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VANTAGE DELUXE WORLD TRAVEL
Optional Tours
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Enrich your vacation with Vantage’s collection of deluxe optional tours, designed exclusively for our guests

Add a unique dimension to your trip with Vantage’s optional tours. You’ll discover a world beyond the landmarks and gain immeasurable insight into the culture and people of your destination. Here’s why our guests love our optional tours:

  • It’s easy! Just reserve online. And during your trip, enjoy convenient door-to-door service and the expert, local knowledge of an English-speaking guide.
  • An invaluable experience at an unmatched value. With unique features and competitive pricing, you could never duplicate Vantage’s exclusive optional tours on your own.
  • Excellence is our #1 priority. Our local travel planners constantly monitor the quality and pace of our tours. From coaches to guides, we always have your interests and comfort in mind.

Best of all, we take care of all the details for you. Once you’ve reserved your vacation, just visit My Account to purchase your optional tour, lock in your price, and receive immediate confirmation. Then rest easy knowing that your trip is fully planned!

 
Tango Argentina Tour
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Evening Tour, Includes Dinner & Show


Argentina is the birthplace of tango, and a visit to Buenos Aires without seeing an authentic tango show would be unforgivable! The rich sounds and warm atmosphere will charm you as you enjoy an included meal and one of the most popular tango shows in Buenos Aires.

First, to get in the right spirit, you’ll have the opportunity to take tango lessons from professional dancers. Then, sit down to a tasty dinner of grilled meats, chicken, or fish and roasted vegetables, the national culinary passion. The highlight of this memorable evening, though, is a fiery tango show — complete with colorful dancers and the passionate sounds of tango music.


Approximate Time: 5 hours
Cost: $99 USD per person
 

Estancia Tour
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Full day tour includes lunch


Experience the sights and sounds of Argentine legends! Depart Buenos Aires and drive through the beautiful countryside to an estancia (ranch) where fields and prairies lie under an endless blue sky. Upon arrival, you’ll be welcomed with a glass of wine and the delightful Argentinian pastries known as empanadas. You’ll spend the rest of the day with authentic gauchos (cowboys) as they demonstrate traditional skills of the pampas. You’ll be amazed by expert rope tricks and thrilled by daring feats of horseback riding. Enjoy one-horse carriage rides through the immense landscape, and work up an appetite for an Argentine barbecue lunch, featuring some of the best meats in the world.


Approximate Time: 9 hours
Cost: $99 USD per person
 

Tigre Delta Cruisetour
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Full-Day Tour, Includes Lunch


After driving through the northern district of the city — with its beautiful houses and gardens — you’ll reach Tigre. This is the district where the Paraná River flows into the Río de La Plata.

From this charming resort town you’ll embark on an exclusive boat cruise along the delta, with its countless rivers and estuaries lined with weekend homes of wealthy portenos, restaurants, and private beach clubs. A visit to one of the delta’s many islands will give you a closer look at the region’s luxuriant vegetation.

Your experience will be complete with lunch at a restaurant in the heart of the delta, where you’ll dine along the banks of the river and relax as you watch the world float by.


Approximate Time: 6 hours
Cost: $75 USD per person
 

Andes Mountains & Portillo Tour
Santiago, Chile
Full-Day Tour Includes Lunch


Enjoy a day of breathtaking landscapes on this tour into the heart of the Andes Mountain Range. The day begins with a scenic drive through the Chacabuco Mountains en route to the Aconcagua Valley. On the way, you’ll see lush groves of peaches and grapes, as well as a monument commemorating one of the most important battle sites of the Chilean War for Independence. You’ll stop in the Aconcagua Valley to marvel at the vistas — including the highest peaks in the Southern Hemisphere.

Next, you’ll start your ascent into the majestic Andes, following the old TransAndean Railroad that once carried skiers to the high peaks. You’ll pass the Colorado and Blanco Rivers, small villages, copper mining camps, the last police post before the Argentinian border, glacier views, and spectacular mountain panoramas. The road next takes you through a series of switchbacks to the famed Portillo Ski Resort, a place that’s been delighting skiers since 1949. You can take advantage of the views during an included lunch at a restaurant overlooking the beautiful Inca Lagoon. After lunch, visit the lagoon for what many consider to be the highlight of the trip.


Approximate Time: 10 hours
Cost: $95 USD per person
 

Santiago by Night Tour
Santiago, Chile
Evening Tour Includes Dinner


This evening tour gives you a taste of the city’s enticing flavor. First you’ll visit the Bellavista district, made famous by resident poet Pablo Neruda. You’ll stop here for a Pisco Sour and empanada tasting at a local restaurant. Next you’ll take a drive up San Cristobal Hill, with its statue of the Virgin Mary, and magnificent views of the city’s lights and the Andes Mountain Range. After working up your appetite gazing at the views, you’ll return down the hill, stopping for your included dinner at the Como Agua para Chocolate Restaurant (or similar), where a local guitarist plays local music to entertain you.


Approximate Time: 4 hours
Cost: $109 USD per person
 

Pre-Columbian Museum & Los Dominicos Handicraft Market
Santiago, Chile
Full-Day Tour Includes Lunch


The tour will start with a visit to the Pre Columbian Museum, one of the most complete collections of ceramics, ancient textiles and relics of the American culture. Then, in El Pueblo de Los Dominicos in the Las Condes district, which is built like a small village with lots of handicraft shops, you’ll find artisans working in copper, wool, ceramics, lapis lazuli and other indigenous materials. Enjoy a stroll around this handicraft village.


Approximate Time: 4 hours
Cost: $35 USD per person
 

Note: Please be aware that not all optional tours may operate on each departure and space may be limited. We recommend that you purchase tours prior to your departure. Prices are per person and subject to change. The deadline to sign up is 30 days prior to departure. If pricing is not listed for a particular tour, it is not yet available. Booked passengers will be notified when pricing is available. In some cases, a minimum number of passengers will be required for the tour to operate. Tour information is subject to change.