Argentina
Crossing the Andes from Chile to Argentina, with twelve travellers at most
Argentina
A Chile–Argentina combination in a small group: Santiago and Valparaíso, three days in San Pedro de Atacama with the Valley of the Moon, the lagoons and the Tatio geysers, the crossing of the Andes to the Salinas Grandes, Humahuaca, Purmamarca, Salta and Cafayate, then three days in Buenos Aires. With the Iguazú Falls (16 days) from €7,068 per person.
When
October to April
Price
From 5 862€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
11 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-6
Santiago, Valparaíso and the desert.
Day 1
Arrival in Santiago de Chile
Flight to Santiago de Chile, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Santiago
Santiago, the Plaza de Armas, La Moneda palace and San Cristóbal hill.
Day 3
Valparaíso
Valparaíso, its hills, funiculars and murals.
Day 4
Calama – San Pedro de Atacama
Flight to Calama, San Pedro de Atacama and the Valley of the Moon at sunset.
Day 5
The altiplano lagoons
The Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons above 4,000 metres.
Day 6
The Tatio geysers
The Tatio geysers at dawn and the lagoons of the Atacama salt flat.
Days 7-9
Salt, colourful mountains and vineyards.
Day 7
Paso de Jama – Salinas Grandes – Huacalera
Crossing the Andes over the Jama pass into Argentina. The Salinas Grandes, a white salt desert at 3,450 metres, by the winding Cuesta de Lipán road.
Day 8
Humahuaca – Purmamarca – Salta
The UNESCO-listed Quebrada de Humahuaca, the Hill of Seven Colours at Purmamarca and the Andean villages of Tilcara.
Day 9
Cafayate
The Quebrada de las Conchas and its red sandstone formations, then Cafayate and its Torrontés vineyards.
Days 10-14
The capital of tango.
Day 10
Salta – Buenos Aires
Flight to Buenos Aires.
Day 11
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires: Plaza de Mayo and the Casa Rosada, Recoleta cemetery, the colourful houses of La Boca and San Telmo, birthplace of the tango.
Day 12
Buenos Aires
A free day: optionally an estancia and its gauchos, a wine tasting or a tango dinner show.
Day 13
Buenos Aires – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.
Day 14
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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