20 South America Travel Tips! (learn from our mistakes 👀)

We spent just over a month exploring South America, visiting Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile and these travel vlogs are to share our experience of the first time touching the continent... safe to say we loved it! But, more than any trip we've had in YEARS we were researching like crazy with so many burning questions about South America.

Not only is South America massive, so it's not like there is a one size fits all guide, but there are so many destinations you can visit. We settled on a couple of awesome tours with G Adventures and never looked back, but even still we had so many things to figure out for our first time to the continent.

So in this vlog we wanted to share with you 20 of the things we learnt in South America that will help with your own trip, or at the very least see that travel isn't perfect and it's really all about what you make of it.

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Disclaimers
+ This video features footage supplied from a couple of partners, mainly for locations where filming is restricted and/or drone activity isn't allowed.
+ There's affiliate links on this page for things we know you'll love. It costs you nothing more, but we might get a commission for anything you purchase. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
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Chapters:
00:33 Backpacking
01:48 Varying Temperatures
02:37 Language
04:03 Safety
05:28 Digital Security
06:19 Cost
08:02 Money Exchange
10:35 Tipping Culture
10:48 Sim Cards
12:21 Transport
13:14 Tours
14:55 Flight$
15:25 Food
16:25 Local Delicacies
17:21 Altitude
18:51 Liquor
19:55 To Carry
20:25 Service Speed
21:37 Accommodation
22:59 Directions
23:57 Bathrooms
25:12 Anything Else?

#SouthAmerica #TravelTips

[kirkjones]

Great video! Question, was this shot a few months ago or is it easier to just keep the Christmas tree up all year round to save packing it up? 😂😊 love your work guys.

[AlbertoGarcia-qrqg]

The face when Stacey says It's priceless ❤

[travelertrome]

So informative! I have been a subscriber since your first Thailand series and you guys have always been the best at these practical information vlogs for countries you are visiting. Thank you so much!

[costasworldofmusicmemories]

So much to see in South America . There so many countries worthy of visits. You couldn't say it any better. The travel tips are spot on. Harriet and I have been to 8 countries and enjoyed
every one of them. It's a continent that you have to spend a little time in to get to know it's people and culture. Our approach is to do one country at a time. You manage to capture great footage despite your challenges. Kudos Stace for hanging in there when you were experiencing altitude sickness. Any plans in the future to visit other countries in South America?
Nalu looks so cute. She must be a lap dog. Always looking for affection. Hopefully one day we could catch up with you somewhere in the world. Sending you Hugs🫂 and Kisses💋 from Richmond, Va. Harriet, Jim and Yuki

[Catherine.B.]

It was an awesome series, as always💛 Love all your content and following your adventures. You two make me smile.

[brooksdurham]

Good video, Dan-uh-grr and Stacey. Looks like an exciting continent.

[gluckwunschwinston]

I'm Swiss. I love travelling to all types of destinations. The few times I was pickpocketed were all in Switzerland in the towns I lived in 😅

[DMJ]

Loved the tip's and trick's and traveling hack's like it great channel guys 👍

[Mati-vgpb]

About the service. The difference between New Zealand service and similar in New Zealand they always ask you if you want more ( sometimes they ask too many times ) but in south America (I'm from Chile ) most of the time you will get the waitress if you need something because we do not like to be interrupted. this also applies if you go shopping for clothes people will leave you alone and if you need something you can call them. but I agree that if you will speak Spanish maybe you can get them sooner.

[bookwormfaith]

thanks for this, guys! So useful. IF I ever get to that side of the world one day...

[murchinksonmorks]

Machupicchu is an incredible place, magic. FULL energy.

[grahamtoyne]

Thanks Guys, really useful for me as I’m heading to SA for 4 months in April
Many thanks 🙏🏻

[dgibb]

Great watching your videos ....but where is NZ on the map you use in this one??!! It took me till half way through to realise it's not there 😮😂

[joayres]

Thanks for the SA series was so good 👍 and thanks for putting me onto the Wise card, have used it here (NZ) and Aus and am off 2 Vietnam/Cambodia/Thailand in September where it will get a thrashing 😊 have also recommended it 2 everyone that will listen 😂

[lindavandijk]

As with all your videos, this was a great series 😊

[jesspaige]

Great video guys! was really interested to hear how you got on with poquito espanol...as a solo traveller I found this to be my biggest challenge, I wasnt as fluent as I woudlve liked by the time I went and I definitely think its essential, its definitely not like a lot of other parts of the world where you usually always have some English in the high tourism spots, you really need to know Spanish, the tour definitely would've helped and I had the same luck of meeting a bunch of Spanish speakers at my hostel and we travelled together as a group from then...but without them it woudlve been so challenging! Im planning to return and have a tutor currently,  
Definitely a part of the world for the experienced traveller, only thing that sucks being from our part of the world, languages aren't as big of a deal because we are so far from everything! its funny meeting Americans who all speak good Spanish in that part of the world

[nicolerey]

LOL at the Wise/ card plug! If only the card was available in every country! :D

[EmmaC-cjeh]

Incredibly useful video, thanks guys! In Argentina I used Western Union to send money to myself (from my UK bank account). That way you get the blue rate but don't have to bring lots of USD cash with you.

[april]

Awesome video guys, we’ve been following your journey as we prepare for our own trip to Peru, Bolivia and Brazil next month! Having a kiwi experience we can relate to definitely helps

We did have a question that you can hopefully help with - did you guys end up getting the Yellow fever vaccination? Finding it difficult to find a definitive answer on whether this is a requirement for Bolivia

Thanks so much!

[joanneyoung]

Absolutely loved this series, so excited to see you travel somewhere new again. This too was a really useful video with some great tips