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

  • Embark on an unforgettable journey through the heart of the Galápagos Islands, where nature’s wonders unfold at every turn. This immersive itinerary begins on Santa Cruz Island, offering a rare opportunity to witness Giant Tortoises roaming freely in the lush highlands. Upon arrival in Baltra, guests are welcomed by their guide and ferried across to explore the verdant interior of Santa Cruz, a landscape teeming with endemic flora and fauna.

  • You will have several days to explore Quito and the surrounding highlands. A full day will be spent in the highlands stopping at small villages en route to the town of Otavalo, home to the renowned Otavalo Indian Market.

  • Eight days/seven nights that allows visitors to the beautiful country of Honduras to enjoy all of its natural wonders, including the Mayan ruins of Copan, Pico Bonito National Park, Cayos Cochinos. An optional trip while at The Lodge and Spa at Pico Bonito includes a snorkeling trip around the world's second longest barrier reef in Roatan Island.

  • Marvel at the magical Atacama Desert flower field in the middle of nowhere, and hone your nature photography skills in the company of a professional photographer. Travelers can stay in a locally inspired design hotel, enjoy organic meals with deserted views, and fall in awe under shooting stars.

  • Begin in Rio de Janeiro with a private tour of the city, Corcovado Mountain and Sugarloaf Mountain. Leisure time in Rio can be spent at the legendary beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema. Fly to Foz de Iguaçú, home to one of the most beautiful ecological reserves of the planet and where you find one of the most spectacular views of the world, the Iguaçú Falls. You will explore the falls on both the Brazilian and Argentinean sides.

  • Depart in the morning from Cusco and travel across the Altiplano towards Puno. Stop in the village of Raqchi, also known as the Temple of Viracocha because of its emblematic constructions and La Raya, the highest point on the Cusco-Puno route at 4,335 meters above sea level, the perfect place to see the beautiful snow-capped Andes and the many llamas and vicunas roaming.

Featured Hotels

  • Monte Leon National Park used to be a private property dedicated to the wool production, which was bought by the environmentalists Douglas and Kristine Tompkins, from Patagonia Land Trust / The Conservation Land Trust in 2001 to create the first marine National Park in Argentina. With 150.000 acres of steppe and 24 miles of coastline, this site is home to sea lions, Magellanic penguins, cormorants and other seabirds, as well as an incredible amount of pumas, guanacos, armadillos, choiques and much more steppe wildlife.

  • Hotel El Manantial del Silencio is an ideal place to relax, with the personalized attention necessary to feel part of this destination that feeds the soul of those who travel to Purmamarca, Argentina. El Manantial del Silencio is located 500 meters from the village of Purmamarca, on National Route 52, in the heart of Quebrada de Humahuaca.

  • Yemaya Island Hideaway is located on Little Corn Island, Nicaragua – a little known paradise island lost in the Caribbean. Yemaya Island Hideaway now offers a casual, low key island lodge experience for guests looking to kick back into a barefoot beach romantic vacation, spending lazy days in a relaxed and informal way.

  • 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.

  • Hotel del Virrey is a charming hotel located in the historical heart of the city of Salta, Argentina. The hotel's has a prime location just four blocks from the main square 9 de Julio, near the most important museums and the commercial center of the city.

  • Surrounded by Cypress and Arrayanes forests, overlooking Huemul Island and Mount Lopez beyond, the lodge offers an almost fairytale environment. Located just 10 minutes outside Bariloche, right on the Lake Nahuel Huapi, the Lirolay Suites is an all suite hotel offering large interior spaces, unique decoration, and windows looking out on to the lake.

  • Charming Luxury Lodge & Private Spa in Bariloche, Argentina offers luxurious rooms close to Pesca Embarcada. Ideally situated on a bluff above Playa Bonita on the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapi they have unparalleled views and are only 7km from downtown Bariloche and 12km from the ski center at Cerro Catedral.

  • The Ruinas Boutique Hotel is located two blocks from the main square, in the historic center of Cusco City, Peru. The 34 nicely decorated rooms have private bathrooms and offer the very best services. It is close to Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Stadium and Wanchaq Station.

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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