SALTA & JUJUY TOUR PACKAGE
The Northwest Explorer
Buenos Aires · Salta · Purmamarca · Buenos Aires
10 nights · 11 days
3 regions
The Journey
The most visually extraordinary and least-visited region of Argentina. Colonial cities built in rose-pink stone, mountains that change through fourteen colours, ancient Andean culture, high-altitude salt flats, and the silence of the Puna. The Argentina most visitors never find — and the one they remember longest. In Salta, private colonial city tours and full-day excursions to the Cafayate wine valley via the Quebrada de las Conchas. In Purmamarca, full-day circuits through the UNESCO-listed Quebrada de Humahuaca — Tilcara, Purmamarca, Humahuaca — and 4x4 excursions to the Salinas Grandes at 3,400 metres altitude. For those with more time, the two-day Vuelta a los Valles Calchaquíes covers the complete circuit through Cachi, the Quebrada, and Cafayate.
Journey Details
10 nights · 11 days
3 regions
Unhurried — this region rewards slow travel
April–October — dry season, extraordinary light
Colonial boutique hotels and Andean lodges
Your Journey, Day by Day
Days 1–3 · 3 nights
Buenos Aires
Arrival and city orientation. Three nights in Argentina's capital — a private guide introduces the city before you fly north into a completely different Argentina.
Days 4–6 · 3 nights
Salta
You land in one of South America's most beautiful cities — a colonial jewel in a fertile Andean valley. Three days of unhurried exploration — a private walking tour of the city's colonial architecture with a local historian, an excursion south to the wine valley of Cafayate where Argentina's finest white grape grows at altitude, private tastings at estates that produce for the world's best restaurants, and a drive through the Quebrada de las Conchas where the rock formations turn every shade of ochre and red.
Days 7–9 · 3 nights
Purmamarca & Quebrada de Humahuaca
A private transfer north takes you deeper into the Andes and into a landscape that belongs to another world entirely. You base yourself in Purmamarca — one of the ancient villages of the Quebrada, a UNESCO World Heritage Site — where the mountains change colour with every hour of light. Three days of pure wonder — a dawn visit to the Cerro de los Siete Colores before any other visitors arrive, a full day along the Quebrada stopping at pre-Inca ruins and market villages, and a high-altitude 4x4 excursion to the Salinas Grandes salt flats at 3,400 metres where the silence is total and flamingo lagoons shimmer at the edge of the white.
Days 10–11 · 1 night
Buenos Aires
Return flight to Buenos Aires. Final dinner and early departure.
Every day is a starting point, not a fixed schedule. We adjust the pace, the activities, and the sequence around you.
What's Included
Accommodation
Hand-picked hotels and lodges throughout.
Guides & Transfers
Private guides, drivers and seamless logistics in every region.
Activities
All admissions, reservations and private access pre-arranged.
Concierge Support
A dedicated WhatsApp line to your concierge for the entire journey.
Experiences
Suggested Experiences Along the Way
A handful of the experiences we most often weave into this journey — handpicked for the destinations on the route.
Customise
This is a starting point.
Every detail is adjustable.
- — Add a Tren a las Nubes excursion from Salta — one of the world's great railway journeys
- — Extend into the high Puna for a night in an altitude village with no light pollution
- — Combine with Iguazú for a northeast Argentina circuit