Fantastic New Year trip in Argentina
Argentina | Dec 25 - Jan 2, 2024

Reham
Reham H.
Portland, OR | Reviewed on Jan 09, 2024

This was an incredible exploration journey through several parts of Argentina. We had 7 days split between the Northern mountain region, Mendoza and Buenos Aires. Camila, our trip planner, was so helpful, gave great recommendations and was very easy to work with.

Our local guides, Hassan and Marcos, were both so knowledgeable and enthusiastic. We so enjoyed our time with them and learned a lot about local culture and history during our visit.

Hotel Reviews
Entre Cielos Wine & Wellness Hotel
Vistalba

Beautiful hotel and grounds. Good was excellent and loved our room. Each space has a private outdoor patio which was lovely in the evenings. Staff here is very friendly and helpful.

Authenticity & Character
It’s more of a modern design so wouldn’t call it authentic?
Location
Easy access into town and not too far from airport.
Staff
Very helpful, friendly, attentive staff at each interaction.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Beautifully designed, great pool area and spacious rooms. It does have an open bathroom concept so limited privacy for those sharing rooms with a friend.
Legado Mitico Salta Hotel Boutique
Salta

Really loved this boutique hotel. It’s in a renovated historic building g which I was curious to learn about. The common spaces were so I no it’s g and well decorated. Very large bedrooms and lovely spacious bathrooms.

Authenticity & Character
Gorgeous building and appreciated the original character that was kept intact.
Location
Walking distance to central Salta with lots of cafes and restaurants nearby.
Staff
The staff here was so nice and gave us great food recommendations.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Colores de Purmamarca
Purmamarca

Loved the 2 bedroom unit we had. Lots of space and enjoyed there are exterior spaces so you can enjoy coffee on the balcony. Comfy beds. Pleasantly surprised with accommodations for such a small village.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
I’m only giving it 4 here due to the breakfast which was limited in options. Would be nice to have in season fresh fruit available. Most of the breakfast was pastry and cereal/grain based.
Mine Hotel Boutique
Buenos Aires

Fantastic small boutique hotel that great for a short stay. In the heart of Palermo SoHo, a great base to explore the area.

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CasaSur Palermo Hotel
Buenos Aires

This was a wonderful location in Palermo Hollywood. Walking distance to local shopping, lots of cafes and restaurants. Food wasn’t great here for breakfast which was the only meal we tried. Their plant based restaurant wasn’t open during our stay otherwise due to the holiday season.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Wonderful people. Helpful with recommendations and very friendly!
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Tour of the City - Discovering Salta's Hidden Treasures
Tour of the City - Discovering Salta's Hidden Treasures
Salta

We were cut short here due to a change in flight schedules so it was brief. But good!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Scenic Drive to Cafayate
Scenic Drive to Cafayate
Salta

Such a beautiful drive. The scenery is spectacular!

Quality of Experience
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
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Transfer to Purmamarca & Visit to the Salt Flats
Transfer to Purmamarca & Visit to the Salt Flats
Argentina

The salt flats were such an interesting experience. Beautiful landscapes and endless opportunities for beautiful pictures!

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Hiking with Llamas
Hiking with Llamas
Purmamarca

Such a fun & unique experience to do. We enjoyed this excursion despite both being city girls and not very comfortable around animals. Our lunch was also so wonderful! We finally had good fruit and veggies which was the most difficult thing about our visit overall…the lack of fresh fruit & veggies.

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Uco Valley Wine Country
Uco Valley Wine Country
Mendoza

Mendoza is beautiful. Wish we would have an additional day in the area.

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Tango Show & Dinner at La Ventana
Tango Show & Dinner at La Ventana
Buenos Aires

The show itself was wonderful. Beautiful talented dna era and we enjoyed the music. The food was barely average and our dietary restrictions were not taken into account. Staff didn’t pay us attention so had to flag them down for water, drinks, etc.

Quality of Experience
Food
This place was so touristy. I would not recommend it for a special occasion. This was supposed to be our New Years Eve fun night out. The crowd was also much much older than us so not our scene.
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Our driver was great but didn’t speak much English so hard to communicate. We had no way of contacting driver when we wanted to leave early so just took a Uber back to the hotel but felt badly we couldn’t let him know. Staff at the restaurant at were not attentive.
Transport
Tango Class
Tango Class
Buenos Aires

Veronica, our instructor, was amazing! We had so much fun and the first time I had taken a formal dance class in many years.

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Local specialist: Camila Plat
Camila
Camila Plat
Local specialist in Buenos Aires | Replied on Jan 09, 2024

Reham & Natalie! Thank you for your comments! Everything you tell us always helps us grow as a team! I hope you come back soon to continue getting to know the wonderful Argentina!

Have a great year!
Camila