Malbec & the Andean North.
Wine country under Aconcagua, then the painted valleys and high-altitude vineyards of Salta and Jujuy.
The route.(05)
Mendoza to Salta has direct flights on some days, which saves a trip back through Buenos Aires. The rest is on the road, where the scenery is.
- Buenos Aires 3 nights
- Mendoza 4 nights
- Salta 2 nights
- Purmamarca 2 nights
- Cafayate 2 nights
Day by day.
1–3
Buenos Aires
Neighbourhoods, cafés and a first taste of Malbec in a Palermo wine bar.
4–7
Mendoza
Two nights among the old vines of Luján de Cuyo, two in the Uco Valley. One day up the valley towards Aconcagua.
8–9
Salta
Fly north. The colonial centre, the high-mountain archaeology museum, a peña with folk music at night.
10–11
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Drive north to Purmamarca. The salt flats over the high pass, Tilcara, and the Hornocal ridges if the weather allows.
12–13
Cafayate
Back through Salta and south through the Quebrada de las Conchas to Cafayate for Torrontés and a slower pace.
14
Home
Drive back to Salta airport and fly to Buenos Aires for your connection.
Travel budget.
Typical times, worked out from the same model as the distance check.
How we count- 13nights in Argentina
- 3domestic flights
- 20 hdoor to door between places
- 2.5days spent travelling
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01
Buenos Aires → Mendoza
Typical door-to-door time.
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02
Mendoza → Salta
Uses a direct flight that does not run every day.
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03
Salta → Purmamarca
Typical door-to-door time.
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04
Purmamarca → Salta
Typical door-to-door time.
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05
Salta → Buenos Aires
Typical door-to-door time.
