South & Central America
Highlights - Essential Info - Itineraries
- Bariloche & the Lake District
- Buenos Aires
- Estancias of Argentina
- Iguassu Falls
- Maree Australis
- Mendoza
- Peninsula Valdes
- Perito Moreno & Lago Argentino
- Salta & Jujuy
- Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego
Salta & Jujuy
The remote North Western region of Argentina is a vast area encompassing six provinces including Salta and Jujuy. Not only is it an area of stunning Andean mountain scenery, but it is also famed for its strong cultural links with the Andean countries of Peru and Bolivia with its Quechua communities and pretty towns with old colonial buildings and cobblestone streets.
Jujuy is the most northerly province bordering Bolivia and is really an extension of the Andean altiplano with soaring peaks, pretty lakes and deep winding canyons. The area is also a wonderous palette of ever changing colours: the rich blossoms of the citrus trees; the vibrant ponchos of the Quechua people and the blazing gold the elaborate colonial churches.
The Quebrada (Gorge) of Humahuaca, a World Heritage Site, is an area of fascinating pre-Columbian ruins at Tilcara and magnificent mountain scenery including the Hill of the Seven Colours at Purmamarca, which seems to change colour as you drive through the valley.
Surrounded by towering peaks and lying in a fertile valley with an almost perpetual spring-like climate, the gracious and imposing colonial town of Salta is one of the highlights of the North West region.
The stunning natural beauty and unusually shaped and coloured rocks of The Quebrada of Cafayate; pretty churches and visits to local bodegas (vineyards) are just some of the highlights. Passing through 21 tunnels, across 31 iron bridges and 13 viaducts, the Tren a la Nubes (Train to the Clouds) is a magnificent achievement of railway engineering in the early 20th Century and a trip from Salta to La Polvorilla is a great experience.
Our preferred hotels are:
La Merced del Alto (Cachi)
El Molino de Cachi Adentro (Cachi)
La Casa de la Bodega (Cafayate)
Estancia Los Lapachos (Jujuy)
Colome (Molinos)
El Manatial del Silencio (Purmamarca)
El Bordo de las Lanzas (Salta)
El Lagar (Salta)
Legado Mitico (Salta)
Solar de la Plaza (Salta)
Salta Hotel (Salta)
House of Jasmines (Salta)
