January Itinerary

As an initial plan for a tour of South America, I would like to start in Brazil, Paraguay or Uruguay and then continue from there. Of all the countries I've research I am most interested in Uruguay.

So I could go to Rio de Janeiro → Asuncion → Montevideo → Santiago → La Paz → Lima → Quito → Bogota → Caracas → Georgetown → Paramaribo → Cayenne (from Caracas, it is a short hop to Trinidad & Tobago)

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Try GetYourGuide tours of Christ the Redeemer and other sites. Pickup available from hotels in the “South District” (see picture below).

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. GetYourGuide (Rio de Janeiro: 6-Stop Highlights of Rio with Lunch) – Pickup available from hotels in the “South District (Zona Sul)” (see picture below) – Free Walker Tours.

Do a GetYourGuide tour of Christ the Redeemer and other sites.

Hotels in South Zone:

1. Novotel Rio de Janeiro Leme, Rua Gustavo Sampaio 320 Bairro do Leme, Rio de Janeiro (3 nights - $401)
2. ibis Copacabana Posto 5, Rua Xavier da Silveira 82, Rio de Janeiro (3 nights - $383)

Paraguay, Asuncion

Hotels in Asucion:

1. Dazzler by Wyndham Asuncion, Av Aviadores Del Chaco Profesor Vasconcellos, Asuncion
2. Esplendor by Wyndham Asunción, Aviadores Del Chaco Avda. 2822, Asuncion
3. Palmaroga Hotel, 853 Palma Street Entre Montevideo y Ayolas, Asuncion

Uruguay, Montevideo

Argentina, Buenos Aires. Go to Mendoza wine region – 4hr flight from BA. Trout & Wine Tours - Trout and Wine tours

Go from Mendoza to Santiago, Chile – they are close (9hr bus ride or 2.5hr flight).

Chile, Santiago (SCL)

Go to Atacama Desert (nearest town w. airport – Calama (CJC). Atacama Desert – see GetYourGuide, pickup points are in San Pedro de Atacama (1hr bus ride from Calama).

San Pedero de Atacama to La Paz – Bus from SPDA to Calama to Uyuni, Bolivia then flight to La Paz.

Bolivia, La Pas

Peru, Lima

Cusco, Peru – hopping off point for Machu Pichu – see GetYourGuide rail and other tours

Ecuador, Quito & the Galapagos Is.

Columbia, Bogota (visit Rick & Janet and possibly Bebe)

Venezuela, Caracas

Guyana, Georgetown

Suriname, Paramaribo

French Guiana, Cayenne

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Regions of Rio - South Zone highlighted