Itinerary
- Day 1
Buenos Aires
You'll land at the international airport and connect with your driver for the transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to settle in and get acclimated at your own pace.
- Day 2
Buenos Aires
Start with a guided city tour taking in the Metropolitan Cathedral, Government House, and Plaza de Mayo. After that you'll head to San Telmo where tango performers work the streets, then move on to La Boca with its colorful buildings and Palermo before reaching Recoleta to see the famous cemetery. The afternoon opens up for you to wander around and hunt for street art if you'd like. Come evening, you'll transfer to Café de Los Angelitos for a traditional tango show with dinner.
- Meals
- Dinner (Dinner with traditional tango show at Café de Los Angelitos)
Included Activities
- Guided city tour including Metropolitan Cathedral, Government House, and Plaza de Mayo
- Visit San Telmo neighborhood
- Visit La Boca neighborhood
- Visit Palermo neighborhood
- Visit Recoleta Cemetery
- Traditional tango show and dinner at Café de Los Angelitos
Optional Activities
- Explore street art in Buenos Aires
Landmarks Metropolitan Cathedral Government House Plaza de Mayo San Telmo La Boca Palermo Recoleta Cemetery Café de Los Angelitos 
- Day 3
Buenos Aires to Salta
After breakfast you'll head to the airport for your flight to Salta in northwestern Argentina. This colonial city sits between two rivers with mountains visible in the distance. Once you arrive, a driver takes you to your hotel where you have free time. Consider checking out one of the local peñas, informal folk-music clubs where you can grab dinner and drinks.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit local peñas (informal folk-music clubs) for dinner and drinks
- Day 4
Salta
You'll join a scheduled excursion to Cachi, a village founded in 1694. Walking through the whitewashed streets branching from Plaza Mayor, you'll see the snow-capped Nevado del Cachi peak rising dramatically behind everything. The itinerary includes the local church with its cactus-wood roof, an anthropological museum, and a craft market. The drive there passes through quaint towns and old Inca roads across Cardones National Park desert landscape.
Included Activities
- Scheduled excursion to Cachi village
- Visit Cachi church
- Visit anthropological museum in Cachi
- Visit Cachi craft market
- Drive through Cardones National Park
Landmarks Cachi Plaza Mayor, Cachi Nevado del Cachi Cardones National Park - Day 5
Salta to Purmamarca
You'll follow Quebrada del Toro gorge on a scheduled transfer heading to the pre-Inca city of Santa Rosa de Tastil with some of the region's most important ruins. From there you'll continue to a 4,080m/13,385ft pass and stop for lunch in San Antonio de Los Cobres. Then Route 40 takes you across Salinas Grandes, a huge expanse of salt-flats ringed by mountains. After descending the dramatic zig-zagged Cuesta de Lipan where condors sometimes appear, you'll arrive in Purmamarca.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch in San Antonio de Los Cobres)
Included Activities
- Visit Santa Rosa de Tastil pre-Inca ruins
- Stop at Salinas Grandes salt-flats
- Drive through Cuesta de Lipan
Landmarks Quebrada del Toro Santa Rosa de Tastil San Antonio de Los Cobres Salinas Grandes Cuesta de Lipan Purmamarca 
- Day 6
Humahuaca - Salta
This morning you'll take a scheduled tour of Purmamarca exploring the main square, 17th century church, and the Cerro de los Siete Colores with its distinctive candy-striped rock face. Next you'll visit Tilcara to check out the local pucará, ancient Andean fortifications. You'll cross the Tropic of Capricorn at Huacalera and head to Uquía to see beautiful paintings in the Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula. The drive back to Salta passes the striking La Paleta del Pintor.
Included Activities
- Scheduled tour of Purmamarca
- Visit Cerro de los Siete Colores
- Visit Tilcara pucará
- Cross Tropic of Capricorn at Huacalera
- Visit Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula in Uquía
- View La Paleta del Pintor
Landmarks Purmamarca Cerro de los Siete Colores Tilcara Tilcara Pucará Huacalera Uquía Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula Humahuaca La Paleta del Pintor 
- Day 7
Salta to Cafayate
You'll continue exploring Argentina's rugged northwest on a scenic scheduled drive to Cafayate, the centre of the region's wine industry. The route takes you through the Lerma Valley passing historical towns, with a stop at Shell's Gorge where wind and water have carved curious shapes into the rocks.
Included Activities
- Scenic drive through Lerma Valley
- Stop at Shell's Gorge
Landmarks Lerma Valley Shell's Gorge Cafayate 
- Day 8
Cafayate
This day is yours to explore Cafayate on your own terms. You can join a scheduled excursion to the high-altitude vineyards and do some wine tasting at a local bodega, or head out on bike or horseback to soak in the surrounding scenery at your own pace.
Included Activities
- Scheduled excursion to Cafayate high-altitude vineyards
- Wine tasting at a local bodega
Optional Activities
- Bike tour around Cafayate
- Horseback riding around Cafayate
Landmarks Cafayate Vineyards 
- Day 9
Cafayate to Tafí del Valle
You'll leave Cafayate and continue south on a scheduled transfer to Tafí del Valle. Along the way you'll stop at Quilmes, one of the country's most extensively restored pre-Inca archaeological sites. The fortified citadel was built by the Quilmes Indians who fiercely resisted Inca and Spanish invasions. You'll explore the terraced fortifications and visit the site museum.
Included Activities
- Visit Quilmes ruins
- Explore Quilmes terraced fortifications
- Visit Quilmes site museum
Landmarks Quilmes Tafí del Valle - Day 10
Tafí del Valle
You have the full day at leisure in Tafí del Valle. Consider trekking in the surrounding mountains or trying the town's well-known cow's and goat's cheeses at one of the small farms or stalls scattered around the area.
Optional Activities
- Trek in surrounding mountains
- Sample cow's and goat's cheeses at local farms or stalls
- Day 11
Tafí del Valle to Buenos Aires
After breakfast you'll take a scheduled transfer to Tucumán airport for your flight back to Buenos Aires. The afternoon is free so you can hunt for last-minute souvenirs if you'd like.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Last-minute souvenir shopping in Buenos Aires
- Day 12
Buenos Aires
Your trip ends after breakfast and checking out of your hotel. You'll transfer to the airport for your onward departure.
- Meals
- Breakfast
