The Chile Triangle Tour
During the Chile Triangle Tour, you will get the opportunity to experience three unique destinations over the course of 12 days. This tour does the impossible: it takes the complex task of planning a trip to three diverse (and spread out!) landscapes in Chile and simplifies it so that you can see everything you want…
Explora’s Newest Lodge in Chile’s Newest Park
Chile’s newest national park is a stunning nature preserve, consisting of diverse landscapes, unique wildlife, and rich culture. There’s nowhere on earth that’s quite like Patagonia National Park ! Although Patagonia National Park has only recently been formed this region has been an important corridor for wildlife and indigenous peoples for millenia, and people from…
Return Trips: The Atacama Desert
Chile is a gorgeous country full of diverse landscapes and rich culture. A trip to Chile is always full of delicious food, premium wine, exciting adventures, and distinctive history. The range of experiences that you can have in Chile is so vast that it is nearly impossible to see everything in a single, short trip.…
Welcome to the Family: Explora Lodge El Chalten In Patagonia
Southern Explorations is excited to announce a new magnificent lodging option near El Chalten for Patagonian explorers at Explora Lodge El Chalten In Patagonia . Nestled in the breathtaking mountains in the heart of Argentina’s Los Glaciares National Park , Explora El Chalten is conveniently located near the trailheads of some of Argentina’s most legendary…
Chile & Argentina are OPEN!
We have great news for everyone who has been pining for a trip to Chile or a trip to Argentina : Chile has opened their borders as of October 1 st and Argentina will open beginning November 1 st . We are ecstatic by the timing of these border openings as the summer travel season…
The Best Souvenir You Can Bring Back from South America
“What’s the best souvenir to get here?” It’s a great question and one that our guides get from guests traveling with us all the time. You have to pick up a souvenir, right? Everyone wants a keepsake from the places they visit. It just makes sense, when you experience the trip of a lifetime you…
Mythologies of South America
South Americans are natural storytellers no matter how far back you go. And they’ve told their stories in all kinds of ways. Through music and dance. Literature and film. Rock carvings and architecture. Even through the things left behind long ago. As part of our “Trip of a Lifetime Contest” we’re asking you to tell…
Top Adventures in Chile
Top Adventures in Chile Chile has been awarded the Top Adventure Travel destination for three years running by the World Travel Awards, making it a ‘must see’ destination for all active travelers. Whether you’re looking for a new place to mountain bike, hike, river raft, kayak, ski, horseback ride or climb, Chile has something to…
Three Moments that Defined South America
Some moments are just bigger than others. And we’re not just talking about Southern Explorations Founder & CEO Justin Laycob’s awesome Machu Picchu engagement. And Latin America’s history is dense, to say the least. We’ve been exploring Central and South America as a company for going on 15 years now, that’s not including the years…
Rewilding Chile: The Largest Land Donation in History
There’s a good chance you’ve seen the word “rewild” with much greater frequency recently. While it has been a favorite concept among conservationists for a little while now, these days the general public is becoming increasingly aware of the term and the vision of conservation that it represents. We now face the reality that approximately…
The 2019 Solar Eclipse Is Here
You may remember the last total solar eclipse. Called the “Great American Eclipse”, it took place in the summer of 2017 and was the first total eclipse visible across the entire contiguous United States since 1918. It was also the first total eclipse visible from anywhere in the mainland United States since February of 1979.…
Southern Explorations Best of 2017
As 2017 draws to a close, we’ve been looking back at an exciting year of exploring South America and so our team of South America and Central America travel experts decided to get together and create our very own Southern Explorations Best of 2017 list. We’ve included newly crafted South and Central America trips, new…
