Top South America Local Immersion & Homestays Custom Private Tours & Packages In 2025/2026

Our 527 most popular South America Local Immersion & Homestays Custom Private Tours & Packages trips. Compare tour itineraries from 15 tour companies. 14 reviews.

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A Galapagos Island Tour
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4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Discover Quito
  • Explore Galapagos see the fascinating wild Galapagos Tortoises.
  • Visit a memorable Fernandina Island
  • Drive through Rábida Island which is unique because of it's red color rocks and sand
  • Visit beautiful Bartolome Island is situated across Sullivan Bay
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Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Local Immersion & Homestays, Birding, National Parks, Scuba Diving, Transformative

What travelers are saying

"I worked with Garvey to plan my dream trip to Patagonia. It was a two-week trip, we started in Buenos Aires, took the Australis cruise through the Tierra del Fuego fjords, visited Torres del Paine staying at the Explora Lodge and ended the trip in Santiago. All of the guides that Garvey arranged for excursions were excellent. Garvey managed the travel logistics between the different locations so that our experience in South America was seamless. Overall Lost World Adventures was a great travel agent for us. I had worked with this company previously for a trip to visit Angel Falls in Venezuela and hike the Machu Picchu trail in Peru, which was also fantastic."

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Lakes Crossing - Argentina to Chile
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4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Enjoy Grand Circuit excursion
  • Cherish scenic boat crossing Lake Todos los Santos
  • Explore the Parana River delta
  • Relish roaming around the streets of Bariloche

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Local Immersion & Homestays, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"I worked with Garvey to plan my dream trip to Patagonia. It was a two-week trip, we started in Buenos Aires, took the Australis cruise through the Tierra del Fuego fjords, visited Torres del Paine staying at the Explora Lodge and ended the trip in Santiago. All of the guides that Garvey arranged for excursions were excellent. Garvey managed the travel logistics between the different locations so that our experience in South America was seamless. Overall Lost World Adventures was a great travel agent for us. I had worked with this company previously for a trip to visit Angel Falls in Venezuela and hike the Machu Picchu trail in Peru, which was also fantastic."

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Lake Titicaca, La Paz & Uyuni Salt Flats
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4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Visit the Inca monuments of Pilkokaina
  • Enjoy the beauty of nature in Ecolodge La Estancia
  • Adore a great sunset Uyuni Salt Flats
  • Have spectacular views of the lake and the Cordillera Real

Themes

Cultural, Family Friendly, Local Immersion & Homestays

What travelers are saying

"I worked with Garvey to plan my dream trip to Patagonia. It was a two-week trip, we started in Buenos Aires, took the Australis cruise through the Tierra del Fuego fjords, visited Torres del Paine staying at the Explora Lodge and ended the trip in Santiago. All of the guides that Garvey arranged for excursions were excellent. Garvey managed the travel logistics between the different locations so that our experience in South America was seamless. Overall Lost World Adventures was a great travel agent for us. I had worked with this company previously for a trip to visit Angel Falls in Venezuela and hike the Machu Picchu trail in Peru, which was also fantastic."

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Coffee Trails to Machu Picchu (4 days, 3 nights)
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5/5 Excellent
36 reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Basic - 2 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

  • Rural Host Family stays
  • Unique path to Machu Picchu
  • Opportunity to meet and interact with locals
  • Experienced local guide
  • Trip begins and ends in Cusco

Themes

Local Immersion & Homestays, Trekking & Expeditions, Eco, Sustainable & Green Travel

What travelers are saying

"Absolutely superb trip. I would put this tour up there with the best I have ever done. The scenery is otherworldly and travelling in a small group (a driver, an English-speaking guide and 5 tourists) is perfect. Would recommend to everyone who considering doing this. Yes, the accommodation is basic, it gets very cold at night (I was there in early October) and there are a couple of very early starts, but it is all part of the adventure! I only have 2 negative comments: 1. Our guide was in a bad mood on the final day (we had our suspicions as to why this might be, but they were only suspicions, so it wouldn’t be right to mention them here) and was quite rude to the whole group – in particular to the 2 Swiss people, for no reason whatsoever. 2. Our guide insisted on taking the salt flats perspective photos with our phones – because “it is too complicated with cameras”, but this means we got rubbish photos, with either the foreground or the background out of focus. (My advice is to use your camera. Set it on aperture priority and use a high f-stop number – at least 9 – and set your focus to ‘wide’, not ‘centre’. Finally, don’t put the camera too close to whatever is in the foreground and don’t zoom. (OK, maybe he was right – that does sound a bit complicated, but if you do it right, you’ll get amazing photos!) Finally, I’m glad I’d spent 3 days in San Pedro to acclimatise before doing this tour, as the altitude didn’t affect me at all. Anyway, book this tour – you won’t regret it."

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Wonders of Chile
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4.5/5 Excellent
72 reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Visit El Tatio Geysers & Machuca - Moon & Death Valleys
  • Visit Viña del Mar and Valparaiso
  • Visit Salt Flat Altiplanic Lagoons

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Local Immersion & Homestays, National Parks

What travelers are saying

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Galápagos & Andes Safari: Ecuador
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5/5 Excellent
2 reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Luxury - 5 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

  • Explore on day-boat trips with a naturalist guide
  • Hike, swim and snorkel in Galápagos National Park
  • Enjoy a horseback ride at the most exclusive stables in Ecuador
  • See ancient pyramids constructed by the pre-Incan Caranqui culture

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, Hiking & Walking, Local Immersion & Homestays, Birding, Education / Learning, National Parks, High Adventure, Climbing & Mountaineering, Small Ship Cruise, Transformative

What travelers are saying

"The wildlife viewing was incredible! We were able to take superb photos and the knowledge guides were enjoyable. We were impressed with our accommodations and especially the tented camps. The service at the camps were first rate!"

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Jewels of the Andes | Andes Essences
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4.5/5 Excellent
17 reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Enjoy the Quito City Tour and visit Teleférico
  • Visit the Interpretation Center and Limpiopungo lagoon
  • Visit the town of Tigua, famous for its naive paintings
  • Opportunity to visit the hotsprings
  • See the vestiges of Incas

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Local Immersion & Homestays, National Parks, Transformative

What travelers are saying

"I can't say enough about how great my experience was with Latin Adventures Tour. Our tour guide, Diageo, was great. Very knowledgeable, friendly and fun and just made our overall tour very enjoyable. Highly recommended and will definitely use again!"

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Jewels of the Andes |  Volcanoes Avenue
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4.5/5 Excellent
17 reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Visit the “San Juan Mirador” you will have a beautiful view of The Colonial Center of Quito
  • Visit Teleférico, This is one of the best ways to enjoy the city with views of beautiful valleys
  • Experience the hike to see the birds or be part of the process of milking cows on the farm
  • Explore the Cotopaxi National Park on horseback or bicycle
  • Visit this famous Otavalo market and walk through the narrow cobbled, streets

Themes

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

What travelers are saying

"I can't say enough about how great my experience was with Latin Adventures Tour. Our tour guide, Diageo, was great. Very knowledgeable, friendly and fun and just made our overall tour very enjoyable. Highly recommended and will definitely use again!"

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South America Local Immersion & Homestays Custom Private Tours & Packages Reviews

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Raymond

Mar 2019

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such a memorable one!

All the little touches made by our Enchanting Travel consultant, Amelia Edwards, were noticed and recognized by my wife and I. Thank you for making our milestone tri...

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Joseph

Mar 2019

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best travel experiences

One of the very best travel experiences I have ever had. We even got updates once at 3 am! He also made one change in one day's itinerary to accommodate our wishes w...

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Evelyn

May 2018

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Our trip was more than a vacation

Jeanie O'Halloran was our travel consultant on our trip to Peru. She helped plan everything and all was a delight! Our trip was more than a vacation: it was the perf...

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Sandra

Jan 2018

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Our trip to Peru was perfect.

Our trip to Peru was perfect. I consider myself an excellent planner, but I could not have done this family trip without the help of SA Expeditions. Every step of th...

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Jason

Nov 2016

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Exceeded all of our expectations

My wife and I used SA Expeditions for our travels to Panama, Colombia and Peru. Staci, with SA, was absolutely amazing and far exceeded all of our expectations. Ever...

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