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Committed to designing and promoting the best travel experiences in South America for the past 10 years,  Unique Destinations is a bespoke tour consultancy based in Santiago, Chile. 
​From within the region, we offer a vacation planning service that is focussed entirely on YOUR travel dreams, at great rates!  Let Unique Destinations give you a FREE no obligation quote now!
For "Last Minute" or "Early Bird" offers, see BELOW!
See TOUR REPORTS for past visits to special destinations!
 (We revisit our destinations frequently to make sure that local conditions and detail are as featured in our website.)
For an overview of our TOP DESTINATIONS in South America for 2019 - 20, click HERE! 
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NEWS & DEALS!

As a specialist tour company in South America, we are often sent exclusive details from leading hotels and excursion operators  that offer fabulous experiences in our many destinations.  Some offer "early bird" or "last minute" booking opportunities that can save up to 25% or more!  Latest offers (October 2019) include:
  • The Austral Summer is almost HERE - so time to head south to mystical PATAGONIA in Argentina or Chile to enjoy stunning views of glaciers, fjords and wildlife!  See rare King penguins on Tierra del Fuego and condors soaring in Torres del Paine!  Contact Unique Destinations HERE to see what summer deals can be enjoyed on cruises and on land, for all levels and ages.  ​​​​
  • ​Antarctica Express "Promo" Extended to 31 December 2019, for Antartica21 Express Air-Cruises for the 2020-21 season!  Get a US$500 Early Booking promotion on unique opportunities to visit the "White Continent" for as little as US$ 4,295/person.  For MORE click HERE!
  • RARE OPPORTUNITY - EXPLORA ATACAMA Luxury Tour of the Atacama Desert in Chile and Bolivia's spectacular Uyuni Salt Flats.   Explora's unique "Travesia Atacama – Uyuni" is an all-inclusive private program that connects the Atacama Desert in Chile with the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia.  The "Travesia" can be taken in either direction, visiting everything in between.  This includes the valleys and mountains of the Andes mountain range, various salt flats in Chile and Bolivia, incredible rock formations, and algae and ore-hued lagoons, plus majestic Andean flora and fauna.  Only available for limited dates commencing 15 June 2020, itineraries are available from 8 - 11 nights, with "Launch Rate" savings starting from US$ 2,500/ person.  Contact Unique Destinations HERE to learn MORE!
  • Galapagos 2019/20 - Continuing to present new offers for a fabulous vacation on the Galapagos archipelago, Unique Destinations can offer big discounts on selected packages, subject to date and availability.  Packages include Island Hopping, Cruise, Liveaboard Diving excursions, Trekking, Sport-fishing and special packages for families and honeymoon vacations.  Contact us now for MORE detail.​

DESTINATION OF THE MONTH (DOM) - July 2019
Manu National Park, Peru!

Each month we focus on a "Destination of the Month" (DOM), either because it is a new location we have found, or we have just revisited to update the detail, or because NOW would be a good time to book a holiday there BEFORE the best hotels are taken or flight prices have rocketed.  
(For past Destinations of the Month check out TOUR REPORTS on the Main Menu above).

​This month, we feature possibly the most pristine and certainly the BEST national park that we have ever visited in South America, MANU National Park in Peru! ​
Accessed from CUSCO - perhaps combined with that "once-in-a-lifetime" visit to Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley - Manu is one of the largest parks in South America and in the Amazon, being recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the late 80s.  Exceptionally remote, needing two days of travel to get into its interior, this has preserved its pristine status, allowing a few discerning visitors to enjoy close sightings of VERY rare flora and fauna.  This includes jaguar, ocelot, giant river otter, critically endangered bird species, caiman, and so much more!   Even traces of "non-contact" tribes can be encountered here!
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Unique Destinations visited this amazing location in May 2017, early summer being an ideal time to see so many species, and so a good time to start considering for your 2020 diary NOW!  We would recommend an 8-day visit, to allow for the time needed to reach the interior (one day by vehicle; followed by one day in a small boat; repeated in reverse on leaving).  This gives you 4 full days in the interior to spot the "local residents", on gentle treks around several ox-bow lakes, or combing the riverbanks on board your personal boat.  Accommodation is spartan but comfortable; our tour operators would provide a team that includes your guide, chef and boat-boys.  ALL provisions are brought in with your boat, and subsequent waste brought out in the same manner. 
A truly pioneering experience, very GREEN, it is HUGELY worthwhile!
With prices typically starting at US$ 1,950 per person for the 8-day, all-inclusive, tour with taxes (deductible for overseas visitors), Unique Destinations can negotiate discounts on these rates on request and subject to availability.  Shorter tours available on request.