As part of Ideal South America’s off-the-beaten path series, we feature Uruguay – a hidden gem all together! This relatively small country, bordering its much larger neighbors Argentina and Brazil, punches above its weight, with fascinating natural, cultural and culinary offerings for intrepid globetrotters. This lesser visited country…
Ideal South America Bridges Cultures for Authentic Travel Experiences What makes the travel agency, Ideal South America, so special? It must be the people! As with most organizations, the humans working there are indeed its most important resource. At the same time, where would…
Colombia is well known for its coffee and sunny Caribbean beaches, with colonial Spanish Cartagena now boasting direct flights from the US. The cloud forests of the country’s coffee zone boast an enviable mild climate, encompassing traditional farms and plantations,…
Chile, South America’s longest and thinnest country, is best known for Patagonia and the Torres del Paine National Park, Easter Island and its wine. There are a plethora of world-class vineyards in the valleys near its capital city, Santiago, and…
ISA Ecuador and Galapagos Trip: part 2 As part of Ideal South America’s goal to provide the best possible tour operations to its passengers, our General Manager, Donovan Hervig, recently traveled to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. The first stop,…
Iguazu Falls, the Amazon and the Galapagos Islands Over 15 years ago, in an effort to bring us all closer in appreciation of the our amazing shared environment, 28 destinations were shortlisted for the top natural wonders of the world…
Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands: part 1 The Galapagos by Land and Sea One of our favorite features of the Galapagos Islands is how close we can get to these special creatures. Not only are there animals found nowhere else…
ISA Peru Trip 2024: part 3 One of the many reasons to book your trip through a travel agent is that they, and their local, on-the-ground tour operators, can more effectively sort out any potential issues that may arise. This…
ISA Peru Trip 2024: part 2 After an amazing four days in the Peruvian Amazon’s Tambopata National Reserve (part 1), a 45 minute flight brought me from Puerto Maldonado to Cuzco – the Incan capital and gateway to Machu Picchu. …
ISA Peru Trip 2024: part 1 As the planet’s largest rainforest, the Amazon is roughly the size of the contiguous U.S. and covers nearly half of the South American continent. Although two-thirds of it is in Brazil, the mighty Amazon…