Full South America’s Heart Tour Five-Country Route

EXAMPLE HOTELS

RIO DE JANEIRO

Royal Rio Hotel Copacabana 4* etc

Windsor Plaza Hotel 4* etc

IGUASU

JL Bourbon Hotel 4* etc

Golden Park International Foz de Iguacu Hotel 4* etc

BUENOS AIRES

Gran Hotel Buenos Aires 3*

Hotel Kenton Palace 4* etc

MONTEVIDEO

Crystal Palace Hotel 4* etc.

SANTIAGO DE CHILE

Novapark Hotel 3*

Hotel Nh Cİudad Santİago 4* etc

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT

This tour is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people.  If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notice date is 20 days before the tour start date. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through your agency.

VISA

Ordinary Passport               -            Visa not required                

Green Passport                    -            Visa not required

Service Passport             -           Visa not required

You must have a passport that is valid for 6 months from the end date of travel and not older than 10 years. 

For destinations requiring a visa, the visa application must be made with the documents specified in the “Documents Required for Visa” list that your agency will provide to you for the visa application.

In order to avoid problems with customs police at the border gate of the country to be visited due to passports that are torn, worn, wet and/or similarly damaged; such passports should be renewed, and if it is a country that applies a visa to Republic of Türkiye citizens, the relevant visa must be in the new passport. Otherwise, responsibility lies with the passenger. 

HEALTH

There is no vaccination requirement for entry into Argentina and Brazil. We do not think there will be any problem in meals that will affect your health. We recommend that you do not use tap water and consume bottled water. If necessary, do not forget to bring medicines for stomach and diarrhea, vitamins, as well as your medications for dizziness, vomiting, headache, colds, and blood pressure.

FLIGHT DURATIONS

Istanbul                             -          Buenos Aires                    13 hrs 10 min

Santiago De Chile            -           Istanbul                           16 hrs 50 min

There is a 1.5-hour technical stop in Sao Paulo on the outbound and return flights. It is forbidden to get off the plane during this time.

EXTRA TOURS & ACTIVITIES

Optional tours and activities are organized by the local agency we work with, with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people, and participation is not mandatory. If the required number is not reached, excursions cannot be carried out or the prices, content, and vehicles used for optional tours/activities may vary depending on the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of extra tours/activities may be changed by the guide depending on whether the museums, archaeological sites, or venues in the destinations to be visited are open/closed and on weather conditions.

ACCOMMODATION

During fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used farther than the distances specified. 

Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability, and the bed provided for the 3rd person in such rooms may be smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are foldable or coach beds, participants are deemed to have accepted the possible cramped space in the rooms and the bed type in 3rd-person and/or child reservations. 

Child discounts are valid for only one (1) child staying with 2 adults and matching the age group specified in the pricing section. 

The breakfasts taken at the hotel among the services included in the tour program are served in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country you are in and, in general, with a limited menu called continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group for groups.

CURRENCY

The currency of Argentina is the Argentine Peso (ARS).

The currency of Brazil is the Brazilian Real (BRL).

It is advisable to have US Dollar (USD) with you.

TIME ZONE

There is a –5 hour difference between both countries and Türkiye. When it is 12:00 in Türkiye, it is 07:00 in all three countries 07.00.

CLOTHING and REQUIRED ITEMS

We recommend that you bring T-shirts that you can easily put on and take off, short- and long-sleeved shirts, shorts and cotton trousers, comfortable walking shoes, and a light jacket for the evenings, as well as beachwear. In addition, you may also bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, earplugs for possible noise, a camera, a video camera, and their chargers and spare memory cards.

CUISINE CULTURE

Argentina and Brazil have culinary cultures that are dominated by meat dishes, as well as grain products.

SHOPPING - ELECTRICITY

Electrical outlets are the same as in Türkiye.

There are shopping opportunities at shopping malls in city centers and at small stalls selling souvenirs.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Having a valid passport and/or having obtained a visa (for a visa-required destination/passport) does not mean that entry into the country will be granted. The passport police have the authority to refuse entry to the country. The Agency is not responsible for this situation; responsibility belongs to the passenger.  The Agency is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol dated 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delays on scheduled and special flights, or the hours may change before the current trip and flight. The Agency is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children between 0-2 years of age do not pay airport tax and airport service fees. Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours organized for the general introduction of the cities, lasting at most 2-3 hours, with guide narration from inside the vehicle, and do not include entrance fees to museums or historical sites. If panoramic tours, including the other tours specified in the program, cannot be carried out because the tour falls on a day and time when local authorities do not allow sightseeing or entry, or due to closed roads because of any event, or when weather conditions make the tour impossible, the Agency is not responsible for the inability to carry out such tours. Some tours may be carried out by public transport or on foot where roads are closed or vehicle entry is not allowed, as far as possible.