South America

Destinations in this Region

• Amazon
• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brazil & Pantanal
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Galapagos
• Guyana
• Peru
• Trinidad & Tobago

Guided Group Tours

Group travel is rewarding and fun! With more eyes you see more species. Travel Planners of Naturalist Journeys have been creating memorable journeys for 40+ years. We offer you small-group birding and nature tours, limited to just 8-13 persons led by expert guides. Learn and explore with like-minded people, enjoy local food and culture, and immerse yourself in birding and nature.

• Brazil’s Pantanal: Jaguars! And More…
  FULL - See our 2026 departures!
  July 3 - 13, 2025, w/Amazônia extension
• Peru's Avian & Archaeological Wonders
  CLOSED - Check out Peru: Cusco to Manú in October!
  July 11 - 21, 2025, w/Machu Picchu extension
• Birding from Bogota
  CLOSED - See our December departure!
  July 28 - August 3, 2025, w/Chingaza National Park extension
• Brazil’s Pantanal: Jaguars! And More…
  Sold as a Private Tour
  August 4 - 14, 2025, w/Amazonia extension
• Brazil’s Pantanal: Jaguars! And More…
  FULL - Check out Ecuador: Biodiversity Across the Andes!
  September 5 - 15, 2025, w/Amazonia extension
• Jewels of Brazil's Atlantic Forest
  FULL - See our 2026 departure!
  September 19 - 30, 2025
• Incredible Ecuador: Chocó Galore
  October 2 - 11, 2025
• Brazil’s Pantanal: Jaguars! And More…
  One room left!
  October 11 - 21, 2025, w/Amazonia extension
• Peru: Cusco to Manú National Park
  CLOSED - See our Ecuador Choco Galore trip!
  October 17 - November 1, 2025, w/Machu Picchu extension
• Journey to the Galápagos
  Only two cabins left!
  October 30 - November 7, 2025, w/Machu Picchu extension
• Ultimate Patagonia
  FULL - Check out Birds & Mammals of Ecuador's Andes!
  November 5 - 19, 2025
• Guyana: Unspoiled Wilderness
  November 6 - 18, 2025
• Birds & Mammals of Ecuador's Andes
  Conservation in Action: Sachatamia, Napo Wildlife Center & Termas de Papallacta - Only one room left!
  November 17 - 30, 2025
• Birding from Bogota
  A Short & Sweet Colombia Tour
  December 6 - 12, 2025, w/Chingaza National Park extension
• Christmas in Ecuador
  December 19 - 29, 2025
• Guyana: Unspoiled Wilderness
  January 15 - 27, 2026
• World-class Birding in Colombia's Coffee Triangle
  January 21 - February 4, 2026, w/Montezuma extension
• Guyana: Unspoiled Wilderness
  February 12 - 24, 2026
• Northwest Argentina
  March 4 - 17, 2026, w/Iguazu Falls extension
• Birds & Mammals of Ecuador's Andes
  Conservation in Action: Sachatamia, Napo Wildlife Center & Termas de Papallacta
  March 5 - 18, 2026
• Colombia: Santa Marta & the Atlantic Coast
  March 10 - 20, 2026
• Guyana: Unspoiled Wilderness
  March 12 - 24, 2026
• Incredible Ecuador: Chocó Galore
  April 3 - 12, 2026
• Jewels of Brazil's Atlantic Forest
  June 12 - 23, 2026
• Brazil’s Pantanal: Jaguars! And More…
  FULL - See our October departure!
  June 24 - July 4, 2026, w/Amazônia extension
• Peru's Avian & Archaeological Wonders
  Coming July 2026, w/Machu Picchu extension
• Birding from Bogota
  July 24 - 30, 2026, w/Chingaza National Park extension
• Brazil’s Pantanal: Jaguars! And More…
  FULL - See our June Departure!
  August 15 - 25, 2026, w/Amazônia extension
• Brazil’s Pantanal: Jaguars! And More…
  FULL - See our October departure!
  September 5 - 15, 2026, w/Amazonia extension
• Brazil’s Pantanal: Jaguars! And More…
  Only one room left!
  October 11 - 21, 2026, w/Amazonia extension
• Amazon Rainforest Discovery: By Land & Water
  Coming November 2026
• Guyana: Unspoiled Wilderness
  November 5 - 17, 2026