17 nights Miami to Rio De Janeiro

Sunny Florida skies, year-round warmth and sunshine, a buzzing nightlife and a mix of cultures define this cosmopolitan city. Enjoy people watching at South Beach's Ocean Drive, while architecture buffs will love the Art Deco District. If you're looking for something a bit different, there are world-class museums and shopping venues too. In Miami, there really is something for everyone.

Enjoy a warm afternoon cooling off in the pool and rejuvenate your mind and body in the expert care of the renowned Serene Spa & Wellness™. Join your fellow travellers for an elegant afternoon tea and compete in an engaging game of trivia. Have your latte just the way you like it at the Coffee Connection and browse our superb selection of books in the library. 

Enjoy a warm afternoon cooling off in the pool and rejuvenate your mind and body in the expert care of the renowned Serene Spa & Wellness™. Join your fellow travellers for an elegant afternoon tea and compete in an engaging game of trivia. Have your latte just the way you like it at the Coffee Connection and browse our superb selection of books in the library. 

Roseau, a small town with plenty of colonial charm, offers the colourful New Market, where you can stop for a refreshing coconut drink. Dominica’s real beauty lies in its unspoiled natural landscape - the dense rain forests, lush foliage, natural springs and rivers and tall, smouldering peaks. Dominica is home to one of the Caribbean’s great natural wonders-the scenic Valley of Desolation, where in a verdant tropical gorge, white mists from bubbling hot springs swirl in the air.

Sherbet coloured buildings line up to overlook the waterfront of the Constitution River at the ‘The Careenage’ - where gleaming ships bob on the blue water, and peaceful strolls along a wooden boardwalk await. Stroll to Carlisle Bay - a postcard-perfect place where you'll find crystal-clear, turquoise seawater glowing in the Caribbean sun, and a mile of soft white powder sand. A treasure trove for divers, the shipwrecks scattered below the shallow water’s waves are now inhabited by turtles and swirling, rainbow-coloured tropical fish.

Enjoy a warm afternoon cooling off in the pool and rejuvenate your mind and body in the expert care of the renowned Serene Spa & Wellness™. Join your fellow travellers for an elegant afternoon tea and compete in an engaging game of trivia. Have your latte just the way you like it at the Coffee Connection and browse our superb selection of books in the library. 

French Guiana is best known for the infamous penal colony to which convicts and undesirables were deported from France. For a long time the small archipelago was known by the name of “Devil’s Island.” Today, discover a lush, green landscape, where tropical foliage has grown over the old prison buildings and softened their aspect from forbidding to quaint.

Enjoy a warm afternoon cooling off in the pool and rejuvenate your mind and body in the expert care of the renowned Serene Spa & Wellness™. Join your fellow travellers for an elegant afternoon tea and compete in an engaging game of trivia. Have your latte just the way you like it at the Coffee Connection and browse our superb selection of books in the library. 

The busy port of Belém, Brazil is the gateway to the Amazon, and it is laden with jungle riches like hardwoods, orchids, nuts and minerals. It is known as the Metropolis of the Brazilian Amazon region, or Cidade das Mangueiras (city of mango trees) due to the number of those trees found in the city. Belém offers colourful markets, including indigenous handicrafts and quartz jewellery. Nearby is the emerald world of the Amazon’s Guama River.

Enjoy a warm afternoon cooling off in the pool and rejuvenate your mind and body in the expert care of the renowned Serene Spa & Wellness™. Join your fellow travellers for an elegant afternoon tea and compete in an engaging game of trivia. Have your latte just the way you like it at the Coffee Connection and browse our superb selection of books in the library. 

Enjoy a warm afternoon cooling off in the pool and rejuvenate your mind and body in the expert care of the renowned Serene Spa & Wellness™. Join your fellow travellers for an elegant afternoon tea and compete in an engaging game of trivia. Have your latte just the way you like it at the Coffee Connection and browse our superb selection of books in the library. 

Discover colonial Brazil in Recife and nearby Olinda and step back in time along narrow, winding streets amid meticulously restored homes, churches and lovely plazas. Admire the scenic views from the Malakoff Tower and Olinda’s hilltop plaza. Visit the old Dutch Fort, the Jewish Historic Archive and a local artist in his workshop and gallery. Take home lovely traditional Pernambuco handicrafts like clay figurines, wood sculptures, leather or woven straw items or hunt for unusual trinkets in artisan shops. Indulge in a delicious lobster lunch or just about anything your palate desires.

Once a booming sugarcane port, its Old Town boasts colonial architecture and converted warehouses buzzing with lively dining and drinking options. Be sure to try a savoury street-food delight called acarajé that’s a favourite throughout the state of Bahia. At breathtaking Gunga Beach, wander a meandering beachfront path offering idyllic views of emerald-hued water and white sand, stopping to browse local handicrafts that include renda, a traditional lace.

The oldest and most historic city in Brazil is renowned for its deeply rooted Afro-Brazilian culture. With an amazing number of magnificent baroque colonial-style churches, Salvador has been nicknamed the ‘Black Rome.’ Many of the most interesting museums and churches are located in the Cidade Alta. Surrounding Pelourinho Square, tour bright, multi-coloured houses, cobbled streets and aromatic markets.

Enjoy a warm afternoon cooling off in the pool and rejuvenate your mind and body in the expert care of the renowned Serene Spa & Wellness™. Join your fellow travellers for an elegant afternoon tea and compete in an engaging game of trivia. Have your latte just the way you like it at the Coffee Connection and browse our superb selection of books in the library. 

The tiny fishing village of Búzios, just 105 miles from Rio de Janeiro, is considered one of the ten most beautiful spots in the world. The village burst into prominence when French actress Brigitte Bardot visited here in her heyday (there’s a statue of her looking out to sea on the Orla Bardot). Today, this once sleepy village is an international resort -- St. Tropez, with a unique Brazilian beat. Búzios offers some of South America’s most attractive beaches. Indeed, you could lounge on one magnificent beach each hour of the day, sipping a delicious caipirinhas of course.

There’s a little bit of Carnival celebrated here every day. From its famous beaches to its iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer, Rio radiates an air of exuberance that is hard to find anywhere else. Make the scene on trendy Ipanema or take a cable car to the summit of Sugar Loaf Mountain and enjoy the amazing views. Sway your hips to the rhythm at a samba show or enjoy the tranquillity of king Dom João VI’s Botanical Gardens and verdant Tijuca Forest.

Enjoy an overnight here to experience everything this destination has to offer. 

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