32 stays and trips · Updated
It depends what you want from Central & South America. 32 stays and trips here are on High Vibe Vacay; the most common values are Connection with Nature and Inspires Awe and Wonder. Start with Nayara Springs, Belmond Hotel das Cataratas, Belmond Rio Sagrado, or filter the directory by value.
Photo: David Jones / Flickr via Openverse · CC BY 2.0
Nayara Springs
An adults-only rainforest retreat at the foot of Arenal Volcano, with yoga and meditation among the trees, dawn bird walks and a sloth sanctuary.
Photo: Gabriel Resende Veiga / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Belmond Hotel das Cataratas
A historic hotel inside Iguaçu National Park, facing the falls.
Setting photo of Urubamba River valley, Peru, not the property. Photo: Giorgia Doglioni / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Belmond Rio Sagrado
Riverside casitas along the Urubamba River in Peru’s Sacred Valley.
Setting photo of Machu Picchu, Peru, not the property. Photo: Eddie Kiszka / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Belmond Sanctuary Lodge
A lodge beside the entrance to the Machu Picchu citadel, high in the Andes.
Setting photo of Colca Canyon, Peru, not the property. Photo: Hongbin / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Las Casitas, a Belmond Hotel
Twenty casitas with terraces and plunge pools in Peru’s Colca Valley. MICHELIN notes days of hiking and birdwatching.
Setting photo of Guanacaste coast, Costa Rica, not the property. Photo: Luis Diego Aguilar / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique
A resort on the Punta Cacique headland on Costa Rica’s Guanacaste coast.
Photo: Christophe Meneboeuf / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Costa Rica Escape with Tortuguero (K3Q)
Rainforest, hanging bridges, Arenal and Monteverde with the logistics handled.
GlobusFrom $1,889 pp, as of October 2026
Setting photo of Bajos del Toro cloud forest, Costa Rica, not the property. Photo: Adrián Valverde / Unsplash · Unsplash License
El Silencio Lodge & Spa
Cloud forest, yoga, hiking and private hot tubs; on Classic's sustainability list.
Photo: Pedro Szekely from Los Angeles, USA / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Patagonia: Journey to the End of the World (SF), Small Group Discovery
Guided hikes in Torres del Paine with two nights at Hotel Las Torres, the Perito Moreno Glacier, and a naturalist-led hike in Tierra del Fuego.
GlobusFrom $9,634 pp, as of October 2026
Setting photo of Guanacaste coast, Costa Rica, not the property. Photo: Eelco Böhtlingk / Unsplash · Unsplash License
JW Marriott Costa Elena Resort & Spa, All-Inclusive
JW Marriott’s first all-inclusive resort, opened in fall 2026 above the secluded bay of Playa El Jobo in Guanacaste, with a Mindfulness House and an on-property JW Garden.
Setting photo of Villarrica Volcano, Pucón, not the property. Photo: Ricardo Díaz / Unsplash · Unsplash License
andBeyond Vira Vira
A lodge on a private reserve on the Liucura River with views to Villarrica Volcano.
Setting photo of Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, not the property. Photo: Luiz Cent / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Arenas del Mar
A beachfront rainforest resort beside Manuel Antonio on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast.
Setting photo of Baltinache lagoons, Atacama Desert, not the property. Photo: Florian Delée / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Awasi Atacama
A desert lodge in Chile’s Atacama, one of the driest places on Earth.
Setting photo of Iguazú Falls, not the property. Photo: Jaime Dantas / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Awasi Iguazú
An all-inclusive rainforest lodge near Iguazú Falls, with private guided excursions and farm-to-table cooking.
Setting photo of Torres del Paine, Chile, not the property. Photo: Marek Piwnicki / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Awasi Patagonia
Villas on a private reserve beside Torres del Paine National Park.
Setting photo of Santa Catarina coast, Brazil, not the property. Photo: Alex Caceres / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Awasi Santa Catarina
Private villas between forest and sea on Brazil’s Emerald Coast, with guided nature outings and an organic garden harvest experience.
Setting photo of José Ignacio coast, Uruguay, not the property. Photo: Pedro Slinger / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Bahia Vik José Ignacio
A beach hotel on the José Ignacio coast, sharing Vik’s organic-garden cooking program.
Setting photo of Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize, not the property. Photo: Ronald Plett / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Blancaneaux Lodge
Francis Ford Coppola’s original Belize hideaway, with river pools and thatched cabanas in the Mountain Pine Ridge.
Setting photo of Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, not the property. Photo: Eelco Böhtlingk / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Corcovado Wilderness Lodge by SCP
A rainforest lodge on 189 acres of the Osa Peninsula beside Corcovado National Park, with organic produce in the kitchen.
Setting photo of José Ignacio, Uruguay, not the property. Photo: Hector Ramon Perez / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Estancia Vik José Ignacio
An estancia (ranch) estate near José Ignacio, with a large organic herb garden and garden cooking classes.
Setting photo of Peninsula Papagayo, Guanacaste, not the property. Photo: Juliana Barquero / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo
A resort on a forested peninsula on the Gulf of Papagayo with a Wellness Shala for yoga and meditation.
Setting photo of Monteverde cloud forest, not the property. Photo: James Ting / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Hotel Belmar
A family-owned cloud-forest hotel in Monteverde with yoga, horseback riding and hiking, an on-site juice bar and its Finca Madre Tierra organic farm.
Setting photo of Costa Rica's Pacific coast, not the property. Photo: Atanas Malamov / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Hotel Nantipa
A small beachfront hotel in Santa Teresa where the jungle meets the sand, with daily yoga at its Numu wellness space and sea-to-table cooking at Manzú.
Setting photo of Osa Peninsula rainforest, Costa Rica, not the property. Photo: Eelco Böhtlingk / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Lapa Rios Lodge
An eco-lodge in its own 1,000-acre private rainforest reserve near Corcovado National Park.
Photo: nearsjasmine / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mashpi Lodge
A glass-walled lodge in a private cloud-forest reserve northwest of Quito.
Setting photo of Arenal rainforest, Costa Rica, not the property. Photo: Rikin Katyal / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Nayara Gardens
A rainforest resort at the foot of Arenal Volcano, with organic cacao experiences.
Setting photo of Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica, not the property. Photo: Tom Podmore / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Nayara Tented Camp
Tented villas in the rainforest near Arenal Volcano.
Setting photo of Peninsula Papagayo, Guanacaste, not the property. Photo: Arianne Beeche / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
A Ritz-Carlton Reserve on a secluded Pacific peninsula where tropical dry forest meets the ocean.
Setting photo of Galápagos Islands, not the property. Photo: Heidi Bruce / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Pikaia Lodge
A base for exploring the Galápagos Islands.
Setting photo of Last Hope Sound, Puerto Natales, not the property. Photo: Kurt Cotoaga / Unsplash · Unsplash License
The Singular Patagonia
A hotel in a restored historic cold-storage plant on a Patagonian fjord.
Setting photo of La Fortuna Waterfall, Arenal, not the property. Photo: Etienne Delorieux / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Tabacón Thermal Resort & Spa
Natural hot springs and a thermal river near Arenal Volcano.
T+L World’s Best 2026 · Best International Wellness Retreats
Setting photo of Torres del Paine, Chile, not the property. Photo: Karla Villaizan / Unsplash · Unsplash License
Tierra Patagonia
A lodge facing the Paine massif. Its all-inclusive packages include excursions such as horseback riding and hiking, and its Uma Spa lists yoga.
