Our favourite wildlife holidays in South America

South America offers a plethora of natural wonders. Our Lightfoot Travel specialists have explored the mountains, forests and seas of the continent to discover exactly where you can see these wonderful animals in their natural habitat.

In the Peruvian Amazon, set off on a boutique river cruise and sail to parts of the Amazon River that are inaccessible by land. Explore the remote tributaries by skiff, fish for piranhas, look out for black hawks and tropical songbirds, sloths and howler monkeys, and listen to lectures by expert naturalist guides.

Head to the Galapagos Islands to marvel at what inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Thanks to the lack of natural predators, the wildlife of the islands have been allowed to flourish and now travellers can swim with sea lions, turtles, marine iguanas and over 400 species of fish. On land, spot penguins and see birds that you will not see anywhere else in the world.