Uniquely planned for never more than 16 guests, guaranteed, General Tours World Traveler’s Small Group Journeys to South America offer intimate resort experiences not available to larger groups. Two of these properties have recently been recognized as among the best hotels on the Continent.

Alto Atacama Desert Lodge & Spa

Earlier this year, the editors of National Geographic Traveler recognized the Alto Atacama Desert Lodge & Spa as the number one most authentic and unique hotel in Chile. Tucked away in a beautiful desert valley, this 5-star resort features stylish guestrooms with simple and elegant recycled-wood furnishings, private terraces and six swimming pools surrounded by native plants. General Tours pairs three nights here at Alto Atacama with a stay at Patagonia Camp, a complex of 17 beautifully-furnished yurts set along the shores of Lake Toro facing the granite peaks of the Paine Massif. Also including Santiago and Punta Arenas, this 9-day Small Group Journey, Patagonia & Atacama, includes 19 meals, all four internal flights within Chile and extensive naturalist-guided explorations in the Atacama Desert and Patagonia.

Posada Amazonas

Also making the National Geographic Traveler 2011 Stay List for South America, the Posada Amazonas is an intimate eco-lodge adjacent to Peru’s vast and untouched Tambopata National Reserve. In the company of native-born Ese’eja Indian guides, General Tours’ guests enjoy extensive rainforest exploration including a colorful aviary spectacle with dozens of parrots and parakeets descending upon the Amazon’s biggest clay lick. This all-inclusive 2-night stay deep in the Amazon is featured on one of the company’s most popular Small Group Journeys; priced from $2,999 per person, the 10-day Machu Picchu & Posada Amazonas trip also includes Lima, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley and a 2-day visit to Machu Picchu.

$600 Client Savings for travel through April 2012… And $100 Agent Bonuses

Now through July 29, travelers save $300 per person when they pay-in-full at time of booking for any of General Tours’ Small Group Journeys to South America. This limited-time discount can be combined with any of the company’s other offers including Family & Friends savings of $50 to $150 per person when 3 or more guests travel together. Members of General Tours Rewards earn a $100 booking bonus when their clients take advantage of this special $300 per person savings. There is no cap on how much an agent can earn in bonuses – which are paid when clients travel. Agents who are not yet Rewards members can sign up for free at GeneralToursRewards.com.

General Tours World Traveler, 800-221-2216, www.GeneralTours.com