It is a land of stunning extremes - the world's highest waterfall, longest mountain range, driest desert and largest rain forest. Stretching from the steaming Amazon basin to the bone-dry Atacama desert to the glacial peaks of the Andes, South America contains enough beauty and soul- searing diversity to quicken the pulse of the most experienced traveler.

Especially with the famous explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau as your guide, who will be joining us at key points along the way. Come experience the sensuous rhythm of Rio and the unspoiled wilderness of Patagonia. Discover the Chilean Lake District and trace the vast empire of the Incas in Peru. No matter where you turn, you can't help but feel moved by it all. But then why resist? Especially when you can return at night to the pampered comfort of the Seven Seas Mariner.