{"id":1302047,"date":"2026-10-07T10:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1302047"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:00:13","slug":"south-america","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/south-america\/","title":{"rendered":"South America"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-destination","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"The continent","hw_hub_hero_h1":"Things To Do in South America","hw_hub_hero_intro":"The continent people save a year for. Long overland routes, altitude that will humble you, and a month that costs less than a fortnight in Europe once you are there.","hw_hub_hero_image":"1302142","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_hero_cta":"Pick a country | #countries\r\nWhat it costs | #costs","hw_hub_why_title":"Big distances, small budgets","hw_hub_why_body":"South America rewards time more than any other continent. The distances are enormous \u2014 Bogot\u00e1 to Buenos Aires is further than London to Cairo \u2014 and the good bits are the overland legs between the cities, so a fortnight buys you one country rather than a tour of five.\r\n\r\nThe classic route runs down the Andes: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, then a choice between Chile's desert or Argentina's wine country, finishing in Patagonia. It takes two to three months, costs less per day than almost anywhere in Europe, and is so well travelled that you will keep meeting the same people.\r\n\r\nAltitude is the thing nobody plans for. La Paz sits at 3,600m, Cusco at 3,400m, and arriving straight from the coast will flatten you for two days. Build the route so you climb gradually, and give yourself a soft day when you land high.","hw_hub_why_link_label":"Read the full South America best backpacking destinations guide","hw_hub_why_link_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/best-backpacking-destinations-in-south-america-for-first-timers\/","hw_hub_why_cards":"bus | The bus is the transport | Overnight coaches with seats that fully recline cover 800km for \u20ac25. Distances are huge and the buses are good.\r\npanoramic-views | Altitude and ice | The Andes run the length of it. Trekking in Peru, salt flats in Bolivia, glaciers in Patagonia.\r\ncoin | A month for the price of a week | Outside Chile and Patagonia, \u20ac25 to \u20ac35 a day covers everything comfortably.","hw_hub_stats":"18 | Countries\r\n\u20ac30 | A day on the Andes route\r\n3,600m | La Paz, the highest capital\r\n2\u20133 | Months for the classic route","hw_hub_countries_title":"Start with a country","hw_hub_countries_intro":"Every country page carries its cities, what a day costs there, when to go and the hostels we would book ourselves.","hw_hub_featured":"Colombia | Medell\u00edn \u00b7 Bogot\u00e1 \u00b7 Cartagena \u00b7 Santa Marta | south-america\/colombia | 1302143\nPeru | Cusco \u00b7 Lima \u00b7 Huacachina \u00b7 Arequipa | south-america\/peru | 1302144\nBrazil | Rio de Janeiro \u00b7 S\u00e3o Paulo \u00b7 Ilha Grande \u00b7 Florian\u00f3polis | south-america\/brazil | 1302145\nArgentina | Buenos Aires \u00b7 Mendoza \u00b7 El Chalt\u00e9n \u00b7 El Calafate | south-america\/argentina | 1302146\nBolivia | La Paz \u00b7 Sucre \u00b7 Uyuni \u00b7 Copacabana | south-america\/bolivia | 1302147\nChile | Santiago \u00b7 Valpara\u00edso \u00b7 San Pedro de Atacama \u00b7 Puerto Natales | south-america\/chile | 1302148","hw_hub_regions":"The northern Andes | Where most routes start | Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela\r\nThe central Andes | Altitude, ruins and salt flats | Peru, Bolivia\r\nThe Southern Cone | Wine, steak and Patagonia | Argentina, Chile, Uruguay\r\nBrazil | A country the size of a continent | Rio de Janeiro, S\u00e3o Paulo, the northeast coast, the Amazon\r\nThe Guianas | Barely travelled, entirely different | Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana","hw_hub_hostels_title":"Where to stay while you do it","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"The South American hostels travellers rate most highly. Prices and availability are live on each property page.","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in South America","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/south-america","hw_hub_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"continent","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"2","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"USD","hw_hub_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"The seasons are upside down","hw_hub_when_intro":"South of the equator the seasons invert: January is high summer in Patagonia and Rio, July is winter. The Andes work on dry and wet instead, and the dry season from May to September is when the trekking is good and the salt flats are crossable.","hw_hub_seasons":"December \u2013 February | Southern summer | Peak in the south | amber | Patagonia's only reliable window and Rio at its hottest. Also the wet season in the Andes, so Machu Picchu is green, misty and slippery. | Book Patagonia months ahead; Carnival falls in February; Inca Trail closed in February\r\nMarch \u2013 May | Autumn in the south | Best value | green | Crowds gone, prices down, weather still good in Argentina and Brazil. The Andes are drying out and the countryside is at its greenest. | Best month for Buenos Aires; Trekking season opens in Peru; Wine harvest in Mendoza\r\nJune \u2013 August | Andean dry season | Best for trekking | teal | Clear skies over the Andes, cold nights, and the busiest months on the gringo trail. Salt flats are dry and drivable, Patagonia is shut. | Book Machu Picchu permits early; Nights below zero at altitude; Rio is mild and quiet\r\nSeptember \u2013 November | Spring in the south | Quiet | orange | The shoulder that nobody books. Patagonia reopening, the Andes still dry, Brazilian beaches warming up and empty. | Patagonia reopens in October; Fewest crowds at Machu Picchu; Rain returns to Bolivia in November","hw_hub_costs_title":"What a day actually costs","hw_hub_costs_body":"Daily budgets cover a dorm bed, food, local transport and one paid activity. Long-distance buses are the big variable \u2014 a two-day journey down Argentina costs more than three days of everything else.\r\n\r\nBolivia, Peru and Ecuador are the cheapest places on the continent and among the cheapest anywhere. Chile, Uruguay and Patagonia cost European money. Brazil sits in the middle and swings hard with the exchange rate.","hw_hub_cost_rows":"Bolivia | La Paz, Sucre, Uyuni | \u20ac6\u201310 | \u20ac20\u201328\r\nPeru & Ecuador | Cusco, Lima, Quito, Ba\u00f1os | \u20ac8\u201313 | \u20ac25\u201335\r\nColombia | Medell\u00edn, Bogot\u00e1, Cartagena | \u20ac9\u201315 | \u20ac28\u201340\r\nArgentina | Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Salta | \u20ac10\u201318 | \u20ac30\u201345\r\nBrazil | Rio, S\u00e3o Paulo, the northeast | \u20ac12\u201320 | \u20ac35\u201350\r\nChile & Patagonia | Santiago, Torres del Paine, El Chalt\u00e9n | \u20ac18\u201330 | \u20ac50\u201375","hw_hub_cost_note":"Indicative dry-season figures for a traveller in dorms eating set lunches. Patagonia in season and the Gal\u00e1pagos run far above their country averages.","hw_hub_money_reads":"Three months in South America: the full budget | \r\nMachu Picchu without the tour price | \r\nPatagonia on a backpacker budget | \r\nNight buses: what you actually pay |","hw_hub_rail_title":"Overnight buses, and the occasional flight","hw_hub_rail_body":"There is almost no passenger rail. The bus network does everything instead, and at the top end \u2014 cama and semi-cama seats in Argentina, Peru and Chile \u2014 it is more comfortable than a European train. A twelve-hour overnight leg costs \u20ac20 to \u20ac35 and saves a night's accommodation.\r\n\r\nFly the legs that would take three days: Lima to Cusco, Santiago to Patagonia, anywhere in Brazil. LATAM, Gol and JetSmart run fares that make a two-day bus ride hard to justify. Book domestic flights locally where you can, since prices are often lower in the local currency.","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"1302149","hw_hub_routes":"Two months | The gringo trail | Cartagena, Medell\u00edn, Quito, Ba\u00f1os, Lima, Huacachina, Cusco, La Paz, Uyuni. Downhill through the Andes, all by bus, and the most sociable route on the continent. | 9 stops \u00b7 4 countries\r\nThree weeks | Patagonia end to end | Santiago, Puerto Natales, Torres del Paine, El Calafate, El Chalt\u00e9n, Bariloche. Glaciers, granite towers and the best trekking in the Americas. | 6 stops \u00b7 2 countries\r\nOne month | Brazil's coast | Rio de Janeiro, Ilha Grande, Paraty, Florian\u00f3polis, then north to Salvador and Jericoacoara. Beaches, islands and no altitude at all. | 6 stops \u00b7 1 country","hw_hub_events_title":"Worth building a route around","hw_hub_events_intro":"These are also the dates that fill every bed in the city. Both facts are worth planning around.","hw_hub_events_source":"api","hw_hub_events_continent":"south-america","hw_hub_events_count":"8","hw_hub_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"See all events in South America","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/south-america","hw_hub_events":"February | Carnival | Rio de Janeiro \u00b7 Salvador | The biggest party on earth. Rio beds go months ahead and triple in price; Salvador is cheaper and just as loud.\r\nFebruary | Carnaval de Oruro | Oruro, Bolivia | Bolivia's answer: forty-eight hours of dancing at 3,700m.\r\nMarch | Lollapalooza | Buenos Aires \u00b7 Santiago | Two weekends, two capitals, a fortnight apart.\r\nJune | Inti Raymi | Cusco | The Inca sun festival on the winter solstice, and the busiest week of the year in Cusco.\r\nAugust | Gaucho Week | Uruguay \u00b7 Argentina | Rodeo, asado and a side of the Southern Cone tourists rarely see.\r\nSeptember | Fiestas Patrias | Chile | Independence week. The whole country stops for empanadas and cueca.\r\nOctober | Se\u00f1or de los Milagros | Lima | Peru's largest religious procession, and the month Lima eats best.\r\nDecember | New Year on Copacabana | Rio de Janeiro | Two million people in white on one beach. Book by August.","hw_hub_events_pills":"Carnival, city by city | \r\nTrekking permits you must book early | \r\nFestivals in the Andes |","hw_hub_reads_intro":"Written by our travel writers and the travellers who host them.","hw_hub_article_rows":"Things to do, city by city | Short itineraries you can follow as written, in the cities most routes pass through. | south-america+things-to-do | All things to do in South America | \r\nGetting around | Night buses, domestic flights and the border crossings worth knowing about. | south-america+transport | All transport guides in South America | \r\nEating your way down the Andes | Set lunches, street food and the markets that feed whole cities. | south-america+food | All food guides in South America | \r\nDoing it cheaply | What things cost, where the money goes and how to stretch three months. | south-america+budget | All budget guides in South America |","hw_hub_show_read_time":"1","hw_hub_all_title":"Everything we have written about South America","hw_hub_all_body":"Filter by country, city or the kind of trip you are planning.","hw_hub_all_cta":"All South America articles","hw_hub_trips_title":"Or start with how you travel","hw_hub_trips_note":"Same continent, filtered by trip","hw_hub_trips":"users | Solo travel | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/solo-travel+south-america\/\r\ncoin | Budget | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/budget+south-america\/\r\nbackpack | Backpacking | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/backpacking+south-america\/\r\npanoramic-views | Adventure | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/adventure+south-america\/\r\nsurf | Beach | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/beach+south-america\/\r\nnightclub | Party | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/tag\/party+south-america\/","hw_hub_faq_title":"South America travel questions","hw_hub_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_faqs":"How much does three months in South America cost? | Around \u20ac2,700 to \u20ac3,600 on the Andes route including buses, dorms, food and the big-ticket items like Machu Picchu and the salt flats. Add \u20ac800 if Patagonia is in the plan, because it costs roughly double everywhere else.\r\nHow long do I need for South America? | Two months minimum for the classic Colombia-to-Bolivia route, three if you want Patagonia or Brazil as well. The distances are the reason: a single bus leg can take twenty hours, and rushing it means seeing bus stations rather than countries.\r\nIs South America safe for backpackers? | The gringo trail is travelled by thousands of people every day and most trips pass without incident. Petty theft is the real risk rather than anything worse \u2014 phones on tables, bags on floors, and walking alone at night in the big cities. Take registered taxis or apps, keep valuables out of sight, and take local advice about neighbourhoods seriously.\r\nHow do I handle the altitude? | Climb gradually rather than flying straight to La Paz or Cusco from sea level, take the first day slowly, drink more water than feels necessary, and skip alcohol for 48 hours. Coca tea helps mildly. If headaches get severe or breathing becomes difficult, descend \u2014 altitude sickness is not something to push through.\r\nWhen should I go to Patagonia? | December to February is the only reliable window, and even then the wind is a factor. October, November and March work if you accept colder days and some closures. Outside that, most trails and many towns simply shut.\r\nDo I need to book Machu Picchu in advance? | Yes. Entry tickets are capped daily and sell out in high season, and the Inca Trail needs permits booked months ahead \u2014 it also closes for maintenance every February. The alternative treks, Salkantay and Lares, are cheaper and need less notice.\r\nWhat is the gringo trail? | The well-worn overland route down the Andes through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Hostels, buses and tour operators along it are used to backpackers, which makes it easy to travel alone without ever being alone.","hw_hub_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_cta_body":"Compare hostels across South America \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in South America | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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