LATIN AMERICA
Latin America’s best days out.
The 15 most popular guided tours. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who to book with.
Lima to Paracas and Huacachina day tour: Ballestas wildlife boat, pisco vineyard tasting, and Huacachina dunes with buggy and sandboarding.
Most Popular“The Guide Sol and Driver Julio took excellent care of all the details. Very professional”
Small-group La Candelaria walking tour in Bogotá: street art, fruit tastings at La Concordia, and Bolívar Square history for $16.
A long but well-paced Colca Canyon day trip from Arequipa with condor watching, hot springs, alpacas and vicuñas, and hearty meals.
“A great (albeit very long!) day in the Colca Canyon. We saw 9 condors at the amazing viewpoint, had a great guide, transportation was comfy and the food was really good. Would highly recommend for anyone with time constraints when in Arequipa but still wanting to experience this amazing part of the world!”
4-hour Cartagena tour to Fort San Felipe, La Popa Convent, and the Walled City with a bilingual guide, bay views, and optional emerald stop.
“Took us to places we could not do alone without headaches and a good guide who loves his country”
Guided 1-hour Teatro Colón tour in Buenos Aires: horseshoe acoustics, Raúl Soldi ceiling frescoes, and a 700-bulb chandelier.
“Very informative, guide was helpful, gave us lots of information and plenty of time to take photographs”
Cook Buenos Aires-style empanadas and alfajores in a real home, learn mate, and eat your work with a small group for $37.
A short, altitude-heavy guided hike from La Paz to Laguna Esmeralda or Charquini, with scenic stops, licensed guides, and safety gear.
“What a wonderful adventure! The hike was challenging but definitely worth every minute of it! When we got to the Emerald Laguna it started to snow but we still got the best shots! Manuel was amazing! So patient and empathetic! Definitely ask for him as your tour guide!”
Walk Bogotá’s La Candelaria with a small group. Learn graffiti politics, see key murals, then sip coca tea at Café Herencia.
“We loved the tour - so informative - we were shown art we never would have found on our own - a fascinating experience- thank you so much .”
A 3-hour Comuna 13 graffiti and street dance guided tour from San Javier, with murals, local stories, a city-view bar, and ice cream.
“Christian ‘El Primo’ was a great guide , well worth it , fascinating insights into hostory of the area”
Taste 15–30 exotic fruits at Medellín’s Minorista Market with a small English-led guide and fresh fruit juice for about $36.
“This was a very nice tour, our guide Sofia did an excellent job telling us about all the fruits we tasted. Highly recommended!”
Flores to Yaxha for a guided sunset hike: Mayan ruins, wildlife, shared transport, and a budget-friendly price plus park entry.
“Our sunset excursion was great. We were able to hike around the whole site and our guide was amazing! He explained a lot of the cultural and historical facts, he pointed out a lot of the fauna of the place (we saw many toucans, woodpeckers and other birds, hawler monkeys, etc.). The sunset was a…”
A full-day guided hike and beach break in Tayrona National Park from Santa Marta, with forest trails, Cabo San Juan swimming, and viewpoints.
“O local em si é incrível, visitar o parque Tayrona definitivamente é uma obrigação para todos que vierem a Santa Marta. Praias sensacionais, uma biodiversidade única e, apesar de um pouco desafiador, uma ótima trilha ecológica. Entretanto, o serviço em si não foi dos melhores. O ônibus era muito pequeno e estava com todos os…”
2-hour guided San Telmo walk with colonial sights, Mafalda and comic art, Mercado San Telmo, and the Sunday street fair in English.
“Juan's knowledge of the history, architecture, art and stories about San Telmo was very impressive making the tour informative and entertaining.”
Totumo mud volcano from Cartagena with bilingual guide, hotel pickup, lunch, and Arena beach/pool time. Rustic 10–15 min mud soak.
“I had a great time during this tour. It was such a unique experience and one of the reasons why I wanted to come to Cartagena. It is worth the money. Eliana was a great guide. Even though majority of the tour was Spanish speaking, she made sure that she explained to me everything in…”
A half-day Cusco city tour that strings together Inca masterworks: Qoricancha, Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay.
“Excellent tour with Luis as a tour guide, highly recommended to take this tour, just a half day and you vidit many sites around Cusca.”
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