A Luxury South America Food and Wine Tour

Buenos Aires’ cultural heritage spans historic districts, more than 50 museums featuring collections of classical and contemporary art and several other notable cultural and educational institutions.

With your private guide, you will begin your cultural immersion with a visit to the Colón Theatre before exploring Recoleta’s famous cemetery.

Continue to the National Museum of Decorative Arts, followed by the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA). Your tour culminates at the Fernández Blanco Museum of Spanish American Art.

Discover an uncaptured side of Buenos Aires and its landscape in this intimate experience aboard a sailboat, where you will sample fine local wines. A seasoned crew will navigate you through your journey, as you head out into the Rio de La Plata Grande. You’ll meander along the river, taking your time to anchor at scenic spots and soak in the views.

The experienced Sommelier onboard will lead a tasting of hand picked wines, taking you on a voyage through some of Argentina’s diverse wine varieties and indulging in its flavours and aromas. In between tastings, tapas-style light bites will be served, all sourced from artisanal local producers. The journey will conclude with stunning panoramas of the Rio de la Plata as the sun sets on the horizon.

Try your hand at making Argentina’s most famous street food, the empanada. You’ll learn about the different types of fillings, and perfect your crimping skills in this cookery class perfect for families and groups of friends.

Today, you’ll explore a selection of wineries in Mendoza’s Luján de Cuyo and Maipú valleys, from larger to more boutique and family-owned wineries.

At each winery, be privy to a delightful tasting session and a special behind-the-scenes look into their operations.

Located south of downtown Mendoza, the Uco Valley unfurls between the towns of Tupungato, Tunuyán and San Carlos. More than 10,000 hectares of vineyards carpet the region, as well as acres of fruit tree plantations.

Embark on a scenic drive along the picturesque Los Cerrillo route to reach the valley. You’ll visit Bodega Salentein, which is remarkably built in the shape of a cross. Lunch will be at Salentein’s restaurant, followed by an immersive tour of the winery itself.

Uncover the ancient Machu Picchu citadel with a knowledgeable guide who will passionately recount its history and myths by revealing hidden corners and jaw-dropping viewpoints.

Then, descend to the small town of Aguas Calientes for a delicious lunch.

You can spend your morning discovering the famous site on your own.

For a sweeping view of Machu Picchu, you can embark on a stimulating trek to the Intipunku Gate, the main entrance to Machu Picchu built high above the Sacred Valley.

Begin your engaging tour of the city at the Church and Convent of Santo Domingo, which was previously the Koricancha Temple, devoted to worshipping the sun.

Your next stop will be the Plaza de Armas and Cusco Cathedral. Then, you’ll be driven to the countryside to marvel at extraordinary Inca ruins.

Begin your day with a visit to Cusco’s pulsating central market, a wonderful way to discover Andean culture and daily life. Browse its dazzling displays of fresh produce and fascinating local products.

Next, learn how to turn these fresh ingredients into classic Peruvian dishes at a local restaurant.

You’ll visit the Historical Center of Lima and the Plaza Mayor, where the Government Palace, City Hall, the Cathedral and the Archbishop’s Palace are located. You’ll move onto the San Francisco Monastery and step inside Casa Aliaga, one of America’s best-preserved colonial mansions.

You’ll also stop at the Larco Museum in Pueblo Libre, housed in an 18th-century colonial mansion. The museum holds the most extensive collection of pre-Columbian art in Peru, exhibiting many fine examples of textile work, as well as materials and tools used by the ancient people of Peru.

Enjoy a guided tour of one of the most impressive collections of pre-Colombian art and artefacts in the world. Privately owned and housed in a pretty 18th-century building, this museum showcases chronological galleries that provide a thorough overview of 4,000 years of Peruvian pre-Columbian history.

Gaston Acurio is perhaps Peru’s most famous chef, but neither he nor his restaurant is resting on their laurels. The restaurant’s history goes back to 1994, when Gaston Acurio and Astrid Gutsche, fresh from studying culinary arts in Paris, founded the restaurant in a small house in the district of Miraflores.

Nowadays, the restaurant is located in a 300-year-old hacienda, and the menu showcases the best of Peruvian cuisine, reassessing traditional ingredients and recipes while creating something quite magical in the process.

Christ the Redeemer statue is undoubtedly Rio’s most famous attraction, with his arms stretched out, looking to bless the entire city.

Towering above the city centre on Corcovado Hill, the statue is surrounded by wide, open terraces from where you can glimpse unbeatable vistas of the city’s impressive littoral, the southern neighbourhoods of Copacabana and Ipanema, Sugarloaf Mountain and the town of Niterói.

The soaring granite peak of Sugarloaf Mountain is one of the city’s most emblematic landmarks, adorning many a postcard.

You’ll hop in a cable car from Guanabara Bay to the top, where the sight of Rio de Janeiro and its neighbourhoods dramatically captures turquoise bays and coves that majestically appear from dense green hillsides.