DESERT, SALT FLATS AND HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES
This wonderful journey starts in Santiago de Chile and ends in bustling Buenos Aires. You will travel to bohemian Valparaiso, through the Atacama Desert, past salt flats and over dramatic high passes in the Andes. Many excursions are included so you can fully enjoy the best of both Chile and Argentina. You will visit various wineries, Salar de Atacama, Valle de la Luna and the El Tatio geysers, the Humahua Gorge north of Salta and the lovely valleys south of Salta, the waterfalls of Iguazu, among others, and you will conclude with a dazzling tango show in Buenos Aires.
TIPS & TOPS SPECIAL (NORTH) CHILE & ARGENTINA:
- Santiago has many attractions: the art deco buildings of Plaza de la Constitucion, the green oasis surrounded by historic buildings Plaza de Armas, the Bellas Artes district, the best views of the city from Cerro San Cristóbal or yet from the terrace of Santa Lucía park...
- The wine region around Cafayate is known for the white Torrontès wine
- Salta lies against the Andes Mountains and is nicknamed "la Linda" or "the beautiful," in part because of its impressive colonial buildings
- Touch of adventure? Sail under the immense Iguazu Falls by zodiac, spectacular!
- For a cultural outing in the Iguazú area, visit the nearby Jesuit ruins
- Fascinating Buenos Aires with the modern Puerto Madero in the old port with many restaurants, the tango in San Telmo and photogenic La Boca
- Discover Buenos Aires from a bicycle
