely accepted
Electricity: 220 Volts, 50 cycles
Entry: A valid passport. No visa
Food and Drink: Extraordinary with excellent restaurants. Steak houses and Argentinean wines are a must.
Shopping: Leather goods, gaucho silverware, handicraft and antiques.
Climate: Argentina has enormous variations in climate from the northern jungles of the Chaco to
the central pampas to the frigid zone of Patagonia in the South.

Picture of Tour in BrazilBrazil is the fifth largest country in the world with its 8,511,965 km2.

From North to South it measures 4,320 km and from East to West 4,328 km. Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on East, its cost has 9,000 km.

On west, Brazil is bordered Spanish-speaking South America Countries. It is divided in five regions: North, Northeast, Southeast, South and Central West.


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Population: 162,661,214
Capital: Brasilia
Language: Portuguese. Some English is spoken, particularly in the main cities, but the nearest thing to a second language is Spanish with which you will generally be able to make yourself
understood.
Currency: Real
Credit Cards: Mayor ones widely accepted
Electricity: 110 Volts
Entry: As the Brazilian Foreign Office bases its actions on reciprocity, visitors from some
Foreign countries will require a visa which is usually processed within two working days
By applying to the Brazilian Embassy or Consulate. Requirements for a tourist visa
Include a passport valid for at least six months from the date of arrival, one passport
Size photograph and a round trip ticket. Most international airlines can advise on visa
Requirements for tourists.
Climate: Tropical most of the time.

Picture of Tour in ChileChile a 2.500 long ribbon of land on South America’s Pacific coast. Its northern border is in tropics while its southern tip reaches the Antarctic Circle. Chile is divided into four mayor regions each spanning the narrow width of the country. In the north end, great volcanoes, desolate lava fields and huge trackless dunes characterize the desert of Atacama.

Central Chile is dominated by mighty Mt. Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere witch towers over rich and fertile vineyards. The Central Region also boats world renowned ski resorts Santiago the capital city, Valparaiso and Viña del Mar are located in this region. Chile’s Lake Region is an unspoiled paradise between the sea and the Andes. It is a region of sparkling clear lakes. Snowcapped volcanoes and miles of wilderness. In the unexplored and cold southernmost region, the mountains range dip into the sea creating innumerable channels, fjords. In the Chilean Patagonia, the steppes shaped by the cold winter from Antarctica appear at the bottom of the world. Easter Island located 2.355 miles west of the Chilean coast. The most isolated Island on earth. Roughly a 45 square mile triangle dotted with more that 600 giant statues called “Moais”.

Quick Country Information:

Population: 15 million
Capital: Santiago
Language: Spanish, but English is widely understood
Currency: Chilean Peso may be purchased at hotels or banks
Credit Cards: Mayor ones widely accepted
Electricity: 220 Volts, 50 cycles
Entry: A valid passport, Tourist cards will be provided on board aircraft prior to landing. No visa
required.
Food and Drink: Chile is known for it’s many excellent brand of wines. Gastronomic opportunities are abundant and outstanding particularly seafood.
Climate: For North American the seasons are reversed. When it is winter here, it is summer there. Desert in the North, rolling hills in the central valleys Fjords and takes to the south.

Picture of Tour in PeruPeru is blessed with a rich and ancient past and a vibrant present with the extraordinary Andes mountains and the Amazon basin, making it one of South America’s most popular destinations. Thousands of archaeological sites are all over the country, ranging from 10,000 thousands years old camp sites of early hunters to the monumental stone walls of sixteenth century Incas in Cusco. Peru’s museums are filled with amazing ceramics, textiles and extraordinary objects of gold, silver and copper from the wealth of the Moche culture that flourished 500 BC in northern Peru.

By the fifteen century the Incas began to grow from the Cusco valley to built their empire. At the point of maximum expansion around 1500 the empire reached six of today’s South American countries connected by a 23,000 km road network. The empire came to an end with the arrival of the Spaniards in 1532. the legacy of colonial Peru is found in the churches and viceregal mansions, built by the Spaniards who made Lima the seat of the Spanish viceroyalty until the country obtained independence from Spain in 1821.


Quick Country Information:

Population: 23 million
Capital: Lima
Language: Spanish and Quechua. But English is widely understood
Currency: El Nuevo Sol
Credit Cards: Mayor ones widely accepted
Electricity: 220 Volts, 50 cycles
Entry: A valid passport. No visa required
Climate: Varies greatly depending on geographical region. During summer (Dec./mar.) Temperature
Along the Coast reaches up to 82’ E. In the highlands (Sierra) it is normally cold, sunny
and dry for much of the year (48’ to 65’f). The jungle (Amazon) is hot and humid
(77’ to 82’)

  CANCELLATIONS & REFUND POLICY FOR A&R ADVENTURE TOURS

For any cancellation, a fee will be determined according to the following formula:

Number of days prior to trip start……………….. Cancellation fee per person
91 + days …………………………………….. $200.00
61-90 days ……………………………………... 25% of tour price
45-60 days ……………………………………... 50% of tour price
30-44 days ………………………………………65% of tour price
15-29 days ………………………………………80% of tour price
0-14 days ……………………………………… No refund

Cancellation and refunds are up to each product’s Individual policy.

REFUND/COMPLAINTS: request must be made in writing along with inclusion of any unused documents and supporting receipts to A&R Adventure Tours within 45 days of the date of travel. Please allow 3-5 weeks for investigation and notification of intended action.

Each program and service might have specific conditions in terms of subscription, deposit, fines, cancellations, refunds, included services, additional conditions applied by operators and/or suppliers.