Southern Explorations

PO Box 30156, 98113, Seattle, WA, United States
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About Southern Explorations

Southern Explorations No one knows Latin America like Southern Explorations. We’ve spent much of our lives exploring, guiding, studying and experiencing the destinations we offer. We know the places, the people, the cultures, the food, the music, the secret spots and the most sought after experiences. Our decades of experience allows us to help give you the flexibility to build and customize your ideal Latin America travel itinerary, or choose to select from our finely crafted group adventures and cruises guaranteed to meet our award-winning standards. What Is The Southern Explorations Difference? Superior Quality Our collection of multiday trips and adventure cruises are handpicked for their superior quality. Our team keeps a finger on the Latin American travel pulse to ensure we consistently meet the elevated standards that earned us the honor of being named one of National Geographic's Best Adventure Companies on Earth. Unbeatable Expertise Our Latin America roots run deep. We’ve spent years cultivating relationships with the best local guides, drivers, accommodation providers, boat captains and catamaran crews. Every member of our team travels throughout Latin America annually in order to certify the experiences and activities we offer maintain the highest level of quality. Explore Latin America Your Way We offer two flexible ways to travel. Join one of our group adventures and cruises, or choose a private departure just for you and your family or friends. If you can’t find the perfect trip, then simply speak to one of our travel specialists who will help build a tailor-made experience based on your interests and schedule. Accomplished Guides Our team of knowledgeable and congenial guides, with priceless insights into the true nature of their homelands, add immeasurably to the enjoyment of your trip. We hire local guides who are licensed and/or certified in accordance with local government regulations. All are fluent in English and Spanish, and many also speak the indigenous language of the region. Unparalleled Support Safety is always our top priority. We take great pride in our impeccable safety record and our emergency action plan. While travelling, you’ll be given an emergency line that can reach us 24/7. Additionally, our guides are connected to outside services 24 hours a day, in some locations by satellite phone, to provide assistance if necessary. Exceptional Accommodations If we offer a hotel, lodge, hacienda, refugio or cruise then it means our team has visited and inspected it to ensure it meets our rigorous standards for location, service, safety, sustainability, cleanliness and comfort. You can also choose from our amazing selection of three- to five-star accommodations to further customize your trip to meet your specific needs. Our Commitment To Sustainability We provide support to leading organizations dedicated to the conservation of the ecosystems in which we operate. We believe sustainability also applies to economic and social well-being, in addition to natural environments, we ensure our tours directly benefit the people who live in the places we travel. We employ local guides, porters and logistical members of our staff, patronize locally owned and operated hotels, lodges and restaurants, and support local non-profits and community organizations. We recognize that tourism is a large generator of carbon emissions so we offer each traveler the opportunity to offset the carbon produced on their trip.

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Madeline
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Look for further for the best company to help you get the most out of South America Eric, listened to where I wanted to go and what I wanted to experience and set up all the arrangements which were professionally executed with loving care. After we arrived in Quito, we had 7 flights before we left Santiago to go back to the USA. Southern Exploration set them all up with transfers and hotels as well as an Amazon cruise, the lakes crossing in Patagonia from Argentina to Chile and finally excursions around Puerto Montt. Eric never tired of my endless questions and gladly changed things as requested. He even checked in about 1/2 way through our itinerary to see if all was well.The accounting staff is totally squared away, too.I can only say good things about the total operations of Southern Exploration. You will be very, very pleased if you use them. They are still the first class tour company my friends and I have used starting in 2008.

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Karen
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Southern Explorations planned an amazing trip Southern Explorations planned an amazing trip for us!! Jonathan listened to what we wanted and made an exceptional itinerary. Everything went flawlessly! Pickups were prompt, the service at all the lodges was terrific, the choice of locations and lodges were perfect! Our guides were great, particularly Victor at Arenal. We were on the go practically every minute, tiring, but exhilarating! Ziplining, canyoneering, snorkeling, hiking, rafting, what a variety! Nayara upgraded us to a Rainforest Pool Villa, gorgeous, we think the bathroom alone was about 350 square feet! Definitely have to be hearty and adventurous for this itinerary, but we were up to the challenge and did great! Second Southern Explorations trip and would use them again for sure!

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Kathleen
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Experience was beyond our expectations… Experience was beyond our expectations from start to finish! We were met at the airport and escorted to our bus transportation with our luggage seamlessly! Our boat and staff were excellent and luggage was moved to and from our staterooms with no problems. SE took us through the Quito airport on our departure day also! Only let us go once everyone was through security and on their way. Our guide and hotel in Quito were incredible! Old town tour and gondola ride great! Wonderful trip!

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Holly and Praveen
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Customized Itinerary Working with Jonathan on our trip to Costa Rica was a great experience-he listened to our interests and customized a perfect itinerary that was fun, adventurous and paced out well. He was also responsive, resourceful and transparent. The trip was very smooth with no glitches and we also found the SE App helpful while travelling. Our local tour guide Juan Carlos was amazing and we learned so much about the country and saw so much that we would not have seen if we rented a car and planned our own trip. Pura Vida!

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Jvp
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Guides knew their subjects and were… Guides knew their subjects and were polite, patient and reliable. One time only, our excursion pick-up came late (1/2 hour late, early morning pick-up) even though we had discussed the scheduled time the night before. No other glitches occurred.

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