- Where to go to sunbathe?
- Weather features of a beach holiday in South America
- The heady scent of Copacabana
- Colombian treasures
- Luxury of Margarita Island
- Incomparable Galapagos
The vast and diverse world of South America is full of wonders and amazing discoveries. There are pampas and glaciers, mountains and deserts, ski resorts and ancient landmarks of a planetary scale. Mostly located in the Southern Hemisphere, the continent also offers luxury beach holidays. In South America, stretching across several climatic zones, there is a place to soak up the sand and swim in the ocean, practically at any time of the year.
Where to go to sunbathe?
Among the main leaders of beach holidays in South America are invariably:
- Brazil with its splendid Atlantic coastline and the famous resorts of Rio de Janeiro, Belém, Recife and Fortaleza.
- Venezuela, whose paradise island of Margarita attracts thousands of fans of luxury holidays in the bosom of nature every year.
- Colombia's beaches look perfect - white sand, emerald green palm trees and turquoise sea. By the way, the best emeralds are mined here, and therefore a beach vacation in South America on the Colombian coast can be combined with exciting and profitable shopping.
- Ecuador offers exciting tourism to the Galapagos Islands, home to dozens of rare animal species. The tourist beach infrastructure is not very diverse here, but this is the special charm of a vacation in the archipelago.
- In Chile, it will be possible to sunbathe at the resorts of Valparaiso and Iquique on the Pacific coast.
Weather features of a beach holiday in South America
As many as six climatic zones of South America provide a decent beach holiday for everyone throughout the whole calendar year. Subequatorial and tropical climates prevail on the continent.
In the very north of the mainland, it is summer all year round, and the air temperature on the beaches of Colombia and Ecuador never drops below + 28 ° C. The water heats up to similar temperatures for comfortable bathing.
Below the Southern Tropic, winter temperatures fluctuate around + 16 ° C and the favorable season for recreation lasts from October to April. In the air on the beaches of Chile, for example, thermometers at the height of summer show up to + 30 ° С, but the water rarely warms up above + 19 ° С.
Weather in the Galapagos Archipelago is highly dependent on ocean currents. The wet season starts here in December and ends in April, and in December the hottest weather sets in, lasting until mid-June.
The heady scent of Copacabana
The most popular beach resort in South America in terms of the number of tourists visiting it is Rio de Janeiro. Prices for hotels in the area of the famous Copacabana cannot be called cheap, especially during the famous Brazilian carnival. And yet, tours to Rio are in constant demand, and reviews about the local vacation are always the most enthusiastic.
Booking air tickets in advance will help you save a lot, and special offers of airlines often contain quite affordable prices even for those who do not consider themselves to be oligarchs.
Colombian treasures
In addition to priceless emeralds, Colombia offers its guests delightful beaches, of which there are more than three hundred along the coastline. The most popular resorts of Cartagena and Santa Marta, the islands of Providencia and Santa Catalina will give an unforgettable pleasure to all fans of a beach holiday. South America in the Colombia region is washed by the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. When choosing where to sunbathe, it is important to keep in mind the strong ocean currents and ebb and flow, which are very desirable for surfers, but dangerous for inexperienced swimmers.
Luxury of Margarita Island
The Venezuelan resort on Margarita Island is a paradise for wealthy tourists who prefer luxury hotels, perfect service and comfort worthy of royalty. The archipelago, formed by Margarita and the islands of Coche and Cubagua, is surrounded by coral reefs and boasts excellent diving and snorkeling conditions.
The main feature of a beach holiday in Venezuela is the ability to be absolutely secluded, but at the same time it is very comfortable to relax. In total, more than a hundred hotels await guests at the resort, on whose facades at least 4 stars flaunt, and three hundred kilometers of beaches, as if descended from the pages of advertising brochures.
Incomparable Galapagos
This Ecuadorian archipelago in the Pacific Ocean is located three hours from the capital of the country, Quito, by local airlines. The vast majority of its territory is under state protection and is part of the Galapagos Islands National Park.
The beaches of the archipelago are clean and virgin, they are practically not equipped and have no special infrastructure, unless they belong to hotels. On the islands, they are quite expensive if they are located on the coast, and therefore budget travel around the reserve should be organized from the capital of the island of Santa Cruz, where it is possible to book an inexpensive hotel.
