South American Photography and Travel Adventures – March 2013 August 26, 2012

 Are you interested in improving your photography

skills and travel at the same time?

 Acclaimed Photography Travel Adventures has

amazing adventures planned for you!

This adventure is for you if: You want to learn photography (daily) from a professional photographer, have a travel guide with you for your entire stay, enjoy incredible excursions, and want the details planned and taken care of by an experienced traveler.

We have two amazing adventure programs available:  

12 day and 9 day adventures.

These travel adventures will take you to Argentina & Chile

Departures: March/April 2013 

March is such a pleasant time to travel in South America since it is the end of their summer/beginning of autumn.

12 Days, 11 Nights–

This adventure has been carefully designed to ensure an authentic and unforgettable experience.  Groups are limited to 10 people, for you to enjoy your South American travel adventure in a personalized way. Relish the Old European atmosphere in the big city of Buenos Aires,  tour wineries and taste some of the best South American wines, walk and bike through historic cities, learn to tango, and cross through the breathtaking Andes Mountain Range.

     

 Highlights:

• Dedicated Guide Throughout the 12 Days

  Learn Photography, Daily Lessons

• Wine Tasting/Tours

• UNESCO World Heritage Cities

• Tango Lesson/Show

• Local Markets

       

Ideal For:

• Adventurers

• Wine Enthusiasts

• Photo Enthusiasts

• Culture

• Scenery

• Big City

      •   Outdoors

How Will We Spend Our Time? 

Days will be busy . . . nights will be full.  Be prepared to walk, a lot!

There’s no better way to explore a city or its community than walking.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (4 nights)

• Daily Photography Instruction
• Travel Guide  Throughout the Day
• Premium wine tasting
• Tango Show with dinner
• Buenos Aires City Tour by Bicycle (visiting the neighborhoods of La Boca, Puerto Madero, Custanera Sur, Catalinas, Caminito, La Boca Jr’s Stadium, Parque Lezama, Plaza Dorrego-San Telmo, Plaza de Mayo),
• Explore Buenos Aires’ Recoleta area and famous cemetery
• Learn to Tango (class & dinner)
• Daily free time to explore on your own
  

Valparaíso, Chile (3 nights)

• Daily Photography Instruction
• Travel Guide  Throughout the Day
• Discover and explore  this one-of-a-kind UNESCO World Heritage city on foot via a guided walking tour
• Time to explore the cerros of ‘Valpo’ on your own
• Beach day in neighboring Viña del Mar
• Winery tours in the nearby wine valley that surrounds ‘Valpo’
• Transportation to and from activities

Mendoza, Argentina (1 night)

• Spend today exploring one of the largest wine regions on horseback with a guided tour to several wineries, includes food
• Crossing the Breathtaking Andes Mountain Range to Santiago
• Photography Instruction
• Transportation to and from Activities

Santiago, Chile (2 nights)

• Santiago city tour (visiting/walking through the areas of:  La Mon­eda Palace (Gov­ern­ment Palace),  Ex National Con­gress, Our typ­i­cal Cof­fee & Legs (great story behind that!),  Plaza de Armas Square,  Metropolitan Cathedral,  Fore­stal Park,  Fine Arts Museum,  Santa Lucia´s Hill,  Las­tar­ria Neigh­bor­hood,  GAM Cul­tural Cen­tre,  Mulato´s Gil Square (MAVI),  Plaza Italia,  Bellav­ista Neigh­bor­hood (great shopping),  La Chas­cona (Pablo Neruda´s House),  San Cristo­bal Hill)
• Farewell dinner
• Daily Photography Lessons
• Travel Guide Throughout the Day
• Transportation to Activities

Overnight bus (1 night)

• South American buses are in a class of their own. Superior to any image you may have of buses in the USA.  We will board the overnight bus in Buenos Aires to Mendoza, Executive Class with overstuffed leather chair that fully reclines, individual movie screen with headphones. Includes meal service, wine and soft drinks.

La Boca (photo above)  is a lively neighborhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It retains a strong European  flavour, with many of its early settlers being from the Italian city of Genoa. Throughout the day you can find tango dancers who will be happy to pose for a photo with you (for a small fee). This is a great place to buy local art and do some souvenir shopping.

For those of you who like wine, look no further. Mendoza, Argentina, where wine  making is a major industry, and no lack of wineries to visit!   Two of the main industries of Mendoza area are olive oil production and wine making. The region around Greater Mendoza is the largest wine-producing area in Latin America.

Wine country by horseback – Acclaimed Photography Travel Adventures

During our time in Mendoza we will horseback ride through the lush vineyards

while exploring and tasting exceptional wines.

Valparaíso, Chile, a UNESCO Heritage City, is one of the most colorful, unique cities in the world! Below is just a couple of the amazing paintings (on the steps and the walls) completed by artists. Along our travel adventures,  this is one city where we’ll spend some time exploring. The days we spend in ‘Valpo’ will allow us to explore this unique city, do a lot of cool photography, and at least one day-trip to wine country.

Along our journey we will get the chance to cross the longest continental mountain range in the world;

The  breathtaking Andes Mountain Range.

Practical Photography

Along this journey we will be learning about photography. That’s a fairly broad word and subject. Here are some items we will learn and practice:

• -Learn the dials on your camera (Manual, Shutter Priority, Sports Mode, Portrait Mode, Landscape Mode, etc) and what each one means/when to use each one
• -Learn focal lengths/lenses
• -Learn how to photograph: Landscapes, People, At sunset, In the full sun, and Night Photography
• -Learn what ISO is and how it works
• -Learn how to get the correct exposure
• -Understand Depth of Field and Apertures
• -Learn the Exposure Triangle and why it’s relevant to every image
• -When to use flash/not use flash
• -Learn White Balance and why we use it
• -Learn Image Quality and why it’s relevant
• Using Focal Points and why we use them
• Learn how to compose a photograph

Composition:

• Rule of Thirds
• ‘S’Curve
• Composing a portrait
• Using Vertical and Horizontal Lines
• Silhouette Photos
• Experimenting with angles and when to use
• Leading Lines and what they are
• Using Shutter Speed for creativity

This adventure has been carefully planned. Days will be busy…nights

will be full. Plan on having a great adventure!

 

What’s Included

• Small groups (limited to 10 people)
• Daily Photography Instruction and Practice
• 11 Nights Accommodations (1 overnight bus-deluxe class)
• Comfortable, small hotels, most with en-suite
• 22 Meals: (11 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 5 Dinners)
• Transportation to each city, hotels and per itinerary

Not Included

• Air travel
• Meals not included in itinerary
• Beverages/alcohol
• Souvenirs
• Personal  items
• Laundry service
• Argentina entrance fee ($130USD)

$3,295.00/USD, pp/double occupancy (plus air) **Save $400 each if booked by 11-15-2012

(That’s just $2,895.00/pp/do)

($500 deposit to hold your spot, balance due 60 days before departure)

Price includes:

-Small Group Adventure-Limited to 10 people

-Daily Photography Instruction

-Listed included activities/excursions (listed below)

-11 Nights Accommodations

-12 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 4 Dinners

-Transportation to each city and hotel

-Buenos Aires City Tour by Bicycle, with Lunch

-Buenos Aires Recoleta Cemetery and Surrounding Area

-Buenos Aires Tango Lesson in an Authentic Tango Hall

-Buenos Aires Professional  Tango Show and Dinner

-Horseback Riding in The Wine Valley with Lunch

-Walking tour of Santiago

-Walking tour of Valparaíso with Lunch

-Beach Day in Viña del Mar

-Premium wine tasting with tapas

-Crossing the Picturesque Andes Mountain Range

and more . . . .

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Acclaimed Photography Adventure Travel

Book your Journey/Adventure Today!!

Phone: (four-two-five) four-eight-one/six-five-five-five/PST

Email: WorldTraveler100(at)hotmail.com

http://www.AcclaimedPhoto.com

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If you have a group of 8-10 people and you would like a custom itinerary, or private guide, this can be arranged. We can design a custom itinerary that includes more/less wine, more/less outdoor activities, different cities, etc.

Please email us for more information.

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