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Experience the breathtaking beauty of the Andes Mountains through our 20 family tours in 2025 and 2026 that offer the perfect opportunity to explore this iconic South American destination. Hike through lush valleys, discover ancient Inca ruins, and marvel at snow-capped peaks. Witness the vibrant culture of local communities nestled in the high-altitude villages. Whether you're trekking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru, exploring the dramatic landscapes of Patagonia in Chile and Argentina, or discovering the Ecuadorian Andes, these family-friendly trips provide enriching experiences for all ages. Tours range from 5 to 15 days, with prices starting at $123. Contact us today to plan your unforgettable Andes family journey.
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Kayaking near Aysen, Chile
from $3,900
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Discover Aysen

6 Day Itinerary
Starts / Ends
Balmaceda / Balmaceda
Activity Level
Easy Active
Hike, raft, and kayak your way through Aysen, Chile on our active 6-day Patagonia adventure. Designed for outdoor enthusiasts, you'll explore the Marble Caves, Exploradores Glacier, and the Baker River. This tour also offers an array of optional excursions including horseback riding, fly fishing, and visits to San Rafael National park.
  • Kayak Marble Caves & Cathedrals
  • Visit the Exploradores Valley
  • Raft down the Baker River
  • Horseback & fly fishing options
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The island of Chiloe
from $2,737
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Highlights of Chiloe

4 Day Itinerary
Starts / Ends
Puerto Varas / Puerto Varas
Activities
Wildlife Viewing, Local Market Visits, Village Visits, Hiking, Cooking Classes
Activity Level
Easy Active
Take a 4-day trip to Chiloe, an island known for its culture and landscapes. Visit villages in northern Chiloé, taste oysters, and see penguins. Hike in Tepuhueico Park to the “Dock of Souls” and see endemic wildlife like the Pudu. Explore Castro's wooden churches and stilt houses, and enjoy a local lunch. End at the sunken forest at Chepu River.
  • Ferry Ride with views of the Andes
  • Northern Chiloe Village Exploration
  • Hiking in Tepuhueico Park
  • Unique endemic wildlife spotting
  • Cultural exploration of Castro
  • Visit to Chepu River
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Horse ride in Macizo Paine
from $4,560
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Estancia Cerro Guido Experience

5 Day Itinerary
Starts / Ends
Punta Arenas / Punta Arenas
Activity Level
Relaxed
On this 5-day tour, visit a traditional estancia built outside of Torres del Paine National Park. Immerse yourself in real estancia life by learning the traditions and daily work of the gauchos. Travel through the most incredible landscapes using a 4x4 vehicle, or enjoy the natural beauty that surrounds the ranch on foot or by horseback.
  • Discover a 19th century estancia
  • Learn about the ranch life
  • See the famed Torres del Paine
  • Choose from a variety of activities
  • Explore in an all-terrain adventure
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Andean Emerald Hummingbird in the cloudforest in Ecuador
from $122
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Bellavista Cloudforest

1 Day Itinerary
Starts / Ends
Quito / Quito
Activity Level
Relaxed
Experience a full day in a "Magical Cloud Forest" on your next Ecuador trip. This Day Trip to Bellavista is a perfect way of getting to know a subtropical rain forest, so close to Quito and in the heart of the cloud forest! Spend that spare day in the city hiking in a forest reserve, or relaxing and admiring the hummingbirds and the landscapes of this wonderful region.
  • Visit a Bellavista Protected Area
  • Hummingbirds on your finger-tips!
  • Enjoy a guided naturalist hike
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Horse ride in Los Flamencos Lagoon
from $5,631
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The Complete Patagonia Experience: Culture and Nature

8 Day Itinerary
Starts / Ends
Punta Arenas / Punta Arenas
Activities
Wilderness Lodge Exploration, Fishing, Horseback Riding, Hacienda Visits
Activity Level
Easy Active
Join this 8-day Patagonia culture and nature adventure, a combination of unique wildlife, cultural immersion and spectacular scenery in the heart of Chilean Patagonia. Explore Torres del Paine National Park and choose your activities each day based on your preferences and interests.
  • Discover a 19th century estancia
  • Learn about the ranch life
  • See the famed Torres del Paine
  • Choose from a variety of activities
  • Explore in an all-terrain adventure
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Visit Kicker Rock, popularly known as the Sleeping Lion (Leon Dormido)
from $3,991
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Galapagos Multisport

Hotel-Based Tour - 8 Day Itinerary
Activity Level
Moderate
This 8-day multisport adventure to the Galapagos Islands is packed with thrilling and unique experiences. Begin your action-packed trip with a trek on San Cristobal Island, and then continue with kayaking, snorkeling, and biking around the Galapagos, where wildlife awaits at every turn, trailside, and shoreline!
  • Kayak and snorkel among wildlife
  • Learn about Galapagos conservation
  • Cycle to Isabela's coastline
  • Snorkel in Concha Perla
  • Hike the rim of an active caldera
  • View giant Galapagos tortoises
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Guanaco in Torres del Paine
from $2,355
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Patagonia Wildlife Safari

5 Day Itinerary
Activity Level
Relaxed
On this tour of Chile's Southern Patagonia region experience penguins, guanacos, Darwin's Rheas, Andean foxes, and more as you hike or even bike Torres del Paine. Optional excursion available to explore the Straits of Magellan to Magdalena Island, where you can see over 100,000 Magellanic penguins!
  • Choose activity level of excursions
  • Hike to the base of the towers
  • Visit the Salto Grande waterfall
  • See 100,000+ Magellanic penguins
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Sea kayaking in Patagonia
from $5,180
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Torres del Paine Multisport

6 Day Itinerary
Activity Level
Moderate
Explore Torres del Paine in this multisport tour of Patagonia's best while hiking, biking, kayaking, horseback riding, and trekking! With EcoCamp as your home base, explore magnificent Patagonian mountains, glaciers lakes and rivers spotting guanacos and ostrich-like rheas.
  • Kayak on Lago Grey with icebergs
  • Biking with views of the Towers
  • Horseback ride with gaucho guides
  • Hike to the base of the towers
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Perito Moreno Glacier
from $3,279
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Hiking Los Glaciares

7 Day Itinerary
Activity Level
Moderate
This 7-day hiking tour through Argentina's Patagonia brings you among glaciers and towering granite spires in the Fitz Roy Range. After that, it's on to Los Glaciares National Park for a hike to the thunderous Perito Moreno Glacier and a stay at a historic estancia before concluding your vacation in Buenos Aires.
  • Hike to view Mount Fitz Roy
  • Search for Patagonian wildlife
  • Trek along glacial lakes & valleys
  • Explore Perito Moreno Glacier
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See giant tortoises in the Galapagos
from $8,016
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Wildlife Odyssey

Amazon & Galapagos - 15 Day Itinerary
Activities
Rainforest Exploration
Activity Level
Relaxed
Discover three natural wonders of the world in one amazing trip: the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon Rainforest, and the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. Starting in Quito, fly to Sacha Lodge, deep in the Amazon, followed by the indigenous markets of Otavalo, staying at historic Hacienda Pinsaqui, culminating in the Wildlife Odyssey on an 8-day Galapagos cruise.
  • Observe macaws at a clay lick
  • Visit a 130-ft. observation tower
  • Take in the vast array of wildlife
  • Snorkel through clear waters
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Perito Moreno glacier
from $1,514
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El Calafate - Perito Moreno Glacier

3 Day Itinerary
Activity Level
Relaxed
Experience the massive Perito Moreno glacier up close and intimate as gigantic chunks fall off and crash into the lake below creating a spectacular show of the powers of nature. Zodiac across Lago Argentino and have lunch picnicking on the lateral moraine of the glacier.
  • Take a boat across Lago Argentino
  • Walk on Perito Moreno Glacier
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Whitewater rafting adventure on Chile's Rio Futaleufu
from $900
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Lakes District Adventure

4 Day Itinerary
Activities
Whitewater Rafting
Activity Level
Moderate
Explore the Chile Lakes District regions, with its beautiful natural scenery and opportunities for adventure. Enjoy nature hikes, whitewater rafting, biking, and a taste of the Welsh local culture of Puerto Varas. Combine this short extension with other Chile tours and extensions, or the Chiloe Island Adventure!
  • Enjoy rafting on the Petrohue River
  • Discover Perez National Park
  • Bike along Lake Llanquihue
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Looking out over the Atacama Desert
from $333
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Sandboarding at Mars Valley

Itinerary
Starts / Ends
Atacama Desert / Atacama Desert
Activity Level
Moderate
Experience the joy and thrill of sandboarding at Mars Valley in the beautiful Bolivian Altiplano! On a day off from the salt mines, be taken to the best sand dunes in town. Descend an incredible 400 feet (120 meters) on a sandboard. Take home unforgettable memories of this surreal landscape and its deep red color contrasted by its rich dark hue.
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Hiking Sierra Negra
from $4,035
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Galapagos Group Land Adventure

Galapagos Small Group Tour - 8 Day Itinerary
Activities
Snorkeling, Biking, Kayaking, Stand Up Paddle Boarding
Activity Level
Moderate
Get to know other travelers on this adventurous 8-day multisport group tour. Hike on San Cristobal Island, then kayak, snorkel, or bike your way around the Galapagos Islands, where wildlife awaits at every turn, trailside, and shoreline!
  • Sea kayak and snorkel with wildlife
  • Learn about Galapagos conservation
  • Cycle Isabela's Wall of Tears
  • Snorkel among unique wildlife
  • Trek active Sierra Negra volcano
  • View giant Galapagos tortoises
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Fitz Roy
from $2,122
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Patagonia Glaciers Self-Drive

7 Day Itinerary
Activity Level
Relaxed
Take this week long self-driving tour through Patagonia and experience this unique region for yourself! Explore a petrified forest, hike the Fitz Roy Range, and strap on some crampons for a walk on Creston Glacier. This relaxed itinerary is rounded out with the flexibility of having your own transportation.
  • Watch Perito Moreno Glacier calve
  • Explore La Leona Petrified Forest
  • Hike the Patagonian landscape
  • Walk on Creston Glacier
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Devil's Cauldron Waterfall in Banos
from $2,149
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Ecuador Highlights

9 Day Itinerary
Activity Level
Relaxed
Begin and end your nine-day trip discovering the best of Ecuador high in the Andes where we'll explore the colonial capital city of Quito. Then, bargain with colorfully-dressed indigenous women in the Otavalo Market, visit the Bellavista Cloud Forest, Cotopaxi Volcano & National Park and the town of Baños on this tour of the best of the Ecuadorian Andes.
  • Walk paths through the Cloud Forest
  • Visit bustling Otavalo Market
  • Explore Cotopaxi National Park
  • Enjoy various activities in Baño
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Sacha Lodge La Balsa Restaurant
from $2,412
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Sacha Lodge

Ecuadorian Amazon - 7 Day Itinerary
Activity Level
Easy Active
Flying from Quito to the Amazonian city of Coca, board a canoe down the Napo River where we'll have four nights exploring the Amazon rainforest at Sacha Lodge. Luxury accommodations, gourmet cuisine, English-speaking naturalists & indigenous guides revealing monkeys, birds & Amazonian wildlife will make your weeklong trip to Ecuador unforgettable.
  • Paddle dugout canoes along creeks
  • Take night walks through the forest
  • Observe the unique wildlife
  • View the forest from the canopy
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See Blue-footed Boobies on your trip to the Galapagos
from $7,756
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Finch Bay EcoHotel

10 Day Itinerary
Activity Level
Relaxed
Set the pace of your Galapagos adventure with a 10-day stay at the Finch Bay Eco-Hotel. Spend your time exploring the natural beauty and wildlife of the islands or relax in the comfort of your seaside hotel. Additional excursions can also be arranged if you wish.
  • View Giant Tortoises
  • Snorkel along shallow reefs
  • Hike to view sea lions & lizards
  • Choose from a menu of activities
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