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Discover South America is a UK based independent tour operator specialising in tailor-made and custom itineraries in South America. Whether you want to get off the beaten track or visit the most iconic sites in a whirlwind trip of a lifetime, we are experts at crafting itineraries perfectly suited to each traveller.
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Christopher Payne
Feb 10,2023Very helpful advice throughout the whole planning and booking process and also very helpful with flight delay issues that occurred during trip
Mike Scott
Feb 04,2023I really cannot praise DSA enough. They organised our return flights from Milan to Rio, with additional flights to Iguassu for the falls. Throughout the process they were beyond professional. Heather incorporated minor changes to our itinerary several times, and when we encountered a significant problem at our hotel in Iguassu, it was dealt with promptly, effectively and ultra-efficiently. Our guide at the falls was exceptional, too. We are so, so grateful to DSA for making this journey one that we will treasure for ever!
Gordon Whittleston
Oct 12,2022We have just returned to New Zealand from a round the world trip, organised by DSA, as a post covid catch up with sons and grandchildren. Our flights (involving breaks in the USA, the UK, Italy and Singapore) were a great price, leaving and arriving at convenient times with stop overs that allowed comfortable transfers without rush and worry. Heather was amazing in terms of her patience, rapid response times and wonderful suggestions during the planning process. As a consequence of our experience with DSA we have booked a similar route with them for next June. Once again Heather has come up with the goods!! Thankyou for your great service.
sian lloyd
Sep 29,2022Well organised, fantastic scenery and wildlife
Juliet
Sep 02,2022My family and I had a fantastic two-week private tour of the highlights of Peru superbly organized by Discover South America Ltd. (DSA). DSA was very responsive from the first moment of inquiry and during the lead up to the trip. Heather at DSA deserves a special mention as she never missed a beat in all our excursions, transfer services, hotel bookings etc. She put a customized itinerary together that worked perfectly at great value and handled everything promptly and professionally All travel guides spoke excellent English and were very professional and knowledgeable about the places we visited. The drivers were very pleasant and punctual, and the hotels selected were very comfortable and suited us down to the ground. We recommend Discover South America 100% to anyone who wants to tour and discover the beautiful country of Peru and its people.
Ms Francesca Stubbs
Aug 31,2022Our experience with Heather from Discover South America was incredible from start to finish. From the beginning, we spoke to her about what sort of thing we wanted and she put together a suggested itinerary. We went back and forth many times changing things, adding things etc and every time she was helpful and proactive. She took our feedback on board, made suggestions and provided a trip we were excited to go on! Throughout our trip, all the trips and guides she had arranged were brilliant. We loved the guides we had! When there were issues, only twice in our whole three and a half week trip, we emailed Heather and they were resolved quickly. Neither of these were down to Heather and were the fault the hotel. Everything was seamless which meant we could really relax and know everything was sorted. We would highly recommend using Heather from DSA! Thank you so much for all the time you put in to making our honeymoon the best month of our lives! Frankie and Ben
Ian Snowdon
Aug 02,2022The best travel service I have come across in many years. If you want a perfect adventure anyway in South America no need to look anywhere else Heather is superb!! She organised a personal trip over 6 weeks through South America from Peru to Brasil, with every detail taken care of, it was a trip of a lifetime and made that way by Heathers contacts, suggestions and organisation. We will be back for more!!!
Pablobeany
Jul 21,2022Heather of Discover South America arranged our 14 day holiday in Peru. it was a very busy bespoke itinerary which we adjusted several times in the lead up to travelling, and involved a total of 7 flights, one train journey, and a fair number of bus and taxi rides, to all the major zones/sites (eg: amazon, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca). It went 99% like clockwork - the travel, the hotels, the tickets for visiting the historical sites, were all arranged and worked perfectly. We were given all the detailed information we needed, including a detailed itinerary, local contacts, suggested packing lists for the trips to the rain forest and for those at high altitude , all the flight references, good advice, etc..... It was definitely all we had hoped it would be, and absolutely a dream holiday. We hope to do something similar in another country with DSA in 2023.
Charlotte Strawbridge
Apr 12,2022This is the first time I've used a company to help plan and organise a trip and it was such a great experience. Heather was extremely helpful and accommodating before the trip. She helped keep my holiday within budget but still managed to book all the experiences I was hoping for. As a solo female traveller, I felt safe and well looked after. The contacts in South America were lovely and always available to help. All the guides for the organised tours were wonderful and the hotel choices were fab. Had an amazing time. Thank you! (if you are going to Peru, I highly recommend the Amazon experience... I had 2 nights in the lodge and it was even better than I had expected, worth the extra money. The days were full of really exciting activities and was definitely one of my highlights!)
Tim Harrison
Apr 06,2022DSA did an excellent job of arranging flights, transfers and hotel bookings for my recent trip to Mexico. Everything ran smoothly and was of a high standard, I cannot thank DSA enough.
Laurie McReel
Mar 22,2020We enjoyed our trip to Ecuador very much, thanks to the planning expertise of Discover South America. All transfers were seamless, the quide in Quito was great as were the day trips. The Galapagos was a wonderland and a perfect place to be ''off grid" for a week.
The Breunigs
Mar 19,2020The trip planned by Discover South America was full of super choices for reliable, knowledgeable, and personable guides and drivers, special and pleasing hotels, and Ecoventura for our Galapagos cruise. We felt WELL taken care of all along the way and appreciate all the services excellently provided. Martha and Doug Breunig
christine
Feb 12,2020DSA have been brilliant in booking and organising our 28 day trip to Chile (and Argentina). We gave them our itinerary and criteria re transport, accommodation and excursions etc and they found, sorted and booked everything, always checking back with us each time. Jackie was very patient with our, constant, changes and always replied to emails quickly and efficiently. Jackie took the time to listen to our requirements and at no time did she try to “sell” us anything that we did not want, yet she was there to give us help and knowledge when we needed it. Having now returned I can say that every arrangement booked for us has been 100%. All the drivers, guides, hotels, excursions worked like clockwork. I would definitely recommend them and use them again. The Agents they used in both Chile and Argentina were great and arrangements in both countries went smoothly. January 2020
Lou W
Feb 05,2020We had a fabulous holiday to Argentina. Heather was very good at looking after us and easy to get in touch with when we had questions. She's really knowledgeable...we just need to start planning our next trip!
Jan Johns
Nov 30,2019We are so grateful for the prompt, couteous and efficient service we received. Our holiday was fantastic, with every detail perfect. I can thoroughly recommend this company.
JNorth
Nov 10,2019Have just returned from a tailor made holiday organised with DSA and using local small hotels and local guide services. It has been an excellent trip and gave us a lot more insight into Peruvian culture, both historical and present day than we would have achieved without the private guides. All the sometimes complex arrangements went very smoothly and it was a treat and luxury not to have to organise bookings ourselves. The guides and drivers were very knowledgeable, kind, and flexible should we wish to alter plans on particular days. I cannot rate DSA and the Peruvian guiding services they used too highly. Thank you for a truly memorable holiday.
Bob & Kyoko
Oct 26,2019An Illuminating view of South America. All accommodations were good-to-very good. Our Chilean travel agency coordinated our activities well and were punctual. Our Argentinian agency could use some improvement in their coordination which was sometimes revised at the last minute or did not allow sufficient time to reach our destination.
Terrylee Customer
Sep 27,2019Jackie and Heather were extremely helpful and organised the trip to the bespoke itinerary I requested. I received everything as required prior to travel as well as useful advice. The local agents in Peru met us at the airport as required and at all times kept us informed of times and dates of pick-ups etc. Everything went smoothly and we had excellent guides and drivers.
Mim Brigham
Sep 25,2019We had an absolutely excellent holiday - thank you so much for organising it - it was hard work for us and challenging at times but made so much easier with the (mostly excellent) guides. Absolutely great to be met by someone with our name on a card at every airport and meeting point
Office 1, Kingsway House, 134/140 Church Road, BN3 2DL, Hove, GB
http://discoversouthamerica.co.uk
Joy
Mar 07,2023This was our second trip with Discover South America. Heather did an amazing job of planning our trip, brainstorming ideas and helping us when our flight was cancelled. Looking forward to many more trips with Discover South America!