ROOKE CHAPEL CHOIR

Concert Tour

ARGENTINA and URUGUAY

May 2008

Suggested Itinerary

Prepared February 11, 2008

Tue May 20 1.30pm

Check in at Philadelphia airport

IN FLIGHT 4.40pm Depart on Delta flight 951 to Atlanta

6.57pm Arrive in Atlanta and change planes

8.40pm Depart on Delta flight 101 to Buenos Aires

Wed May 21 7.45am

Arrive at Buenos Aries airport

MONTEVIDEO Clear Immigration and customs and meet your courier

NH Columbia Hotel Check in for flight to Montevideo

Arrive in Montevideo

An international port at its western end and in the east, a
seaside resort with sandy streets and pine forests, Montevideo
is many cities rolled into one. Everything in Montevideo
blends together - a multitude of architectural styles; café
society and tango music; pizza, parrillada and wines;
outdoor markets and indoor malls; agricultural fairs; football
and traffic. This is where all the elements of Uruguay meet
on the shores of the Rio del Plata.

Lunch independent

afternoon Guided sightseeing tour to include the Ciudad Vieja, Las
Ramblas and the Teatro Solís

Check in to the hotel

evening Dinner independent

Thu May 22

Morning Breakfast in the hotel

MONTEVIDEO At leisure

Lunch independent

afternoon Rehearsal

Concert (in the Templo Ingles?)

evening Dinner in a restaurant

Fri May 23

Morning Breakfast in the hotel

COLONIA Tranfer by coach to Colonia

Mirador Colonia Arrive in Colonia

Colonia is a charming colonial city, full of lively tree-lined
streets. The Barrio Historicó, with narrow streets, colonial
buildings, and reconstructed city walls has been declared
“Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad” by Unesco

Lunch independent

afternoon Check in to the hotel

Rehearsal

evening Concert (in the Iglesia San Benito?)

Dinner independent

Sat May 24

Morning Breakfast in the hotel

ROSARIO Transfer by coach to port and check in to the ferry

Hotel Riviera Continue by coach to Rosario (c. 4 hrs)

Lunch independent en route

afternoon Arrive in Rosario and check in to the hotel

Called the “Chicago of Argentina”, Rosario plays a vital role
in exporting the produce of the country’s large agricultural
heartland. With a very relaxed “Argentinean” feel, the city is a wonderful place to enjoy the scenic riverfront parks by day and the riverside restaurants and bars by night.

evening Dinner in a restaurant

Sun May 25

Morning Breakfast in the hotel

ROSARIO Guided sightseeing tour to include the Independence
Monument, Cathedral and riverside area

Lunch independent

afternoon At leisure

Dinner in a restaurant

evening Concert ( in the Basílica de Rosario? )

Mon May 26

Morning Breakfast in the hotel

BUENOS AIRES Depart for Buenos Aires by coach (c. 4 hrs)

Hotel de la Americas Lunch independent en route

afternoon Arrive in Buenos Aires and check in to hotel

Few countries are so gripped by their capital cities as
Argentina is by Buenos Aires. Everyone and everything that passes through Argentina must at some stage come to “the Paris of South America.” Spread over the flat pampas, by the shores of the Rio de la Plata, Buenos Aires flaunts its
European heritage and offers the visitor a wistful atmosphere of old-world sophistication combined with pulsing creative energy and passion

Time at leisure

evening Dinner independent

Tue May 27

Morning Breakfast in the hotel

BUENOS AIRES Guided sightseeing tour of the city, to include the Plaza de
Mayo, the Casa Rosada and Cathedral, the National Congress
Hall, Recoleta barrio and the artists’ district of La Boca

Lunch independent

afternoon Rehearsal

evening Dinner and Tango show

Wed May 28

Morning Breakfast in the hotel

BUENOS AIRES Full day excursion to Argentinean Estancia, including a BBQ
lunch

Rehearsal

Dinner in a restaurant

evening Concert ( in the Iglesia Methodista?)

Thu May 29

Morning Breakfast in the hotel

IN FLIGHT Full day at leisure

Lunch independent

evening Transfer by coach to the airport

8.30pm Depart on Delta flight 110 to Atlanta



Fri May 30 5.45am

Arrive in Atlanta and change planes

HOME 8.40am Depart on Delta flight 1258 to Philadelphia

10.49am Arrive at Philadelphia airport

 

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Departure Date

May 20, 2008

Next Payment Due

Monday April 7, 2008

 

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