South America
Amazon Cruise on the Tucano
Cruise along the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest onboard the Tucano. Become an Amazon explorer on this expedition venturing far into the Amazon rainforest wilderness. Observe flora and fauna inaccessible to most visitors on this unforgettable Amazon cruise.
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is home to a marvelous mountain chain and numerous off-lying islands. It offers dramatic scenery and the widest variety of wildlife in Antarctica, including whales, penguins, and seals. Experience the humbling effect of ice-bergs on this once-in-a-lifetime Antarctica cruise!
Antarctica Falkland Islands | S. Georgia | Antarctic Peninsula
This Falkland Islands, South Georgia Island, and Antarctica cruise is a wildlife lover's dream. Explore one of the last untamed areas on Earth – a land of ruggedly beautiful landscapes and amazingly varied wildlife, including penguins, albatross, elephant seals, and much more!
Argentina Patagonia Explorer
Travel to Patagonia - our tours encompass some of the most spectacular mountain, glacial, and coastal scenery in the world. This nature lover's paradise has a wide variety of unusual flora and fauna. Choose your desired highlights and trip length, with flexibility anywhere from 3 -16 days!
Argentina to Chile: The Southern Route
Experience the extraordinary landscapes and unusual floral and fauna of the region -- by land and by sea. This 18-day nature adventure consists of treks at Tierra del Fuego National Park, Perito Moreno Glacier, and Lago del Desierto. Included is a 5 day cruise through Patagonia's coastline with daily land excursions.
Argentina to Chile: The Northern Route
The colours and intriguing landscape of Northern Argentina and Chile are worth the visit as you discover the ancient culture, infinite deserts, arid Altiplano, and colourful gorges. A fabulous route awaits you through the landscapes of Northern Argentina and Chile including Salta, Humahuaca Gorge, and San Pedro de Atacama.
Bolivia Andes Carnival and Uyuni Salt Flats
Visit Oruro and celebrate Carnival in the Andes, characterized by dances, music, street dramas, and a traditional parade. Adventure to the unspoilt Salt Flats of Uyuni, where you will encounter mutli-coloured landscapes, flora and fauna endemic to this unique world. While in Uyuni we stay in the Salt Hotels.
The Best of Bolivia
Begin your Bolivian adventure in La Paz, at the foot of majestic snow-capped Andean volcanoes. Hike amazing rock formations to see cave paintings from 2400 BC. Visit Bolivia's markets, where local indigenous people do business. See Incan ruins on the Sun Island on Lake Titicaca - the sacred centre of the Incan empire.
Bolivia's Culinary & Culture
Stroll through Bolivia -- find bazaars that make for South America’s broad culinary palette. Try a wide variety of international ethnic dishes, many of which date back to pre-Columbian times. Get closer to the local way of life by exploring little-known food and wine countries in the heart of South America.
Uyuni Overland to Atacama
Visit Bolivia's most sought-after sites. Begin your Bolivian adventure in La Paz, the world's highest city. Become immersed in Bolivia's markets, where local indigenous people do business. Embark to Uyuni, from where you venture to experience the salt flats, desert geysers, and hot springs.
Bolivia Uyuni Salt Flats Adventure
This Bolivian adventure takes us to an area surrounded by desert and extinct volcanoes where wild llamas and vicunas are abundant. Here we find vast salt flats, multi-coloured lagoons with rare flamingos, boiling mud pools, caves, fossils, glaciers, crimson lakes, and hot springs. Stay in Salt Hotels built out of salt!
Amazon EcoBoat is an extraordinary nautical experience, where elegance and comfort bring intimacy in total respect of the ecosystem. Encounter the region's incredible flora and fauna aboard the environmentally friendly yet elegant cruise. Amazon EcoBoat is the best way to experience Brazil's mythical Amazon.
Brasil Birds & Natural History
Explore Brazil's rich area of Serra Dos Tucanos. Enjoy becoming immersed in the local nature and wildlife. Over 400 species of birds await in the Brazilian rainforests. A local guide and birder facilitates the birding and wildlife experience! Watch for jaguars, tapirs, anteaters, and giant otters in addition to birds.
Brasil Pantanal
Tour Brazil's Pantanal. The Pantanal’s open wetlands, savannahs, and sparse forests provide excellent opportunities to view rare birds, giant river otters, anacondas, iguanas, jaguars, cougars, crocodiles, and anteaters. Visit the natural and archeological wonders of the stunning Chapada dos Guimaraes national park.
Chile to Argentina Lakes Crossing
Cruise from Chile to Argentina by boat, or in reverse. Experience a beautiful crossing of the Andes in the Lakes district between Puerto Montt, Chile and Bariloche, Argentina. Along the way take in breathtaking volcanoes, waterfalls, and richly vegetated rainforests. A truly unforgettable trip!
Chile Torres del Paine Trek
Trek through Torres del Paine National Park in Chile with or without an expert guide. This 4 day adventure with overnight accommodation at various Refugios will take you to incredible lookouts of hanging glaciers, valleys, mountains, flora and fauna. For a more relaxed pace, the trip can be completed over six days.
Colombia's Coffee Culture Landscape
Our adventure begins in Bogotá, the high-altitude capital of Colombia known for its numerous art and cultural attractions. Then we will be submerged in the Colombian Coffee Culture region staying in a charming ecolodge, and a traditional farm.
Colombia Birding
Explore Caribbean Colombia and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta with its incredible abundance of endemic species, including an abundance of rare birds. Guajira peninsula's high number of threatened species and Tayrona Park's lush rain forest and beautiful white-sand beaches are must-see sights.
Colombia's Amazon
The Amazon rainforest is home to half of Earth's living species. Experience the forest's rich biodiversity through your senses, with never ending sounds of life and the unique aromas and tastes of local fruits, beverages, and refined gastronomy. Every day the forest and the river bring the most unexpected experiences.
Easter Island
Enhance your Chile adventure with our Easter Island tours. Marvel at the spectacular sights along the Moai route. Visit the statues of Vaihu and the Akahanga ruins, where the island's first king was buried, still in their natural condition. Trek to Rano Raraku volcano and the craters used to carve the giant statues.
Ecuador Amazon Cruises
This rainforest cruise explores its native communities, natural reserves, and wonderful birding opportunities aboard The Anakonda and the Manatee Amazon Explorer boats. Cruise and explore the Amazon river and see parrots, black caiman, pigmy monkeys, and more, during our customizable and highly interactive tour.
Ecuador’s Avenue of Volcanoes Trek
For an unforgettable volcano tour, look no further than Ecuador's Avenue of Volcanoes in the highlands. Ecuador's tourism highlights include the Cotopaxi volcanoe trek, trekking Chimborazo Volcano, visiting the hot springs near Banos, and the Pujili indigenous authentic market - all which can be found in this tour!
Ecuador Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge
Visit Kapawi Lodge, an ecolodge in Equador's Amazon basin which is owned and operated by Achuar indigenous communities. In the 1970's, the Achuar were the only Jivaro peoples who had not suffered loss of culture due to contact with the western world. Expect a culturally immersive and fulfilling wildlife experience!
Ecuador Day Tours
Ecuador tourism is culturally fulfilling, wildlife-immersive, and satisfies any appetite for adventure. Your Ecuador travel itinerary with Tours of Exploration can include any of the short modules we offer, or can be added alongside any pre-existing tour. Your next trip to Ecuador will be one for the books!
Ecuador The Pacific Coast
Explore Isla de la Plata - often hailed the mini-Galapagos islands - during our curated tour. This area remains one of the most attractive offerings of coastal Ecuador, and one of our very favourite destinations! You'll be staying near Puerto Lopez, a small Ecuador beach town for a unique and immersive experience.
Ecuador Sacha Lodge
Your journey to the Amazon basin is curated by Tours of Exploration, where you stay in the private ecological reserve of Sacha Lodge in Ecuador. Comfortable accommodation, first-class meals and expert guides juxtapose the lush and wild rainforest. Biology and ecology lovers meet in this active and adventurous tour.
Falkland Islands Island Explorer
This Falkland Islands, are a wildlife lover's dream. Explore one of the last untamed areas on Earth – a land of ruggedly beautiful landscapes and amazingly varied wildlife, including penguins, albatross, elephant seals, and much more! An entirely unique adventure awaits.
Galapagos Islands Cruise 5 Days
A Galapagos Islands cruise should be at the top of every adventurous nature enthusiast’s travel plans. Tours of Exploration's Galapagos island tours offer opportunities to snorkel with manta rays, scuba amongst sea lions, swim with penguins, and more. You will be left astounded after a trip to this natural paradise!
Galapagos Islands Cruise 8 Days
Join us on our Galapagos island tours for an unforgettable island experience in this world-renown archipelago. Both five-day and eight-day cruises are available, with each daily module offering distinct geography, unique biological and ecological habitants, and wide opportunities to be active. A grand adventure!
Galapagos Islands Multi-sport
Calling all adventure lovers! Indulge in a thrilling 10-day Galapagos Islands tour, including scuba diving and snorkeling to find peculiar marine life, kayaking beside sharks and sea lions, hiking inactive volcanoes, Galapagos mountain biking tours... and as a break from it all, sunbathing alongside coastal iguanas.
Guyana Best Nature Explorer
For an incredible outback adventure through Guyana, be sure to check out our itinerary which will appease even the pickiest of wildlife or avifauna ethusiasts. Visit Guyana eco-lodges, the Rupununi Savannah, and the wondrous Kaieteur Falls, and immerse yourself amongst the monkeys, tapir, peccaries and jungle cats!
Highlights of Chile
Experience adventure tourism in Chile through our customizable 10 day tour touching on Santiago, the Atacama Desert, Patagonia, and Valparaiso. Your Chilean travel itinerary includes volcanoes, salt flats, geysers, and plenty of other "out of this world" landscapes that you'll be boasting about for years to come.
Incredible Trekking Peru
Join our annual group trekking trip to Peru. Includes 2 treks; one to Machu Picchu and one to Rainbow Mountain as well as culinary, cultural and active experiences in Lima and the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Our Peru guides and our company escort help make this an unforgettable active experience in the Andes. Extensions to the Amazon, Lake Titicaca, or Northern Peru are available.
Patagonia on Foot
Retrace the steps of Tehuelche Indians, the first inhabitants of the Patagonian plains. Take in the stunning granite colossus through your own eyes as you trek through "Torres del Paine" National Park on this extraordinary Patagonie trip on foot. This is Patagonia how not you (nor your friends) have experienced it!
Peru Classical & Northern Peru
Our 8-day guided tours through Peru cover all of the stunning country's highlights, such as Machu Picchu, Cusco, Urubamba Valley, and more. Our tour focuses on the rich birdlife and enormous architecture the area has to offer, and can be combined with our offered trips to Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, and Bolivia.
Peru Manu Cloud Forest and Amazon
For an adventure straight out of a storybook, here's an astonishing tour beginning in one of Peru's astonishing cloud forests in Manu National Park. We stay in Manu Cloud Forest Lodge, located in one of the most fragile and threatened rainforests of the planet. Abundant, colourful wildlife and tropical birds await!
Manu Cloud Forests and Amazon
Become a true Amazon explorer as you immerse yourself in Manu National Park, a fragile cloud forest in Peru with abundant biodiversity and rich avifauna. Our Manu excursion is very active, with optional mountain biking, trekking, and photography opportunities everywhere. This is a rainforest experience like no other!
Peru Salkantay Lodge-to-Lodge Trek
To trek through a historic section of the Inca trail 15,000 feet above sea-level, look no further than our Salkantay Trek tours. See the crown jewel of the Inca Empire, Macchu Picchu after hiking from lodge-to-lodge for 6 days. Each strenuous day is finished with a massage, an outdoor jacuzzi tub, and a gourmet meal.
Peru Tambopata Wildlife Centre
Tour the Tambopata Research Centre in the Amazon basin of Southern Peru, and you will easily meet your wildlife and avifauna quota for the whole year. Departing from Lima or Cusco, stay in immersive wilderness lodges in Tambopata - steps away from chicos, rescued macaws, capybaras, bullfrogs, parrots, and more!
Peru Trekking
Join us on our Peru trekking tours as we scale through Andean peaks, peer at Rainbow Mountain, visit the iconic Macchu Picchu, or for the longest challenge: a 6-day Salkantay/Chilco trek. Peru has no shortage of arduous hikes, rewarding sights, and bustling culture; you will be sure to leave with many stories to tell.