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Brazil, Argentina · 9-14 days

Three-Country Highlights: Rio-Iguazú-Buenos Aires

22.9°S · 43.2°W
At a glanceThe most popular 'first trip to South America': two great cities bookending the falls, all by short flights. Spring/autumn dodge Rio's worst heat.
~11.5h flight estimate9 to 14 days£30 to £270+ per dayStraightforward
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The itinerary

  1. Rio de Janeiro4 nights
  2. Iguazú Falls2 nights
  3. Buenos Aires4 nights

Why this trip works

This itinerary combines city breaks, beaches and coastal time, natural landscapes, and food and drink across Rio de Janeiro, Iguazú Falls, and Buenos Aires. Bringing the stops together gives the holiday a clearer progression and makes better use of the outward journey than booking each place separately.

How flexible is it? This itinerary can credibly be planned with a relaxed to active daytime pace, lively to buzzing evenings and popular to hotspot crowd settings within its fixed route. The typical version has balanced days, buzzing evenings and a hotspot setting. The quiz selects the closest credible version rather than treating it as one fixed product.

Best time to go

The strongest travel period is March to April and October to November. May and September are good quieter alternatives. Getting around is mainly by internal flights.

Jan31°COther
Feb30°COther
Mar29°CBest
Apr26°CBest
May23°CShoulder
Jun21°COther
Jul20°COther
Aug22°COther
Sep23°CShoulder
Oct25°CBest
Nov27°CBest
Dec29°COther

Cost

On the ground, including accommodation and everyday spending, allow roughly £30 a day at the budget end, around £80 a day mid-range, and £270+ for high-end travel. Including estimated return travel from London, a typical version of this itinerary is best treated as a planning range of £1340 to £1870 per person. These are planning estimates rather than live quotes. Available accommodation spans cheap & cheerful, simple, comfortable, premium and luxury. The quiz prices the highest available tier that fits your selected minimum and total budget.

Places on this trip

Frequently asked questions

How long do you need for Three-Country Highlights: Rio-Iguazú-Buenos Aires?

This itinerary works best over 9 to 14 days across 3 stops: Rio de Janeiro, Iguazú Falls, and Buenos Aires.

When is the best time for this trip?

The strongest travel period is March to April and October to November. May and September are useful quieter alternatives.

How much does it cost?

On the ground, including accommodation and everyday spending, allow roughly £30 a day at the budget end, around £80 a day mid-range, and £270+ for high-end travel. Including estimated return travel from London, a typical version of this itinerary is best treated as a planning range of £1340 to £1870 per person. These are planning estimates rather than live quotes.

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