Author: Kathy Jarvis
Alternative treks to Inca Trail, Peru
Alternative treks to Inca Trail, Peru Wondering what trek to take when the Inca Trail is sold out? Here’s our guide to the best alternative treks to the Inca Trail. Inca Trail Permit Availability There are 500 daily Inca Trail trek permits available year-round except February, when the Inca Trail is closed for maintenance. …
Weather and Seasons: The Best Time to Visit Peru
When’s the Best Time to Visit Peru? Generally, the best time to visit Peru is between May and October, the country’s dry and high seasons. Top tourist destinations like Cusco and Machu Picchu enjoy dry, sunny weather, which is ideal for exploring the Andean mountains. Trekking, sightseeing, and other activities occur under blue skies, with …
The Best San Pedro de Atacama Tours & Excursions
Find out about all the best San Pedro de Atacama tours and excursions. What makes San Pedro one of Chile’s top tourist attractions? Its otherworldly landscapes, stunning views, fantastic accommodation, and excellent food help make it a must-visit destination. What are the highlights of the Atacama desert around San Pedro? The Tatio Geysers, Moon Valley, …
Lodge-based treks in Peru: Salkantay, Lares, Ausangate
Reviews of Peru’s Best Lodge-based Treks. Are you planning a trek in Peru but don’t want to camp? There are some fantastic lodge-based treks in Peru’s Cusco region, offering wonderful walking and beautiful accommodation. We have three exceptional lodge-to-lodge mountain treks that offer superb mountain scenery, contact with the local community and an unexpected degree …
Trekking in Ecuador
Hiking Ideas: The Best Trekking in Ecuador Kathy and her son, Lewis, trekked in Ecuador, where they explored some of the walks on our lodge-to-lodge Ecuador trekking trips. 4-day lodge-to-lodge hike Extended 13-day lodge-to-lodge hike Trekking in Ecuador Ecuador is a land of dramatic landscapes and extreme contrasts, and we think walkers often overlook …
Top Treks in Patagonia
What Are the Top Treks in Patagonia? Discover the top treks in Patagonia, as picked by Andean Trails’ director, Kathy. She’s been exploring Patagonia’s vast wilderness for more than 25 years. Here are her top treks in Patagonia, surrounded by fabulous mountains, sparkling glaciers, and welcoming hosts. Top Treks in Patagonia: How to Choose? …
Amazon Rainforest Know Before You Go Travel Guide
Amazon rainforest know before you go travel guide: enjoy a life-enhancing adventure. Our Amazon rainforest travel guide takes the pressure out of planning your Amazon visit. You’ll find what you need to know before you go with these travel tips. We cover everything from the big questions like when to go to the details like …
Successful High Altitude Acclimatisation
How do I successfully achieve high altitude acclimatisation? This is the question that anyone travelling to the high altitude Andean areas of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina or Colombia should be asking themselves. Successful acclimatisation will make a huge difference to your visit. It will mean you have a much safer and more enjoyable experience, …
Inca Ruins near Cusco, Peru: Top Tours & Sights
Visit the top Inca ruins around Cusco, Peru on your adventure holiday. Get our top travel trips about Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Sacsayhuaman and more. You’ve heard of Machu Picchu without a doubt – but what about Pumamarca, Choquecancha, and Quillatambo? These fabulous sounding names are lesser known Inca sites, all within a few hours travel …
Top 10 Things to do With Kids on Holiday in Argentina
Argentina is a great country to visit and has a great deal of attractions for families travelling with kids. High mountains, pristine lakes, wildlife filled wetlands, glaciers and waterfalls are just some of the attractions this beautiful country has to offer. Argentina is huge, covering an area more than eleven times that of the …
What to Wear: Packing Guide For Your Patagonia Holiday
Patagonia, mythical land at the end of the earth. What a wonderful part of the world. This is one of my all time favourite places. Patagonia is remote and stunningly beautiful. It is a land of vast landscapes, with sharp granite spires such as Cerro Torre and Fitzroy, big mountain ranges, extensive ice-caps, masses …
When and Where to Go Stargazing in Chile
The skies over Chile’s Atacama Desert are blessed with over 300 clear nights per year, ideal for stargazing. These clear skies mean that this part of the country has become one of the world’s principal sites for astronomic observatories. Chile is now a major astrotourism destination. Best places for stargazing The towns in the …
Providencia Island, Colombia’s Caribbean hideaway
Colombia meets the Caribbean on the beautifully laid back and remote island of Providencia. Providencia, a 17sq km volcanic cone, rich in history and replete with turquoise waters, is perfect. Relax, snorkel and swim, as well as take in some rum and history. Read our quick guide to this marvelous destination. Local …
Northern Peru Travel Guide
THE NORTH OF PERU The north of Peru is brimming with treasures and it is much less travelled than the southern hot spots of Cusco and Machu Picchu. Northern Peru travel never fails to surprise and impress, it is a fascinating part of this wonderful country well worth exploring. There is masses to see …
South America adventure holiday, start planning for 2021
South America offers the traveller an unbelievable variety of options. Whether you are seeking adrenaline filled adventure, gentle trekking or in-depth culture, the dream vacation awaits. The variety of climates, landscapes, wildlife, infrastructure and culture offer a full range of ingredients for us to put together the ideal South America holiday. On the Andean …
A Bolivian guide’s lock down – the potato harvest.
Marisol, one of our Bolivian guides, tells us a little of her life in lockdown in Bolivia: She writes “I am giving you a little of what I learned living with my grandparents in the country. They are no longer there, but my parents still keep the land and continue the tradition. During the …
Galapagos Islands Guide: A list of the top 10 birds to see
The Galapagos is a wonderful place to visit. It is on the bucket list of many a nature enthusiast, especially for the fauna and in particular, the Galapagos birds. Here you will find our guide to the top 10 Galapagos birds. Blue-footed Booby Scientific name: Sula nebouxii This bird is a favourite for …
An Eco-Tourism Guide to Travelling in Peru
Eco-tourism in Peru is key to ensuring that this popular Andean holiday destination will benefit from the large number of travellers it attracts each year, especially at its iconic sites of Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail, Lake Titicaca and beyond. Here’s our advice on how to support sustainable tourism in Peru. An Eco-Tourism …
The best things to do in Mindo, Ecuador
Mindo, just 80 km from Quito is a small, friendly and fun town, popular with tourists and packed with fabulous things to do. It is easy to get to Mindo as it is just 80km from Quito and it’s beautifully located in the wildlife rich cloud forest on the western slopes of Ecuador’s Andes. Mindo …
Galapagos Conservation Trust and Andean Trails
The Galapagos Islands are a paradise to holiday in. But they are also a paradise in need of protection and conservation. At Andean Trails, while making your Galapagos holiday come true, we are also supporting the fantastic work of the Galapagos Conservation Trust. Read on to find out more… Galapagos Conservation Trust and …
