10 BEST South America Small Group Trips & Tours 2025/2026

Trek to National Park Alerce Costero in Valdivia

Trip customizable

Best price guaranteed

Discover the natural majesty of the Alerce Costero National Park in Valdivia! Immerse yourself in an oasis of lush greenery and fresh air as you explore winding trails, admiring towering larch trees and captivating waterfalls. A walk that will connect you with the unique beauty of the Valdivian jungle

Explorer

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Age Range

1-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Valdivia

Duration1 day

From

USD 382

View Tour

Treasures of Valdivia and Fuerte Niebla City Tour

Trip customizable

Best price guaranteed

Discover the rich history and landscapes of Valdivia with our Treasures of Valdivia and Fuerte Niebla City Tour. We'll explore the vibrant River Fair, full of local colors and flavors, and admire the sea lions on the shore. Stroll along Costanera Avenue, visit the city's ancient towers and cross the Pedro Bridge to explore Teja Island, including the University and the serene Botanical Garden. Finally, immerse yourself in the history of Fuerte Niebla, an imposing fortress that offers spectacular views of the ocean

Explorer

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel

Age Range

1-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Valdivia

Duration1 day

From

USD 215

View Tour

Valdivia Essential City Tour

Trip customizable

Best price guaranteed

Discover the fascinating city of Valdivia on a half-day tour full of history, culture and nature. From the vibrant Fluvial Fair to the historic Torreones, you will explore the most emblematic corners of this charming city. Immerse yourself in its rich colonial history, marvel at its lush vegetation and be captivated by its picturesque riverside landscapes. A journey that promises to surprise you at every step. Join us and experience Valdivia in all its splendor!

Explorer

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel

Age Range

1-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Valdivia

Duration1 day

From

USD 184

View Tour

Peru & Galapagos Discovery - 15 Days

No booking fees

Best price guaranteed

Take in the highlights of Peru and the Galapagos Islands on this 15 day tour, which travels from Lima to Guayaquil. Explore enchanting Cusco and the Sacred Valley. Discover Machu Picchu - the incredible Lost City of the Incas and visit the Uros Islands on serene Lake Titicaca. Fly to Ecuador for a tour of Guayaquil before ending your adventure with a four night cruise around the beautiful Galapagos Islands, encountering incredible wildlife.

Explorer

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel

Age Range

18-80 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Lima, Guayaquil, Galapagos Islan

Lima, Guayaquil, Galapagos Islands, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Puno

Duration15 days

From

USD 10,565

View Tour

Super Sales

Ecuador, Galapagos & Peru Explorer

No booking fees

Best price guaranteed

This unique adventure focuses on South America’s heaviest hitters – the Galapagos Islands, the Inca Trail and the Amazon Jungle. Take 25 days to explore these wildly different parts of the region. Snorkel the turtle-filled waters of Leon Dormido, then walk the cobblestone streets of Cusco. Sit on black-sand beaches watching sea lions lounge and later conquer the 4200-metre-high Dead Woman’s Pass. Witness breathtaking natural beauty among the surreal landscapes of the Ecuador Highlands and Galapagos, then wonder at the man-made elegance of Machu Picchu. This tour offers immersive and active adventure led by locals in two bucket-list favourite destinations.

Explorer

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Camping, Eco Lodge, Home-stay, Hotel, Lodge

Age Range

15-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Quito, San Cristobal Island, Isl

Quito, San Cristobal Island, Isla Isabela, Isla Santa Cruz, Lima, Cusco, Tena, Ollantaytambo, Inca Trail, Banos, Yunguilla

Duration25 days

From

USD 7,650

USD 7,421

Saving

USD 230

View Tour

South America Small Group Tours: Ecuador Highlands & Galapagos

13% OFF TODAY

Super Sales

Ecuador Highlands & Galapagos

No booking fees

Best price guaranteed

From the heights of the Andes to the depths of the Amazon Jungle to the amazing wildlife, both on land and underwater. Tour the Galapagos' outstanding natural beauty and interesting history by foot and boat on this active adventure. You’ll also walk through the Amazon Jungle with an Indigenous guide leading the way, hike in Cotopaxi National Park – home to one of the world’s largest active volcanos – and canoe to your river-side eco-lodge accommodation on the edge of the rainforest. You’ll also get a glimpse into everyday life during a homestay with a local family where you’ll connect with them, lending a hand with chores, doing seasonal activities and maybe brushing up on your Espanol. There’s so much to see, do and learn in this South American paradise.

Explorer

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Eco Lodge, Home-stay, Hotel, Lodge

Age Range

15-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Quito, San Cristobal Island, Isl

Quito, San Cristobal Island, Isla Isabela, Isla Santa Cruz, Tena, Banos, Yunguilla

13% OFF TODAY

Duration18 days

From

USD 5,860

USD 5,116

Saving

USD 744

View Tour

South America Small Group Tours: Premium Patagonia

13% OFF TODAY

Super Sales

Premium Patagonia

No booking fees

Best price guaranteed

Discover the natural wonders of wild Patagonia on this nine-day Premium journey. Travel from Santiago through Torres del Paine National Park, take in stunning views of glaciers and icebergs and explore the incredible Perito Moreno Glacier – one of the few glaciers left in the world that isn’t shrinking! Along the way, keep your eyes open for sea lions, penguins, guanacos and pumas. Cruise past icebergs and glaciers and listen to the crack of the ice as it plunges into the waters below. This trip takes you into the heart of the drama and the calm of this vast wilderness with unique wildlife opportunities and striking natural landscapes.

Explorer

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel

Age Range

15-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Santiago, Puerto Natales, El Cal

Santiago, Puerto Natales, El Calafate, Ushuaia

13% OFF TODAY

Duration9 days

From

USD 9,760

USD 8,520

Saving

USD 1,240

View Tour

City Tour in Campos Do Jordao The Brazilian Switzerland

Trip customizable

Best price guaranteed

This is an excellent excursion for getting to know the lovely and enchanting City of Campos do Jordão, which was named Município da Estância Climática de Campos do Jordão. It’s located in Serra da Mantiqueira, 180 km far from São Paulo and 1,700 meters height

Explorer

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel

Age Range

1-100 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Sao Paulo

Duration1 day

From

USD 194

View Tour

Trekking in Aconcagua Provincial Park in Mendoza

Trip customizable

Best price guaranteed

Join us for an incredible trekking in the Frontal Mountain Range of the Andes that will leave you fascinated. Here we will find the famous Cordón del Plata, one of the most privileged areas for the practice of mountaineering due to its proximity to the city of Mendoza and the large number of hills that allow us to acclimatize before undertaking the climb to Aconcagua Hill. It will be an incredible walk surrounded by cliffs, ice and streams

Explorer

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel

Age Range

1-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Mendoza

Duration1 day

From

USD 483

View Tour

Transfer Out Hotel-Ezeiza Without Tour Guide

Trip customizable

Best price guaranteed

This private one-way transfer service has maximum security and maybe driven by profesional drivers

Explorer

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel

Age Range

1-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Buenos Aires

Duration1 day

From

USD 85

View Tour

Classic Peru

4.7

(30 reviews )

No booking fees

Best price guaranteed

Our 22nd Explore trip. Fantastic trip, outstanding tour leader and wonderful country. Its so much more than Macchu Picchu. Incredible history, great local guides and local people. Loved the Condors in Colca canyon, Arequipa, Lake Titikaka and the lake people on the floating villages and La Taquile Island. Some precious memories and on top of all this Macchu Pitchu and the Sacred Valley. Loved it.

Active and outdoorRafting

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Guest House, Home-stay

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Cusco, Lima, Machu Picchu, Arequ

Cusco, Lima, Machu Picchu, Arequipa, Chivay, Puno, Lake Titicaca, Sacred Valley

Duration14 days

From

USD 3,030

View Tour

12% OFF TODAY

Inca Trail Trek

4.9

(13 reviews )

No booking fees

Best price guaranteed

Arturo was a fantastic leader and guide. Knowledgable, helpful, caring, experienced and amusing. This was my 11th Explore holiday and Arturo is up there with the best guides. The porters and cooks are heroes - we were very happy to tip them generously. The itinerary was perfect, though no one should underestimate the challenge of around ten hours walking on day three. Cusco hotel staff were fine but the layout around a central atrium means the rooms are very noisy. The hotel near Machu Picchu was lovely but the staff were rude, unhelpful and disinterested. Overall I’d fully recommend this trip - but be sure to get into shape beforehand and consider your kit carefully.

Active and outdoor

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel, Tent, Camping

Age Range

16-99 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Cusco, Llaqtapata, Llulluchapamp

Cusco, Llaqtapata, Llulluchapampa, Phuyupatamarca, Machu Picchu

12% OFF TODAY

Duration9 days

From

USD 2,070

USD 1,820

Saving

USD 250

View Tour

Recife and Ricardo Brennand Institute Tour

Trip customizable

Best price guaranteed

This is an excursion through the modern city of Recife where we’ll get to know the most attractive tourist sites such as Boa Viagem beach, the Campos das Princesas Palace an important architectural complex, Santa Isabel Theater, the beautiful Igreja of Santo Antônio Golden Chapel, to conclude with the extraordinary Ricardo Brennand Institute and Museum that features a vast exhibition of art including white weapons, combat armor and sculptures

Explorer

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel

Age Range

1-100 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Recife

Duration1 day

From

USD 23

View Tour

City Tour Joao Pessoa

Trip customizable

Best price guaranteed

João Pessoa is a lovely city with wonderful beaches and warm weather, mixing a rich architecture of modern and ancient time. We’ll head to important places as the São Francisco Church of Baroque Art, then, Praça João Pessoa, Farol de Cabo Branco where we’ll see the Ponta do Seixas and watch the sunset. Get to know this Wonderful City!

Explorer

Tour Type

Small Group Tour

Accommodation

Hotel

Age Range

1-100 yrs

Operated in

english

Destinations

Natal

Duration1 day

From

USD 36

View Tour

All South America Small Group Trips

Page 15 of 510 Small Group Trips in South America with 1,105 Reviews

Trek to National Park Alerce Costero in Valdivia

Treasures of Valdivia and Fuerte Niebla City Tour

Valdivia Essential City Tour

Peru & Galapagos Discovery - 15 Days

Ecuador, Galapagos & Peru Explorer

Ecuador Highlands & Galapagos

Premium Patagonia

City Tour in Campos Do Jordao The Brazilian Switzerland

Trekking in Aconcagua Provincial Park in Mendoza

Transfer Out Hotel-Ezeiza Without Tour Guide

Classic Peru

Inca Trail Trek

Page 15 of 510 Small Group Trips in South America with 1,105 Reviews

Recife and Ricardo Brennand Institute Tour

City Tour Joao Pessoa

Europe

Asia

South America

Africa

North America

Oceania

Polar

Food, wine, events and nightlife

Adventure and sport

Wildlife, landscapes and nature

Boat tours, water sports and marine wildlife

Sightseeing, attractions, culture and history

Air tours, road trips and transfers

Beach, romance, getaways and relaxation

Special interests and hobbies

All South America Small Group Trips

Page 15 of 510 Small Group Trips in South America with 1,105 Reviews

Page 15 of 510 Small Group Trips in South America with 1,105 Reviews