Best of Northwest Argentina

(7 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis)
Colome, Cafayate, Salta City, Purmamarca

This private tour explores fascinating but little-known Salta and Jujuy, diverse provinces bordering the Andes in Northwest Argentina. See stunning mountain and desert landscapes, abundant wildlife, pre-Inca ruins, Spanish-colonial architecture and Andean villages, and sample some of Argentina's most distinctive local food and wine.

Drive with your expert private guide through 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 one of the best-preserved archaeological sites in Argentina.

Next, explore the bright colors and unusual rock formations in the Quebrada de las Conchas en route to Salta City. See the highlights of the city, including the acclaimed Museum of High Altitude Archaeology, and browse for locally produced crafts.

During one of the most spectacular one-day drives in South America through the puna (Andean high plateau), see verdant sub-tropical valleys, cactus-filled desert landscapes, vast salt lakes, pre-Inca ruins, small villages, and abundant llamas and vicuna. Stay at an upscale finca-style hotel in the tiny village of Purmamarca, and tour Spanish colonial architecture and Andean villages in the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a rugged mountain valley and UNESCO World Heritage Site.