North Argentina Highlights - 12 days
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Highlights
- Buenos Aires – Take a city tour and Tango dinner show
- Salta – Explore this historic provincial capital
- Cachi – Enjoy a scenic drive through the Cardones National Park to the traditional village of Cachi with attractive colonial architecture
- Purmamarca – Stroll through this picturesque village at the base of a gorge with spectacular views of the Hill of Seven Colours
- Humahuaca Gorge - Traverse this long narrow valley carved out by the Rio Grande
- Cafayate – Go wine-tasting in the centre of the northwest’s wine industry
- Quilmes – Discover pre-Inca ruins of a fortified citadel
- Tafi del Valle – Admire this popular summer retreat sandwiched between two rivers
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- 11 nights STANDARD accommodation. Upgrading to SUPERIOR or DELUXE accommodation options are also available upon request. Accommodation rating – See Trip Notes for details
- 11 breakfasts and 1 dinner
- Airport arrival and departure transfer on day 1 and day 12
- Services of local English-speaking specialist guides
- Entrance fees to all sites included in the itinerary
- City tour in Buenos Aires, excursion to Cachi, Salinas Grandes, Quebrada de Humahuaca, Cafayate and wineries, Quilmes and Tafi del Valle on a shared basis (private touring available for a supplement)
- Tango Show and Dinner with shared transfers
- All relevant transfers and transportation on a private basis unless otherwise stated
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Itinerary
Bienviendos a Argentina! Upon arrival into the international airport you will be met and transferred to your hotel where the rest of the day can be spent at leisure
Often labelled the ‘Paris of South America’, Buenos Aires, or simply BA, is a seductive mix of elegant architecture, characterful residents and fantastic entertainment options. This morning join a scheduled city tour taking in the Neoclassical Metropolitan Cathedral, ...
Buenos Aires – Salta. After breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight to the colonial city of Salta in the northwest of Argentina. An appealing mix of festive atmosphere and handsome architecture, Salta sits between two rivers with steep, rippling mountains of...
Today enjoy a scheduled excursion to the charming village of Cachi. Founded in 1694, Cachi features whitewashed streets branching off the delightful Plaza Mayor with the permanently snow-capped peak of Nevado del Cachi providing a spectacular backdrop. Visit the prett...
Salta – Purmamarca. This morning follow the Quebrada del Toro gorge to the pre-Inca city of Santa Rosa de Tastil, home to some of the most important ruins in the region, on a scheduled transfer. Continue to a pass of 4,080m above sea level and stop for lunch at the sm...
Purmamarca – Humahuaca – Salta. Spend the morning enjoying a scheduled tour of Purmamarca and its tranquil main square, pretty 17th century church and the famous Cerro de los Siete Colores (Hill of Seven Colours) so called for the candy stripes of shades that mark the...
Salta – Cafayate. Touring of Argentina’s rugged northwest continues with a scenic scheduled drive to Cafayate, the centre of the region’s wine industry. Traversing the Lerma Valley and historical towns along the way, stop at Shell’s Gorge where wind and water have eroded curious shapes into the rocks.
Spend the day exploring Cafayate your own way. Visit Cafayate’s high-altitude vineyards on a scheduled excursion and enjoy wine tasting at a local bodega or set off on bike or horseback and soak up the surrounding scenery.
Cafayate – Quilmes – Tafi del Valle. Departing Cafayate continue south to the attractive village of Tafí del Valle on a scheduled transfer. Along the way stop at the ruins of Quilmes, one of the most extensively restored pre-Inca archaeological sites in the country. T...
Spend the day at leisure. Perhaps trek in the surrounding mountains or sample Tafí’s delicious cow’s and goat’s cheeses at one of the small farms or stalls that dot the town.
Tafí de Valle – Tucuman – Buenos Aires. After breakfast take a scheduled transfer to the airport in Tucuman for your flight back to Buenos Aires. The afternoon is free for last-minute souvenir shopping.
Your unique journey comes to an end after breakfast and hotel check out. We’ll transfer you to the airport for your onward departure journey, bidding you a fond farewell.
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