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Latin America Backpacking Itineraries

Explore budget-friendly multi-city routes across Latin America. Each itinerary includes hostel recommendations, estimated costs, and practical travel tips.

51 Itineraries
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Bogota La Candelaria

Colombia Backpacking Route (21 Days)

Bogota → Medellin → Cartagena → Santa Marta
21 days
$31/day
110 planned

Ground costs

$550 - $750

Mexico City architecture

Central America Backpacking Route backpackr

Mexico City → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua → Lake Atitlan → Caye Caulker
28 days
$29/day
85 planned

Ground costs

$700 - $900

Colombia coffee region landscape

Backpacking Peru and Bolivia backpackr

Lima → Cusco → Arequipa → Puno → La Paz → Uyuni
35 days
$30/day
75 planned

Ground costs

$900 - $1,200

Colombia coffee region landscape

How Much to Backpack South America

Buenos Aires → Mendoza → Santiago → Lima → Cusco → La Paz
45 days
$31/day
60 planned

Ground costs

$1,200 - $1,600

Bogota La Candelaria

3 Weeks Colombia Comfort Itinerary

Bogota → Medellin → Cartagena → Santa Marta
21 days
$57/day
0

Ground costs

$996 - $1,348

Mexico Guanajuato colorful streets

2 Weeks Mexico Guatemala on $23/Day

Puerto Escondido → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua
14 days
$23/day
0

Ground costs

$263 - $355

Colombia coffee region landscape

1 Week Mexico Comfort Itinerary

Cancun → Playa del Carmen → Tulum
7 days
$56/day
0

Ground costs

$314 - $424

Mexico Guanajuato colorful streets

2 Weeks Mexico Guatemala Itinerary

Puerto Escondido → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua
14 days
$35/day
0

Ground costs

$406 - $549

Mexico Guanajuato colorful streets

2 Weeks Mexico Guatemala Comfort Itinerary

Puerto Escondido → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua
14 days
$58/day
0

Ground costs

$663 - $898

Bogota La Candelaria

10 Days Colombia on $23/Day

Bogota → Medellin → Cartagena
10 days
$24/day
0

Ground costs

$189 - $255

Mexico Guanajuato colorful streets

3 Weeks Mexico Guatemala Itinerary

Sayulita → Puerto Escondido → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua → Lake Atitlan
21 days
$37/day
0

Ground costs

$641 - $867

Mexico Guanajuato colorful streets

3 Weeks Mexico Guatemala Comfort Itinerary

Sayulita → Puerto Escondido → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua → Lake Atitlan
21 days
$60/day
0

Ground costs

$1,047 - $1,417

Mexico Guanajuato colorful streets

1 Month Mexico Guatemala Comfort Itinerary

Sayulita → Puerto Escondido → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua → Lake Atitlan → Granada → Panama City
30 days
$61/day
0

Ground costs

$1,517 - $2,052

Colombia coffee region landscape

2 Weeks Peru Bolivia on $20/Day

Lima → Cusco → La Paz
14 days
$20/day
0

Ground costs

$232 - $314

Colombia coffee region landscape

2 Weeks Peru Bolivia Comfort Itinerary

Lima → Cusco → La Paz
14 days
$52/day
0

Ground costs

$598 - $809

Bogota La Candelaria

2 Weeks Colombia Comfort Itinerary

Bogota → Medellin → Cartagena → Santa Marta
14 days
$57/day
0

Ground costs

$657 - $888

Bogota La Candelaria

Backpacking Colombia Budget (14 Days)

Bogota → Medellin → Cartagena → Santa Marta
14 days
$35/day
0

Ground costs

$401 - $543

Colombia coffee region landscape

3 Weeks Peru Bolivia on $19/Day

Lima → Cusco → Arequipa → La Paz
21 days
$19/day
0

Ground costs

$338 - $457

Colombia coffee region landscape

Backpacking Bolivia and Peru Budget

Lima → Cusco → Arequipa → La Paz
21 days
$30/day
0

Ground costs

$534 - $722

Colombia coffee region landscape

3 Weeks Peru Bolivia Comfort Itinerary

Lima → Cusco → Arequipa → La Paz
21 days
$50/day
0

Ground costs

$875 - $1,184

Colombia coffee region landscape

5 Weeks Peru Bolivia on $18/Day

Lima → Cusco → Arequipa → Puno → La Paz → Uyuni → Copacabana
35 days
$19/day
0

Ground costs

$549 - $742

Colombia coffee region landscape

5 Weeks Peru Bolivia Comfort Itinerary

Lima → Cusco → Arequipa → Puno → La Paz → Uyuni → Copacabana
35 days
$49/day
0

Ground costs

$1,429 - $1,933

Colombia coffee region landscape

1 Week Mexico on $22/Day

Cancun → Playa del Carmen → Tulum
7 days
$22/day
0

Ground costs

$123 - $166

Colombia coffee region landscape

Cheapest Way to Travel Mexico

Cancun → Playa del Carmen → Tulum
7 days
$35/day
0

Ground costs

$191 - $259

Colombia coffee region landscape

2 Weeks Mexico on $21/Day

Cancun → Playa del Carmen → Tulum → Bacalar → Merida → Valladolid
14 days
$22/day
0

Ground costs

$248 - $336

Colombia coffee region landscape

Cheapest Way to Travel Mexico (14 Days)

Cancun → Playa del Carmen → Tulum → Bacalar → Merida → Valladolid
14 days
$34/day
0

Ground costs

$387 - $523

Bogota La Candelaria

3 Weeks South America on $20/Day

Bogota → Lima → Cusco → Buenos Aires
21 days
$20/day
0

Ground costs

$356 - $482

Mexico City architecture

3 Weeks Guatemala and Mexico Itinerary Budget

Mexico City → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua → Lake Atitlan
21 days
$35/day
0

Ground costs

$618 - $836

Bogota La Candelaria

2 Weeks Colombia on $22/Day

Bogota → Medellin → Cartagena → Santa Marta
14 days
$23/day
0

Ground costs

$259 - $351

Colombia coffee region landscape

2 Weeks Mexico Comfort Itinerary

Cancun → Playa del Carmen → Tulum → Bacalar → Merida → Valladolid
14 days
$55/day
0

Ground costs

$633 - $856

Bogota La Candelaria

3 Weeks Argentina and Colombia and Peru

Bogota → Lima → Cusco → Buenos Aires
21 days
$32/day
0

Ground costs

$559 - $756

Bogota La Candelaria

3 Weeks South America Comfort Itinerary

Bogota → Lima → Cusco → Buenos Aires
21 days
$52/day
0

Ground costs

$915 - $1,238

Cartagena colorful streets

1 Month South America on $22/Day

Cartagena → Medellin → Lima → Cusco → Buenos Aires
30 days
$23/day
0

Ground costs

$565 - $765

Cartagena colorful streets

1 Month Argentina and Colombia and Peru

Cartagena → Medellin → Lima → Cusco → Buenos Aires
30 days
$35/day
0

Ground costs

$873 - $1,180

Cartagena colorful streets

1 Month South America Comfort Itinerary

Cartagena → Medellin → Lima → Cusco → Buenos Aires
30 days
$57/day
0

Ground costs

$1,427 - $1,930

Cartagena colorful streets

6 Weeks South America on $21/Day

Cartagena → Medellin → Quito → Lima → Cusco → Buenos Aires
45 days
$22/day
0

Ground costs

$826 - $1,118

Cartagena colorful streets

6 Weeks South America Comfort Itinerary

Cartagena → Medellin → Quito → Lima → Cusco → Buenos Aires
45 days
$55/day
0

Ground costs

$2,094 - $2,833

Colombia coffee region landscape

2 Weeks Bolivia and Peru Itinerary Budget

Lima → Cusco → La Paz
14 days
$32/day
0

Ground costs

$365 - $494

Mexico City architecture

Backpacking Guatemala and Mexico Budget

Mexico City → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua
14 days
$35/day
0

Ground costs

$399 - $539

Bogota La Candelaria

Backpacking Colombia Budget

Bogota → Medellin → Cartagena
10 days
$36/day
0

Ground costs

$291 - $394

Mexico City architecture

2 Weeks Central America on $22/Day

Mexico City → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua
14 days
$23/day
0

Ground costs

$257 - $348

Bogota La Candelaria

3 Weeks Colombia on $22/Day

Bogota → Medellin → Cartagena → Santa Marta
21 days
$23/day
0

Ground costs

$395 - $534

Mexico City architecture

3 Weeks Central America Comfort Itinerary

Mexico City → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua → Lake Atitlan
21 days
$58/day
0

Ground costs

$1,010 - $1,366

Mexico Guanajuato colorful streets

3 Weeks Mexico Guatemala on $24/Day

Sayulita → Puerto Escondido → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua → Lake Atitlan
21 days
$24/day
0

Ground costs

$418 - $566

Mexico Guanajuato colorful streets

1 Month Mexico Guatemala Itinerary

Sayulita → Puerto Escondido → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua → Lake Atitlan → Granada → Panama City
30 days
$37/day
0

Ground costs

$929 - $1,257

Mexico Guanajuato colorful streets

1 Month Mexico Guatemala on $24/Day

Sayulita → Puerto Escondido → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua → Lake Atitlan → Granada → Panama City
30 days
$24/day
0

Ground costs

$607 - $822

Mexico City architecture

2 Weeks Central America Comfort Itinerary

Mexico City → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua
14 days
$57/day
0

Ground costs

$652 - $882

Mexico City architecture

3 Weeks Central America on $23/Day

Mexico City → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua → Lake Atitlan
21 days
$23/day
0

Ground costs

$401 - $542

Mexico City architecture

4 Weeks Central America on $23/Day

Mexico City → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua → Lake Atitlan → Caye Caulker
28 days
$23/day
0

Ground costs

$547 - $740

Mexico City architecture

4 Weeks Central America Comfort Itinerary

Mexico City → Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas → Antigua → Lake Atitlan → Caye Caulker
28 days
$59/day
0

Ground costs

$1,373 - $1,857

Bogota La Candelaria

10 Days Colombia Comfort Itinerary

Bogota → Medellin → Cartagena
10 days
$59/day
0

Ground costs

$476 - $644

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