LOST WORLD ADVENTURES

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With over 30 years helping adventurers just like you – whoever you are – Lost World Adventures will work with you to create the perfect custom travel experience.

Custom Luxury Tours to Central and South America

Looking for adventure on your travels, but also a bit of pampering at each day’s end? Hoping to get away from the guidebooks and gain a local’s insight into your destinations?

Most of all, are you wanting to travel at your own pace, with no lockstep herding by tour guides, and with the right amount of “you time” thrown in?

Relax. Lost World Adventures has got you covered.

Maybe you’re looking to stay in rustic eco-camps… or a historic boutique hotel. Maybe you’re drawn by the wildness of scaling a live volcano… or the sophistication of a gastronomic wine tour. Maybe you’re planning a crazy trip for the extended family… or a quiet honeymoon in a secluded paradise.

Whatever your interests, Lost World Adventures is here to turn imagination into reality.

Our local advisors are history experts who’ve trekked through Mayan ruins and Inca temples. They’re naturalists who’ve studied exotic flora and fauna in the heart of the Amazon. They’re foodies who’ve tracked down the best eateries in their city, from mom-and-pop home cooking to five-star fusion.

They’re here to listen as you plan your odyssey with us. And hey, the consultation’s free.

So whether you’re an outdoorsy explorer or a budding birdwatcher, an archaeology buff or just looking to soak up rays on the most beautiful beaches on the planet, you’ll find here the authentic, environmentally sustainable experience you’re looking for.

Why hesitate? The great world – your world – awaits.

Lost World Adventures provides custom luxury travel and tours to Central and South America – and beyond – for active and discerning travelers. All trips include expertly customized and personalized travel itineraries.

Featured Adventures

  • Quepos is primarily a gateway town into the popular Manuel Antonio National Park. It is very tourism-oriented, having many bars, restaurants, and a vivacious night life. Here you can also find world-class big game fishing.

  • Take a boat trip on the Panama Canal led by an expert naturalist guide, a dugout canoe trip to an Embera Indian village in Chagres National Park, kayaking on the Chagres River and hiking the La Chunga Trail, a canopy zipline tour in the highland cloudforest of Chiriqui Province, a boat trip through the mangroves of Bastimentos National Park to Salt Creek, snorkeling, beach time at Boca del Drago.

  • This 13-day 3-Guianas Budget Tour offers travelers a rare chance to explore three of South America’s least-visited regions—Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. Each distinct in culture, language, and history, yet linked by geography and a shared colonial past. Designed for value-minded adventurers, this journey combines natural wonders, indigenous traditions, and European heritage with comfortable accommodations and efficient logistics across borders that few travelers ever cross.

  • From your arrival in Guatemala City Airport you will transfer about 45 minutes by car to Antigua. The next day you will explore the city on a private walking tour. Adventurous eaters can sample the local foods offered by street vendors. Next you will travel to beautiful Lake Atitlan with a stop at the Chichicastenango Market en route.

  • M/V Plancius was built in 1976 as an oceanographic research vessel for the Royal Dutch Navy and was named Hr. Ms. Tydeman. M/V Plancius can accommodate 110 passengers in 53 passenger cabins with private toilet and shower: 26 twin cabins with window, 2 twin deluxe cabins, 10 superior cabins, 9 twin porthole cabins, 2 triple porthole cabins, 4 quadruple porthole cabins.

  • Uruguay, with its beautiful rolling plains and rich nature, is the perfect location for your active holiday. Discover the highlights of the country combined with active elements. Start by biking through the charming streets of Montevideo, taking in the vibrant atmosphere and colonial architecture, and exploring the historic quarter of Colonia del Sacramento, a UNESCO World Heritage site, by bicycle.

Featured Hotels

  • Bahia Bustamante Lodge was founded in the 1950s as a seaweed settlement by Lorenzo Soriano, a Spanish immigrant and grandfather of the generations running the lodge today. In Bahia Bustamante Lodge, luxury is the chance to enjoy the vastness of nature which surrounds us. The aim of the experience is to connect with nature and with the authenticity of such special place and its inhabitants.

  • El Silencio del Campo Hotel is located in La Fortuna de San Carlos, Costa Rica just 5 kilometers northeast of the Catholic church of the community. The Hotel Silencio del Campo was founded by Luis Diego Zúñiga Vega and his wife Kattya Hidalgo Murillo, starting construction in July 2004 and opening the lodging service in 2005.

  • Where the ultimate luxury getaway meets comfort, style, nature and the pinnacle of personalized service, Cala Luna Boutique Hotel & Villas is your destination for relaxation and adventure in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Your vacation in Costa Rica is meant to be an escape from the everyday, a getaway from stress and to-do lists.

  • The Costa Rica Yoga Spa is located on the mountain of a private ranch in Nosara, Guanacaste on the Gold Coast of Costa Rica. This boutique resort and retreat center looks out on both the Pacific Ocean and the Ostional National Wildlife Park. It is here that hundreds of thousands of Olive Ridley sea turtles come to nest throughout the year and where a wide variety of birds call home. In a word, it’s breathtaking. ​

  • Azania Bungalows is a rustic hotel that reflects the essence of the hotels in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica. Welcome to the lush coast of the Southern Caribbean of Costa Rica, an area of ​​vibrant tropical nature and a great diversity of cultures and traditions.

  • Hotel Esplendor by Wyndham El Calafate provides a unique, authentic and special experience. Esplendor El Calafate is located in the best location in the city of El Calafate, Argentina with stunning views of the city and Lake Argentino. Located 70 km from the world-renowned Perito Moreno Glacier, it is the ideal starting point for a relaxing vacation in Patagonia.

  • The Hacienda Bambusa is located in El Caimo in the southern part of Colombia’s coffee region, in a place privileged by its environment and climate. As you arrive in the hacienda, you feel immersed in a labyrinth of plantain, manioc, orange and pineapple plantations. The narrow roads slowly take you to this unique place.

  • The Ruinas Boutique Hotel is located two blocks from the main square, in the historic center of Cusco City, Peru. The 34 nicely decorated rooms have private bathrooms and offer the very best services. It is close to Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Stadium and Wanchaq Station.

Not sure where to begin? Get in touch now and one of our expert trip consultants will be happy to help.

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