Tick South America off Your Bucket List

Most intrepid (and not so intrepid) travellers have dreamed of going to the romantically named ‘Latin America’, or South America to you. However, knowing what to do and where to go can be a bit challenging as it is a huge continent with a huge number of travel options. Viva Expeditions are THE experts on travel in South America and have put together some two, three, four and five week trips, designed to show travellers the main highlights in the time they have available. They are at pains to point out that these are merely suggested itineraries and can be personalised to suit everyone.

First time visitors to South America can get a taste of the real thing with Viva Expeditions’ Taste of South America, a wonderful two week tour which takes in the most well-known highlights of this amazing continent. During this time they will visit Peru and the fabulous ruins of Machu Picchu, one of the "new 7 wonders of the world". They will also explore Rio de Janeiro and soak up the lively Brazilian culture, and visit the Iguazu Falls, considered to be the most impressive in the world and wander around Buenos Aires, the birthplace of tango and a city of incredible charm and beauty.

Their Grand Tour of South America will take travellers to many of the wonderful highlights of this vibrant and exciting continent. Again, they will visit Peru with all her myriad experiences, including the lush Amazon Rainforest and in Ecuador enjoy a cruise of the famous Galapagos Islands exploring the Ecuadorian highlands. They will also visit Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach and the incredible Iguazu falls and visit the ‘Paris of the Americas’ – Buenos Aires, before heading south into the beautiful Lakes District where they will be blown away by the spectacular scenery of Bariloche and Chiles' Puerto Varas and Chiloe Island. This tour concludes in Santiago, Chiles bustling capital city.

Their next tour takes travellers along the remarkable Andean mountain range, on the west coast of South America where they will encounter the majestic Inca ruins of Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca, the birthplace of the Incas, and then travel further on into Bolivia. There they will discover the magical and eerie Uyuni salt flats before travelling across the Bolivian altiplano and into northern Chile, where they will spend time in the famous Atacama Desert before the tour finishes in Santiago

The final tour in this series is the Viva Expeditions’ Andean Adventure (& the Galapagos Islands) beginning with a cruise in the enchanted Galapagos Islands taking some time to explore Quito, one of the most impressive colonial cities in the Latin America. Travelling down the west coast of South America along the remarkable Andean mountain range, visitors will encounter the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu and travel by land to Lake Titicaca, and further on into Bolivia and the Uyuni salt flats, then travel across the Bolivian altiplano and into northern Chile, where they will spend time in the Atacama Desert before the tour finishes in Santiago.

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