Top South America Budget Wildlife Viewing Trips & Packages 2025/2026

Our 264 most popular South America Budget Wildlife Viewing Trips & Packages trips. Compare tour itineraries from 61 tour companies. 331 reviews.

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Quito & The Astonishing Galapagos
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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

Visits

Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos, Otavalo, Quito, San Francisco, Santa Cruz Island

Highlights

  • Quito City Tour with Equatorial Line Monument (6 hours)
  • Otavalo Indian Market Tour (full-day)
  • Santa Cruz Highlands Tour with lunch (en-route to Puerto Ayora hotel)
  • Full-day boat excursion, with lunch

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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Ecuadorian Chocolate Experience: Quito, Mindo & Guayaquil
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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

Visits

Guayaquil, Quito

Highlights

  • Visit to a cocoa plantation, with lunch
  • Guayaquil Sightseeing Tour

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, Culinary & Wine, Education / Learning, National Parks

What travelers are saying

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

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Buenos Aires, Calafate & Bariloche
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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

  • Ice Rivers Navigation Tour Express (8 hours)
  • Panoramic Bariloche City Tour (3.5 hours)
  • Boat tour to the Victoria Island and the Arrayanes Forest (9h)

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, Small Ship Cruise

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

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In search of the jaguar in Brazil's Pantanal
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4.8/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, National Parks

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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Classic Chile tour
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4.8/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

  • Visit the dazzling white Atacama Salt Flat and remember to take your sunglasses!
  • Cross the Chacao channel by ferry to take in the island of Chiloe in the Lake District.
  • Enjoy views of the famous Paine Massif in Torres del Paine National Park.

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, National Parks, High Adventure

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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Essential Ecuador
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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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Buenos Aires, Puerto Madryn & Ushuaia
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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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Grand tour of Chile
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4.8/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, National Parks

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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South America Budget Wildlife Viewing Trips & Packages Reviews

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Anonymous

Oct 2018

Excellent trip, do it!

Fantastic trip! Great itinerary, great leader and wonderful country. Everything was beyond expectations. A busy and well organised adventure that highlighted th...

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Anonymous

Oct 2018

A wonderful way to see Peru's highlights

We went on this trip in July which is the Peruvian winter. This tour lasts for around 3 weeks and for the majority is packed with a full itinerary. You start at Li...

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Anonymous

Oct 2018

Peru explorer - see everything!

This trip was fabulous, there was just so much to see and do it really was amazing how much we crammed in. If you want a trip that shows you all of Peru then this ...

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Anonymous

Oct 2018

Peru Explorer -

A very special and well coordinated trip, crammed full with different places and experiences - from amazing and varied scenery, plants and wildlife to interesting...

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Anonymous

Oct 2018

A Great Adventure

As described, the itinerary encompasses a tremendous range of activities, venues and experiences which provided insights into the country's culture, history and he...

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