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13 Day itinerary in Argentina, South America

Argentina Cultural

On this 13 day journey, you will immerse yourself in the Argentinian culture, their local flavors and the Tango while you also learn about their history.

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Overview

Physical Difficulty

Easy
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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English, Spanish

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Buenos Aires

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Rural home stays

Indigenous culture

Visit markets

Meet local people

Culture & Arts

Start

Night

End

Highlights

1

Enjoy a real Tango show in Buenos Aires

2

Taste a typical Asado in la Pampa Argentina

3

Explore the beautiful landscapes of Mendoza province

4

Discover the Seven Colored Hill, in Pumarca

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Welcome to Buenos Aires!

Upon arrival at Buenos Aires international airport, you will be met by our representative and escorted to your hotel. Our representative will assist you with check-in procedures and provide you with a detailed itinerary, covering all the services included in your tour and additional information on the organization of your Argentina trip. You will also receive a contact information sheet with all the hotel details, as well as our offices contact information and a 24-hour emergency number. *Capacity: 1 suitcase + 1 carry on per person – for more, please check

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Ícaro Suites
  • High-end Accommodation: Pestana Buenos Aires
  • Luxury Accommodation: InterContinental Buenos Aires, an IHG Hotel
Day 2

place HD City Tour & Café de los Angelitos Dinner Tango Show Excursion

The dizzying city will take us to the area of Plaza de Mayo, El Cabildo, where the people met back in 1810; La Casa Rosada still merges in the imagination the silhouette of Evita, The Metropolitan Cathedral where Pope Francis began his journey to Rome. Then we will go to the area of La Boca with its colorful houses where the boats loaded with immigrants began with their hands to build those colorful houses, El Caminito and its conventillos, testimony of this history. We will continue to the San Telmo neighborhood, the tango and the Fileteado that are still alive there and every night an accordion is heard hidden among the big houses of the 20th century. Puerto Madero awaits us, with its dikes, its distinguished gastronomy and the imposing Puente de la Mujer that crosses the Rio de la Plata, making a 2 x 4 silhouette. The aromas of lapachos and jacaranda take us to the majestic and imposing Floralis, North zone, Recoleta and Palermo are the symbol of the Buenos Aires aristocracy. The Japanese garden is shown with the scents of the Jasmines and the planetarium is reflected in the Palermo lakes, where the hand of Carlos Thays has left his mark. At the end of the embassy area we are taken to the architecture of Argentina "Agroexportadora" and "La Belle Epoque", where we will see it along Libertador Avenue. Finishing 9 de Julio Avenue with the cry of Independence, the Colon Theatre, Corrientes Avenue and the meeting point of the Porteños, the Obelisk, will end our visit. “Cafe de los Angelitos” is a live witness of more than one hundred years of Buenos Aires history with a parade of the most outstanding personalities of the political and artistic atmosphere from the 20th century. The mystical coffee house, inaugurated in 1890 with name of Bar Rivadavia by the Italian Bautisto Fazio, became a meeting point for “compadritos” (swaggerers) and “malandras” (scoundrels) towards the end o

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Ícaro Suites
  • High-end Accommodation: Pestana Buenos Aires
  • Luxury Accommodation: InterContinental Buenos Aires, an IHG Hotel
Day 3

place Full day Country Day Tour

On this tour, it is possible to visit an estancia (farm) located in the pampas to enjoy a perfect day in the countryside and to learn about the typical character of Argentina, the Gaucho. There, it is possible to ride a horse or to take a trip to one of the carriages available in the Estancia either before or after trying the typical Asado (barbecue) of Argentina together with some empanadas (meat pastries) and accompanied by some local wine and gaucho music and dances.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Ícaro Suites
  • High-end Accommodation: Pestana Buenos Aires
  • Luxury Accommodation: InterContinental Buenos Aires, an IHG Hotel
Day 4

place Buenos Aires – Mendoza

At the set time you will be transferred to Buenos Aires domestic airport to Mendoza. Upon arrival at Mendoza airport, you will be met by our representative and escorted to your hotel. * Capacity: 1 suitcase + 1 carry on per person – for more, please check

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: NH Mendoza Hotel
  • High-end Accommodation: Club Tapiz Hotel & Restó
  • Luxury Accommodation: Entre Cielos Luxury Wine Hotel & Spa
Day 5

place Full Day Valle de Uco Experience

Mountains and beautiful views in Uco Valley prepare our senses to experience the aromas and flavors of these high-altitude wines. Not to mention, the visits to wineries Salentein, Domaine Bousquet and Andeluna Cellars all of which make world renowned wines from this precious land, complete the tour. This high-end tour is designed for you to share and enjoy an excellent day of wine. We will visit some of the most important and highlighted wineries in the region. We propose you to live this experience in small groups of travelers who share the same interest in wine. This way, you can appreciate every detail of the visits and the end to this perfect tour is a truly gourmet lunch.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: NH Mendoza Hotel
  • High-end Accommodation: Club Tapiz Hotel & Restó
  • Luxury Accommodation: Entre Cielos Luxury Wine Hotel & Spa
Day 6

place Full Day High Mountain Excursion

We will leave Mendoza City to head for the most picture-postcard villages and historical places in the mountain along the international route between Mendoza and Chile. In this beautiful tour we will visit: The Potrerillos ́ Dam with its wonderful panoramic points, the Uspallata valley, the historical Picheuta Bridge, and Penitentes ski center. Then, the tour will lead us to the famous Puente de Inca, a natural stone bridge with hot springs. Finally, we will stop in the Aconcagua National Park viewpoint to take stunningly captivating photos.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: NH Mendoza Hotel
  • High-end Accommodation: Club Tapiz Hotel & Restó
  • Luxury Accommodation: Entre Cielos Luxury Wine Hotel & Spa
Day 7

place Mendoza – Salta

At the set time, you will be transferred to Mendoza airport. Upon arrival at Salta airport, you will be met by our representative and escorted to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Design Suites Salta
  • High-end Accommodation: Solar de la Plaza Hotel
  • Luxury Accommodation: Hotel Legado Mítico Salta
Day 8

place Half Day City Tour Excursion

A tour around the places of greater attractive of the city: The Cathedral (1855) where Gral. Güemes, patriotic hero, rests; Cultural Center America, Historical Museum of the North (Town Council) with exhibitions of sacred art and rooms dedicated to old traditional families of Salta, “San Francisco” Church and, “San Bernardo” Convent, and the monument to General Güemes. We ascend to “San Bernardo” Hill to enjoy the panoramic view of the city. After a visit to “Batalla de Salta” Monument (Battle of Salta) - and “20 de Febrero” Park (February 20th Park), we go towards the outskirts and visit a summer village called “San Lorenzo”, characterized by the subtropical microclimate and lastly a visit the Artisan Market where craftsmen of the entire province expose their original crafts.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Design Suites Salta
  • High-end Accommodation: Solar de la Plaza Hotel
  • Luxury Accommodation: Hotel Legado Mítico Salta
Day 9

place Salta – Cafayate

The journey starts from Salta city to the south, through route 68 going past different towns of Lerma Valley. Arrival to Cachi at lunchtime. The trip continues down route 40 to admire mountainous landscapes with towns of great enchantment. Bordering the Calchaquí river, you can observe historical towns such as Seclantas, Molinos, Angastaco, San Carlos and Animana. By the end of the afternoon, we arrive to Cafayate, where we spend the night.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Villa Vicuña Wine & Boutique Hotel
  • High-end Accommodation: Grace Cafayate Hotel
  • Luxury Accommodation: Grace Cafayate Hotel
Day 10

place Cafayate – Salta

On the following day we visit some wineries, and after having lunch, we return to Salta through The Shells ́ Gorge, visiting the peculiar rock formations caused by the rain and wind, such as The Amphitheatre, or The Devil ́s Throat. We arrive at Salta after crossing The Lerma Valley.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Design Suites Salta
  • High-end Accommodation: Solar de la Plaza Hotel
  • Luxury Accommodation: Hotel Legado Mítico Salta
Day 11

place Full Day Way to the High Mountains - Salinas Grandes Excursion

The trip begins in Salta towards the Tastil Ruins arriving to San Antonio de los Cobres, after a two hours stop for lunch and a short visit of the town. We continue our trip along Route 40 crossing one of the most desertic areas of our country. Soon, and already in the province of Jujuy, we arrive to Salinas Grandes (The Great Salt Flat), where the inmensity of the area, the white shiny salt invites you to relax and take good shots. We continue down the Lipán Cliff arriving to Purmamarca, one of the typical towns of Humahuaca Gorge with its Seven Colors Hill and the enchantment of the small houses. We return to Salta after a brief visit to San Salvador de Jujuy.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: LA COMARCA HOTEL
  • High-end Accommodation: LA COMARCA HOTEL
  • Luxury Accommodation: Hotel El Manantial del Silencio
Day 12

place Full Day Quebrada de Humahuaca Excursion

The journey leaves from Salta, but really begins once arrived to Purmamarca Village where time will be enough to observe the Seven Colored Hill, the Church and the Craft Market on the square, and a small walk along its narrow streets. We visit Uquía and its church, where the paintings of the Arcabuceros Angels (important vestige in the zone of the Cuzqueña School) are kept. Arrival to Humahuaca will be at noon; this town has an important Church and the Independence Monument (the Indian) of the sculptor Soto Avendaño. After lunch, we ́ll observe, from the route, La Paleta del Pintor (Painter‟s Palette) framing the town of Maimara. We continue to San Salvador de Jujuy. Return to Salta.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: Design Suites Salta
  • High-end Accommodation: Solar de la Plaza Hotel
  • Luxury Accommodation: Hotel Legado Mítico Salta
Day 13

place Salta Departure

At the set time you will be transferred to Salta airport.

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • Ícaro Suites
  • NH Mendoza Hotel
  • Design Suites Salta
  • Villa Vicuña Wine & Boutique Hotel
  • LA COMARCA HOTEL
  • Pestana Buenos Aires
  • Club Tapiz Hotel & Restó
  • Solar de la Plaza Hotel
  • Grace Cafayate Hotel
  • LA COMARCA HOTEL
  • InterContinental Buenos Aires, an IHG Hotel
  • Entre Cielos Luxury Wine Hotel & Spa
  • Hotel Legado Mítico Salta
  • Grace Cafayate Hotel
  • Hotel El Manantial del Silencio

Meals expand_less

  • Breakfast (13)
  • Lunch (2)

Transport expand_less

  • Transportation on the days mentioned.

Activities expand_less

  • Excursions and visits as mentioned in the program (shared or private depending on the category)

Extras expand_less

  • Entrances fees mentioned in the program.

Not Included expand_less

  • Excursions not mentioned in the program.
  • Meals not mentioned in the program.
  • Drinks, tips and personal expenses.
  • Domestic flights.
  • International flights.
  • Travel Insurance.

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I'm from Córdoba, Argentina. I have studied tourism at the university and traveling is my passion! I am very proud of the wonders that we have in Argentina, so I am always trying to get to know new places and immerse into our culture and nature.

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