ARGENTINA • SALTA & CAFAYATE WINE REGIONS • ARGENTINA/URUGUAY MENDOZA 4 days/3 nights From $1126 per person twin share Hotel/Estancia Departs daily ex Mendoza Price per person from:* Twin A The Vines/Park Hyatt Hotel $2428 B Posada Salentein/Sheraton Salta $1126 *Based on two people sharing, singles on request. INCLUSIONS Return private transfers airport/hotel, 3 nights accommodation, meals as per itinerary, Mendoza private city tour with English speaking guide. estled between arid mountains and Ndesert, Mendoza produces 70% of Argentina’s wines. It is also the gateway to Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Andes and a wonderful base to explore vineyards, sample locally grown produce
The Hill of Seven Colours, Purmamarca © Shutterstock and visit pre-Columbian ruins. Mendoza - Argentina's wine capital © Shutterstock Days 1/2 Uco Valley Arrive Mendoza and drive to the enchanting Day 2 Cafayate Uco Valley - a region famous for producing high Day 2 Carmelo SALTA & CAFAYATE Depart for Cafayate via quaint villages, dramatic STAY LONGER WESTERN After breakfast transfer to Carmelo. Visit Jesuit Extend this incredible experience in quality wine. Enjoy winery visits (additional cost), 6 days/5 nights mountain passes and Cuesta del Obispo with its ruins where the Uruguayan history of wine began, northwest Argentina to include the stunning hikes and sightseeing. D/BD majestic valley views. Wander the town of San VINEYARDS OF From $2048 per person twin share desert landscapes, volcanoes, lagoons, quaint as well as boutique family-run wineries for tastings, Jose de Cachi, known for its colonial architecture. villages and famous salt flats across the border and depending on the season, to see harvesting and Hotels/Estancias On arrival in Cafayate, visit a wine cellar and enjoy URUGUAY in Chile's Atacama region. Contact one of our bottling. Afterwards continue to Narbona Wine Departs selected days ex Salta a tasting. Overnight Cafayate. B 4 days/3 nights South America specialists to start planning Lodge for the night. BLD Price per person from:* Twin Day 3 Cafayate your journey today. From $2450 per person twin share* Day 3 Carmelo A Legado Mito/Grace Cafayate $2235 Explore the enchanting 17th century colonial Departs ex Buenos Aires Morning at leisure. Enjoy a picnic lunch amongst B Villa Vicuna/Vinas de Cafayate $2048 T: 1300 363 302 town of Cafayate, renowned for its quality *Based on two people sharing, singles on request. grape vines and indulge in a wine and cheese tasting. *Based on two people sharing, singles on request. wines, well-preserved historic monuments and Take a sunset cruise along the Uruguayan coast. BL spectacular landscapes of grapevines set against INCLUSIONS INCLUSIONS Hydrofoil ticket Buenos Aires to Colonia return, Day 4 Tour ends Buenos Aires Private return airport/hotel transfer in Salta, 5 nights a backdrop of soaring mountains. B private transfers and tours as per itinerary, 1 night Transfer to Colonia's port for return hydrofoil jour- accommodation at selected hotels in Salta and Cafayate Days 4/5 Salta accommodation in Colonia, 2 nights accommodation in on a B&B basis and private sightseeing as per itinerary. ney to Buenos Aires. Tour ends. B Drive through gorgeous valleys and along Carmelo, meals as per itinerary. rom historic Salta explore Quebrada de las Conchas with its curious rock xplore the World Heritage city of FArgentina's most impressive and formations to Salta visiting small townships along Colonia del Sacramento as well as the way. On Day 5 cross breathtaking highlands, Posada Salentein © Posada Salentein E beautiful landscapes - the Calchaqui some of Uruguay's beautiful vineyards in visit pre-Incan remains and explore charming Valleys, scattered with ancient pre- the fertile west of the country. En route colonial towns including Purmamarca with its Hill Columbian ruins. Visit the lovely village Day 3 Mendoza of Seven Colours, Humahuaca (2,939m) with its you will experience ancient wine and of Cafayate, taste the local wines, and Drive to Mendoza and check into your hotel. mud houses and cobblestone streets, the pre- gastronomic heritage, stretching back explore picturesque colonial towns. Afternoon tour of this interesting city founded Columbian fortress and museum of Inca art at 250 years to the first Spanish, Italian and over 400 years ago by the Spanish. B Day 1 Salta Tilcara and the historic churches at Uquia and Swiss immigrants. Stop at wineries and Transfer to hotel. Afternoon walking tour of San Salvador de Jujuy. Overnight Salta. B Day 4 Tour ends Mendoza farms to taste the famous "Tannat" wines. Salta's wonderful Spanish architecture, the best Breakfast at the hotel before transfer to the Day 6 Tour ends Salta preserved in all of Argentina. airport. Tour ends. B Day 1 Colonia del Sacramento After breakfast, transfer to the airport. Tour ends. B Depart Buenos Aires by hydrofoil to Colonia Note: This tour can easily be extended with del Sacramento. Enjoy an afternoon tour of the extra nights in Mendoza, or stay at the prestigious cobblestone Barrio Histórico, lined with buildings Iglesia San Francisco, Salta © Eurotur Cavas Wine Lodge, a Relais & Chateaux retreat from its time as a Portuguese settlement. with gourmet restaurant and fine wine cellar 30 Picturesque street scene, Colonia, Uruguay © Shutterstock minutes from Mendoza. Prices on request. BOUTIQUE SALTA Ask us about these boutique properties: San Pedro Purmamarca the romantic ranch-style House of de Atacama Salta Jasmines; the idyllic El Manatial del Silencio CHILE at Purmamarca set in stunning scenery, and Cafayate the luxury retreat Patios de Cafayate.
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