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Tango, Wine & Blue water dreams - 12 days

(13 reviews )

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Nearly all of the guides were wonderful. I don’t remember the name of the guide who took us to El Chaltén but we appreciated that he took us seriously as trekkers and suggested a slightly longer trek with beautiful views. We thoroughly enjoyed that trek! And we also were very happy with our guide in Tiera del Fuego. She was very lively, knowledgeable and provided us with a couple of wonderful hike and a delicious lunch. We loved all she knew about the birds, trees and geology on the area."

City sightseeing

Tour Type

Private Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Resort

Age Range

1-79 yrs

Operated in

english, spanish

Destinations

Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Mend

Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Mendoza, Patagonia, San Carlos de Bariloche

Duration12 days

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Naturally Costa Rica - 12 days

4.7

(12 reviews )

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We loved the La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Sarapiqui River tour! La Paz is beyond beautiful with orchids, hummingbirds, frogs, toucans, scarlet macaws, parrots, coatis, sloths, ocelots, margays, and a jaguar. The gardens and waterfalls are exquisite. A wonderful buffet lunch was included. Our trip down the Sarapiqui River in a covered boat was so much fun! We saw two caimans, iguanas, Anhingas, swallows, butterflies, and five troops of Mantled Howler monkeys. Oscar and Armando, our guide and driver were so kind and taught us so much. We stopped at a lovely coffee finca to see the beans ripening, a sopa (local restaurant) in the mountains to take in spectacular waterfall and hummingbird views, we watched whitewater rafters, and sampled fresh pineapple at a farmstand. Oscar and Armando treated us like family and made our first day in Costa Rica amazing!

National parksRaftingVolcanoes

Tour Type

Private Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Lodge, Eco Lodge, Resort

Age Range

8-79 yrs

Operated in

english, spanish

Destinations

San Jose, Tortuguero National Pa

San Jose, Tortuguero National Park, Arenal Volcano, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Orosi, La Fortuna, Cahuita National Park

Duration12 days

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Patagonia Classic Trek - 12 days

(3 reviews )

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Dear Christian, I'll like to thank you for the Patagonia hikes. It is most scenic area of all the hikes that I have done before. Izabela and Vera are the best guides we had. They are the best team together. I enjoyed the trip very much. I plan to go back there with my family and other friends in the future.

Trekking and HikingGlaciers

Tour Type

Private Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Tent, Hut, Sleeping Hut, Guest House

Age Range

18-79 yrs

Operated in

english, spanish

Destinations

El Calafate, Torres del Paine Na

El Calafate, Torres del Paine National Park, Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Patagonia, Perito Moreno Glacier, W Trek, El Chalten, Camp Los Cuernos, French Valley, Glacier Grey, Camp Agostini, Rio Blanco Valley

Duration12 days

Treasures of the Incas - 12 days

4.9

(10 reviews )

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Incredible knowledge displayed by the local tour experts. Our Trip Liaison, was very responsive to our questions and adapted very well when a regional Peruvian flight was changed by the airline at the last minute.

Cultural, religious and historic sites

Tour Type

Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel

Age Range

5-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Lima, Puno, Sacred Valley, Machu

Lima, Puno, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Cusco

Duration12 days

Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands tour - 12 days

(23 reviews )

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The trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands was the perfect balance of adventurous activities and cultural experiences for me. I loved all of the numerous activities packed into this trip and appreciated that CharlieTheTraveler organized the trip so well so it never felt like I was being rushed from site to site like I have felt with some other tour companies. This was the perfect getaway for me!

Sightseeing Tours

Tour Type

Private Tour

Age Range

5-80 yrs

Operated in

English

Destinations

Quito

Duration12 days

Best of Ecuador and Galapagos Islands - 12 days

(2 reviews )

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This was one of my favorite trips. The itinerary was good, our tour guide was excellent and the small group tours allow for more flexibility more time at locations when everyone agreed to make small changes. Their prices are also very reasonable even as a single traveler.

Beach

Tour Type

Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Lodge

Age Range

8-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Quito, Santa Cruz, Amazon Ecuado

Quito, Santa Cruz, Amazon Ecuador, Isla Santa Cruz, Isabela Island, Otavalo, Papallacta, Amazon Jungle Lodge, Banos, Guayaquil

Duration12 days

Argentina Nature Wonders - 12 days

4.5

(6 reviews )

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Top notch service from this company which I chose for our Argentina trip because they're based in Buenos Aires and have a focus on South America. Clara Gonzalez crafted an experience perfectly in line with our request and did so quickly and accurately. Antonella Pascarelli provided us with the expert support we needed before and during the trip. She informed us of needed documentation, answered detailed questions about hotels and restaurants, handled all hotel stays accurately and made dinner reservations at our choice of restaurants. Land transfers were crucial to our moving about the country and the app included necessary information about that. The guides (Diana in Buenos Aires; Shoam in El Chalten) were both well informed, efficient and personable. I'm glad Antonella knew which companies with whom to work. When we were in country, I received daily emails from Antonella checking in on how things were going and making sure we were on track with the next phase of the trip. I would like to return to South America and I will most certainly try to work with with them.

City sightseeing

Tour Type

Private Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Tent

Age Range

5-79 yrs

Operated in

english, spanish

Destinations

Buenos Aires, Patagonia, Perito

Buenos Aires, Patagonia, Perito Moreno Glacier, Iguazu Falls, Ushuaia, Beagle Channel Cruise, El Calafate

Duration12 days

Costa Rica Traverse - 12 days

(3 reviews )

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Great all around trip. The guide (Jeff) was organized, attentive and fun to be around. Briefings each day were informative and useful. The food was excellent, camp sites were good. The rafting was very exhilarating. The equipment was in good condition and they were prepared for mishaps. We had bike chain break but they had spare bike readily available. You could push yourself as hard or as easy as you felt comfortable.

Trekking and Hiking

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Camping, Lodge

Age Range

18-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

San Jose, Pacuare River, Esquipu

San Jose, Pacuare River, Esquipulas, Naranjillo, Pacific Coast

Duration12 days

Hiking in Patagonia - Glaciers & Torres del Paine - 12 days

(3 reviews )

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Our tour guide Iara Musumeci was amazing, she was customer focused and guided us with local assistance to some amazing places, whilst always ensuring we were safe and able to complete the hikes. The holiday format was very good apart from one night of camping in a tent after a wet hike. Overall it was a great holiday of a lifetime and I would thoroughly recommend Explore as a default holiday company.

Trekking and Hiking

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Camping, Hotel, Lodge, Tent

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Buenos Aires

Duration12 days

Rio de Janeiro, Iguassu Falls and Amazon Rainforest - 12 days

(1 review )

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Initially, I was reluctant to visit Iguazu as I thought its just another waterfall, but when I saw the beauty of this waterfall I was speechless. You have to visit this place to experience the beauty and enormity. The Macuco safari & boat trip to under the waterfall I am not going to forget ever. Since I was unable to visit the Argentina side of the waterfall, I was able to spend the day at the Itaipu Dam and also the 3 fronteiras (borders). What a memorable trip.

ExplorerSightseeing ToursBeach

Tour Type

Private Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Lodge, Eco Lodge

Age Range

1-99 yrs

Operated in

english, portuguese, spanish

Destinations

Rio de Janeiro, Foz Do Iguacu, A

Rio de Janeiro, Foz Do Iguacu, Amazon Brazil, Manaus, Amazon Lodge, Iguazu Falls

Duration12 days

South America 12-Day Tours and Trips

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Tango, Wine & Blue water dreams - 12 days

Naturally Costa Rica - 12 days

Patagonia Classic Trek - 12 days

Treasures of the Incas - 12 days

Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands tour - 12 days

Best of Ecuador and Galapagos Islands - 12 days

Argentina Nature Wonders - 12 days

Costa Rica Traverse - 12 days

Hiking in Patagonia - Glaciers & Torres del Paine - 12 days

Rio de Janeiro, Iguassu Falls and Amazon Rainforest - 12 days

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