(5 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis) Salta City, Colome, Cafayate
On this private luxury tour, explore the highlights of wonderful but little-known Salta, a diverse province bordering the Andes in Northwest Argentina. Stay at luxury resort hotels built in the finest regional style, and enjoy private touring of local wineries, stunning landscapes, pre-Columbian ruins, Spanish-colonial architecture and contemporary art.
With your private local guide, tour the historic and neo-colonial architecture of SaltaCity, the provincial capital. Browse for locally produced crafts and see the haunting exhibition in the Museum of High Altitude Archaeology. Next, pass through historic villages and rich farmland in the verdant Lerma Valley and see colonial-era churches among the rugged mountains and desert of the beautiful Calchaquies Valley en route to Colome. Stay at Estancia Colome, an upscale wine estate hotel with a contemporary art museum, and sample wine at one of the oldest (and highest) wineries in Argentina. Continue to Cafayate, a small town surrounded by vineyards at the base of the Andes. Stay at Patios de Cafayate, a luxurious historic finca and wine estate, sample wine at exclusive local wineries, and tour pre-Columbian ruins in Quilmes, one of the best-preserved archeological sites in Argentina. Finally, explore the brightly colored mountains and rock formations in the beautiful desert regions of the Quebrada de las Conchas en route back to Salta City. Throughout the tour, enjoy ample opportunities to dine on local specialties such as humitas, locro, empanadas and locally made goat cheese.
Itinerary Overview
Day 1
Arrive Salta
Private arrival transfer to hotel for 1 night. Afternoon private tour
Day 2
Salta – Cachi – Estancia Colome
Private transfer through the Calchaquies Valley to hotel for 1 night with touring en route
Day 3
Estancia Colome – Cafayate
Half-day private excursion and transfer to hotel for 2 nights
Day 4
Cafayate
Morning private excursion to Quilmes. Afternoon wine tasting
Day 5
Depart Salta
Private excursion and transfer via Quebrada de las Conchas to airport
Hotels
Salta City:
Sheraton Salta
Colome:
Estancia Colome
Cafayate:
Patios de Cafayate
Cost
$3,090
Per person (double occupancy)
All Artisans of Leisure tours are private and depart daily.
Call us at (800) 214-8144 for more information regarding the above tour, or to begin customizing your own itinerary.
