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Ultimate South America Travel Guide

South America is filled with wonder and a sense of adventure.  Whether it's following in the path of the Incas, the southern frontier of Patagonia and its jagged peaks, sultry night life of Rio, or the verdant rainforests that knows no borders, it's easy to fall in love with this continent.

This South America Travel Guide covers a variety of epic adventures that you have to do.  The travel guides and itineraries will help you prepare and plan a trip to here using our own personal experiences.

(2023) 9 Day Easter Island Itinerary – The Best Way To See Rapa Nui

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Easter Island is somewhere that you feel like you know but once you get there, you realize there’s so much more to it. It’s a place that has nothing to do with the holiday, it’s so far from the next populated island yet had a flourishing civilization, and is small in size, but its people […]

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Guide to Car Rentals on Easter Island

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There’s nothing like the being able to explore a new island like Easter Island on your own with a rental car. The thing is, Rapa Nui National Park has new rules in place where it completely changes the game. Using our first-hand experience we’re going to provide to you an honest look at getting a […]

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22 of the Best Things To Do on Easter Island

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The stoic moai of Easter Island have captured the imagination of many but few have been lucky enough to set foot on the island. It’s an adventure like no other that will fulfil your childhood dreams of seeing the stone heads sticking out of the ground. What you never could’ve imagined is just how many […]

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Comprehensive Guide to Visiting Easter Island in 2023

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Easter Island is a place of imagination, wonder, and mystery. With over 800 megalith statues scattered all over the island, you’ll find yourself drawn to the stories and legends of why they were built, how they got there, and why it suddenly stopped. As you start planning your trip, you’ll want to know how travel […]

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How To Get To Easter Island in 2023

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With their enigmatic stone heads captivating the imagination, the moai have been a symbol of unexplainable wonders from a bygone age. It’s one of those type of places that conjures up memories of books you read as a kid and for most people, a place they’d love to visit, but are not sure how to […]

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(2023) San Pedro de Atacama Travel Guide in Chile

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The high altitude desert of Atacama is truly one of a kind. It’s an extreme landscape featuring salt flats, floating lagoons, flamingos galore, NASA training grounds, and true oasis valleys, there’s a reason why this is part of the Chile triangle that also includes Patagonia and Easter Island. If you’re about to plan your epic […]

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(2023) 6 Day San Pedro de Atacama Itinerary With A Car Rental

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The high desert in northern Chile is one of the most unique places in the world. At the center of it is the dusty town of San Pedro de Atacama that springs up like a literal oasis. From the clearest Milky Way, beguiling pastel mountains, vicuña roaming the plains, and bubbling geothermal activity, this is […]

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Hotel Las Torres Review – Ultimate All-Inclusive Experience in Patagonia

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Hands down, the most iconic property within Torres del Paine National Park is easily Hotel Las Torres. It’s a hotel that is engrained with the fabric of Patagonia and an important part of its history, present, and future. In this Hotel Las Torres review, we’ll go through in meticulous detail everything you need to know […]

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Chile Nativo Riverside Camp Review

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Chile Nativo is one of the most respected tour operators in Patagonia and Torres del Paine. They offer unique accommodations for their trips at their Riverside Camp location inside the national park. It gives visitors a chance to sleep comfortably outdoors without having to truly rough it. Since there isn’t a lot of detailed information […]

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[2023] Guide To Traveling Torres del Paine in Patagonia

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When you’re thinking about Patagonia, you’re really thinking about Torres del Paine National Park. Its masterpiece are the three towering granite spires that overlook a turquoise lake but it’s also graced with an abundance of wildlife, ancient mountain ridges, lush and ghost forests, gold brushed fields, and sprawling glaciers. In this guide to traveling Patagonia […]

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