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
The Guiana Shield is a 1.7 billion-year-old Precambrian geological formation in northeast South America and is one of the regions of highest biodiversity in the world. The Shield has 1400 vertebrate species and 1680 bird species. The Shield is overlain by the largest expanse of undisturbed tropical rain forest in the world. Join us as we explore Guyana and Suriname.
From vibrant colonial cities to wild Pacific beaches, Nicaragua offers an unforgettable journey through culture, history, and nature. This itinerary, crafted by Lost World Adventures, blends the highlights of the country’s urban charm, volcanic landscapes, and pristine coastline into one seamless travel experience.
This trip combines the Arenal Volcano and Monteverde Cloudforest nature pairing with Tortuguero National Park on the Caribbean coast and one of the many beaches on the northern Pacific coast. Much of Tortuguero is jungle-covered lowland. There are no roads in Tortuguero National Park, called Costa Rica’s “little Amazon”; travel is by boat along a series of rivers and canals or by foot on forest paths.
Along the Salkantay trail, you will journey through varied terrain both challenging and awe-inspiring. Up-close views of glacier mountain peaks, mysterious fog surrounding fields of boulders, and cattle drives through the most remote of mountain areas are sights that will only enhance the spectacular topography, lush vegetation, and intriguing archaeological areas that you will encounter.
This tour begins with an international flight into Santiago, where you will be met by one of our bilingual guides. Spend a day exploring the capital city on a modern city tour through historical downtown, the Central Market, and some of Santiago’s most interesting “barrios.” Catch a great vista of the Andes from atop San Cristóbal Hill while you are exploring.
Featured Hotels
Nayara Tented Camp in Fortuna, Costa Rica is luxurious yet eco-friendly with tents that merge with the surrounding nature affirming the majesty of the rainforest. Nayara Tented Camp features 18 luxury tents; 12 of them will be mirror image tents linked together to create a spectacular two bedroom unit that can accommodate two couples or a couple and four children.
Authentically Costa Rican, and authentically Guanacasteco. Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin is a unique eco-tourism destination in Liberia, Costa Rica. Families, couples, groups and day visitors find an amazing selection of fun activities and adventure tours to enjoy at Hacienda Guachipelin. The location is unparalleled at the foot of the towering, active Rincón de la Vieja Volcano in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Comfort and nature combine harmoniously with the environment at the Mercure Iguazu Hotel Iru. The Mercure Iguazu Hotel Iru offers 100 spacious and comfortable rooms located in the heart of the Iryapú Jungle, adjacent to the city of Puerto Iguazu, Argentina.
The Costa del Sol Trujillo Centro is located in the main square of the Trujillo, Peru's historic center, overlooking the cathedral. In the restoration of this historic Mansion, they have strived to maintain the highest level of comfort and luxury for guests, while preserving its colonial architecture, style and decoration.
In Monteverde, Costa Rica at the end of the year 2000, circumstances lead a Costa Rican man to make one of the most important decisions of his life. During the construction of his own house, he had the idea to convert it into a small luxury hotel in the Cloud Forest of Monteverde, and after a lot of careful planning and hard work, the result was a beautiful and cozy hotel in the mountains of Costa Rica.
An eco-luxury lodge in front of Madre de Dios River in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica has 35 wooden cabanas inspired in the Ese’Eja culture. 540 bird species have been inventoried in hotel grounds, deep in the rainforest.
At Tabulia Tree Hotel & Villas in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, we are conscious about our sensitive natural environment and how we interact with nature. The hotel has been designed to blend in with the stunning rainforest of Manuel Antonio and with this awareness in mind, electric powered transportation on property is always available to guests.
Montaña de Fuego Eco Resort and Spa in La Fortuna, Costa Rica is a paradise where the sloths climb, the rainbow toucans fly and the evergreen rainforest is so captivating you won’t want to leave. Montaña de Fuego Eco Resort and Spa invites you to experience an authentic eco vacation in a hotel inspired by nature at the foot of the Arenal Volcano.
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