Looking for adventure on your travels, but also a bit of pampering at each day’s end? Hoping to get away from the guidebooks and gain a local’s insight into your destinations?
Most of all, are you wanting to travel at your own pace, with no lockstep herding by tour guides, and with the right amount of “you time” thrown in?
Relax. Lost World Adventures has got you covered.
Maybe you’re looking to stay in rustic eco-camps… or a historic boutique hotel. Maybe you’re drawn by the wildness of scaling a live volcano… or the sophistication of a gastronomic wine tour. Maybe you’re planning a crazy trip for the extended family… or a quiet honeymoon in a secluded paradise.
Whatever your interests, Lost World Adventures is here to turn imagination into reality.
Our local advisors are history experts who’ve trekked through Mayan ruins and Inca temples. They’re naturalists who’ve studied exotic flora and fauna in the heart of the Amazon. They’re foodies who’ve tracked down the best eateries in their city, from mom-and-pop home cooking to five-star fusion.
They’re here to listen as you plan your odyssey with us. And hey, the consultation’s free.
So whether you’re an outdoorsy explorer or a budding birdwatcher, an archaeology buff or just looking to soak up rays on the most beautiful beaches on the planet, you’ll find here the authentic, environmentally sustainable experience you’re looking for.
Why hesitate? The great world – your world – awaits.
Lost World Adventures provides custom luxury travel and tours to Central and South America – and beyond – for active and discerning travelers. All trips include expertly customized and personalized travel itineraries.
Featured Adventures
This 10-day trip features Bogota, the Coffee Zone, Cali and Cartagena. We designed this itinerary to blend the dynamics of the cities, the nature of the coffee region, cultural immersion in Cali, with the history and laid-back atmosphere in Cartagena. In Bogota you will tour the city with a local historian who will introduce you to the life and times of the city.
Discover the combination of modern luxury travel and tropical wonder in Costa Rica. Our Costa Rica adventure begins in the middle of lush coffee plantations and tropical fruit orchards overlooking the Central Valley at the exclusive Xandari Resort & Spa. For your first two full days you will have the services of a dedicated private guide and driver.
Discover the fabled island of Tierra del Fuego and cruise the wild and beautiful Fuegian Archipelago on this adventurous six-night journey by land and sea across the bottom of Patagonia. The first tour of its kind, the expedition starts with a ferry crossing of the Strait of Magellan and a drive across the pampas to a king penguin colony near Porviner before crossing into Argentina.
This weeklong package showcases both of our luxurious resorts in Belize. You’ll stay three nights in a stylish Riverfront Cabaña at a mountain hideaway at Blancaneaux Lodge, where you can swim beneath cascading waterfalls and explore the exotic flora and fauna of the tropical rainforest.
The perfect trip for coffee connoisseurs. Explore the coffee and cacao plantations, the forests and wildlife of Colombia, one of the world's leading coffee exporters. Your first night will be spent at a Bogota hotel, the next five nights at three different boutique coffee plantations, located outside of Bogota, near Bucaramanga in the Andes and deep in the verdant Coffee Region.
Awasi Atacama is a charming adobe hotel in Chile's striking Atacama Desert. Your stay includes all meals and a menu of daily guided excursions. The Hotel Vira Vira, located in Pucon, is an enchanting hacienda surrounded by lakes and volcanoes in Northern Patagonia. Your stay includes all meals and a menu of daily guided excursions.
Featured Hotels
The Casa Andina Standard Arequipa is nice, classic and well located hotel in Arequipa, Peru just a few blocks from the Plaza de Armas by car and a minute walk from the Monasterio of Santa Catalina. It has 105 comfortable and practical rooms with impeccable finishes, 100% non-smoking, distributed in a contemporary construction and a nice terrace were you can see the volcano.
Caiman House Field Station is located in Guyana where, in high-water years, the Amazon, Essequibo, and certain of their tributaries overflow and mix, and many aquatic species meet, in the floodplain of the Rupununi River.
Loi Suites Recoleta Hotel is located in the Recoleta area of Buenos Aires, Argentina along with art galleries, restaurants, bars and beautiful parks. Ideally set overlooking the beautiful waters of Rio de la Plata, the chic 5-star Loi Suites Recoleta Hotel enjoys a prime location in Buenos Aires’ fashionable residential neighborhood of Recoleta.
AC Hotel by Marriott Lima Miraflores enjoys an unbeatable location at Malecón de la Reserva, with stunning ocean views of the Miraflores district in Lima, Peru. In summer, beautiful sunsets are part of the hotel’s landscape, since they can be seen from the AC Library, our European influenced AC Kitchen, most of our sleek guest rooms and our rooftop terrace.
Nestled 250 kilometers south of Lima, Peru, Hotel Paracas Resort is ideally situated for travelers looking to immerse themselves in nature, as well as those seeking a glimpse into the mysterious and intriguing history of Peru’s central coast. Set sail to the Ballestas Islands for a close encounter with the Peru’s wildlife, or charter a flight over the mysterious Pre-Incan Nazca Lines. Unwind from the day’s adventures in our spa, where original treatments prove equally magical.
The premier birding lodge in Costa Rica, Rancho Naturalista is one of the finest bird watching lodges in Central America. Several species of hummingbirds, as well as many other birds, can be seen right from the spacious balcony where you also have a great view of the distant smoking Turrialba volcano.
The Aranwa Cusco Boutique Hotel is the essence of luxury and comfort in the heart of Cusco, Peru. The Aranwa Cusco is located on Calle San Juan de Dios 255, near Plaza Regocijo, two blocks from the Plaza de Armas of Cusco. The hotel is also a museum built in an old colonial mansion that has been divided into seven strategic areas, transporting guests to the 16th century.
Grace Cafayate Hotel, a luxury 52 room boutique hotel and spa, is located inside La Estancia de Cafayate in the Calchaquí Valley in the northwest of Argentina just south of Salta. Twelve rooms are located inside the main hotel building, and the remaining rooms are located in independent villa units.
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