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Discover the wonders of South America

Flying between countries in South America has traditionally meant having to get used to the idea of flying in and out of a lot of capital cities. With the best will in the world, most people aren’t on holiday in South America to visit the big cities. That’s why recently launched point to point internal flights in South America are such a welcome change for anyone looking to a comprehensive tailor made holiday to South America.

Historically, internal flights in South America have suffered from the silo mentality of the countries themselves. You could always fly from capital city to capital city but to travel between non-capital cities has been nigh on impossible, until now.

Lan airlines, once confined to Chile, has been quietly snapping up regional airlines and networks over the past ten years. At last count, Lan was in Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Argentina. Then it merged with Tam in Brazil. Basically, it’s taking over the whole of South America.

Lan’s expansion really is a great development for anyone wishing to explore South America. They recently launched a new service flying from Peru’s capital, Lima, direct to Easter Island, a remote Chilean territory famous for its enigmatic Moai statues.

If you are into your ancient civilisations, the Inca and Rapa Nui tailor made holiday of a lifetime awaits!

You can also fly from Lima across to the spectacular Iguassu Falls on the Argentina/Brazil border. This makes for a fantastic potential combination of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu followed by the Iguassu Falls and Brazilian beaches.

In Argentina there has recently been a shake up of domestic aviation with point to point flights around the country linking up El Calafate with Bariloche, Mendoza, Salta, Iguassu and Buenos Aires.

You can now travel between these key destinations in Argentina without having to go in and out of Buenos Aires all the time. Bariloche to Mendoza for instance was usually a 7 hour journey involving two cross country flights. It is now a 1 hour direct flight.

We already have customers on tailor made holidays to Argentina taking advantage of this great development. Obviously it isn’t just time which you save, it is also cheaper to fly less.

Finally, Chile’s Sky Airlines has launched a weekly flight from Arica in the very north of the country to link it to Peru’s second city, Arequipa.

We have clients taking advantage of this route to travel through the north of Chile, up through the Atacama Desert and Altiplano before crossing over into beautiful Arequipa from where you can access the rest of Peru or make it easily up into Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.

For anyone looking for a multi-country tailor made holiday to South America, these developments are great news. As ever, it is worth speaking to someone who knows the area inside out as the picture is ever changing.

To speak to one of Pura Aventura’s tailor made holiday experts, please call +44 (0)1273 676 712.