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Top South America Budget Historic Sightseeing Trips & Packages 2025/2026

Our 329 most popular South America Budget Historic Sightseeing Trips & Packages trips. Compare tour itineraries from 62 tour companies. 254 reviews.

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Argentina in 17 days - Treasures of Patagonia & Iguazu Falls - Charm
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Argentina in 17 days - Treasures of Patagonia & Iguazu Falls - Charm

By Exoticca
preferred
4.4/5 Great
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Bar, Bariloche, Buenos Aires, El Calafate, Iguazu Falls, Patagonia, Ushuaia

Highlights

  • Buenos Aires
  • Iguazu Falls, Argentinian side
  • Perito Moreno

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, 50 Plus, Local Immersion & Homestays, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"Great trip. A little more free time would be nice."

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17 days From$3,699
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Colombia in 9 days - Medellín, Coffee Trail & Tayrona - Charm
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Colombia in 9 days - Medellín, Coffee Trail & Tayrona - Charm

By Exoticca
preferred
4.4/5 Great
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Medellín
  • Tayrona

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, 50 Plus, Local Immersion & Homestays, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"Great trip. A little more free time would be nice."

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9 days From$1,499
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Mendoza, Salta & Buenos Aires
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Mendoza, Salta & Buenos Aires

By Great Value Vacations
preferred
4.1/5 Great
100+ reviews
Self-Guided / Independent Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Wine tour in the Maipu or Lujan de Cuyo regions, with lunch (7-hours)
  • Salta city tour (3-hours)
  • San Antonio de los Cobres, Salt Mines and Purmamarca tour (14-hours)
  • Day tour to Cachi Village including land transfer to Cafayate
  • Buenos Aires City Tour (4 hours)

Themes

Cultural, Culinary & Wine

What travelers are saying

"Hotels were great except the 8 hour ferry back to Athens"

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9 days From$4,193
Price updated 1 year+ ago
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Essential Ecuador
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Essential Ecuador

By Great Value Vacations
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4.1/5 Great
100+ reviews
Self-Guided / Independent Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Quito City Tour with Equatorial Line Monument (6 hours)
  • Visit to the Otavalo handicraft market
  • Visit to Cotopaxi National Park
  • Visit to Quilotoa volcanic lake
  • Cuenca City tour (half-day)

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"Hotels were great except the 8 hour ferry back to Athens"

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10 days From$3,226
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Wonders of Peru: Cuzco, Machu Picchu & Amazon cruise
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Wonders of Peru: Cuzco, Machu Picchu & Amazon cruise

By Audley Travel
none
4.8/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Themes

Cultural

What travelers are saying

"Another wonderful trip organised by the team at Audley Travel. This time we arranged a holiday to South Africa. Robyn Hutchons was our advisor and her personal experience and knowledge was invaluable in planning the holiday. The local ground agents in South Africa were extremely helpful in resolving some car hire problems. All in all, I have no hesitation in recommending Audley and we will certainly be using them again for our holidays."

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12 days From$7,915
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The Andean Explorer: Cuzco, Machu Picchu, and Lake Titicaca
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The Andean Explorer: Cuzco, Machu Picchu, and Lake Titicaca

By Audley Travel
none
4.8/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, 50 Plus, National Parks, Eco, Sustainable & Green Travel

What travelers are saying

"Another wonderful trip organised by the team at Audley Travel. This time we arranged a holiday to South Africa. Robyn Hutchons was our advisor and her personal experience and knowledge was invaluable in planning the holiday. The local ground agents in South Africa were extremely helpful in resolving some car hire problems. All in all, I have no hesitation in recommending Audley and we will certainly be using them again for our holidays."

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11 days From$5,641
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Peru, Argentina & Brazil in 20 days - Machu Picchu, Glaciers & Falls - Charm
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Peru, Argentina & Brazil in 20 days - Machu Picchu, Glaciers & Falls - Charm

By Exoticca
preferred
4.4/5 Great
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Buenos Aires, Copacabana, El Calafate, Iguazu Falls, Lima, Patagonia, Rio de Janeiro, Santo Domingo, Sugar Loaf, Urubamba

Highlights

  • Buenos Aires
  • El Calafate
  • Iguazu Falls, Argentinian side
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Cuzco
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Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, 50 Plus, Local Immersion & Homestays, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"Great trip. A little more free time would be nice."

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20 days From$4,199
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Buenos Aires, Puerto Madryn & Ushuaia
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Buenos Aires, Puerto Madryn & Ushuaia

By Great Value Vacations
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4.1/5 Great
100+ reviews
Self-Guided / Independent Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Punta Tombo Penguin Colony Tour with lunch (8 hours)
  • Visit to Peninsula Valdes (full day)
  • Ushuaia City Tour with Penitentiary Museum (2 hours)
  • Excursion to Tierra del Fuego National park, including Lapataia Bay

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"Hotels were great except the 8 hour ferry back to Athens"

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8 days From$5,074
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Thi

Oct 2015

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This trip was our second trip with

This trip was our second trip with Intrepid and again we were very happy with the level of service, information, guidance and activities on this tour. At all times w...

Tour:  North Spain Discovery

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Rachel

Sep 2015

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Had an incredible time. Trip included plenty

Had an incredible time. Trip included plenty within the cost and our tour guide was fantastic.

Tour:  North Spain Discovery

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Arilisa

Sep 2015

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We covered so much ground in so

We covered so much ground in so little time. I loved the group aspect of the trip, but also the ability to go off and do your own thing. I also thought the suggest...

Tour:  North Spain Discovery

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Lesley

Oct 2015

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I enjoy intrepid but the style of

I enjoy intrepid but the style of travel doesn't suit everyone.

Tour:  Explore Spain & Portugal

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Carol

Oct 2015

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Good size group, great tour leader (on

Good size group, great tour leader (on this occasion), pretty good value for money on the whole.

Tour:  Explore Spain & Portugal

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