The Lodgers with a front seat of the epic landscapes of South America (2024)

WI lived in Buenos Aires in the nineties, a weekend holiday in the pampas -filled pampas usually meant a lot of steak and a small bird breeding.And lollipping around in a hammock (although still available).

South Americans have realized that they can offer experiences of the Safari type as an entrance ALS and other than them on other continents.Word "Lodge" always suggested a glorified hut, but many South American huts are now just as comfortable as four and five-star hotels, with guests treated for luxury bedrooms, food prepared by noticed local chefs, fine wines and personal service.End of his guides quasi butters in Kaki who promote families in private 4x4s.

I like to make some effort before I settle in a full-service eco-resort.I would always recommend going by land to come to a remote basis., The forests and wetlands of Brazil, and the deserts of Chile remain sparsely populated and appreciate the amazing fortune that someone has not opened a beautiful, all-to-consa-lodge in anywhere.

I have hired a lot of Odysseys.The current in the lap.Was shocking beer -free.

In Tefe, 1200 miles from the start of my journey, I went to a motorboat and drove through the always eleveners from the always rudder to the Uakari Lodge, a floating hotel-cum research center, all made for day and night outings, delicious food andA tweet, fluttering, growling immersion in the Amazon world.The hangers were private and beer was easily accessible and well cooled.

1. Puerto Valle, Esteros del Ibera, Argentinië

See Jaguars and Caiman from a luxury ranch
The Wetlands of Ibera in the Corried in Northeast Argentina have been in the news because of the reintroduction of jaguars in the area after an absence of 70 years.is a luxury Estancia on the left bank of Parana, the second longest river in South America.are treated with a traditional outdoor airroastor barbecue.Overall species in nearby National Park include Caimans, Capybaras and Marsh Deer, as well as birds, reptiles and amphibians.And marine fauna.
Details14 nights with the most meals from £ 5,090pp, including flights and transfers (Journeylatinamerica.com)

2. Explora Sacred Valley, Peru

Visit in Inca -Ruins and Pisco Sours
Wise travelers do not rush through the Holy Valley to cross Machu Picchu.This beautiful area deserves time and a small attempt.is an impressively low -guided, wooden building with scandi and tip of Inca in a wide valley, with rooms with a view of quinoa and corn fields.The sky is thin) for mountain biking and visits to archaeological places such as Pisac, Moray and Mara's salt mines.For Pisco acids.Masses from British touring companies offer Explora retail or you can book directly.
DetailsThree nights entire Executive Board from £ 830pp, including all trips and transfers.fly to Cuzco (explora.com)

3. Uakari Lodge, Tefe, Upper Amazon, Brazil

Floating rooms in the middle of rainforest wonders
Uakari Lodge is named after an endemic red-face, white-furred monkey, a floating hotel in the Mamiroua reserve between the Amazon, Japura and the Auati Parana River.Varzea- seasonal flooded rainforest - So the setting changes depending on the season.Between September and March the water level is low and offers a view of correlated fish and their predators;Until July) are all excursions from canoe.Private terrace.A central building has a dining room, library and private veranda with hammocks and chairs overlooking the river.Cerrado, where the characteristic types of male wolf, Hyacint -ara and tools are used, bearded capuchin -open -open.
Details13 nights from £ 8.718pp, including most meals, planes and transfers (reefandrainforest.co.uk)

4. Monitor Iguazu, Argentina

Jungle Villas near Iguazu Falls
Awasi is the most richly designated ownership of the Lodge type close to the famous Iguazu Falls on the Argentina/Brazil border;From the inside and out to consider the jungle.Toucans and fewer tropical birds flash over the long canopy, and Coatis can be seen to cut the bushes.Go from the well -kept routes around the waterfall.Awasi recently joined a local expensive rescue project aimed at re -introducing endangered species, such as the pitches with white cut.
DetailsSeven Nights B&B with full board on the hut (three nights) from £ 6,985pp, including planes and transfers (Cazloyd.com)

5. Earth Chiloe, Chili

The immersion of the island with dinner cooked in the ground
The island of Chiloe, between Chiles Lake -Region and the Wild Steppen from Aisen on the edge of Patagonia, has a clear history, climate and topography.Boatreizen to see wooden churches of UNESCO-Noot and to remote islands to meet local society.PalafitoHouses, with 24 textile decorated rooms that overlook a lawn for Pullao Bay and Hudson Channel.Curanto, An original cooking tradition with cemeteries of meat, seafood, potato balls and vegetables with heated cliffs in the ground under a layer of nativesHack(Rhubarb) leaves.When dinner is excavated, it is all very festive and delicious.
DetailsThirteen nights B&B from £ 12,000 pp, including flights, all meals at Lodges (nine nights) and transfers (Audleytravel.com)

6. Uman Lodge, Zuid -Chili

A working farm with designer huts and views of the river
Uman Lodge is an architectural explanation: a fan of strikingly designed wood and glass structures on top of a cliff with a view of the edge of the Rivers FutaleUfu and Espolon.Swimming pool if you prefer to enjoy it from that corner.Futaleufu, a legendary river in Whitewater World.Patagonia Specialist Swoop has made a tour of Nature and Flora theme with a private naturalistic guide who takes a series of huts in North Patagonia, a sub -shaped region between Chile's lakes and kingers and kingers and kingers and kingers and kingers and kingers and kingers and kingers and kingers and fits fields and kingers and fits fields and kingers and fits field fields and kingers and fits field fields and kingers and fits field field fields and kingers and fits field field fields and kingers and kingers field fields and kingers and kingers and kingers and kingers and kingers and kingers and kingers field field fields and kingers field field fields and kingers and kingers field field fields and kingers and kingers field field fields and kingers and kingers field field fields and kingers and kingers and kingensAnd fjords in the south.
DetailsThe full sign of twelve nights is £ 10,995pp, including aircraft and transfers (Swoop-atagonia.com)

7. Caiman Eco-Lodge, Pantanal, Brasilien

A sauna with a view of the Wetlands
Brasil's Pantanal is the place to see the Big Five of the country: gigantic otters, tapirs, ant eaters, moons wolves and jaguars.Caiman has built up a reputation for successful and sensitive Jaguar Spotting with 4 × 4 vehicles instead of speed boots.From every lowland in the world, with eye -catching large species such as Jabiru Stork and Roseate Spoonbill, and there are many Kaimans and Capybaras that avoid each other and the large cats are based on local conditions, and the hut has its own large reserve, hides a lotconservation projects;It is always memorable to see the rare hyacinthmakas.And a sauna with a view of the Wetlands.
DetailsTen Nights B&B from £ 6,570PP, including full board in Lodge (three nights), flights and transfers (Humboldttravel.co.uk)

8. Mashpi Lodge, Pact, Ecuador

A coconut in the Bosbos
When it opened in 2012, Mashpi gave a challenge to all future developers of Wilderness Lodge: Go on, defeat this.That was previously virtually undamaged.Reserve has 900 bird species.Mammala observations can include agoutis, ring -tail coatis, mantle hook agents and silky antasre.
DetailsNine nights B&B from £ 5,495PP, including some extra meals, transfers and aircraft (Andeandrils.co.uk)

9. Treasury Venedig, Colombia

A taste of the coffee triangle
If you are tired of drinking coffee in characterless chains, try a cortado on Hacienda Venecia, a traditional bamboo and to farm, painted red and white, with a packed veranda that looks at rows of bottle green plant, produces the magical bean. Tasting and chocolate and rehearsing bird recovery;About 260 species are registered on the estate.So -so affected in Colombian coffee triangle;
DetailsThirteen Nights B&B from £ 4,550PP including flights and transfers (Lastfontiers.com)

10. Atta Rainforest Lodge, Guyana

Homely lodge in the rainforest
A one-stop British Airways flight from Gatwick has made Guyana easier to reach.All Fresco shower and an open side room that looks at gardens.Central and upper canopy.Birds, including hummingbirds and black Curassows, come in the district and often observed species in the forest are deer, monkeys, red-rock agouti and sometimes tapir.
DetailsSeven Nights B&B from £ 4,495PP, including some extra meals, planes and transfers (geodyssey.co.uk)

11. Pikaia Lodge, Santa Cruz Island, Galapos

Shamanic massages and natural grounds of hunting
As the most luxurious and stylish property on the Galapagos Islands, Pikaia is popular as an alternative to a cruise or as an addition..Gigantic turtles.To Quito and Otavalo on the mainland.
DetailsTen Nights B&B from £ 12,175pp, including all meals while on the hut, flights and transfers (selectlatinamerica.co.uk)

12. Beauti Assu Assu Lodge, Regua, Branses

Din of animals in the wild with Caipirinhas
This rustic but comfortable cabin with ten bedrooms is mainly aimed at birdwatchers.It has air conditioning, a well -stocked library, a large common dining area and lounge and a small swimming pool.Research into biodiversity in the lowlands of Atlantic Forest;of the most spectacular mountain landscapes in southern Brazil.Hummingbirds, parakets, Armadillos and Crab -Beating Foxes are regular visitors to the site.
DetailsEight Nights' entire board or directors of £ 3,995pp, including flights and transfers (Natural Trek.co.uk)

13. Wine Lodge, Mendoza, Argentinië

A culinary stay in the heart of the wine country
Wine lovers Cecilia Diaz Chuit and Martín Rigal built their beautiful Spanish colonial hut deep in Mendoza's Wineland.Vineyards all the way to the Andes.Has a stay of four nights in Cavas Wine Lodge with a complete private tour through the top vineyards in the UCO Valley and includes visits to Iguazu, Lake District and Buenos Aires.
Details13 nights B&B from £ 7,670pp, including aircraft and transfers (Humboldttravel.co.uk).

14. Salt Hotel Luna Salada, Uyuni, Bolivia

A cabin made from salt in the heart of the salt apartments
This remarkable cabin is almost exclusively made of harvested salt, from the floor to the walls to some furniture.Decorated due to contrast with the monochromatic environment - offers the hotel -friendly service.To run over the salt apartment is like somethingStar WarsAnd De Hut can put together activities according to your wishes, from lunch and sipping to Singani, the local fire water, to Starge on the floor in one of the brightest nights.Verde and Laguna Colorada) because of their mineral properties - the last one attracts large herds of Flamingos - plus the train cemetery of Uyuni and the colored market every Thursday that specializes in crafts and, you think, on salt -based souvenirs.
DetailsEleven Nights' Half-Board of £ 4,895PP with some extra meals, including aircraft and transfers (steppestravel.com)

15. Laguna Garzon Lodge, Uruguay

Foodie Break I 'Toscana van Uruguay'
Back Uruguay is where Brazilian and Argentinian city dwellers take their summer vacation.Such as Atlantic Croaker and top quality Prime Beef of the surrounding Pampas.Wine bars, colonial houses and art galleries are everywhere and local media refer to the area as "Tuscany of Uruguay".After a stay in Montevideo or Buenos Aires.
DetailsTwelve Nights B&B from £ 4,020pps, including flights, transfers and car rental (Journeylatinamerica.com)

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