South America Self-guided tours and trips 2024/2025

The best self-guided and independent tours in South America. We currently offer 116 South America tours and trips that are self-guided with varying trip durations from 1 to 60 days. Self-guided and independent tours can be a great way to discover South America although potential risks associated with not having a guide always needs to be considered. See our guided tours to South America if you’ve decided the risks were too high.

117 self-guided tours in South America

Lima Day Tour: City Highlights (half Day)
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Lima Day Tour: City Highlights (half day)

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1 day city sightseeing trip in Lima. Read More
  • Tour Type Small Group Tour
  • Activities City sightseeing
  • Accommodation No Accommodation
  • Age Range 12-95 yrs
  • Operated in English
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  • May 06 10+ seats left
  • May 07 10+ seats left
Cusco Day Tour: Humantay Lagoon Hike (full Day)
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Cusco Day Tour: Humantay Lagoon Hike (full day)

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1 day trekking and hiking trip in Cusco. Read More
  • Tour Type Small Group Tour
  • Activities Trekking and Hiking
  • Accommodation No Accommodation
  • Age Range 12-95 yrs
  • Operated in English
days01 From US$ 50 View Tour
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  • May 06 10+ seats left
  • May 07 10+ seats left
Quito Day Tour: Otavalo Market (full Day)
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Quito Day Tour: Otavalo Market (full day)

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1 day explorer trip in Otavalo. Read More
  • Tour Type Small Group Tour
  • Activities Explorer
  • Accommodation No Accommodation
  • Age Range 12-95 yrs
  • Operated in English
days01 From US$ 78 View Tour
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  • May 06 10+ seats left
  • May 07 10+ seats left
Wonders Of Peru Tour
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Wonders of Peru

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8 day cultural, religious and historic sites tour to Lima, Cusco and 6 other destinations traveling through Peru and peru. Read More
  • Tour Type Independent Tour
  • Activities Cultural, religious and historic sites
  • Accommodation Hotel
  • Transport Bus, Train, Boat & Flight
  • Age Range 8-95 yrs
  • Operated in English
days08 From US$ 1,469 View Tour
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  • May 28 10+ seats left
  • Jun 04 10+ seats left
Marvelous Buenos Aires And Rio De Janeiro Tour
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Marvelous Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro

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9 day cultural, religious and historic sites tour to Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro traveling through Argentina and Brazil. Read More
  • Tour Type Independent Tour
  • Activities Cultural, religious and historic sites & Natural landmarks sightseeing
  • Accommodation Hotel
  • Transport Flight, Jeep & Train
  • Age Range 8-95 yrs
  • Operated in English
days09 From US$ 1,312 View Tour
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  • May 24 10+ seats left
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South America Self-guided Tour Reviews

5 - Excellent
Based on 92 customer reviews
Great Trip
5 - Excellent
  • Freilich Party
“We cannot thank you enough for the wonderful trip through Costa Rica that you organized for the six of us. The local travel specialists really fulfilled our expectations as we truly enjoyed discovering and exploring the different parts of your beautiful country and with all the many reservations you arranged for our transportation, hotels, tours, etc., we never had any problems along the way and everything went very smoothly. All the guides we had were all very knowledgeable and friendly, and provided us with great experiences. One guide in particular, Felipe , was incredible, all of us treasured and enjoyed the time we spent with him and we felt we had made a wonderful Costa Rican friend! Should we return to Costa Rica, we would definitely contact you. Muchas gracias y pura vida! Our 13-Day tour of Costa Rica, the Caribbean to the Pacific, arranged for the six of us was absolutely amazing and highly recommended. Since none of us had been to Costa Rica before, this trip was perfect in that we not only got a wonderful flavor of the country, but it also included most of the must-see areas as well, along with some white-water rafting and zip lining. Though there were many, many reservations required for our trip, (six of us), including hotels, transportation, tours, etc., we never had any problems whatsoever. Also, all the guides on the tours were very knowledgeable and welcoming! One guide in particular was Felipe. All of us thoroughly enjoyed him and cannot give him enough praise, as he was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, funny, and took excellent care of us, so that we felt like we were travelling with an old friend! What we also loved about this company is the fact that we were not only dealing with a local Costa Rican company but also a company with one of the highest Certificates for Sustainable Tourism, (4 out of 5,) given out by the Costa Rican Tourism Board. This company is truly a gem and we would definitely contact them again should we return. Please give our best to Felipe!”
Lots of variety and plenty of memorable experiences
5 - Excellent
  • Paul King
“The tour was well thought out, with a nice blend between activities and relaxation. We stayed in 6 different locations and each provided something unique and enjoyable. It is hard to pick top highlights of the tour as there were so many.. which is testament to the tour and hence recommend it highly. All the were all at least good and some very nice (particularly los lacos in arenal). Transfers between the locations were efficient and takes a lot of stress off the experience.”
Fantastic time in Caribbean coast and La Fortuna!
5 - Excellent
  • Zainab Hakim
“We had a great time and liked every place and activity that was part of the trip. The transfers were well coordinated and always on time. Most hotel accommodations were good and location was central to other activities. We were able to customize the itinerary to include Caribbean coast which was also really nice!”

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