Latin Discoveries

A South American specialist with offices on the ground

Latin Discoveries designs and runs customized private and group tours in South America. Its homepage headline is "Latin america with responsible local experts," and it says it plans trips from 9 offices located in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Peru. The destination menu lists South America as a whole plus the Amazon Rainforest, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, the Galapagos, Patagonia and Peru, with a separate entry for the Rio de Janeiro Carnival. A reader heading anywhere on that list is in its territory; a reader bound for Central America or the Caribbean will not find those regions on the menu.

The company puts a few of its own figures on the homepage. It says it has been "operating customized private and group tours in South America for over 25 years," that "over 6,000 travelers" trust it with their travel plans every year, and that "95% of our guests go back home delighted." It also advertises an "on the ground, local English-speaking team" offering "day and night 24/7 assistance." These are the company's own claims, stated on its own site.

This is an operator and trip designer rather than a marketplace. The site talks about designing "your trip" from its own offices and invites visitors to "Customize My Trip," which is a different model from a platform listing other companies' departures.

Travel styles, with hiking and trekking among them

The site sorts its catalog by travel style, and the menu names them as Cruises, Honeymoon, Food and Wine, Family with Kids, Festivals, Train Journeys, Hiking & Trekking, and Adventure.

The hiking and trekking section centers on the Andes, which the site calls "the longest mountain range in the world that stretches from Venezuela to Chile." It lists the scenery the range offers walkers: "Giant glaciers, lofty volcanoes, extensive pampas, lunar deserts, colorful lakes, virgin rainforests and pre-Colombian sites scattered in National Parks." Its pitch to hikers is that "if the words backpack and hiking boots conjure up images of freedom," they will like its South American Trekking & Hiking Tours. The site does not name individual treks, routes, trail lengths or difficulty grades; those sit behind a "View tours" link.

The adventure style names specific activities by country: bungee jumping in Ecuador, paragliding in Peru, surfing sand dunes in Chile, mountain biking in Bolivia and canoeing in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. The site aims these at "the adrenaline junkies out there."

Cruises cover Amazon River Cruises (from Brazil, Ecuador or Peru, according to the site), Galapagos Cruises, and Patagonia Cruises, the last taking in the Patagonian fjords, glaciers, Ushuaia and Cape Horn. Honeymoon tours are described as featuring "hand-picked boutique hotels, romantic, private activities, as well as daily honeymoon specials and surprises," with Brazil, the Galapagos Islands and Easter Island named for beach lovers.

The Festivals style spotlights Rio Carnival in Brazil, Inti Raymi in Peru, Oruro in Bolivia and Tapati Rapa Nui in Chile. Train Journeys point to train tours in Peru, Ecuador and Argentina, sold on the promise of "no traffic jams" and a relaxing pace. Food and Wine tours are pitched at travelers who want to eat at well-known restaurants, learn to cook "typical regional dishes" and sample wines and liquors of Latin America.

Families, guides and support on the trip

Family with Kids is its own travel style. The site says these tours were designed to be "jam-packed with stimulating activities for the kids without compromising on discovery or entertainment for the adults," traveling "at a reasonable pace for the whole family." It does not set a minimum age or say how an itinerary changes with children's ages.

On guiding, the homepage leans on the idea of "responsible local experts" and on its offices in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Peru. The one concrete service commitment it states is the 24/7 English-speaking assistance line. The site does not say which languages guides speak beyond that, how large group departures are, or how hotels are graded, and it gives no activity-by-activity fitness guidance for the treks or adventure options. Fitness and altitude questions for a given trek go to the company, since the site does not address them.

The site does not mention accessibility, so a traveler with mobility needs would have to ask.

How booking works

There is no instant-booking calendar or price grid on the homepage. The calls to action are "Customize My Trip," "Contact us," "Get in touch" and "Book a call," so the path to a trip is a conversation and a proposal rather than a checkout. The site also offers a newsletter for travel updates and a customer login.

The footer links to Terms & Conditions and a Website Policy, but the site does not state deposit amounts, when the balance is due, or cancellation and refund rules. The site shows no tour prices and no currency.

Customer reviews have their own section. The homepage shows short reviews chosen by the company: one from a traveler in Malta calling the experience "exceptional," dated 2026/09/09, and one from travelers in the USA praising "Wonderful service and delicious food," dated 2026/07/19.

What the site leaves open, and who it suits

The site leaves several practical questions unanswered. It does not show prices, so cost only becomes clear after a proposal. It does not state booking terms, deposits or a cancellation window. It does not name specific treks, give trail distances or difficulty ratings, or say how big group tours get. And it says nothing about accessibility.

What it does make clear is the shape of the company: a South America specialist with offices across the continent, a stated 25-plus years of trading, a menu of travel styles running from treks to cruises, and a round-the-clock English-speaking support line. That suits travelers who want one company to stitch together an Andes trek with, say, a Galapagos cruise or a festival in Peru or Bolivia, and who are happy to plan through an exchange of messages or a call. It suits less well someone who wants to compare fixed prices and dates online and book a single trek in a few clicks.