Top South American Cities To Visit

Take a fast track to the heart of South American culture in the famously fun cities on our list of carefully curated small-group tours.

Buenos Aires. Bogotá. Lima. Quito. There’s a reason why the best cities in South America are a mainstay on travel bucket lists. You’d be surprised, too, by how many of the safest places to travel in South America are within a few hours of those famous destinations. Get to know the most beautiful natural landscapes in this compelling continent, while venturing into some of the safest South American cities on one of these small-group adventures, bookable with Culture Trip.

View of Rio de Janeiro from across the Sugarloaf cable cars

Rio de Janeiro, for seaside sunsets and samba spirit

No city sets a spring in your step – and a jiggle in your hips – quite like Rio. Our Brazil trip finishes with four days in Brazil’s spiritual capital. We’ll hit the big bucket-list classics like Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain and the Copacabana, but we’ll also dig deeper into local culture with a samba-filled Carnaval experience and a night in residents’ favourite sunset spot, as well as discovering lesser-known gems like Tijuca Forest and the city’s magical botanical gardens. The trip also features a couple of days in Brazil’s largest city Sao Paulo, full of incredible feats of modern architecture and vast green urban spaces.

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