South America

As I found on my 8-day Inca Trail trip with Intrepid Travel, you’ll visit for the ruins but leave having taken in and fallen for so much more.

Spanning 5.5 million square kilometres, the Amazon is the largest rainforest on the face of the Earth. Here’s all the information you’ll need to start planning your trip.

Easter Island might be a long five-hour flight from mainland Chile, but this is a destination well worth the travel time. Trust us.

Chile can be pretty overwhelming; there are almost too many geysers to see, trails to trek and wines to drink. But don’t worry, we’re going to break things down for you.

People often talk about Rio, but if they took the time to walk the streets of Santiago then chances are that this would be the city they talk about the most.

Your first impression of Sucre will always be a positive one! Here’s how to make the most of this beautiful Bolivian city.

The first thing you need to know before going to La Paz is that it’s high. Like, real high!

Having a knowledgeable guide is a big help in understanding the site of the ancient ruins and the Inca civilisation. But now there’s another reason to get a guide on a trip to Machu Picchu.

In nine months of backpacking the continent’s most rural regions, from Patagonia to the wild badlands of Bolivia’s Tupiza, there was no place as crafty in its hippy endeavours as Baños.