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.

• World-class Birding in Colombia's Coffee Triangle
  FULL - Check out Birding from Bogota in July!
  January 26 - February 9, 2025, w/Montezuma extension
• Guyana: Unspoiled Wilderness
  CLOSED - See our March Departure!
  February 6 - 18, 2025
• Guyana: Unspoiled Wilderness
  CLOSED - See our March Departure!
  February 27 - March 11, 2025
• Colombia: Santa Marta & the Atlantic Coast
  FULL - Check out Jewels of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest in September!
  March 2 - 11, 2025
• Northwest Argentina
  March 4 - 17, 2025, w/Iguazu Falls extension
• Ecuador: Biodiversity Across the Andes!
  Only one double room left!
  March 4 - 17, 2025
• Guyana: Unspoiled Wilderness
  March 27 - April 8, 2025
• Brazil’s Pantanal: Jaguars! And More…
  FULL - Check out Ultimate Patagonia!
  July 3 - 13, 2025, w/Amazônia extension
• Peru's Avian & Archaeological Wonders
  July 11 - 21, 2025, w/Machu Picchu extension
• Birding from Bogota
  A Short & Sweet Colombia Tour
  July 28 - August 3, 2025
• 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 Jewels of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest in September!
  September 5 - 15, 2025, w/Amazonia extension
• Jewels of Brazil's Atlantic Forest
  September 19 - 30, 2025
• Incredible Ecuador: Chocó Galore
  October 2 - 11, 2025
• Northern Peru: Endemic Extravaganza
  October 3 - 15, 2025, w/Machu Picchu extension
• Brazil’s Pantanal: Jaguars! And More…
  FULL - Check out Birds & Mammals of Ecuador's Andes!
  October 11 - 21, 2025, w/Amazonia extension
• Peru: Cusco to Manú National Park
  October 17 - November 1, 2025, w/Machu Picchu extension
• Ultimate Patagonia
  October 20 - November 3, 2025
• Journey to the Galápagos
  November 1 - 7, 2025
• Ultimate Patagonia
  Only two spaces left!
  November 5 - 19, 2025
• Guyana: Unspoiled Wilderness
  November 6 - 18, 2025
• Birds & Mammals of Ecuador's Andes
  November 17 - 30, 2025
• Birding from Bogota
  A Short & Sweet Colombia Tour
  December 6 - 12, 2025
• Christmas in Ecuador
  December 19 - 29, 2025
• Brazil’s Pantanal: Jaguars! And More…
  Coming June 2026, w/Amazônia extension
• Brazil’s Pantanal: Jaguars! And More…
  Coming August 2026, w/Amazonia extension
• Brazil’s Pantanal: Jaguars! And More…
  Coming September 2026, w/Amazonia extension
• Brazil’s Pantanal: Jaguars! And More…
  Coming October 2026, w/Amazonia extension
• Amazon Rainforest Discovery: By Land & Water
  Coming November 2026