11-Day Argentina Wine and Sightseeing Tour with Salta and Mendoza

• Meet the guide at Ezeiza International Airport.
• Transfer to the hotel in Buenos Aires, which is approximately one hour away.
• Enjoy the rest of the day exploring this bustling city at your own pace.
• In the evening, have dinner at Casa Coupage and learn about the breadth of Argentine wine with a sommelier as your guide. Casa Coupage is a unique space to discover and interpret wine paired with delicious Argentinian modern food in a truly personal atmosphere.
• Meet the owner of the house with a refreshing glass of Torrontés wine as an opener.
• Afterward, enjoy a comparative blind tasting of three distinguished red wines. You will have the opportunity to discuss blends, varietals, styles, and wine evolution. These wines will be paired with the main dish and a cheese tasting. Finally, the last wine will be presented with dessert. Taste 7 different labels selected from excellent Argentinean wines.

Transfers to and from the restaurant are not included. They can be added upon request at an extra cost.

The restaurant is located in the Palermo neighborhood.

Please advise of any dietary requirements or restrictions at the time of booking.

• Explore some of the top spots in Buenos Aires on a private city tour.
• Visit Plaza de Mayo, home to the national government palace and the Metropolitan Cathedral. This historical, political, and foundational epicenter of the city is a great starting point for the tour.
• Head to one of the oldest neighborhoods in Buenos Aires, San Telmo, a great area to visit if you're interested in tango and the arts. The antique markets, candle street lighting, cobbled roads, and historic buildings with original facades and décor create a lovely bohemian atmosphere. On Sundays, the area buzzes with activity as the main antique market comes alive around Plaza Dorrego.
• Visit La Boca, a neighborhood famous for its brightly painted houses and conventillos (communal housing tenements). It is also home to the legendary Boca Juniors Football Club, where Diego Maradona made his name.
• Continue to the city's youngest neighborhood, Puerto Madero, situated on the riverside along the Río de la Plata. This major gastronomic and business hub occupies former commercial docks. Along the canals, industrial warehouses were converted into elegant bars, eateries, and offices during one of the most successful urban waterfront restoration projects in the world.
• See Palermo, the largest neighborhood, which hosts huge parks and some of Buenos Aires' trendiest bars, clubs, and fashion boutiques. With nearly 350 acres of parks, lakes, and wooded areas, it offers a peaceful retreat from the busy city.
• Stop by the European-style district of Recoleta, home to fashionable restaurants, cafés, boutiques, malls, and luxury hotels along tree-lined avenues. One of its main attractions, the Cemetery, is the final resting place of generations of well-known Argentineans, including Evita Peron.
• Head back to the hotel to relax.

Estimated duration: 4 hours.

• Transfer from the hotel to the airport to catch your flight to Salta.

• Upon arrival, you will be met at the airport and driven to the hotel.

• Relax and get used to the altitude, as the city is located 1,200 meters above sea level.

• In the afternoon, enjoy a private city tour around this charming city.

• Visit the Cathedral (1855), where General Güemes, the patriotic hero, rests.

• See the Cultural Center America and the Historical Museum of the North (Town Council), with exhibitions of sacred art and rooms dedicated to old traditional families of Salta.

• Go to San Francisco Church, San Bernardo Convent, and the monument to General Güemes.

• Ascend San Bernardo Hill to enjoy a panoramic view of the city.

• Head to the Batalla de Salta Monument and 20 de Febrero Park.

• Continue toward the outskirts to visit the summer village of San Lorenzo, characterized by its subtropical microclimate.

• Lastly, visit the Artisan Market, where craftsmen from across the province display their original crafts.

• Start from Salta city and travel south along Route 68, passing through different towns in the Lerma Valley.

• Arrive at Cachi at midday and have free time for lunch, which is not included.

• Continue down Route 40 to admire mountainous landscapes and towns of great enchantment. Bordering the Calchaquí River, observe historical towns such as Seclantas, Molinos, Angastaco, San Carlos, and Animana.

• By the end of the afternoon, arrive in Cafayate and spend the night.

• In the morning, visit one of the famous wineries in the area, where a wine tasting will be offered.

• Have lunch, which is not included, and return to Salta through The Shells' Gorge.

• Visit the peculiar rock formations shaped by rain and wind, such as The Amphitheatre and The Devil's Throat.

• Arrive in Salta by the end of the day.

• Leave Salta and arrive in Purmamarca Village, where you will observe the Seven Colored Hill, the church, the craft market on the square, and take a short walk along its narrow streets.

• Visit Uquía and its church, where the paintings of the Arcabuceros Angels are kept, an important vestige of the Cuzqueña School in the region.

• Arrive in Humahuaca at noon. This town features an important church and the Independence Monument (the Indian) by the sculptor Soto Avendaño.

• After free time for lunch, which is not included, observe La Paleta del Pintor (Painter's Palette) framing the town of Maimara.

• Return to Salta at the end of the day.

• In the morning, pack your bags and depart for the airport to catch your flight to Mendoza.

• Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel. Mendoza is one of Argentina's most famous wine regions. A particularly renowned specialty is the tasty red Malbec for which the surrounding valleys are known.

• Head southwest on Provincial Route 86, enjoy the landscapes of Cacheuta, and cross the tunnel that connects this town with Potrerillos.

• Contemplate the wonderful view of the Cordón del Plata, Mendoza's main source of water, and the picturesque Potrerillos Dam, a mirror of crystalline water in the middle of the mountains.

• Continue along this route, taking in the unforgettable landscape and passing through tunnels and bridges until reaching the town of Uspallata. Here, make a strategic stop to get a better view of the valley as a whole.

• Travel a few more kilometers to reach Puente del Inca, a mandatory stop and an icon of the mountain range.

• Head to Aconcagua Provincial Park. Obtain the corresponding permits for an approximately one-hour walk to the viewpoint of Laguna de Horcones, where you can see the South Wall and the summit of the highest hill in America.

• Visit Corazon del Sol, a 17-acre vineyard planted at the base of the Andes at an elevation of 3,000 feet, with a visually stunning backdrop. At this winery, in addition to its excellent bottled wines, you will also taste tank and barrel wines.

• Head to Domaine Bousquet, a winery that carries the legacy of a long and prestigious history under the Bousquet name. The family has four generations of winemaking history and began making wine in Carcassonne in southern France. The winery is located in Tupungato, at the foot of the Andes, and is surrounded by vineyards producing high-quality organic grapes. These grapes express the purity and intensity of varietal character reflected in the wines.

• Stop by Andeluna, founded in 2003 with the intention of producing some of the country's finest examples of quality wine. The winery has a romantic atmosphere, as it is set in the Valley of Tupungato at the foot of Tupungato Volcano. In the evening, the moon illuminates the Andes mountains.

• Pick up from the hotel and transfer to the airport to take your flight back to Buenos Aires.

• In the evening, enjoy the local flavors of Asado (Argentinean-style barbecue).

• Head to El Fogon for a closed-door dining experience that explores new ways of serving Argentine Asado classics.

• Prepare for your departure.

• Transfer to the airport in time for your flight.