Fishing Trips in South America: 8 Weighed Up on Cost and Hours

1.Mangrove Eco Tour & Fishing with Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 185 reviews · 2 hours · from $55Our pick

Take a two-hour boat trip through La Boquilla’s mangroves with bilingual local guides such as Yeimy, Jamie, or Andres. You’ll learn how mangroves protect Cartagena, visit Fisherman Island, try casting a fishing net, sample coconut water, and enjoy local drums and dancing. Hotel pickup and return make this an easy nature and culture outing.

“Definitely glad I got pick up/drop off option. The meeting point doesn't seem bus friendly and it may be difficult getting a return ride. Shai (SP?) was a great and informative guide. She kept the tour moving and checked in with attendees. The experience is worth it for those that enjoy nature. It was like a forest bathing trek in a boat, including learning to fish by net.”

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2.Fly Fishing Trips in Bariloche

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 137 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) Top rated

Spend about 10 hours fly fishing near Bariloche with a private guide, boat, transport, and quality Orvis equipment. You’ll fish the Limay or Manso rivers, learn at your own pace, and stop for Argentine steak, Malbec, snacks, and riverbank views. Juan is one of the guides named in the feedback.

“The experience was great. Juan is a great fishing guide and cooked the lunch to perfection. The landscape and views are so beautiful and the fish were active. We had a great time.”

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3.Cartagena Fishing & Crabbing • Unique Local Experience with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 90 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $89

Leave Cartagena’s tourist zone for the Ciénega de la Virgen and La Boquilla, where guides such as Andrés and local fishermen lead you through mangrove channels by canoe. Set crab traps, try weighted-net fishing, watch birds, and finish with fish, chicken, or vegetarian lunch at a beachfront restaurant. A small-island stop is optional.

“We had an excellent experience with the Unique Local Crabbing & Net Fishing Experience with Lunch on the Beach, operated by Everything Cartagena. The owner, Michael, was responsive from the beginning and provided clear, helpful information in advance so we knew exactly how to prepare. Communication was smooth and professional. Our guide, Andres, was truly outstanding, one of the best guides we have ever had. He is knowledgeable, passionate about sharing local culture and history, and genuinely attentive to guests. He also has a strong international mindset and thoughtfully guided us on tipping the local fisherman appropriately, which we appreciated. Andres stayed fully engaged with us throug...”

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4.Typical lunch on beach, mangrove tour & fishing with natives

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 79 reviews · 4 hours · from $84

From Cartagena, join a bilingual local guide such as Yeimy or Jamie for a four-hour visit to La Boquilla’s mangroves. You’ll ride by boat, visit Fisherman Island, try casting a net and checking crab traps, hear drums, and eat fried fish, coconut rice, and patacones beside the sea. Hotel pickup, lunch, and drinks are included.

“I was picked up promptly at my location. My guide was very knowledgeable and Yamil, the local expert, was very friendly and easy going. He taught us how to cast a net and you could see that he was in his element in the mangrove. Those two individuals had the right type of energy to make us appreciate this quiet activity that gave us a chance to enter in communion with the peaceful environment and understand the importance of the mangroves to serve as a barrier protecting properties and species. They play a big role in the ecological balance needed to nurture the wetland species. But this journey was also…”

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5.Day Tour to Santa Fe Island and Hidden Beach with snorkeling and fishing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 78 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $229

From Puerto Ayora, cruise about 45 to 55 minutes to Santa Fe for snorkeling with sea lions, turtles, sharks, rays, and tropical fish. After lunch, visit Hidden Beach for swimming or a guided walk, then try a short fishing session on the return. Small groups, wetsuits, towels, drinks, and gear are included.

“Probably the best service we had out of 3 day trips that we have had. Our guide took really good videos underwater with his GoPro and shared them with us. He was very considerate and polite all the way. Unfortunately we were not able to visit the Hidden Beach due to rough waters but we got very lucky with sea lions - we swam a pod with more than 20 puppies.”

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6.Piranha Fishing and Alligator Watch Evening Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 57 reviews · 5 hours · from $90

From Manaus, you’ll cruise to Iranduba, pass stilt houses and river communities, fish with a traditional bamboo rod, and search for alligators after dark with an English-speaking naturalist guide. The small group is limited to 10 people, hotel pickup is included downtown, and food and drinks are not.

“Je pense que la partie devrait être uniquement sur le bateau et pas sur la maison flottante Concernant la découverte des alligators malheureusement on a pas pu les voirs même si le guide a fait de son mieux et pour c était la raison principale de mon achat pour ce tour”

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7.Full Day Tour Pinzon Island + La Fe/Las Palmas – Snorkeling & Fishing

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 47 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $175

Spend about seven hours from Puerto Ayora snorkeling at Pinzon Island and a second stop at La Fe or Las Palmas. Expect cold water, provided wetsuits, lunch on board, fishing with an approved lure, and a small group of up to 10. Guides such as Ricardo, Edgar, Jimmy, and Luis have led some departures.

“We had a wonderful time with Ricardo and the rest of the crew. Ricardo was very attentive to all guests ensuring that we all got to see the Sea Turtles, Seals, Tropical Fish, Iguanas and Sharks. We saw so many turtles eating the algae off the rocks and the Seal was so playful and stayed with us for almost the entire time.”

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8.Day Tour to Floreana Island with Snorkeling and Fishing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · 7 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $259

Travel by spacious yacht from Puerto Ayora to remote Floreana, where you’ll snorkel near Enderby Islet, fish for yellow-fin tuna, visit a green-sand beach, and walk to a flamingo lagoon. Naturalist guides such as Rodrigo, Lening, Edgar, and Yazmany have earned praise for wildlife spotting and in-water help.

“We saw lots of sharks and some Sea Lions..and Blue Footed Boobies! Met nice people on the boat -- Riccardo, guide was wonderful. very knowledgeable. he was super great about grabbing my underwater camera an diving deep to get up close and personal with the sharks!”

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