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South America Tours

Highlights
  • Galapagos (Ecuador)
  • Salt Flats (Bolivia)
  • Machu Picchu (Peru)
  • Angel Falls (Venezula)
  • Amazon Jungle (Peru)
  • Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
  • Iguassu Falls (Brazil/Argentina)
  • Torres del Paine National Park (Chile)

Variety is the spice of life and a key ingredient to the art of travel. South America offers more variety of culture, wildlife, adventure and natural beauty than any other continent. This liveliness and diversity are evident as soon as you arrive. In South America friendly people welcome you into their lives, happily sharing their culture, their food and even their homes. Once you start to explore this part of the world you quickly realize it holds many of the most intriguing and beautiful destinations on earth. On a South America adventure one arrives with a sense of wonder, and returns home with a newfound respect for the great diversity of this part of the world.

MyGuide Cuzco (TSPMGC)

South America Peru

There for you. There is no better way to explore a destination than with your own guide. MyGuide is perfect for those looking for the knowledge and security offered by one of our CEOs (Chief Experience Officers). Build your own itinerary based on your interests and according to your own schedule. You can enjoy services of one of our CEOs up to a maximum of eight hours.

Highlights: Exploring the the UNESCO world heritage site of Cuzco with an expert local guide.

1 days
From $119 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Physical Grading:
1

MyGuide Lima (TSPMGL)

South America Peru

There for you. There is no better way to explore a destination than with your own guide. MyGuide is perfect for those looking for the knowledge and security offered by one of our CEOs (Chief Experience Officers). Build your own itinerary based on your interests and according to your own schedule. You can enjoy services of one of our CEOs up to a maximum of eight hours.

Highlights: Exploring the diverse neighbourhoods of Lima with a local expert guide.

1 days
From $89 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Physical Grading:
1

MyStyle Lima 3-Day (TSPMM3N)

South America Peru

Do the City of Kings your way! Choose from various MyStyle optional activities and create a Lima itinerary that's perfect for you. There's something for everyone, from a city tour, to ancient ruins, to some of the best museums in the country. Not your style? How about surf lessons? Or a night of Latin music and dancing? See how Latinos play "futbol" (soccer) at a local match, take a local shopping trip, or hop in a speedboat to a nearby island filled with birds and sea lions. Trust us, you’ll never run out of choices.

Highlights: Lima

3 days
From $279 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Standard
Physical Grading:
1

MyStyle Lima 4-Day (TSPMM4N)

South America Peru

Do the City of Kings your way! Choose from various MyStyle optional activities and create a Lima itinerary that's perfect for you. There's something for everyone, from a city tour, to ancient ruins, to some of the best museums in the country. Not your style? How about surf lessons? Or a night of Latin music and dancing? See how Latinos play "futbol" (soccer) at a local match, take a local shopping trip, or hop in a speedboat to a nearby island filled with birds and sea lions. Trust us, you’ll never run out of choices.

Highlights: Lima

4 days
From $479 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Standard
Physical Grading:
1

Machu Picchu By Train (TSPMTN)

South America Machu Picchu, Peru

Magnificent Machu Picchu should be on every traveller's lifetime must-see list. In colonial Cuzco, once the epicentre of the Inca Empire, you'll spend a day exploring its Spanish, indigenous and natural highlights. You'll ride the rails through the spectacular Urubamba Valley to Machu Picchu, perched dramatically on a mountain ridge. Then, let your local guide explain the site. You're free to explore this Incan masterpiece before catching your train back to Cuzco.

Highlights: Exploring colonial Cuzco, travelling by rail to ancient Machu Picchu.

4 days
From $619 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Standard
Physical Grading:
2

Nazca Lines (TSPNLN)

South America Peru

Discover the Nazca Lines, one of the world's great enigmas. The Nazca Lines, 1,000 year-old figures etched into the desert floor, are visible in their entirety from the air. Travel to the plains near Nazca, board the included flight and marvel at the ever-changing desert landscape. You'll witness incredible stylized figures, including a monkey and a hummingbird. Other activities include visiting a pottery workshop and a cemetery containing ancient mummies.

Highlights: Viewing the incredible Nazca Lines from the air, visiting the city of Nazca and the Chauchilla cemetery.

3 days
From $549 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Standard
Physical Grading:
2

Northern Peru Adventure (TSPNPN)

South America Peru

This week-long independent journey trip through fascinating and under-explored Northern Peru is ideal for the solo traveller eager to get away from it all. Beginning in Lima, you’ll travel north to uncover the lush and mysterious Chachapoyas region, home to the Gocta Cataracts—the world’s third-highest waterfall—and Karajia and Kuelap, two of the area’s pre-Inca archaeological sites. There are so many ruins here that many remain unexcavated even today.

Highlights: Unlocking the mysteries of Karajía archaeological site and the remains of the Cloud People, witnessing the recently discovered third-highest waterfall in the word, exploring the mountaintop fortress of Kuelap.

6 days
From $1349 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Standard
Physical Grading:
2

Volunteer Peru Amazon (TSPPAN)

South America Amazon, Peru

Experience the Peruvian Amazon on this exciting and hands-on jungle adventure. Travel by motorized canoe up the Tambopata River to the G Lodge Amazon. Spend five days volunteering at a centre for the rehabilitation and conservation of wild animals. Work alongside staff to feed and take care of animals so they can be successfully released back to their natural habitats. Next, spend two days in the rainforest learning about traditional medicinal plants, spotting birds, cayman and monkeys.

Highlights: Volunteering in the Amazon with the rehabilitation and conservation of animals, exploring the jungle and searching for wildlife.

9 days
From $1399 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Standard
Physical Grading:
3

Ariau Amazon Towers Lodge (TSZJ4T)

South America Brazil

Wake up to the Amazon jungle—with a bird's eye view! Spend four days and three nights at the amazing Ariau Towers, the Amazon's only treetop hotel. Squirrel monkeys and macaws are frequent visitors to this unique hotel that features endless raised walkways though the jungle. Roam the jungle paths or explore by boat—or simply turn your chair and enjoy a wildlife-filled Amazon adventure from your unique hotel.

Highlights: exploring the unique city of Manaus, visiting the heart of the Amazon Rainforest

4 days
From $1209 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Standard
Physical Grading:
3

Volunteer Brazil (TSZPBN)

South America Brazil

If you're looking for a life-changing experience then volunteering in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro while enjoying the sites and sounds of Brazil is right for you. Spend the weekdays assisting in a community-run daycare that provides support to over 50 children, and spend your weekends touring Rio and the mighty Iguassu Falls.

Highlights: Getting to know the locals, volunteering at a daycare centre in a Rio de Janeiro favela (shanty town).

14 days
From $1099 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Basic
Physical Grading:
2

Volunteer Brazil - Extra Week (TSZPBNX)

South America Brazil

Extra add-on week to TSZPBN Project Brazil

8 days
From $599 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Basic
Physical Grading:
2

The Glaciers Experience (TSAEXC)

South America Argentina

Spend four days in El Calafate and explore a piece of Argentina's incredible Patagonia region. Witness active Perito Moreno glacier, as massive ice chunks crack off and crash into the chilly waters of Lago Argentino below—one of Mother Nature's most stunning displays of power. On your free day, walk the town at your leisure, cruise the lake, or visit one of the several other glaciers of this awe-inspiring area.

Highlights: Exploring stunning El Calafate, marvelling at the dramatic Perito Moreno Glacier.

4 days
From $549 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Comfort
Physical Grading:
2

The Glaciers Experience (TSAEXN)

South America Argentina

Spend four days in El Calafate and explore a piece of Argentina's incredible Patagonia region. Witness active Perito Moreno, as massive ice chunks crack off and crash into the chilly waters of Lago Argentino below—one of Mother Nature's most stunning displays of power. On your free day, walk the town at your leisure, cruise the lake, or visit one of the several other glaciers of this awe-inspiring area.

Highlights: Witnessing the massive Perito Moreno Glacier

4 days
From $599 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Standard
Physical Grading:
2

Argentina Gourmet & Community (TSAGAN)

South America Argentina

Most trips concentrate on seeing and doing things. On this one, creating and tasting take centre-stage. Perfect as an add-on for a longer South American trip, this brief adventure in Buenos Aires and its surrounds introduces you to the culinary delights of Argentina by giving you the chance to make them yourself. Visit a Planeterra-sponsored culinary school for youth during the day, then take in a tango performance and hit BA’s legendary club scene by night. The secret ingredient in this awesome recipe? You.

Highlights: Learning to cook mouth-watering traditional Argentine specialties, assisting chefs at a community project for local youths.

4 days
From $1069 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Standard
Physical Grading:
1

Iguassu Falls (TSAIFN)

South America Brazil, Argentina

Experience the stunning beauty and raw power of one of the greatest natural wonders on earth—Iguassu Falls. Wider than Victoria Falls and taller than Niagara, Iguassu Falls are set in the tropical jungles near the 3-way border between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. On this complete falls experience, you'll spend four days exploring both the Argentine and Brazilian sides. Iguassu is one of those places that needs to be seen to be believed.

Highlights: Being awed by Iguassu Falls, getting up close and personal with the falls on an optional boat ride

4 days
From $399 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Standard
Physical Grading:
2

Easter Island (TSCRNB)

South America Chile

Unravel the mystery of Rapa Nui. Explore mythical Easter Island, known around the world for its ancient monolithic stone statues. See the mysterious statues, or Moai, sprinkled throughout the island, tour the volcanoes, beaches and petroglyphs and get to know the unique culture of one of the most remote islands on earth.

Highlights: Exploring the ruins and monolithic heads of the island, Admiring volcanoes and beaches, Searching for prehistoric paintings at the Ana Kai Tangata cavern.

4 days
From $549 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Basic
Physical Grading:
2

Easter Island (TSCRNN)

South America Chile

Unravel the mystery of Rapa Nui. Explore mythical Easter Island, known around the world for its ancient monolithic stone statues. See the mysterious statues, or Moai, sprinkled throughout the island, tour the volcanoes, beaches and petroglyphs, and get to know the unique culture of one of the most remote islands on earth.

Highlights: Touring the Moai route and exploring the Ana Tepahu and Ana Kai caverns, Visiting the quarry of Puna Pau, Learning more about the islanders at Orongo Cultural Center

4 days
From $649 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Standard
Physical Grading:
2

Galapagos Isabela Island Package (TSEGLN)

South America Galapagos, Ecuador

See a different side of the Galapagos from your base on the archipelago's two largest islands, Isabela and Santa Cruz. Travel by air, road and speedboat to Isabela Island. Hike around Sierra Negra Volcano's massive crater, visit a tortoise breeding centre and shark resting grounds. Witness flamingos in the wild, visit the world-renowned Charles Darwin Research Centre and enjoy plenty of opportunities to snorkel along the way.

Highlights: Hiking up Sierra Negra Volcano - the second largest volcanic crater in the world and walking on the lava fields, Observing flamingos at an isolated lagoon, Being amazed at the unique wildlife of the Galapagos

7 days
From $1999 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Standard
Physical Grading:
3

Galapagos Isabela Island Add-On (TSEGSN)

South America Galapagos, Ecuador

Want more Galapagos? Extend your stay by adding this 4-day adventure. See a different side of the Galapagos from your base on the archipelago's largest island, Isabela. Hike to a giant volcanic crater, visit a tortoise breeding centre and shark resting ground—and stop at the site of the island's former penal colony. Along the way spot flamingos, penguins, sea lions and marine iguanas. Snorkel Isabela's palm-lined beaches.

Highlights: Visiting the Giant Tortoise Breeding Centre, Swimming and snorkelling in paradise, Hiking up Sierra Negra Volcano - the second largest volcanic crater in the world

4 days
From $849 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Standard
Physical Grading:
3

La Selva Lodge (TSEJ4L)

South America Amazon, Ecuador

Head deep into the Amazon Basin to La Selva Lodge, on tranquil Garzacocha Lake, itself connected to the massive Amazon River system. Walk on raised platforms through the jungle, spot birds from a canopy-level tower, fish for piranha from dug-out canoes, look for caiman on night paddles or simply relax in the hammock of your comfortable cabin. La Selva's great food and friendly knowledgeable staff make it even easier to enjoy this paradise of unparalleled biodiversity.

Highlights: Exploring the Amazon jungle by foot and canoe, Learning about this diverse ecosystem with local naturalists.

4 days
From $1069 USD
Trip Style:
Classic
Trip Type:
Independent Travel
Service Level:
Standard
Physical Grading:
3
1 days
From $119 USD

MyGuide Cuzco (TSPMGC)

1 days
From $89 USD

MyGuide Lima (TSPMGL)

3 days
From $279 USD

MyStyle Lima 3-Day (TSPMM3N)

4 days
From $479 USD

MyStyle Lima 4-Day (TSPMM4N)

3 days
From $549 USD

Nazca Lines (TSPNLN)

9 days
From $1399 USD

Volunteer Peru Amazon (TSPPAN)

14 days
From $1099 USD

Volunteer Brazil (TSZPBN)

4 days
From $399 USD

Iguassu Falls (TSAIFN)

4 days
From $549 USD

Easter Island (TSCRNB)

4 days
From $649 USD

Easter Island (TSCRNN)

4 days
From $1069 USD

La Selva Lodge (TSEJ4L)

Trip Length Style Service Level Starting Price
MyGuide Cuzco (TSPMGC) 1 days Classic N/A
From $119 USD
MyGuide Lima (TSPMGL) 1 days Classic N/A
From $89 USD
MyStyle Lima 3-Day (TSPMM3N) 3 days Classic Standard
From $279 USD
MyStyle Lima 4-Day (TSPMM4N) 4 days Classic Standard
From $479 USD
Machu Picchu By Train (TSPMTN) 4 days Classic Standard
From $619 USD
Nazca Lines (TSPNLN) 3 days Classic Standard
From $549 USD
Northern Peru Adventure (TSPNPN) 6 days Classic Standard
From $1349 USD
Volunteer Peru Amazon (TSPPAN) 9 days Classic Standard
From $1399 USD
Ariau Amazon Towers Lodge (TSZJ4T) 4 days Classic Standard
From $1209 USD
Volunteer Brazil (TSZPBN) 14 days Classic Basic
From $1099 USD
Volunteer Brazil - Extra Week (TSZPBNX) 8 days Classic Basic
From $599 USD
The Glaciers Experience (TSAEXC) 4 days Classic Comfort
From $549 USD
The Glaciers Experience (TSAEXN) 4 days Classic Standard
From $599 USD
Argentina Gourmet & Community (TSAGAN) 4 days Classic Standard
From $1069 USD
Iguassu Falls (TSAIFN) 4 days Classic Standard
From $399 USD
Easter Island (TSCRNB) 4 days Classic Basic
From $549 USD
Easter Island (TSCRNN) 4 days Classic Standard
From $649 USD
Galapagos Isabela Island Package (TSEGLN) 7 days Classic Standard
From $1999 USD
Galapagos Isabela Island Add-On (TSEGSN) 4 days Classic Standard
From $849 USD
La Selva Lodge (TSEJ4L) 4 days Classic Standard
From $1069 USD