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The Real Deal Round-trip airfare, five nights' accommodations, local flights, and transfers, from $850 per person—plus taxes of $172.

When Through June 26, 2008.

Iguazú Falls (Joseph Sohm/Visions of America/Corbis)

Gateways Miami, New York; add $110 for Boston, Chicago; $120 for Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh; $130 for Louisville; $160 for New Orleans; $170 for Houston; $190 for St. Louis; $260 for L.A.; $280 for San Diego; $290 for San Francisco; $320 for Seattle; additional gateways available.

The Fine Print Breakfast daily, a one-way flight within Brazil, and airport-hotel transfers are included. Taxes, fees, and service charges are an additional $172 per person. Based on double occupancy; single supplement is $215. Brazilian visas are required and must be obtained prior to arrival through a Brazilian embassy or consulate. U.S. passport holders must pay a processing fee of $130 (visas cannot be obtained through TAM). Read these guidelines before you book any Real Deal.

Book By No deadline; based on availability.

Contact TAM Vacations, 866/627-2945, tamvacations.com.

Why It's a Deal For comparison, note that according to a recent search on Kayak, the lowest multicity fare (Miami-Iguazú-Rio-Miami) in early March starts at $685 (TAM); the same flight from New York City starts at $709 (TAM). For an additional $141-$165 per person, or about $28-$33 per day, TAM Vacation covers the airfare as well as five nights' accommodations, with breakfast daily and airport transfers.

Trip Details The Rio de Janeiro/Iguazú Falls package includes international airfare, arriving at Iguazú and departing from Rio de Janeiro, and a one-way flight between Iguazú and Rio, all via TAM Airlines.

Upon your arrival at the Iguazú airport, you'll be greeted by the TAM staff and transferred to your hotel, Recanto Park, in downtown. The 158 rooms are air-conditioned and come with standard amenities, such as a private bath, an in-room safe, and a phone. You'll also find a bar, restaurant, swimming pool, sauna and fitness center on the premises.

A wildlife-filled national park surrounds Iguazú Falls, a two-mile-long horseshoe-shaped series of 275 rushing cascades of water (the result of a volcanic eruption).

You can choose to explore the area independently or join an optional tour of the falls; starting rates are $50 per person to tour the Brazilian side of the falls and $94 to view both the Brazilian and Argentinean sides. (Prices are based on two or more participants; the cost doubles for singles.)

A 90-minute TAM flight will whisk you to Rio de Janeiro, where you'll check into the Lancaster Othon Hotel on Copacabana beach, your home for the next three nights. The 68 air-conditioned rooms are decorated in pastel hues and provide hotel basics: satellite television, a desk, a direct-dial phone, and a clock radio.