Chapter 1 of 5

Buenos Aires (3 days)

  • Days 1–3: Buenos Aires (arrival, city, food)
  • Days 4–8: Mendoza — Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley (the heart of the trip)
  • Days 9–13: The high north — Salta and Cafayate
  • Day 14: Return via Buenos Aires and departure

Two domestic flights do the heavy lifting (Buenos Aires–Mendoza, then Mendoza–Salta via Buenos Aires), leaving the beautiful driving for where it counts.

Rust-coloured desert rock and high-altitude vineyards in northern Argentina
The high desert of the northwest — rust-red rock, thin air, and vineyards perched among the highest on earth.
Up next, Chapter 2 of 5 Fly Salta back to Buenos Aires for your international connection ideally with a few bottles wrapped carefully in your checked bag and a… Read Chapter 2: Mendoza (5 days) →