🦙 south america
Epic Landscapes, Soulful Cities, Legendary Day Trips
From the echoing calls of the Amazon to the silent majesty of ancient Inca ruins, South America is a continent of epic scale and profound beauty. It's a place where you can dance the tango in bustling cities, trek across colossal glaciers, and stand in awe of thunderous waterfalls. Our curated tours and expert-led day trips are designed to unlock these incredible experiences, providing seamless adventure and deep cultural connection. Let your journey to the heart of the New World begin.
Popular South America Cities & Destinations
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Beachy energy meets dramatic granite peaks and samba culture.
🚡 Christ the Redeemer & Sugarloaf combo (👥 ⏩)
🛶 Guanabara Bay sunset cruise (🍹)
🏖️ Favela insight + beaches & viewpoints (culture & panoramas)
👍See Rio tours on Viator →
São Paulo, Brazil — Latin America’s dining and art powerhouse.
🍽️ Mercado Municipal food safari
🎭 Street-art + Vila Madalena culture walk (👥)
🏞️ Serra do Mar rainforest day escape
👍See São Paulo tours on Viator →
Foz do Iguaçu / Puerto Iguazú (Brazil/Argentina) — Roaring waterfalls on a lush border.
🏞️ Iguazú Falls both-sides tour (⏩)
🛶 Macuco Safari boat to the falls
🐒 Rainforest wildlife trails
👍See Iguazú tours on Viator →
Buenos Aires, Argentina — European elegance with tango soul.
🎭 Tango show + dinner (⏩)
🏛️ City highlights (La Boca, Recoleta) (👥)
🚤 Tigre Delta boat day trip
👍See Buenos Aires tours on Viator →
Mendoza, Argentina — Andes-backed Malbec country.
🍽️ Winery tastings + food pairing (👥)
🥾 High-Andes Aconcagua lookout
🚲 Vineyard bike trail & cellar visits
👍See Mendoza tours on Viator →
Bariloche, Argentina (Patagonia) — Alpine lakes, chocolate, and peaks.
🚡 Cerro Campanario & Circuito Chico viewpoints
🛶 Nahuel Huapi lake cruise
🥾 Mountain trekking or winter snow experiences
👍See Bariloche tours on Viator →
Santiago, Chile — Mountain-framed capital with modern flair.
🏛️ Historic center & San Cristóbal hill (👥)
🍽️ Casablanca/Maipo wine valley tastings
🏞️ Cajón del Maipo hot springs & Andes day trip
👍See Santiago tours on Viator →
Valparaíso & Viña del Mar, Chile — Colorful hills and seaside glam.
🎭 Street-art funiculars & harbor walk
🏖️ Viña coastal highlights
🍽️ Wine + Pacific seafood pairing
👍See Valpo/Viña tours on Viator →
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile — Otherworldly desert hub.
🌋 Valle de la Luna sunset (🚙)
🔭 Stargazing under crystal skies (👥)
🧊 Tatio geysers & altiplanic lagoons
👍See Atacama tours on Viator →
Lima, Peru — Colonial core, cliffside views, and world-class cuisine.
🍽️ Peruvian cooking class & market tour
🏛️ Historic center + Larco Museum (⏩)
🛶 Palomino Islands sea-life cruise
👍See Lima tours on Viator →
Cusco & Sacred Valley, Peru — Gateway to Inca heartlands.
🏛️ Machu Picchu day trip by train (⏩)
🏞️ Sacred Valley (Pisac, Ollantaytambo) (👥)
🥾 Rainbow Mountain small-group trek
👍See Cusco tours on Viator →
Arequipa & Colca, Peru — White-stone city and condor country.
🏛️ Arequipa highlights + Santa Catalina
🏞️ Colca Canyon condor lookout
🍽️ Picantería food experience
👍 See Arequipa tours on Viator →
Quito, Ecuador — Andes capital straddling the Equator.
🏛️ Old Town UNESCO walk + Panecillo
🏞️ Teleférico viewpoints & hummingbird spots
🚙 Middle of the World + Otavalo market day trip
👍See Quito tours on Viator →
Galápagos (Puerto Ayora), Ecuador — Wildlife paradise.
🛶 Bay tour: sea lions, iguanas, sharks
🐒 (Wildlife) Isla Seymour / Bartolomé day excursions
🤿 Snorkel with turtles & rays
👍See Galápagos tours on Viator →
Bogotá, Colombia — High-altitude culture and gold history.
🏛️ Candelaria & Gold Museum (⏩)
🚡 Monserrate viewpoint at sunset
🍽️ Coffee workshop & street-food tasting
👍See Bogotá tours on Viator →
Cartagena, Colombia — Walled-city romance on the Caribbean.
🎭 Old City & Getsemaní culture walk (👥)
🏖️ Rosario Islands boat day
🍽️ Caribbean cooking class
👍See Cartagena tours on Viator →
Medellín, Colombia — Innovative, green, and scenic.
🚡 Metrocable + Comuna 13 transformation tour
🛶 Guatapé & El Peñol day trip
🍽️ Coffee farm experience in the hills
👍See Medellín tours on Viator →
La Paz, Bolivia — Sky-high city with surreal altiplano.
🚡 Cable-car city circuit + witches’ market
🌋 Valle de la Luna geology walk
🏞️ Full-day Uyuni Salt Flats flight-link option
👍See La Paz tours on Viator →
Uyuni, Bolivia — Mirror-world salt flats.
🏞️ Salar de Uyuni classic circuit (👥)
🌅 Sunset + stargazing photography tour
🧊 Lagoons & flamingos (Eduardo Avaroa Reserve)
👍See Uyuni tours on Viator →
Montevideo, Uruguay — Laid-back riverside capital with mate culture.
🏛️ Ciudad Vieja highlights & rambla cycle
🍽️ Mercado del Puerto grill tasting
🏖️ Colonia del Sacramento day trip
👍See Montevideo tours on Viator →
🚡 Christ the Redeemer & Sugarloaf combo (👥 ⏩)
🛶 Guanabara Bay sunset cruise (🍹)
🏖️ Favela insight + beaches & viewpoints (culture & panoramas)
👍See Rio tours on Viator →
São Paulo, Brazil — Latin America’s dining and art powerhouse.
🍽️ Mercado Municipal food safari
🎭 Street-art + Vila Madalena culture walk (👥)
🏞️ Serra do Mar rainforest day escape
👍See São Paulo tours on Viator →
Foz do Iguaçu / Puerto Iguazú (Brazil/Argentina) — Roaring waterfalls on a lush border.
🏞️ Iguazú Falls both-sides tour (⏩)
🛶 Macuco Safari boat to the falls
🐒 Rainforest wildlife trails
👍See Iguazú tours on Viator →
Buenos Aires, Argentina — European elegance with tango soul.
🎭 Tango show + dinner (⏩)
🏛️ City highlights (La Boca, Recoleta) (👥)
🚤 Tigre Delta boat day trip
👍See Buenos Aires tours on Viator →
Mendoza, Argentina — Andes-backed Malbec country.
🍽️ Winery tastings + food pairing (👥)
🥾 High-Andes Aconcagua lookout
🚲 Vineyard bike trail & cellar visits
👍See Mendoza tours on Viator →
Bariloche, Argentina (Patagonia) — Alpine lakes, chocolate, and peaks.
🚡 Cerro Campanario & Circuito Chico viewpoints
🛶 Nahuel Huapi lake cruise
🥾 Mountain trekking or winter snow experiences
👍See Bariloche tours on Viator →
Santiago, Chile — Mountain-framed capital with modern flair.
🏛️ Historic center & San Cristóbal hill (👥)
🍽️ Casablanca/Maipo wine valley tastings
🏞️ Cajón del Maipo hot springs & Andes day trip
👍See Santiago tours on Viator →
Valparaíso & Viña del Mar, Chile — Colorful hills and seaside glam.
🎭 Street-art funiculars & harbor walk
🏖️ Viña coastal highlights
🍽️ Wine + Pacific seafood pairing
👍See Valpo/Viña tours on Viator →
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile — Otherworldly desert hub.
🌋 Valle de la Luna sunset (🚙)
🔭 Stargazing under crystal skies (👥)
🧊 Tatio geysers & altiplanic lagoons
👍See Atacama tours on Viator →
Lima, Peru — Colonial core, cliffside views, and world-class cuisine.
🍽️ Peruvian cooking class & market tour
🏛️ Historic center + Larco Museum (⏩)
🛶 Palomino Islands sea-life cruise
👍See Lima tours on Viator →
Cusco & Sacred Valley, Peru — Gateway to Inca heartlands.
🏛️ Machu Picchu day trip by train (⏩)
🏞️ Sacred Valley (Pisac, Ollantaytambo) (👥)
🥾 Rainbow Mountain small-group trek
👍See Cusco tours on Viator →
Arequipa & Colca, Peru — White-stone city and condor country.
🏛️ Arequipa highlights + Santa Catalina
🏞️ Colca Canyon condor lookout
🍽️ Picantería food experience
👍 See Arequipa tours on Viator →
Quito, Ecuador — Andes capital straddling the Equator.
🏛️ Old Town UNESCO walk + Panecillo
🏞️ Teleférico viewpoints & hummingbird spots
🚙 Middle of the World + Otavalo market day trip
👍See Quito tours on Viator →
Galápagos (Puerto Ayora), Ecuador — Wildlife paradise.
🛶 Bay tour: sea lions, iguanas, sharks
🐒 (Wildlife) Isla Seymour / Bartolomé day excursions
🤿 Snorkel with turtles & rays
👍See Galápagos tours on Viator →
Bogotá, Colombia — High-altitude culture and gold history.
🏛️ Candelaria & Gold Museum (⏩)
🚡 Monserrate viewpoint at sunset
🍽️ Coffee workshop & street-food tasting
👍See Bogotá tours on Viator →
Cartagena, Colombia — Walled-city romance on the Caribbean.
🎭 Old City & Getsemaní culture walk (👥)
🏖️ Rosario Islands boat day
🍽️ Caribbean cooking class
👍See Cartagena tours on Viator →
Medellín, Colombia — Innovative, green, and scenic.
🚡 Metrocable + Comuna 13 transformation tour
🛶 Guatapé & El Peñol day trip
🍽️ Coffee farm experience in the hills
👍See Medellín tours on Viator →
La Paz, Bolivia — Sky-high city with surreal altiplano.
🚡 Cable-car city circuit + witches’ market
🌋 Valle de la Luna geology walk
🏞️ Full-day Uyuni Salt Flats flight-link option
👍See La Paz tours on Viator →
Uyuni, Bolivia — Mirror-world salt flats.
🏞️ Salar de Uyuni classic circuit (👥)
🌅 Sunset + stargazing photography tour
🧊 Lagoons & flamingos (Eduardo Avaroa Reserve)
👍See Uyuni tours on Viator →
Montevideo, Uruguay — Laid-back riverside capital with mate culture.
🏛️ Ciudad Vieja highlights & rambla cycle
🍽️ Mercado del Puerto grill tasting
🏖️ Colonia del Sacramento day trip
👍See Montevideo tours on Viator →
When to Visit, Weather & Practical Info
Region Groups (for Navigation/Filtering)
- Best Time to Visit: Generally, the shoulder seasons (April-May and September-October) offer a balance of good weather and fewer crowds. However, this varies massively by region:
- Andes (Peru, Bolivia): Dry season (May-Oct) is best for trekking.
- Patagonia (Chile, Argentina): Visit in summer (Dec-Feb) for hiking; accessible Oct-Apr.
- Amazon Basin: drier and cooler Jun-Oct; hotter and rainier Nov-May.
- Brazilian Coast: Sunny and warm Dec-Mar, but also busiest.
- Visa Requirements: Check requirements well in advance. Many countries offer visas on arrival or are visa-free for EU/US/CA citizens, but policies change. Brazil will reinstate visa requirements for some nationalities in 2025.
- Vaccinations: Yellow Fever vaccination is recommended/required for many rainforest regions. Routine vaccinations (MMR, Hepatitis A, Typhoid) should be up-to-date.
- Currency: No single currency. US Dollars are widely accepted in Ecuador, El Salvador, and Panama, and are often used for major tours in other countries. Always have local currency for smaller purchases.
- Safety: Exercise common sense. Be aware of your surroundings, don't flash valuables, use registered taxis, and heed travel advisories for specific regions.
Region Groups (for Navigation/Filtering)
- The Andes: (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Argentina) - Trekking, Inca history, colonial cities.
- Amazon Basin: (Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia) - Rainforest wildlife, river cruises, eco-lodges.
- Patagonia & the South: (Chile, Argentina) - Glaciers, epic trekking, dramatic fjords.
- Caribbean Coast: (Colombia, Venezuela) - Beaches, colonial history, culture.
- Southern Cone: (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay) - Wine country, cosmopolitan cities, gaucho culture.
- Brazilian Heartland: (Brazil) - Vibrant cities, vast landscapes, iconic coastlines.
- Galapagos Islands: (Ecuador) - Unique wildlife, cruises, snorkeling. (Often listed separately).