Expedition to Northwest Argentina

EXTRAORDINARY CONTRASTED LANDSCAPES BETWEEN ANDEAN MOUNTAIN RANGES AND STRIPED MOUNTAIN RANGES AND VAST PLAINS

An 11-day trip through this historical geographical region of Argentina. On the way we will visit the Pre-mountain range, the pre-Columbian civilizations and the natural monuments of northwestern Argentina. Termas Río Hondo – Tafí del Valle – Ruinas de los Quilmes – Cafayate – Salta – Quebrada de Humahuaca – Purmamarca and its Cerro de los 7 Colores- Tilcara – Humahuaca – Iruya.

During the whole trip we will make as many stops as necessary for cleanliness and short rest for both passengers and drivers, we will travel in comfortable units with bathroom, air conditioner and TV and functional music.

11 days

All ages+ Age

Northwest Argentina

América

Destacados

Destination

Northwest Argentina
Departure Time

Coming soon
Included

8 nights’ accommodation with Lunch or Dinner included

Appetizer on board on the way

First and last dinner on the road

Peña salteña (drinks not included)

Tours: Ruinas de los Quilmes, Valles Calchaquies, Purmamarca tour, Quebrada de Humahuaca and Iruya 3Days/2Nights.

Transportation by bus
Not Included

1 night accommodation with breakfast included

1 night accomodation with breakfast and dinner included

1 noche de alojamiento con media pensión

10 nights’ accommodation with lunch or dinner included

2 nights' accomodation with breakfast and dinner

2 nights’ accommodation with Lunch or Dinner included

2 noches de alojamiento con media pensión

2days/1night in Aguas Calientes (Transfers and transports, Professional guide

3 nights’ accommodation with Dinner included

4 nights’ accommodation with ALL meals included

4 nights’ accommodation with breakfast included

4 noches de alojamiento con pensión completa. Para el mediodía nos preparan box lunch para almorzar en lugares naturales

5 noches de alojamiento con desayuno

6 nights’ accommodation with Lunch or Dinner included

7 días de viaje – 5 noches de alojamiento con media pensión

7 nights’ accommodation with all breakfast and dinners included

7 nights’ accommodation with Dinner included

7 noches de alojamiento con media pensión

9 nights’ accommodation with breakfast included

9 nights’ accommodation with Lunch or Dinner included

All tours included in the itinerary

All transfers in private service

Aperitivo a bordo de ida (Refrescos, Aguas, snacks)

Aperitivo a bordo de ida y vuelta (refresco, agua, snacks)

Beagle Channel Navigation

Boleto aéreo incluido – con equipaje en cabina

Boleto Turístico de Cusco que cubre los ingresos a los principales lugares de interés de la ciudad

Buffet lunch (grill, saladas and desserts), drinks not included

Bus (Machu Picchu- Aguas Calientes, 1 night accommodation with breakfast in Aguas Calientes)

City tour in Cusco with local guide by bus

Cusco Tourist Ticket that covers entrances to the main attractions of the city, it’s surroundings and the Sacred Valley

Entrada a Patria Guacha sábado 7

Entrance + local guide to Ischigualasto National Park

Entrance + local guide to Talampaya National Park

Entrance and tour of Torres del Paine Park two days

Entrance to Grutas del Palacio Geopark with tour guide

Entrance To MACHUPICCHU

Entrance to Talice Ecopark

First dinner on the road

Flight, taxes and fees - Values subject to change at the time of issue

Full day tour to Iruya

Full day tour to Uyuni Salar

Guías locales para los días indicados en el itinerario

Guías locales que nos compartirán su experiencia y conocimientos para conocer mejor los secretos de la región

Guided tour in Colonia del Sacramento

Guided tour in El Chalten

Guided tour in Quebrada de los Cuervos

Local Guides

Lunch in Cañada del Brujo

Lunch in Trinidad or similar

Maria Turquesa Navigation + box lunch

Navegación en el Lago Titicaca y Entrada con Guía a la Isla de los Uros

Navigation for whale watching through the San José Gulf and visit to Península Valdés

Navigation through Moconá Falls

Package to Sacred Valley and by Train

Paquete Valle Sagrado en Tren 2D/1N o Inca Jungle 4D/3N

Ruta del Sol Tour in Puno

Servicio de coordinador

Seven Lakes Road Trip

Specialized tour guide troughout the day

Ticket to Iguazú National Park - Brazil

Ticket to Iguazú National Park – Argentina

Todos los paseos incluidos en el itinerario

Todos los traslados en servicio privado y/o regular

Tour guiado por los Centros culturales de Cusco caminando y alrededores en bus

Tour to Potosí

Tour to Punta Tambo

Tour to Purmamarca

Tour to the Mountain of 7 colors, archaeological site Moray, or Humantay Lagoon

Tour to the Sacred Valley

Train (Ollantaytambo-Aguas Calientes, Aguas Calientes- Ollantaytambo)

Transportation by bus and all programmed tours

Transportation by bus and all programmed tours: Do Caracol Park, Da Ferradura Park, Das Sequoias Park, Dos Aparados da Serra Park – Itambezinho Canyon, Santa Marta Lighthouse, Sierra do Rastro

Transportation of the trip and all the scheduled tours accompanied by a local guide: Parque do Caracol, Parque da Ferradura, Parque Das Sequoias, Tours at Oktoberfest celebration

Transporte del viaje

Transporte del viaje y de todos los paseos incluidos en el itinerario

Transporte del viaje y de todos los paseos programados

Transporte del viaje y de todos los paseos programados: Ciudad de Alta Gracia, Villa General Belgrano, La Cumbrecita, visita al cerro Uritorco, Ciudad de Córdoba

Transporte terrestre del viaje y de todos los paseos programados

Uros – Taquille Tour

Villa Carlos Paz y Lago San Roque

Visit to "Valdense" Museum

Visit to Arena Farm with lunch included (barbecue and dessert buffet)

Visit to Cable Carril Station No. 1 at the La Mexicana Mine

Visit to Cabo Polonio with ticket and lunch included

Visit to Duende and Inca Canyon

Visit to Horacio Quiroga’s House

Visit to the Jesuitic Ruins

Visita a muchísimos otros lugares de rápido acceso desde la ruta principal del viaje

Walk through the Chocolate Festival

Day 1

We leave Montevideo early in the morning towards the General San Martin bride, cross to Argentina and travel through Entre Ríos province to its capital Paraná and through the subfluvial tunnel we enter the province of Santa Fé. Then we take Route 34 until we reach Santiago del Estero to continue along Route 9 to Termas de Río Hondo where we will take a short walk through the commercial center of the city and we will have time to have lunch.

Day 2

We continue our journey along “la cuesta de los Sosas”, and in the afternoon we arrive to Tafí del Valle where we sleep. Dinner included

Day 3

After breakfast we ascend the hill to the "El Infiernillo" pass, a mountain pass of 3042 msnm that connects the Tafí del Valle with the Calchaquíes valleys. We pass through Amaicha del Valle, an indigenous community of the Diaguita Calchaquí Village with time to visit its museum and viewpoint, have a light lunch and enjoy the typical empanadas from the north. We continue our trip to visit Ruinas de los Quilmes, which represent the last bastion of indigenous resistance against the realist conquest. The Quilmes were a Calchaquí town that reached great social and economic development becoming one of the most important pre-Columbian settlements of the Calchaquíes, who had been there since 800. We arrived in Cafayate, a city surrounded by vineyards, where the unmistakable torrontés and pateros wines that small producers elaborate stepping grapes and already immersed in the Calchaquíes Valleys, we will stay in this beautiful town. Dinner included

Day 4

After having breakfast we leave in the morning to Salta, we walk through the Quebrada de Cafayate where we will find natural formations that stand out on the way: la Garganta del Diablo (deep and closed canyon), el Anfiteatro (mountainous formation with an impressive acoustics), El Sapo, El Fraile, El Obelisco, Los Castillos, whose names represent what they appear to be. Free afternoon. In the evening we will participate in a typical Peña Salteña and this will be our first night in this beautiful city. Dinner included

Day 5

Free day in Salta. Optional full day tour to Cachi. We climb up the Cuesta del Obispo to visit Los Cardones National Park that shelters species such as the vicuña, taruca or northern huemul to reach the foothills of the Calchaquíes Valleys. Arrival at Cachi, town surrounded by mountains of all colors and the Calchaquí River. “El Nevado de Cachi”, in one of its points reaches 6720 meters which grants a special frame to the town that reunites about 6mil inhabitants in all the department. Return to Salta. Dinner included

Day 6

Free day in Salta. Optional full day tour through San Antonio de los Cobres and Viaducto La Polvorilla along the route that accompanies Tren de Las Nubes. We stay again in Salta. Dinner included For those who won’t do any of the optional tours, they would be able to enjoy this beautiful city, walking tours through the center, visit its cathedral, the church of San Francisco and the convent of San Bernardo. Ascend in aero chairs to San Bernardo hill to enjoy the views, and visit San Lorenzo, a craft market and the San Martin park.

Day 7

After breakfast we will enjoy a beautiful day trip to Iruya. We ascend the Quebrada de Humahuaca, deviate briefly especially to visit Purmamarca and its famous 7 colors hill. We return to the north until we reach Humahuaca, continue through the colorful routes until we reach the magical town of Iruya. Here we will stay. Dinner included

Day 8

Full day in this beautiful village on the mountain. It is possible to take a walk to the next town San Isidro or hire vans and make a trip to Pueblo Viejo. We stayed again in Iruya. Dinner included

Day 9

Full day enjoying the landscape on our way to Salta, visiting other small towns of the Quebrada de Humahuaca. Dinner included Alternative option accommodation in Jujuy.