the UK's no.1 specialist in travel to LATIN America
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Tailor-made holidays and small escorted group tours to Central and South America, shaped by experts who’ve lived, worked or travelled extensively across the region since 1980. Award-winning, fully protected, and rated excellent by the people who’ve travelled with us.
Why choose Journey Latin America for your holiday
We’ve been planning trips to Central and South America for over 45 years, longer than any other UK specialist. Every holiday is built around you by our Travel Experts who have been to the places they recommend, with support from your first enquiry to the day you fly home.
Rosie embarked on a year-long backpacking trip across Latin America. She is excited to share her knowledge and experiences with others.
Finn discovered his passion for travel on an extensive 18-month trip to Latin America, experiencing the vibrant Carnaval in Rio, the end-of-the-world city of Ushuaia, trekking the Andes and volunteering on the Galápagos Islands.
Maggie visited Latin America on her first backpacking trip when she was 19. Since then, she has taken every opportunity to travel, and has managed to explore a lot of the region in subsequent trips.
Gary discovered what he had been missing with his first foray into the wilds of Latin America. In his role as Product Manager, he combines this personal obsession with years of industry experience to help ensure that travellers will fall for the region every bit as much as he has.
However you like to travel, whether you’re a solo traveller, travelling as a couple or a family, there’s a style to match. Join a group tour or create your own bespoke trip to hit the highlights or take an off the beaten track adventure. We can point you to the best places for wildlife, walking, self-drive road trips, luxury stays, food and wine experiences, honeymoons, train journeys and beaches. Tell us what you’re after and we’ll design the trip that fits.
We’re fully bonded, ATOL-protected and backed by ABTA, so every penny you pay is financially protected. You’ll have our 24/7 support line while you’re away, and our local partners are on hand during and outside office hours. We’re also Feefo Platinum Trusted Service award winners, seven years running – Feefo verifies reviews from real customers, so the rating reflects genuine experiences.
There are two ways to travel with us, and both come with over 45 years of expertise behind them.
Tailor-made Holidays
Tell us where you want to go and we’ll build a bespoke itinerary from scratch, shaped around your dates, budget and interests. Or browse our inspirational itineraries for ideas – sample routes you can adjust, extend or combine.
Group Tours
Join like-minded travellers on a set route with an expert tour leader. Travel as a genuinely small group on fixed dates on a planned itinerary, with someone who really knows the region leading the way. A stress-free adventure from start to finish.
From the cloud forests of Costa Rica to the salt flats of Bolivia, we cover every corner of Central and South America. Here are the destinations our travellers love most.
Antarctica
Most Antarctica holidays explore the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands, the most wildlife-rich part of the continent. Vast frozen landscapes, penguin colonies in their thousands and whales breaching beside your Zodiac. Antarctica is the last great wilderness, reached by expedition cruise from the tip of South America.
Argentina
Watch the Perito Moreno Glacier calve into turquoise water, feel the spray off Iguazú Falls and dance till late in the tango bars of Buenos Aires. Stretching from the subtropical north to the glaciers of the deep south, Argentina packs in more drama than almost anywhere on the continent.
Bolivia
Drive across the blinding white of the Salar de Uyuni, ride the cable car over the rooftops of La Paz and step onto the sacred islands of Lake Titicaca. Landlocked, high and proudly indigenous, Bolivia is one of South America’s most intriguing and diverse countries – and one of the least visited.
Costa Rica
Walk the hanging bridges of Monteverde’s cloud forest, soak in volcanic hot springs at the foot of Arenal and watch turtles nest on a wild Caribbean beach. Small enough to cross in a day yet home to some of the richest wildlife on Earth, Costa Rica brings rainforest, volcanoes and two coastlines within easy reach.
Our Guatemala holidays take in the highlights of the Maya world in a country you can cross in a matter of hours.
Discover a selection of our most popular holidays to Central and South America. Choose from flexible tailor-made holidays, which can be adapted to suit your dates, budget and interests, or expertly crafted group tours designed to showcase the very best of the region.
Value Brazil: The emerald coast
Places visited: Rio de Janeiro · Buzios, Paraty and Costa Verde
9 days from £1,450
Signature Bolivia: The final frontier
Places visited: La Paz and the altiplano · Uyuni salt flats · Sucre and Potosi · Santa Cruz and the Oriente
15 days from £4,800
Signature Brazil: Brazil at a glance
Places visited: Rio de Janeiro · The Brazilian Amazon · Iguazu Falls – Brazilian Side · Salvador, Lencois and the beaches of Bahia
15 days from £4,375
Luxury Galapagos Islands cruise
Places visited: Quito
10 days from £11,040
Alción: Central America Discovery
Places visited: Panama City · Boquete and the Chiriquí Highlands · Caribbean coast · Monteverde and the cloud forest · Ometepe Island · Granada · Leon · Gulf of Fonseca and Eastern El Salvador · Suchitoto · Copan · Antigua and the highlands
22 days from £4,174
Coq of the Rock: Trailblazing the Guianas
Places visited: Rio de Janeiro
16 days from £5,917
talk to someone who’s been there
Our travel experts have lived and worked across Latin America. When they suggest somewhere, it’s because they’ve been there and loved it.
Ben Line
Ben fell in love with Latin America on a six month backpacking trip from Colombia to Mexico in 1995. Since then he has explored most of South America, including living in Peru for a year. He is now Head of Sales.
Lina Fuller
Lina’s passion for the continent where she was born really took off when she moved to Córdoba (Argentina) to study, spending the holidays travelling between Argentina and her native Colombia.
Sally Dodge
A former Journey Latin America tour leader, Sally spent 7 years working, travelling and living throughout Latin America before returning to the UK to help people arrange their own adventures to this wonderful destination.
Mary Anne Nelson
Born in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, Mary’s insider knowledge and dry sense of humour make her a highly valued member of the Tailor-made Holidays and Group Tour sales team.
Every booking comes with our free travel app. Your day-by-day itinerary, offline maps and pre-departure information, all in one place and ready whenever you need them, online or off.
Ready to start planning?
Tell us where you want to go, and we’ll take it from there. No obligation, no sales pitch – just a conversation with someone who knows the region inside out.
Why choose Journey Latin America
We’ve been planning trips to Central and South America for over 45 years, longer than any other UK specialist. Every holiday is built around you by a Travel Expert who has been to the places they recommend, with support from your first enquiry to the day you fly home.