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Best Tours & activities in South America (2026)

Guided tours, day trips and organised experiences led by local guides and operators.

45 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 tours & activities in South America

  1. Alpaca Expeditions Trekking and Machu Picchu tours, Historic CentreA Cusco-based adventure company running the Inca Trail, Salkantay, Lares and Rainbow Mountain trips, with ISO certifications and community projects since 2013.
  2. Bogotá Graffiti Tour Street art walking tour, La CandelariaThe city's original street art walking tour, running since 2011 with tip-based shared tours daily at 10:00 and 14:00 from Parque de los Periodistas.
  3. Diving Planet Dive centre and snorkelling trips, San DiegoA PADI 5 Star dive centre on the Plaza de San Diego running dive and snorkelling trips to the coral reefs of the Rosario Islands national park.

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1. Alpaca Expeditions

Trekking and Machu Picchu toursHistoric Centre

A Cusco-based adventure company running the Inca Trail, Salkantay, Lares and Rainbow Mountain trips, with ISO certifications and community projects since 2013.

View details — Alpaca Expeditions

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3. Diving Planet

Dive centre and snorkelling tripsSan Diego

A PADI 5 Star dive centre on the Plaza de San Diego running dive and snorkelling trips to the coral reefs of the Rosario Islands national park.

View details — Diving Planet

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5. Haku Tours

City, food and community toursMiraflores

A family-owned Lima tour company founded in 2011, offering city, food, bike and shanty-town tours with hotel pick-up and supporting a sister charity.

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6. Parrilla Tour

Food tourPalermo

A Buenos Aires food tour company founded in 2011, leading English-language walks through parrillas, empanada shops and ice cream parlours in several neighbourhoods.

View details — Parrilla Tour

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7. Real City Tours

Walking and food toursCentro

A Medellín family-run tour company whose tip-based Free Walking Tour of the city centre has run twice daily since 2013, alongside food, fruit and neighbourhood tours.

View details — Real City Tours

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8. SP Free Walking Tour

Tip-based walking toursCentro / Vila Madalena / Avenida Paulista

Tip-based walking tours of São Paulo's old downtown, Vila Madalena and Avenida Paulista, run in English and Portuguese by local guides several days a week.

View details — SP Free Walking Tour

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9. Turistik

Hop-on hop-off bus and day toursLas Condes

Santiago's hop-on hop-off bus operator, also running day tours to Valparaíso and Viña del Mar, urban and Maipo wineries, Cajón del Maipo and the Andes.

View details — Turistik

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10. Bendita Beach

Private boat toursIslas del Rosario

A Cartagena boat company with its own fleet, offering private day trips to the Rosario Islands and night tours of the Bay of Cartagena.

View details — Bendita Beach

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11. Beyond Colombia

Walking, food and day toursCentro

A Bogotá tour company running since 2012, offering free walking and food tours, a Paloquemao fruit tour and day trips to Zipaquirá and Guatavita.

View details — Beyond Colombia

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14. Graffitimundo

Street art tourColegiales

A street art organisation working with Buenos Aires artists since 2009, running walking tours of Colegiales, Palermo Hollywood, Chacarita and La Boca.

View details — Graffitimundo

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16. Llama Path

Inca Trail and trekking operatorCusco

A Cusco trekking company with more than 20 years of Inca Trail experience, known for small groups and its porter welfare programme.

View details — Llama Path