Argentina
Buenos Aires evenings, the Iguazú falls and the glaciers of Patagonia, joined by short domestic flights.
Road trips, rainforest, Andean ruins and Patagonian ice, from the Rockies all the way to Cape Horn
Americas travel: The Americas
How to think about The Americas
The Americas run from the Arctic to Patagonia, so think in parts. North America means road trips and national parks: the USA from California to Yellowstone, and Canada for the Rockies and the whales of British Columbia. Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica and Panama bring Maya ruins, reef and rainforest within a shorter flight.
South America asks for more time and pays it back. Peru has Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley. Chile runs from the Atacama Desert to Torres del Paine, and Argentina adds Buenos Aires, Mendoza wine and the glaciers near El Calafate. Brazil has Rio and the Iguazu Falls, and Ecuador is the gateway to the Galapagos.
Good combinations follow geography: Peru with the Galapagos, Chile with Argentina across Patagonia, or Costa Rica with Panama. The seasons flip across the equator, so Patagonia is a trip for the southern summer, roughly November to March, while the Peruvian Andes are driest in the middle of the year.
Destinations in The Americas
Belize
Maya cities in the rainforest and the longest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, a short hop apart and in English.
Brazil
Rio on its granite peaks, the roar of Iguaçu and jaguars on the Pantanal riverbanks, in one long-haul trip from Heathrow.
Canada
Glacier lakes in the Rockies, whales off Vancouver Island and polar bears on Hudson Bay, each in its own short season.
Chile
The Atacama's high desert and the granite towers of Patagonia in one trip, with Santiago's wine valleys in between.
Costa Rica
Volcano, cloud forest, turtle beach and whale coast in one small country, with a lodge in each that puts you in the forest.
Ecuador
Andean volcanoes, cloud forest and Amazon rainforest within a day of each other, with Quito's colonial centre at the heart.
Galapagos
Volcanic islands where sea lions, iguanas and boobies ignore you entirely, seen from a small ship with a naturalist guide.
Mexico
Mexico City’s food, Oaxaca’s markets and Maya ruins in the Yucatán, finished with a week on the Caribbean coast.
Panama
A canal city with a colonial old quarter, cloud forest coffee farms and two coasts of islands, each a short flight away.
Peru
Inca stonework in the high Andes, Machu Picchu at dawn and Amazon rainforest, all within a short flight of Cusco.
USA
Canyon country, geyser basins and Pacific coast roads, planned so the long drives land you somewhere worth waking up in.
Journeys in The Americas
Sample routes to start from. Every one can be changed.
Antarctic Peninsula by small expedition ship: 13 nights
A night in Buenos Aires and one in Ushuaia, then 11 nights on a small expedition ship across the Drake Passage to the Antarctic Peninsula, with Zodiac landings among penguin colonies and cruises through the ice.
Costa Rica with children: volcano, cloud forest and Pacific coast
Ten nights for active families: hot springs and hanging bridges below Arenal Volcano, night walks and ziplines in the Monteverde cloud forest, then four nights on a Pacific beach in Guanacaste with a private driver between each stop.
Lima, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Cusco in nine nights
Two nights eating well in Lima, three in the Sacred Valley to get used to the altitude gently, a night at the foot of Machu Picchu so you can visit twice, and three in Cusco to finish. A private guide throughout.
Plan your The Americas trip
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