South America Travel and Destination Guide

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



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7 days | From $ 849 USD The Inca Trail (SPIT)

South America > Peru

Highlights

Cuzco, Sacred Valley, Inca Trail, Machu Picchu.

Next Departure: Wed, Sep. 15, 2010
Trip Style: Active
Service Level: Standard
Physical Grading: 4
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Spend a week retracing the steps of the ancient Inca civilization, highlighted by the spectacular Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu.

17 days | From $ 1799 USD In Search Of Iguassu - Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro (JBR)

South America > Brazil

Highlights

Argentina, Buenos Aires, Uruguay, Montevideo, Brazil, Iguassu Falls, Rio de ...

Next Departure: Thu, Sep. 16, 2010
Trip Style: YOLO
Service Level: Basic
Physical Grading: 3
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Was $1799 Now $1349 USD

Take 17 days and venture off the tourist track through Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. Follow in the footsteps of Che Guevara on your own voyage of self-discovery from the land of Tango to the home of Samba! Sophisticated Buenos Aires' Porteños, and Rio de Janeiro's fun-loving Cariocas are perfect bookends for your jaunt through this fascinating region.

10 days | From $ 3149 USD Voyage Galapagos - 10 Day, g1 (EV10P)

South America > Galapagos

Highlights

Quito, Baltra, Bartolomé, Puerto Egas, Rabida, Santa Cruz, Floreana, Española, ...

+Galapagos Park Fee: 100 USD
+Transit Control Card: 10 USD
Next Departure: Tue, Sep. 14, 2010
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Standard
Physical Grading: 2
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Amazing wildlife is the draw of the remote Galapagos Islands, and our motor yachts are the ideal way to explore them. The 72-foot g1 accommodates 16 passengers in 8 double occupancy ocean view cabins, each with AC and private bath. The 2-level wrap-around deck is ideal for ocean views and relaxing. Staff includes a naturalist guide, certified by the Galapagos National Park.

22 days | From $ 2799 USD Southern Divide (SMS)

South America > Peru

Highlights

Cuzco, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, La Paz, Sucre, Potosi, Salt ...

Next Departure: Sat, Sep. 25, 2010
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Standard
Physical Grading: 3
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Three weeks across Peru, Bolivia and Chile. An unforgettable experience of surreal Salt Flats and Atacama desert landscapes mixed with Latin cultures and the highlights of the Andes.

15 days | From $ 1399 USD Peru on a Shoestring (SPPS)

South America > Peru

Highlights

Lima, Nazca Lines, Arequipa, Cuzco, Inca Trail, Machu Picchu

Next Departure: Sat, Sep. 11, 2010
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Basic
Physical Grading: 4
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Everything you imagined Peru would be and more! See the mystical Nazca lines in the desert, stroll colonial cities, wander fascinating Cuzco, centre of the massive Inca Empire, and hike the once-in-a-lifetime Inca Trail high in the Andes…all without breaking the bank.

10 days | From $ 1699 USD Amazon Riverboat Adventure (PVIIT)

South America > Peru

Highlights

Lima, Amazon wildlife and culture, Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve.

Next Departure: Fri, Sep. 17, 2010
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Comfort
Physical Grading: 2
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This exciting, riverboat cruise is an adventure of a lifetime! The Amazon is home to a vast, unforgettable array of unique sights, sounds and cultures. Daily excursions allow you the opportunity to see diverse wildlife such as sloths, toucans, pink dolphins and more! You will also meet the local people, so that you can get a rare glimpse of how life ‘on the river‘ is lived.