Friendly Planet Travel has become “the first group tour to package two of South America’s most significant destinations together,” according to the company.
They are Iguazu Falls, one of the greatest natural wonder of the world, and Machu Picchu, the so-called “Lost City of the Incas.”
“Creating this tour was made possible by LAN Airline’s new flight route between Lima, Peru; and Iguaçu, Brazil,” the company says.
The nine-day Jewels of South America tour starts at US$1939. Roundtrip flights from Miami via LAN Airlines, including fuel surcharges, are included in the price along with all intra-South America flights and transfers; accommodations in superior hotels with private bath; daily breakfast and one farewell dinner; comprehensive guided sightseeing tours including entrance fees; and professional, English-speaking tour directors and guides.
"The distance between Iguazu Falls and Machu Picchu has historically made it difficult to link them together inexpensively on one tour," says Peggy Goldman, President of Friendly Planet Travel.
"But LAN Airlines new flight routes have opened up a new world of opportunities for travelers in South America. LAN also introduced a new flight route from Peru to Easter Island, which lets us offer travelers a four-day extension to the island for the first time.”
Friendly Planet Travel’s Jewels of South America tour is the company’s ninth tour to South America, bringing its total tours to 53.
Straddling the border of Argentina and Brazil, the tour of Iguazu Falls begins on the Argentinean side. The Falls consist of 275 inlets and cataracts cascading down 250 feet, framed by multiple rainbows and mist that rises up to 500 feet in the air.
That evening tour participants depart for Lima, Peru where they travel through the magnificent Urubamba River Valley to the picturesque Andean village of Chinchero. Tour groups by train proceed to Machu Picchu. which is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular and enigmatic archeological sites in the world.
Friendly Planet Travel’s claim to fame is that it “makes high-quality exotic travel affordable for everyone.” The company offers more than 30 different types of group packages to Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and South America.
By David Wilkening
