Summertime Andean adventures

May to September is the best time to visit the Andean region of Latin America, the spine of mountains that stretches from Colombia all the way down to Chile, with plenty of options for top-notch holidays. With this in mind, we’ve handpicked our top trips to the Andes to help you decide where this summer’s adventure will take place.

Classic Andes
There’s a lot to visit on your first trip to the Andes, with gourmet restaurants, spectacular Inca ruins and breathtaking train journeys. Our Classic Highlights of Peru holiday ensures that you don’t miss a thing. It really is the quintessential Andean holiday, taking in hip Lima, the colonial charm of Arequipa, and the remote Colca Canyon. Not forgetting the journey from Lake Titicaca along the spine of the Andes to Cusco and on to the iconic Machu Picchu.

The High Pass
The awesome journey in the Signature Northern Chile and Argentina holiday takes the highest and most elemental pass across the Andes from Chile to Argentina. Sun-bleached arid rock gives way to ice-clad skeletal peaks, before visiting the famous Iguazú Falls and sophisticated Buenos Aires. We love this diverse trip as it includes road trips, mountain scenery, Andean villages finishing off in cosmopolitan Buenos Aires.

Overland adventures
Sometimes you get the most out of a visit to a country by crossing it overland. The unforgettable journeys in the Signature Bolivia holiday take place by road and will see you travelling from the tropical lowlands of Santa Cruz in the east, following the Ruta del Che (a scenic road following Che Guevara’s failed revolutionary campaign), up to the ice-jacketed peaks of the Andes and altiplano, stopping at iconic sites such as the dazzling Uyuni salt flats and Lake Titicaca.

The undiscovered gem
Colombia is one of the least-visited, most unspoilt countries of Latin America and definitely worth a visit. Our favourite parts are the pretty towns the country has on offer, as well as fantastic museums and beautiful scenery. The Signature Colombia journey takes in the dramatic Andean scenery of the coffee region, atmospheric Bogotá, colonial Cartagena, and the white-sand beaches and crystal-clear Caribbean waters of the nearby Rosario Islands.