Cultural Photography Tours & Trips in Andes Mountains

On Circuit 2, you'll walk through Machu Picchu's famous terraces with the Andes rising up behind them—this route shows you the most of the UNESCO site. At Sacsayhuaman, those huge limestone blocks fit together without any mortar at 3,700 meters up. Your train ride through the Sacred Valley gives you great mountain views, and you'll stay at Ayni Cusco Hotel in the city center at 3,400 meters.

You'll photograph the UNESCO-listed palafitos on Chiloe Island and trek Villarrica volcano for sunrise shots over the Andes. Take the chairlift to Cerro Campanario in Bariloche for 360-degree views of Nahuel Huapi Lake and the peaks around it, plus capture Osorno volcano's perfect cone and the Small Circuit's Patagonian scenery.

Your trek takes you through the Andes from Chinchero at 3750m down to Ollantaytambo, where you'll photograph Poc Poc Waterfall and walk original Inca Trail stone paths. You'll see Kinsa Qocha, Azul Qocha, and Puma Qocha lagoons surrounded by high peaks and local wildlife, then reach the terraced ruins of Winay Wayna at 2650m before arriving at Intipunku Sun Gate.

Hike 1.28 miles from Carrel Refugio on Chimborazo volcano at 10,170 feet for sweeping views across Ecuador's highest peak and the National Wildlife Reserve. Trek to Devil's Cauldron waterfall in Baños, walking along hanging bridges through green forest beneath the active Tungurahua Volcano, then capture the shift from Páramo grasslands to tropical lowlands.