LOST WORLD ADVENTURES

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With over 30 years helping adventurers just like you – whoever you are – Lost World Adventures will work with you to create the perfect custom travel experience.

Custom Luxury Tours to Central and South America

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 trip takes you to three distinct areas in Costa Rica, from the Arenal Volcano to the highlands of the Monteverde Cloudforest to the central Pacific coast. Activities around Arenal abound from lava flows hikes, canopy walkways and zipline tours, river float trips, visits to local farms, soaking in hot springs, mountain biking and waterfall rappelling.

  • This trip combines the Arenal Volcano and Monteverde Cloudforest nature pairing with Tortuguero National Park on the Caribbean coast and one of the many beaches on the northern Pacific coast. Much of Tortuguero is jungle-covered lowland. There are no roads in Tortuguero National Park, called Costa Rica’s “little Amazon”; travel is by boat along a series of rivers and canals or by foot on forest paths.

  • This experience of a lifetime will take you from Buenos Aires deep into Southern Patagonia, across Argentina and Chile, for up close encounters with glaciers and majestic granite spires. Your journey begins in the capital city of Buenos Aires, where you will receive your first introduction to this special country’s intriguing history and culture.

  • This 13-day 3-Guianas Budget Tour offers travelers a rare chance to explore three of South America’s least-visited regions—Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. Each distinct in culture, language, and history, yet linked by geography and a shared colonial past. Designed for value-minded adventurers, this journey combines natural wonders, indigenous traditions, and European heritage with comfortable accommodations and efficient logistics across borders that few travelers ever cross.

  • This 8-day tour through the Andes of Colombia begins in the capital of Bogotá, with its world-famous “Museo Del Oro”, then to the coffee growing region around Armenia, before continuing to the village of San Agustín in the southwest of the country.

  • Our first-class Inca Trail Trek will be led by a highly-experienced registered trekking guide and accompanied by crew of cook and porters. Camping will be in roomy 4-person tents (for each 2 trekkers). Campsites will include dining tent with table service, kitchen tent. All meals, snacks, drinking water are included.

Featured Hotels

  • Mallin Colorado Ecolodge is built in a wide open space, in the middle of a native tree park in Chile’s Aysén Region. The lodge has a wonderful view of the lake and the mountains. Mallin Colorado Ecolodge offers accommodation in cabins and rooms with excellent views of Lake General Carrera, in a private area that is harmonious with the landscape.

  • The Hotel La Hacienda Bahia Paracas is located just three hours south of Lima, Peru on the shores of the beautiful Bay of Paracas where luxury and simplicity blend perfectly. Come and experience the comfort and tranquility that this beach side resort offers. It is an experience that you are sure to never forget.

  • Algodon Mansion is a luxury boutique hotel nestled in the heart of Buenos Aires, Argentina's most elegant residential neighborhood, Recoleta. The luxury suites are exceptionally spacious and offer superior comforts and amenities. We pride ourselves on absolute attention to every detail in personalized service in order to create a sublime hotel experience.

  • The Cacique Inacayal Lake and Spa Hotel is located on Avenida Juan Manuel de Rosas, on the shore of the Nahuel Huapi Lake in Bariloche, Argentina. Cacique Inacayal is just four blocks from Centro Cívico and the commercial center of Bariloche.

  • Tierra Viva Puno Plaza Hotel is located in Grau Street, at the historic center of Puno, Peru. This strategic location allows guests easy access to several of the city´s main attractions, such as the Plaza de Armas, the Cathedral and the Dreyer Museum.

  • Crossing the imposing six-meter high French oak door from wine barrels, on the distinguished Quintana Avenue, in the heart of Recoleta in Buenos Aires, Argentina is Hotel Mio Buenos Aires. Mio Buenos Aires is a blend of daring design, comfort and meticulous service with state-of-the-art technology that stands out as a fusion of luxury, high-tech functionality and pleasure.

  • Tierra Viva Miraflores Larco Hotel is located on Bolivar Street, next to Larco Avenue and very close to the Miraflores boardwalk in Lima, Peru. Tierra Viva Miraflores Larco offers modern functionality, comfortable rooms and common areas, along with personalized service in a new hotel that reflects the trendiness of Lima’s most charming district.

  • Arenal Springs Resort and Spa in Fortuna, Costa Rica has simply incomparable views of the Arenal Volcano. Arenal Springs Resort is a place to rest and revitalize in its crystalline hot springs, right at the foot of the imposing Arenal Volcano, in an environment surrounded by the beautiful and exotic tropical vegetation of Costa Rica.

Not sure where to begin? Get in touch now and one of our expert trip consultants will be happy to help.

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