So you’ve booked your tour to South America, sorted your travel insurance, what’s next? Time to get organised! With adventure travel it can be difficult to know what to pack, especially in a region as diverse as South America. What you need to bring for exploring the Amazon jungle could be very different from hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, and different again if you’re throwing in a cruise to the Galapagos Islands. You don’t want to be packing for a million what-if scenarios and yet you definitely want to avoid wishing you had something when you don’t. Here’s our guide on what to pack for a holiday to South America.
South America has a diverse range of latitudes and altitudes across a dozen countries, making it difficult to provide a one-size-fits-all packing list. You will also need to bear in mind that the weather tends to be unpredictable, especially when trekking at high altitude and when on tours in the Amazon Jungle.
You don’t need to fret too much over toiletries and medicines as you can easily pick these up in cities for a very cheap price. However, if you are planning on sticking entirely to hiking routes you may want to prepare a little more.
It’s a good idea to download some games, music, podcasts or programs to your device before you leave so you aren’t relying on wifi!
or rent hiking equipment such as waterproofs, hiking boots and poles, however these can be a little expensive. Read our blog here for more information on packing for the Inca Trail.
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