South America Adventure Travel Ideas

South America travel volunteer opportunities include helping community projects in Brazil, conservation projects in Ecuador or teaching and sports placements in Argentina.

Learning Spanish is recommended, there are lots of language schools in South America where you can take a language course and improve your Spanish / Portuguese. After you could consider teaching in South South America which is very popular. This is a great way to earn money whilst travelling although wages can vary. South America Travel Work is mainly voluntary, but you can find paid work as a teacher, tour guide, expedition leaders or at tourist locations as a scuba diving instructor for example. Travel teaching in South America is also popular, lots of schools, orphanages and community projects throughout South America need English speakers to help. You can find paid teaching in Ecuador, or even visit the Galapagos Islands and volunteer your time and teach local communities.

Here are some popular South America adventure travel ideas:
- Sandboarding in Chile
- Walk the inca trail to Macchu Pichu, Peru
- Walking tour of Rio, Brazil
- Seeing the Aticama Desert in Bolivia

South America travel tours are an exhilerating experience, get up close to nature on Easter Island, Chile or do a trek up to Macchu Pichu in Peru! You could go on a tour of the Galapagos Islands and see giant tortoises and other rare wildlife species! If you don't speak good Spanish when in South America travelling on an South American overland tour is recommended. A lot of overland tours in South America include adventure sport activities in multiple destinations.

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