A comprehensive seven night itinerary and private expedition through Argentina's extraordinary north western landscapes and desert terrain of the Puna
Personalised journeys from start to finish
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Every detail taken care of
Itinerary highlights
- Explore Conchas’ Gorge and take a hike through the coloured heart of the Quebrada.
- Enjoy a private tour around the Ruins of Quilmes
- Discover Campo de Piedra Pómez, the Pumice Stone Desert
- Visit the oasis of Antofalla in Puna
- Cross the Arizaro dry salt lake like the ancient Arrieros once did
What's included
- All internal flights
- All transfers: private guide and 4WD vehicle throughout the entire expedition
- All activities and tours
- All accommodation
- All meals and drinks during the expedition
At a glance
An expedition fit for the explorer in all of us, this seven night itinerary and private tour of Argentina’s underdiscovered North West and the Puna desert is where you will discover a whole new side to South America adventures.
Starting in Salta you and your private guide will traverse landscapes that look more like the surface of Mars than that of Earth. Through rocky gorges, high altitude vineyards, giant pumice stone fields, ancient volcanoes, salt lakes, frontier towns and desert oasis’, this is the very best and comprehensive way to see this magnificent region.
Focusing solely on this region, we can very easily add this tour onto a wider itinerary featuring other destinations in Argentina or indeed, another South American country.
Example trip itinerary
Buenos Aires
Transfer
Private transfer to your hotel in Buenos Aires (from international airport)
Accommodation in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Highlights
- 88 rooms and suites filled with eye-catching touches
- Seasonal Argentinian dishes at Bistro Sur
- Vibrant Rojo Tango shows at El Cabaret
- Stunning views over the Ecological Reserve and the quaysides of Puerto Madero
Overview
The Faena Buenos Aires is a striking design hotel in the waterside neighborhood of Puerto Madero, the brainchild of local empresario Alan Faena and designer Philippe Starck.
The hotel is located in the restored El Porteño building, an enormous silo built in 1902 that produced grain for post-war Europe. The décor encapsulates the grandeur of the belle époque that characterised Buenos Aires at the turn of last century. A red, black and white colour scheme runs through the hotel teamed with exposed brick walls and concrete pillars that hark back to its industrious past.
Rooms and suites are filled with eye catching touches such as hand embroidered throws and filigree mirrors and feature huge windows which look out over Ecological Reserve, the parks, Río de la Plata and the quaysides of Puerto Madero.
Eating and drinking at the Faena is a real treat. Enjoy fine dining at Bistro Sur where the menu is inspired by the finest seasonal Argentinian produce, or opt for something more casual at El Mercado which is inspired by the country’s famous cantinas and the open air markets of Europe. The Library Lounge is an intimate space filled with antique books and crysal chandeliers, while El Cabaret, inspired by the city’s 1920s tango clubs, is where you can catch the award-winning show, Rojo Tango.
The hotel also features a spa, fitness centre and an outdoor pool.
→ Find out moreBuenos Aires
Highlights
- Chic, well-appointed rooms and suites offering you a quiet space to relax
- Argentina's finest meats and seafood served at Elena
- Refined and sophisticated communal areas
Overview
Located in the prestigious Recoleta neighborhood, the Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires seamlessly blends an early-20th-century mansion with a modern high-rise, offering a fusion of contemporary comfort and European-style elegance. Throughout the hotel, from the lavishly decorated rooms to the refined communal areas, there is a distinct sense of luxury and sophistication.
The chic, well-appointed guest rooms ensure the utmost in comfort and privacy, providing a serene space for you to relax and recharge. Perfect for family vacations, the spacious suites offer you ample room, featuring separate areas for sleeping and living to enhance your stay while you’re not out exploring the city and surrounds.
At Michelin-selected Elena, a two-story restaurant inspired by the historic homes of San Telmo, the focus is on dry-aged meats, brasserie fare and charcuterie. Savor some of Argentina’s finest meats and seafood, paired with an exceptional selection of regional wines. Meanwhile, at Nuestro Secreto, outdoor barbecues offer a unique dining experience, turning Buenos Aires’ traditional asado into a social event centered on top-tier grilled meats. End your evening at the equestrian-themed Pony Line bar, where creative cocktails, gourmet burgers and live DJs create a vibrant atmosphere.
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Buenos Aires
Overview
The Alvear Palace Hotel opened its doors in 1932 and has remained one of the city’s most iconic hotels ever since. Located in the exclusive Recoleta neighbourhood, everything about the Alvear is incredibly well thought through with lots of little touches that make it a really special place to stay.
The hotel’s 192 rooms and suites are impeccable designed with a mix of Empire, Louis XV and Louis XVI styles. Sumptuous fabrics and elegant furnishing are complimented by decorative arts and paintings by Argentinian artists. The larger lounge suites offer butler service so you can make the most of your stay.
Enjoy sophisticated French cuisine at La Bourgogne, and a decadent afternoon tea in L’Orangerie before sampling an expertly mixed cocktail at the lobby bar, which has long been a meeting place for well-known members of Buenos Aires society. Enjoying a tipple at the rooftop bar is also not to be missed, with its spectacular views over Alvear Avenue.
When you’re not out exploring all that the Argentinean capital has to offer, relax and unwind in the spa, wellness area, fitness centre and rooftop pool with adjoining pool bar.
→ Find out moreBuenos Aires
Overview
Located in the heart of the French heritage district of Recoleta in a restored belle epoque mansion, the Park Hyatt is a luxury hotel that offers the perfect base from which to explore this vibrant city.
There are 165 elegant rooms and suites, featuring all the modern luxuries that one would expect from a hotel of this ilk as well as period flourishes and detail in keeping with the history of the building. Buenos Aires is a city known for its gastronomy and the offerings at the hotel do not disappoint. Enjoy Argentinian cuisine at Duhau Restaurante and Vinoteca – where there are 7,000 bottles of Argentinian wine to choose from, or Italian at Gioia Restaurante and Terrazas. Satisfy your sweet tooth with afternoon tea at Los Salones del Piano Nobile, then end the day at The Oak Bar with its wood burning fireplace and garden views.
When you’re not out exploring the city, unwind at the Ahin Spa. Ahin in local dialect signifies a welcoming ceremony for an honoured visitor and guests visiting the spa are sure to appreciate the warm welcome. There is also a fitness centre and heated indoor swimming pool as well as a lovely garden in which to relax.
→ Find out moreSpend your time relaxing and exploring this wonderful city. You have our top recommendations for activities, restaurants and shopping so that you can make the most of your time here.
Remember we can always organize you one of our privately-guided tours (history, culture, art...) to more specialist excursions such as personal shopping trips, helicopter tours, wine tasting and tango lessons. Feel free to discuss your options with your travel designer.
Transfer
Private transfer to Buenos Aires Domestic Airport
Flight
Flight from Buenos Aires to Salta
Transfer
Private transfer from Salta airport to your hotel
Salta
Accommodation in Salta
Salta
Overview
A converted colonial farmhouse set in 290 acres of land, the House of Jasmines is one of the most romantic retreats in all of Argentina. Recently acquired by a French family with great experience in luxury hotels, the lodge was previously owned by Robert Duvall.
Each of the rooms (of which there are just seven) is beautifully decorated with period antiques, four poster beds and other luxurious touches. The lodge also features an excellent restaurant, a pool area and spa.
Located in the valley just a short drive from the capital of Salta, the lodge is an excellent base from which to explore the area.
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Highlights
- Charming cottage with two independent rooms each complete with a patio
- Indulgent in-room spa and beauty treatments
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Dining room serving fresh regional produce
Overview
Finca Valentina is a charming, small boutique hotel situated at the foot of the Andes, just outside Salta in Northwest Argentina. A refurbished country house, it maintains the local traditional architecture with the layout, light and comfort of modern living. The main house of the finca offers five standard rooms and a two-room suite. Outside, there’s also a cottage with two independent rooms, each with a private patio. The lounge and the dining room are completed by a fireplace and are pleasant, modern and strewn intermittently with the odd antique or gaucho garb. Hear the quiet preparation of meals from the cook in the kitchen whilst reading a book from the finca’s charming gardens or the outside decked seating area, sometimes shared by the owners’ three lovely labradors. Located in the south-western outskirts of city, you get the peace and splendid views of the Andean countryside as well as being close to the sights of Salta.
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Overview
Like its sister hotel in Buenos Aires, Legado Mitico Salta is a boutique hotel with style, service and culture. Each of the amply sized rooms is themed on a different Argentinean historical figure.
Decoration is a tasteful blend of dark woods, paintings, antique feature pieces and the modern comforts one expects in a luxury boutique hotel.
Service is prompt and friendly and the hotel boasts very pleasant communal areas including a solarium, breakfast bar, patio and a well-stocked library.
→ Find out moreSalta - Quebrada de las Conchas - Cafayate
Starting from the city of Salta in the morning you will begin your expedition by heading to the Conchas’ Gorge; a deep ravine formed over the last fifty million years with huge deposits of minerals (clay and sandstone in particular) molded by water and wind that comes from an age when the region was dominated by a humid and warm climate with animals such as turtles and crocodiles. You will explore this unique Gorge with the option of taking a fantastic and easy hike through the colored heart of the Quebrada.
Driving on you will arrive at Cafayate, capital of the world’s highest bodegas and a gourmet lunch with wine at one of the best local bodegas. Check in to your chosen hotel in the region for the night.
Cafayate
On your second day you drive south to explore one of the most deserted regions of Argentina and the pre Incan Quilmes ruins. Ascend to reach the high desert plateau of the Puna taking in the vicunas, giant white sand dunes, volcanos and lagoons, before you reach the oasis of El Peñón; your final destination for the evening.
Enjoy a private tour around the Ruins of Quilmes, an archaeological site that was once was the largest pre-Columbian settlement in the country. The area dates back to around 850 AD and was inhabited by around 5000 Quilmes people at its height. They are renowned for fiercely resisting Inca invasions in the 15th century, and continued to resist the Spaniards for 130 years, until being defeated in 1667.
In the morning: Visit Campo de Piedra Pómez, returning to the Posada for Lunch. In the afternoon, you climb in altitude, visiting the amazing Laguna Grande Reserve. Return to El Peñón for the evening.
Visit Campo de Piedra Pómez, a strange and stunning landscape carved into the rock that gives rise to its name. The Pumice stone, of purely igneous origin, was produced by a massive explosion of the volcanic stratum. This explosion spread the ashes and debris in large areas and in different directions that were crystallized by the effects of the temperature and gave life to these wonderful rocks with special features, carved into strange shapes by the wind.
Visit Laguna Grande, designated as Wetlands of International Importance (or RAMSAR site). The saline lake sits at an altitude of 4150m (13,615 feet) above sea level and has a path to the crater of the Galan volcano, one of the largest calderas in the world. During winter, the water freezes completely, but when spring arrives, it becomes the largest gathering center for the James's flamingo, also known as the puna flamingo, when some 19,000 birds - around a quarter of the total population - can be found here. In the summer it also attracts the Andean flamingo (Phoenicpterus andinus) and it is a common nesting site of the Southern flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis).
The Puna
Today you will explore a couple of important oasis' of the region in terms of supporting local inhabitants, shepherds and livestock that still wonder between the Puna and Chile's Atacama desert. These communities live still by the ways they always have, and their resilience is both admirable and eye opening to visitors - you will have lunch at one of their homes to meet them properly. Surrounded by volcanic peaks, lava fields and many more geological wonders you will see the Arita Cone before crossing the Arizaro salt lake.
Spend the night in the town of Tolar Grande.
The valley of Calalaste, just a few kilometres away from Vega Colorada is the best spot to find wild camelids.
Antofalla is an important and spectacular example of a Puna oasis; in the middle of a high altitude desert there is a green valley, thanks to a natural pure water spring, full of Alamos, Molles and Sauce trees. Antofalla, together with Antofagasta and Santa Rosa, were important stations for Llama caravans connecting this part of the Andes with the oasis in the Atacama. This oasis is located just at the border of the longest salt flat in the world, among red mountains and lava strips. Antofalla is still inhabited by a tiny community of sixty people, who are mostly all shepherds.
You will cross the Arizaro dry salt lake just like the ancient journey the Arrieros (shepherds guiding caravans of animals to Chile) took. Arizaro means 'Vultures Cemetery', and comes from the period when many animals (cows and horses) perished during the crossing of the salt flat.
Arrive into the small town of Tolar Grande, right in the middle of the Puna and the driest part of the desert.
From the Tolar Grande, you will be drive into the Labyrinth Desert, a ten million–year-old fossil dune desert formed by clay picks and gypsum crystals. Then it's onto Abra Chorrilos and the capital of the Puna, the town of San Antonio de los Cobres and El Mojon to see how once again these resilient communities survive and their importance to those passing through too. Experience the never ending horizon of the Salinas Grandes finally reaching the highest altitude of your journey with stunning views of the eastern cordillera of the Andes. Just before lunch you will arrive at the Andean village of Purmamarca for the afternoon and evening.
Just outside of Tolar Grande - we drive to the base of the ridge and make a (slow) walk to the top of the ridge for an amazing view
The Labyrinth Desert is a ten million–year-old fossil dune desert formed by clay picks and gypsum crystals. Nowadays it is possible to drive across this natural wonder, a must for keen photographers. Abra Chorrilos is where you will reach the highest point and there will learn from your guide about the Apacheta and its cultural importance for the Andean tradition.
In the great depression the Eastern Andes and the Western Range, the Salinas Grandes an enormous salt flat covering 6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi) surrounded by volcanoes, where the horizon seems endless. See the amazing effect and light of this grand expanse of whiteness, keeping an eye out for the guanacos and llamas that roam the altiplano.
North Jujuy
Purmamarca - Uquia - Humahuaca - Salta
The final day of your expedition, you will set off from Purmamarca to the Humahuaca Gorge, located in a large valley that ends on the border with Bolivia, located in the province of Jujuy in the far north of Argentina. It is a quite young valley, given that its formation dates from a million years. The Gorge is famous for its colourful mountains, awesome geological formations and historic villages. You will have the option to stop in the only authentic market at Volcan, before your transfer back to Salta.
Flight
Flight from Salta to Buenos Aires
Transfer
Private transfer from Buenos Aires to the Pampas
The Pampas
Accommodation in The Pampas
North Jujuy
Overview
Manantial del Silencio is a charming rustic lodge set in the small town of Purmamarca.
The lodge is located in a truly beautiful spot with stunning views and has nineteen comfortable rooms decorated in a traditional style with period pieces and a pleasant pool area. Each has large windows overlooking the vibrant colours of the gardens and surrounding mountains and a private bathroom.
Unwind on the sun loungers by the pool or in the dappled shade of the garden. For the ultimate pampering, relish one of the many beauty treatments available at the quaint spa and wellness centre which has free access to the hydro-massage tub.
A buffet breakfast is served daily and the award-winning restaurant serves Andean and international dishes created by chef Sergio Latorre.
This elegant hotel is a great spot which to explore the surrounding area, including the stunning hikes around the Cerro de Siete Colores (the ‘Rock of Seven Colours’).
→ Find out moreNorth Jujuy
Overview
A well-equipped and rustically elegant boutique hotel found on the edges of Tilcara town, Las Marias has done well to reflect the wild character of the Jujuy landscape and with all the modern luxuries.
Built in an Adobe design with hues that mirror those of the surrounding countryside, Las Marias’ twelve bedrooms are spacious, luxurious and each has a private terrace with fantastic views.
There’s a good spa and swimming pool to cool off and whilst a buffet breakfast is included in the rates, there’s only a snack bar offering lunch and dinner; otherwise we can recommend and reserve tables for you at some great local restaurants.
→ Find out moreNorth Jujuy
Overview
A charming boutique hotel set the in sleepy town of Tilcara.
The stone construction is very much in keeping with the surrounds set on three different levels in the style of the Andean farming terraces. The hotel is around a five minute walk from the town square. Service is friendly and personal.
→ Find out moreChoose from our selection of estancias for an authentic and luxury ranch-style stay in the sleepy Pampas plains. Ride out with gauchos, enjoy an afternoon asado (BBQ), fishing or polo lessons.
Transfer
Private transfer from the Pampas to Buenos Aires airport
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An expedition fit for the explorer in all of us, this seven night itinerary and private tour of Argentina’s underdiscovered North West and the Puna desert is where you will discover a whole new side to South America adventures. Starting in Salta you and your private guide will traverse landscapes that look more like the surface of Mars than that of Earth. Through rocky gorges, high altitude vineyards, giant pumice stone fields, ancient volcanoes, salt lakes, frontier towns and desert oasis’, this is the very best and comprehensive way to see this magnificent region. Focusing solely on this region, we can very easily add this tour onto a wider itinerary featuring other destinations in Argentina or indeed, another South American country. | Whats included?
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Days 1-3 |
Buenos Aires |
Flights & transfers
Private transfer to your hotel in Buenos Aires (from international airport) |
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Accommodation in Buenos Aires
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Faena Hotel Buenos Aires - $$$$$
The Faena Buenos Aires is a striking design hotel in the waterside neighborhood of Puerto...
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Four Seasons Buenos Aires - $$$$$
Perhaps the best luxury hotel in Buenos Aires, the Four Seasons is really very suited to the...
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Alvear Palace Hotel - $$$$$
The Alvear Palace Hotel opened its doors in 1932 and has remained one of the city’s most...
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Park Hyatt Buenos Aires - $$$$$
Located in the heart of the French heritage district of Recoleta in a restored belle epoque...
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Two days in Buenos Aires Spend your time relaxing and exploring this wonderful city. You have our top recommendations for activities, restaurants and shopping so that you can make the most of your time here.
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Flights & transfers
Private transfer to Buenos Aires Domestic Airport |
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Flight from Buenos Aires to Salta | |
Private transfer from Salta airport to your hotel | |
Days 3-4 |
Salta |
Accommodation in Salta
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House of Jasmines - $$$$$
A converted colonial farmhouse set in 290 acres of land, the House of Jasmines is one of the...
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Finca Valentina - $$$$$
Finca Valentina is a charming, small boutique hotel situated at the foot of the Andes, just...
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Legado Mitico Salta - $$$$$
Like its sister hotel in Buenos Aires, Legado Mitico Salta is a boutique hotel with style,...
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Puna and North West Expedition: Day One Salta - Quebrada de las Conchas - Cafayate Starting from the city of Salta in the morning you will begin your expedition by heading to the Conchas’ Gorge; a deep ravine formed over the last fifty million years with huge deposits of minerals (clay and sandstone in particular) molded by water and wind that comes from an age when the region was dominated by a humid and warm climate with animals such as turtles and crocodiles. You will explore this unique Gorge with the option of taking a fantastic and easy hike through the colored heart of the Quebrada.
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Days 4-7 |
Cafayate |
Puna and North West Expedition: Day Two On your second day you drive south to explore one of the most deserted regions of Argentina and the pre Incan Quilmes ruins. Ascend to reach the high desert plateau of the Puna taking in the vicunas, giant white sand dunes, volcanos and lagoons, before you reach the oasis of El Peñón; your final destination for the evening. |
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Quilmes Ruins Enjoy a private tour around the Ruins of Quilmes, an archaeological site that was once was the largest pre-Columbian settlement in the country. The area dates back to around 850 AD and was inhabited by around 5000 Quilmes people at its height. They are renowned for fiercely resisting Inca invasions in the 15th century, and continued to resist the Spaniards for 130 years, until being defeated in 1667. |
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Puna and North West Expedition: Day Three In the morning: Visit Campo de Piedra Pómez, returning to the Posada for Lunch. In the afternoon, you climb in altitude, visiting the amazing Laguna Grande Reserve. Return to El Peñón for the evening. |
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6N/7D Puna & North West Expedition: Day One Salta - Quebrada de las Conchas - Cafayate
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Laguna Grande tour Visit Laguna Grande, designated as Wetlands of International Importance (or RAMSAR site). The saline lake sits at an altitude of 4150m (13,615 feet) above sea level and has a path to the crater of the Galan volcano, one of the largest calderas in the world. During winter, the water freezes completely, but when spring arrives, it becomes the largest gathering center for the James's flamingo, also known as the puna flamingo, when some 19,000 birds - around a quarter of the total population - can be found here. In the summer it also attracts the Andean flamingo (Phoenicpterus andinus) and it is a common nesting site of the Southern flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis). |
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Days 7-8 |
The Puna |
Puna and North West Expedition: Day Four Today you will explore a couple of important oasis' of the region in terms of supporting local inhabitants, shepherds and livestock that still wonder between the Puna and Chile's Atacama desert. These communities live still by the ways they always have, and their resilience is both admirable and eye opening to visitors - you will have lunch at one of their homes to meet them properly. Surrounded by volcanic peaks, lava fields and many more geological wonders you will see the Arita Cone before crossing the Arizaro salt lake.
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Laguna Grande tour Visit Laguna Grande, designated as Wetlands of International Importance (or RAMSAR site). The saline lake sits at an altitude of 4150m (13,615 feet) above sea level and has a path to the crater of the Galan volcano, one of the largest calderas in the world. During winter, the water freezes completely, but when spring arrives, it becomes the largest gathering center for the James's flamingo, also known as the puna flamingo, when some 19,000 birds - around a quarter of the total population - can be found here. In the summer it also attracts the Andean flamingo (Phoenicpterus andinus) and it is a common nesting site of the Southern flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis). |
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Laguna Grande tour Visit Laguna Grande, designated as Wetlands of International Importance (or RAMSAR site). The saline lake sits at an altitude of 4150m (13,615 feet) above sea level and has a path to the crater of the Galan volcano, one of the largest calderas in the world. During winter, the water freezes completely, but when spring arrives, it becomes the largest gathering center for the James's flamingo, also known as the puna flamingo, when some 19,000 birds - around a quarter of the total population - can be found here. In the summer it also attracts the Andean flamingo (Phoenicpterus andinus) and it is a common nesting site of the Southern flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis). |
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Laguna Grande tour Visit Laguna Grande, designated as Wetlands of International Importance (or RAMSAR site). The saline lake sits at an altitude of 4150m (13,615 feet) above sea level and has a path to the crater of the Galan volcano, one of the largest calderas in the world. During winter, the water freezes completely, but when spring arrives, it becomes the largest gathering center for the James's flamingo, also known as the puna flamingo, when some 19,000 birds - around a quarter of the total population - can be found here. In the summer it also attracts the Andean flamingo (Phoenicpterus andinus) and it is a common nesting site of the Southern flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis). |
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Laguna Grande tour Visit Laguna Grande, designated as Wetlands of International Importance (or RAMSAR site). The saline lake sits at an altitude of 4150m (13,615 feet) above sea level and has a path to the crater of the Galan volcano, one of the largest calderas in the world. During winter, the water freezes completely, but when spring arrives, it becomes the largest gathering center for the James's flamingo, also known as the puna flamingo, when some 19,000 birds - around a quarter of the total population - can be found here. In the summer it also attracts the Andean flamingo (Phoenicpterus andinus) and it is a common nesting site of the Southern flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis). |
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Puna and North West Expedition: Day Five From the Tolar Grande, you will be drive into the Labyrinth Desert, a ten million–year-old fossil dune desert formed by clay picks and gypsum crystals. Then it's onto Abra Chorrilos and the capital of the Puna, the town of San Antonio de los Cobres and El Mojon to see how once again these resilient communities survive and their importance to those passing through too. Experience the never ending horizon of the Salinas Grandes finally reaching the highest altitude of your journey with stunning views of the eastern cordillera of the Andes. Just before lunch you will arrive at the Andean village of Purmamarca for the afternoon and evening. |
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Tolar Grande - Climb the Western ridge of the Cordillera Just outside of Tolar Grande - we drive to the base of the ridge and make a (slow) walk to the top of the ridge for an amazing view |
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Laguna Grande tour Visit Laguna Grande, designated as Wetlands of International Importance (or RAMSAR site). The saline lake sits at an altitude of 4150m (13,615 feet) above sea level and has a path to the crater of the Galan volcano, one of the largest calderas in the world. During winter, the water freezes completely, but when spring arrives, it becomes the largest gathering center for the James's flamingo, also known as the puna flamingo, when some 19,000 birds - around a quarter of the total population - can be found here. In the summer it also attracts the Andean flamingo (Phoenicpterus andinus) and it is a common nesting site of the Southern flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis). |
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Salinas Grandes In the great depression the Eastern Andes and the Western Range, the Salinas Grandes an enormous salt flat covering 6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi) surrounded by volcanoes, where the horizon seems endless. See the amazing effect and light of this grand expanse of whiteness, keeping an eye out for the guanacos and llamas that roam the altiplano. |
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Days 8-9 |
North Jujuy |
Puna and North West Expedition: Day Six Purmamarca - Uquia - Humahuaca - Salta The final day of your expedition, you will set off from Purmamarca to the Humahuaca Gorge, located in a large valley that ends on the border with Bolivia, located in the province of Jujuy in the far north of Argentina. It is a quite young valley, given that its formation dates from a million years. The Gorge is famous for its colourful mountains, awesome geological formations and historic villages. You will have the option to stop in the only authentic market at Volcan, before your transfer back to Salta. |
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Flights & transfers
Flight from Salta to Buenos Aires |
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Private transfer from Buenos Aires to the Pampas | |
Days 9-10 |
The Pampas |
Accommodation in The Pampas
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Manantial del Silencio - $$$$$
Manantial del Silencio is a charming rustic lodge set in the small town of...
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Las Marias - $$$$$
A well-equipped and rustically elegant boutique hotel found on the edges of Tilcara town, Las...
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Las Terrazas - $$$$$
A charming boutique hotel set the in sleepy town of Tilcara.
The stone construction is...
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One day in the Pampas Choose from our selection of estancias for an authentic and luxury ranch-style stay in the sleepy Pampas plains. Ride out with gauchos, enjoy an afternoon asado (BBQ), fishing or polo lessons. |
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Flights & transfers
Private transfer from the Pampas to Buenos Aires airport |