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We compared all 65 experiences in Northwest Argentina so you can choose in minutes: real prices, verified reviews and our editorial picks.

★4.6 65 experiences from US$ 8.99 ✓Free cancellation on most experiences

Must-do experiences

Cafayate wine tour from Salta: Quebrada de las Conchas
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Most booked
Cafayate wine tour from Salta: Quebrada de las ConchasFull-day tour from Salta to Cafayate with guide, winery tasting and Quebrada de las Conchas geological formations. Air-conditioned transport.
572 reviews
4.87★
Duration
12h
Every day
07:00
Live guide EN · ESHotel pickupFree cancellationfromUS$ 31per person
Salinas Grandes & Purmamarca: Day Trip from Salta with Hill Drive
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★Top rated
Salinas Grandes & Purmamarca: Day Trip from Salta with Hill DriveFeel the salt crunch underfoot at Salinas Grandes, climb Lipan Hill, and wander Purmamarca’s colorful streets on this day trip from Salta with pickup included.
500 reviews
4.90★
Duration
14h
Every day
07:00
Live guide EN · ESHotel pickupFree cancellationfromUS$ 37per person
Salta to Cachi tour: Cuesta del Obispo and Los Cardones
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Best value
Salta to Cachi tour: Cuesta del Obispo and Los CardonesFull-day tour from Salta through tobacco villages and over Cuesta del Obispo at 3,348 meters to Los Cardones National Park and colonial Cachi, with lunch and guide.
416 reviews
4.90★
Duration
12h
Every day
07:00
Live guide EN · ESHotel pickupFree cancellationfromUS$ 33per person

Recommended (7)

Cafayate Day Trip: Quebrada de las Conchas, Devil’s Throat & Wine
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Cafayate Day Trip: Quebrada de las Conchas, Devil’s Throat & Wine
357 reviews
4.51★
Duration
14h
fromUS$ 32per person
Humahuaca and Hornocal Full Day Tour from Salta: 14 colors
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Travelers' pick
Humahuaca and Hornocal Full Day Tour from Salta: 14 colors
330 reviews
4.89★
Duration
14h
fromUS$ 55per person
Salta: Cafayate Wine Tour & Quebrada Geology Full Day
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Salta: Cafayate Wine Tour & Quebrada Geology Full Day
276 reviews
4.92★
Duration
12h
fromUS$ 50per person
Salinas Grandes tour from Salta: Purmamarca and Lipan Coast
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Salinas Grandes tour from Salta: Purmamarca and Lipan Coast
239 reviews
4.97★
Duration
12h
fromUS$ 55per person
Salinas Grandes & Purmamarca day trip from Salta: 13 hours
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Travelers' pick
Salinas Grandes & Purmamarca day trip from Salta: 13 hours
229 reviews
4.57★
Duration
13h
fromUS$ 34per person
Salta: Cachi & Los Cardones National Park Full Day
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Salta: Cachi & Los Cardones National Park Full Day
222 reviews
4.95★
Duration
12h
fromUS$ 50per person
Tilcara Purmamarca Humahuaca Tour: 7 Colors Hill Ruins
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Travelers' pick
Tilcara Purmamarca Humahuaca Tour: 7 Colors Hill Ruins
208 reviews
4.03★
Duration
12h
fromUS$ 43per person

Top rated (8)

Purmamarca Walk with Llamas: Personalized Route & Photos
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Travelers' pick
Purmamarca Walk with Llamas: Personalized Route & PhotosWalk with friendly llamas through Purmamarca's landscape for about two hours, with a guide who adapts the route to your pace and interprets the geology.
173 reviews
4.95★
Duration
1h 45m
start times · Every day
4
Live guide EN · ESFree cancellationfromUS$ 75per person
Quebrada de Humahuaca from Salta: Purmamarca & Maimará
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Quebrada de Humahuaca from Salta: Purmamarca & MaimaráDay trip from Salta to Quebrada de Humahuaca: Purmamarca's Seven Colors Hill, archaeological museum, ceramic factory, and Maimará's Cerro Paleta del Pintor.
130 reviews
4.93★
Duration
12h
Every day
07:00
Live guide ESPickup optionalFree cancellationfromUS$ 56per person
Salta & Jujuy: 4-Day Cafayate, Cachi, Salinas Grandes & Hornocal
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Travelers' pick
Salta & Jujuy: 4-Day Cafayate, Cachi, Salinas Grandes & HornocalWake up in Salta & cross wild landscapes to Cachi, Cafayate, Salinas Grandes & Hornocal. Includes hotel pickup, local tastings & small group guided tours.
186 reviews
4.88★
Duration
4d
Every day
07:00
Live guide EN · ESHotel pickupFree cancellationfromUS$ 135per person
Purmamarca night walk: Andean beliefs and local culture
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Purmamarca night walk: Andean beliefs and local cultureWalk the outskirts of Purmamarca at night with a local guide speaking Spanish, learning about Pachamama.
136 reviews
4.85★
Duration
1h 45m
Every day
19:00
Live guide ESFree cancellationfromUS$ 46per person
Salta to Hornocal: 14 Colors Hill & Quebrada Day Trip
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Travelers' pick
Salta to Hornocal: 14 Colors Hill & Quebrada Day TripFeel the colors of Serranías del Hornocal, explore Quebrada de Humahuaca, and visit Purmamarca and Tilcara on a full day trip from Salta with guide and transfers.
108 reviews
4.50★
Duration
11h–12h
Every day
07:00
Live guide EN · ESHotel pickupFree cancellationfromUS$ 58per person
Cachi and Los Cardones National Park tour from Salta
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Travelers' pick
Cachi and Los Cardones National Park tour from SaltaFull-day tour from Salta to Cachi with Los Cardones National Park entry, hotel pickup and a professional guide.
134 reviews
4.45★
Duration
11h
start times · Every day
2
Live guide EN · ESHotel pickupFree cancellationfromUS$ 29per person
Salinas Grandes & Purmamarca tour from Salta: 4,170 meters
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Travelers' pick
Salinas Grandes & Purmamarca tour from Salta: 4,170 metersFull-day tour from Salta to Salinas Grandes and Purmamarca with air-conditioned transport, live guide in English or Spanish, and pickup included.
125 reviews
4.30★
Duration
11h–12h
Every day
07:00
Live guide EN · ESHotel pickupFree cancellationfromUS$ 37per person
Cachi and Calchaquí Valleys tour: Gorges and flora
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Cachi and Calchaquí Valleys tour: Gorges and floraDay tour from Salta through Cachi and Calchaquí Valleys with bilingual guide and hotel transfers, visiting Los Cardones National Park, Bishop's Slope.
106 reviews
4.22★
Duration
12h
Next departure: 20 Feb 2027Live guide EN · ESPickup optionalFree cancellationfromUS$ 35per person

Lowest price (10)

Full-day tour from Salta to Cachi and Los Cardones National Park
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Full-day tour from Salta to Cachi and Los Cardones National ParkFull-day tour from Salta climbs the Cuesta del Obispo through Los Cardones National Park to the colonial town of Cachi.
47 reviews
4.40★
Duration
10h–11h
Every day
07:00
Live guide EN · ESHotel pickupFree cancellationfromUS$ 33per person
Humahuaca Gorge tour from Salta: Seven Colors Hill & Incan ruins
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Humahuaca Gorge tour from Salta: Seven Colors Hill & Incan ruinsFull-day Humahuaca Gorge tour from Salta with hotel pickup, guide and transportation. Visit Seven Colors Hill, Purmamarca's market.
30 reviews
4.50★
Duration
13h
Every day
07:00
Live guide EN · ESHotel pickupFree cancellationfromUS$ 34per person
Cafayate & Quebrada de las Conchas tour from Salta: Wine tasting
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Travelers' pick
Cafayate & Quebrada de las Conchas tour from Salta: Wine tastingSpend 11 to 12 hours traveling from Salta through Quebrada de las Conchas, stopping at more than 10 rock formations shaped by erosion.
37 reviews
4.35★
Duration
11h–12h
Every day
07:00
Live guide EN · ESHotel pickupFree cancellationfromUS$ 34per person
Salinas Grandes Tour: 7 Colors Hill & Salt Flats Full-Day
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Salinas Grandes Tour: 7 Colors Hill & Salt Flats Full-DayEleven-hour tour from Salta through Purmamarca and La Cuesta de Lípan to Salinas Grandes, the third-largest salt flat in Latin America.
11 reviews
4.64★
Duration
11h–12h
Every day
07:00
Live guide EN · ESHotel pickupFree cancellationfromUS$ 37per person
Salinas Grandes & Purmamarca tour: Salt flats and 7 Colors Hill
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Salinas Grandes & Purmamarca tour: Salt flats and 7 Colors HillFull-day tour of Salinas Grandes salt desert and Purmamarca's Seven Colors Hill with Lipan Hill ascent to 4,170 meters, including local guide and door-to-door pickup.
11 reviews
5.00★
Duration
12h
Every dayLive guide EN · IT · FR · ESHotel pickupFree cancellationfromUS$ 55per person
Cachi and Los Cardones Park: 12-hour Mountain Tour
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Cachi and Los Cardones Park: 12-hour Mountain TourDrive 12 hours from Salta through Lerma Valley to Cachi via the ancient Inca road of Tin Tin, crossing Los Cardones National Park with a professional guide and hotel pickup.
11 reviews
4.36★
Duration
12h
Every day
07:00
Live guide EN · ESPickup optionalFree cancellationfromUS$ 56per person
Cafayate tour: Quebrada de Cafayate & trekking with guide
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Cafayate tour: Quebrada de Cafayate & trekking with guideTour from Cafayate through the Quebrada de Cafayate canyon with a Spanish-speaking guide, visiting Devil's Throat.
21 reviews
4.67★
Duration
6h
Every day
15:00
Live guide ESPickup optionalFree cancellationfromUS$ 58per person
Hornocal 14 Colors Mountain tour from Tilcara: Humahuaca Gorge
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Hornocal 14 Colors Mountain tour from Tilcara: Humahuaca GorgeFull-day tour from Tilcara through Humahuaca Gorge visiting Hornocal's 14-color mountain, Purmamarca's 7-color hill.
78 reviews
4.22★
Duration
13h
Mon, Wed and Fri
06:30
Live guide EN · ESPickup optionalFree cancellationfromUS$ 72per person
Salinas Grandes & Purmamarca from Salta: Full-day tour
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Likely to sell out
Salinas Grandes & Purmamarca from Salta: Full-day tourFull-day tour from Salta to Purmamarca and Salinas Grandes with professional guide, hotel pickup at 7am.
36 reviews
4.44★
Duration
11h
Every day
06:30
Live guide EN · ESPickup optionalFree cancellationfromUS$ 77per person
2-day Salta tour: Cachi, Los Cardones & Humahuaca Ravine
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2-day Salta tour: Cachi, Los Cardones & Humahuaca RavineTwo-day tour from Salta through Los Cardones National Park to Cachi, then the Quebrada de Humahuaca UNESCO site with stops in Purmamarca and Tilcara.
10 reviews
4.80★
Duration
2d
Every day
06:30
Live guide EN · ESHotel pickupFree cancellationfromUS$ 78per person
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Northwest Argentina at a glance ✓ 2026-11-03

  • Most booked: Cafayate wine tour from Salta: Quebrada de las Conchas, US$ 31 (12h, 4.87★ · 572).
  • Top rated: Salinas Grandes & Purmamarca: Day Trip from Salta with Hill Drive, US$ 37 (14h, 4.90★ · 500).
  • Best value: Salta to Cachi tour: Cuesta del Obispo and Los Cardones, US$ 33 (12h, 4.90★ · 416).

Of the 65 experiences: 63 with free cancellation, 63 with instant confirmation, 60 with hotel pickup and 19 bookable last-minute.

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