Our Andes vacations & tours
Take your pick of several countries for our Andes vacations: Peru, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador will all take you to the massif meisters. It’s not all expert mountaineering territory either, as you can go on a family adventure vacation in Peru, enjoy festivals in the high Atacama Desert, treks around Ecuador's Avenue of the Volcanoes, or cruise across the Andean Lake Titicaca. We employ local guides, support Indigenous community tourism projects and schemes like the Andean Bear Project, and trek on routes developed in close partnership with shepherding communities. We can get you closer to nature and communities by supporting both.
Our top Andes vacations
Peru tour, small group
From
US $2540 to US $3745
9 days
ex flights
Peru on an adventure from mountains & Altiplano to jungle,
Small group2026: 28 Aug, 4 Sep, 18 Sep, 26 Sep, 2 Oct, 11 Oct, 16 Oct, 20 Nov, 27 Nov, 4 Dec, 25 Dec, 2027: 1 Jan, 15 Jan, 5 Feb, 26 Feb, 5 Mar, 12 Mar, 26 Mar, 2 Apr, 9 Apr, 16 Apr, 23 Apr, 30 Apr, 7 May, 21 May, 28 May, 4 Jun, 11 Jun, 18 Jun, 25 Jun, 2 Jul, 16 Jul, 30 Jul, 6 Aug, 13 Aug, 27 Aug, 3 Sep, 10 Sep, 13 Sep, 17 Sep, 24 Sep, 1 Oct, 8 Oct, 15 Oct, 22 Oct, 29 Oct, 5 Nov, 12 Nov, 19 Nov, 3 Dec, 17 Dec, 31 Dec, 2028: 14 Jan ...
Small group2026: 4 Oct
Ecuador activity vacation
From
US $1511 to US $1836
7 days
ex flights
Join an active tour of Ecuador
Tailor made
Lares and Inca Trail trek, Peru
From
US $1653 to US $1750
5 days
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The ultimate trek to Machu Picchu in Peru
Tailor made
Ecuador vacation, Darwin's Ecuador
From
US $8549 to US $9557
16 days
ex flights
From ecolodges rich in wildlife & markets to hiking
Small group2026: 3 Oct, 28 Nov, 2027: 23 Jan, 5 Jun, 2 Oct
Cordillera Ausangate Lodge trek, Peru
From
US $1935
5 days
ex flights
Eco-lodge trek through stunning Ausangate range, Peru
Small groupDeparts every Friday throughout the year. Best trekking season April to October.
Birdwatching vacation in Northern Argentina
From
US $2600
7 days
ex flights
An authentic bird watching experience in Salta & Jujuy
Tailor made
Ecuador mountaineering vacation
From
US $2970
15 days
ex flights
Mountaineering & climbing tour, Ecuador's highest volcanoes
Small group2026: 1 Nov, 15 Nov, 6 Dec, 25 Dec
Paine and Fitz Roy trek, trekking vacation
From
US $8890
12 days
ex flights
Spectacular Andes scenery from glacial lakes to towering granite peaks
Small group2027: 14 Jan, 11 Feb, 11 Mar
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Andes vacation highlights
Choosing which part of this 7,000km range to visit may seem like a daunting prospect, but most of our Andes vacations focus on the easily accessible regions in Ecuador, Bolivia and – above all – Peru. This was the former Inca heartland, so their history and archaeology features highly on any Andes itinerary, but so too do their modern day descendants, the Quechua (or Quichua in Ecuador), whose vibrant markets, fertile mountainside terraces, traditional food and rather beautiful music and dance bring life to these mountains. Bolivia has easily-crossed land borders with Chile and Peru, while explorations into Ecuador or in the Andes’ southern reaches of Patagonia will require a flight.
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Avenue of the Volcanoes
2. Cuzco
3. La Paz
4. Lake Titicaca
5. Machu Picchu & Inca Trail
6. Uyuni salt flats
2. Cuzco
3. La Paz
4. Lake Titicaca
5. Machu Picchu & Inca Trail
6. Uyuni salt flats
Avenue of the Volcanoes
1. Avenue of the Volcanoes
Ecuador’s Avenue of the Volcanoes runs for over 300km, taking in the iconic peaks of Cotopaxi and Chimborazo, as well as the smoking summit of Tungurahua, looming over the town of Baños. Hike the Quilotoa Loop, through Quichua villages, windswept farmland and around the turquoise Quilotoa crater lake. And visit the thriving Saquisilí and Latacunga markets, just as wonderful for people watching as for produce.
Cuzco
2. Cuzco
Cuzco is not a city to race around – and not just because of its 3,400m altitude. This UNESCO site is a fascinating introduction to all things Inca, having been the capital of their empire for over two centuries. There are excellent museums showcasing pre Colombian artefacts, traditional textiles and contemporary art, as well as gorgeous colonial churches and convents. Don’t miss the nearby ruins at Sacsayhuaman.
La Paz
3. La Paz
While most South American capitals are rapidly modernising metropolises, La Paz remains chaotic and confusing, ringed by mountains with buildings clinging to mind-bogglingly vertiginous slopes. The city pulses with Aymara culture, all llama wool, handwoven rainbow textiles, long black braids and witches’ markets. Forget about schedules and order; just throw yourself into the merry muddle and enjoy it.
Lake Titicaca
4. Lake Titicaca
There’s something quite magical about this sacred lake, which straddles the border of Bolivia and Peru, and is vast enough that it appears to be an ocean. It could be the golden light, which gives an ethereal glow at this high altitude. It could be the floating islands, home to Aymara communities. Or perhaps the nightly thunderstorms that you can watch on a distant shore, while tucking into fresh, grilled trout from the lake.
Machu Picchu & Inca Trail
5. Machu Picchu & Inca Trail
South America’s most iconic sight, the Inca capital of Machu Picchu sits atop a steep, green mountain and is just as breathtaking today as it was on its rediscovery over a century ago. Hike here via the four-day Inca Trail, emerging though the Sun Gate to see the site in all its glory, and exploring other ancient sites along the way. Or take a train from Cuzco through the Andes, with panoramic views.
Uyuni salt flats
6. Uyuni salt flats
This blinding expanse of salty desert warps all perspective, and has become the backdrop of thousands of surreal photos of tiny people standing on each others’ shoulders and being eaten by toy dinosaurs. Stop off at the cactus-clad island of Incahuasi, spend the night in a salt hotel and experience the strange sensation of being surrounded by nothing except flat whiteness – for more than 10,000 square kilometres.
Our Andes vacations reviews
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Nicki Byrne05 Mar 2023
Marcel was excellent from start to finish. Very professional and assured. Always available and helpful and patient! Would not consider going to South America again without consulting him first.read more
Caroline Sawyer23 Jan 2020
A wonderful, friendly experience somewhere that I felt safe as a solo female traveler. read more
Andrew Wintersgill30 Aug 2017
Best bit: Watching the "last iceman" at work high on Chimborazo.read more
