UK Flights to South America
South America is a large region in the South of the USA. There are some major countries that make up the continent include Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Cayenne, Peru, Lima, Uruguay and more. Spanish and Portuguese are both largely spoken languages in South America, although French, Dutch and English are also spoken.
South America is rich in culture and there are influences from Spain and Portugal due to the regions connections with Europe. South America is a great place to go to enjoy the hot weather and meet friendly people; South American food is normally tasty and there are plenty of historical sights to see.
There are plenty of flights to Latin America although in general, they are not cheap from the UK. Ways that you can make the flights cheaper is by avoiding the weekends especially Saturday for flying out, and try to take an indirect route (your operator will normally look these up for you). Airlines that fly to Latin America include Iberia Airlines. British Airways, Continental and Virgin Atlantic. Major locations to fly to include Mexico, Havana, San Jose, Quito, Rio, Sao Paolo and Santiago. There should be no problems entering the country with a valid UK passport. Some areas of Latin America are known to have problems especially for tourists so check before you go that the place you are visiting is safe.
The atmosphere of South America changes very frequently. You can find a series of arid desert circumstance in Peru and Chile,and on other hand you can also find damp and stifling weather circumstances of the Amazon. Gran Chacowere of Argentina is the victim of the hottest weather which reaches a shocking 44 degrees centigrade at times. It is very important for travellers to carry sun cream and other skin protections when they travel to Latin America as most of the time you will get clear sky and hot weather conditions.
There are plenty of lively things to do in South America. In Venezuela visit Angel Falls, which is the world highest waterfall at 321 feet, it’s fifteen times higher than Niagara Falls! You can take a raft upriver to view it from the bottom or take and expedition to see if from an alternative view. There is the Rio Carnival in Brazil which is known as one the biggest, brightest carnivals in the world.
This happens ever February but book early as flights are sought after at this time. Whilst in Rio, also take the time to visit Corcovado Mountain and the Sugar Loa Mountain Day Tour, this excursion will take you through the rain forest and you can see Christ the Redeemer statue which sits on to of the mountain.
If you visit Chile you can trek to an ancient wonder of the world the Machu Picchu which is an Inca Ruin. The Incas were discovered in the ’00s but now is visited by tourists worldwide. Don’t forget your camera! South America is picturesque, whether it’s the landscape or the people.
Graham McKenzie is the content coordinator for Bestukflights.co.uk the UK’s premier flight and travel comparison portal which includes a detailed section on Travel and Flights to Venice
