Americas
30 destinations — from budget backpacking to luxury escapes
30 destinations — from budget backpacking to luxury escapes
Two continents of adventure: Patagonian ice fields, Inca ruins, Amazonian rainforest, Caribbean coastlines and world-class cities. North, Central and South America together offer every kind of travel experience imaginable.
30 destinations — tap any card for full travel guide
Road trips that go on for days
Pyramids, tacos and two coastlines
Big nature, bigger distances
Coffee, salsa and Caribbean coast
Steak at midnight, glaciers by noon
Carnival, Amazon and Atlantic surf
Land of the Incas and the Amazon jungle
Pura vida among volcanoes and rainforests
Galapagos wildlife and Andean cloud forests
From the driest desert to the end of the world
Salt flats, Inca ruins and Amazon headwaters
Where the Pacific meets the Caribbean
The most progressive country in South America
The Central American gem still off the beaten path
Maya ruins wrapped in cloud forest mist
Bay Islands diving and Copan Maya ruins
Blue holes, barrier reef and jungle Mayan ruins
Jesuit ruins, Chaco wilderness & terere on the river
Dutch jungle republic of extraordinary cultural diversity
Pupusas, Pacific surf & volcanic crater lakes
Kaieteur Falls, giant river otters & pristine Amazon frontier
Angel Falls, lost-world tepuis & Caribbean atolls
Amazon rainforest, rocket launches & Devil’s Island penal colony
Sea stacks, turf-roofed villages & 10 million puffins in the wild North Atlantic
Cathedral icebergs, dog sledding & the world’s largest ice sheet
Five penguin species, orca beach hunts & albatross colonies at world’s end
Napoleon’s exile, world’s oldest tortoise & sustainable South Atlantic tuna
France’s last North American territory — croissants, cod & Al Capone’s rum
Pink sand beaches and the Atlantic's best golf
The wildlife capital of the Southern Ocean
Quick picks from our 30 Americas guides. Budgets are typical mid-range daily costs per person from each guide, in US dollars.
There is no single best season for a whole region. These are the destinations whose best travel window, per our guides, falls in each season.
Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, Panama, Uruguay, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras and 6 more
Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, Paraguay, Suriname and 3 more
USA, Canada, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and 1 more
Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Saint Helena, Bermuda
Among our 30 Americas guides, the most read are USA, Mexico, Canada, Colombia and Argentina.
Based on the typical mid-range daily budgets in our guides, the most affordable are Paraguay (~$58/day), Bolivia (~$66/day), Guatemala (~$92/day). Actual costs depend heavily on travel style and season.
It depends on where you go. Across our Americas guides, December to February is the best window for the most destinations (16 of 30). Destinations at their best in each period: Dec – Feb: 16, Mar – May: 13, Jun – Aug: 11, Sep – Nov: 10. Check each guide for its specific best months.
Destinations whose best season includes December to February include Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile.