Argentina

Days 1 & 2: Buenos Aires

 Spend your first 2 nights in Buenos Aires at your selected Hotel.

Days 3 & 4: North of Salta: Jujuy and Humahuaca

 Fly to Jujuy where you will be met and driven to the village of Tilcara and Posada de Luz, your base for 2 nights. Visit the Quebrada de Humahuaca and villages of Humahuaca, Uquia and Purmamarca while all the time admiring the surrounding colourful rock formations.

Days 5 & 7: Altiplano

 Driven up and over an Andean pass at 4,100 m to enter the desert and see your first salt lake, Salinas Grandes. Continue further west through the desert to reach the small town of Susques and Hotel el Unquillar. Visit the beautifully maintained church before heading south, further into the desert passing various mines, volcanoes and crossing 'The Labyrinth' with unique formations of sand and rock. The small village of Tolar Grande is your base for 2 nights staying in simple but comfortable hostal managed by the local community. Cross Salar Arizaro to visit the cone of Arita Volcano before reaching a hidden oasis surrounded by the coloured mountains.

Days 8 & 9: Salta

 Driven back to Salta through San Antonio de los Cobres passing the famous railway line 'Tren a las Nubes'. Spend your final night at your selected Hotel where you can relax and unwind after you tour of the desert. Fly back to Buenos Aires for international connections.