Argentina · 1-DAY TOURS
Good 1-day tours go weeks ahead and the best go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
See Purmamarca, 7 Color Hill, and Salinas Grandes on a scenic 13-hour trip from Salta with bilingual guides and hotel pickup.
“We very much enjoyed our trip with Veronica as our guide. We felt we got the value for our money and had a good time and also got to meet some other people. The photos from Salinas Grande make a great and affordable souvenir.”
Ride from Mendoza into the Andes, visiting Potrerillos, Uspallata, Puente del Inca and Aconcagua on a scenic 12-hour tour.
“Most of this trip is bus ride. Stops are short and if your guide is not willing to talk, then this trip is not good option. Our guide, on english tour, spoke 90 % of the time Spanish. In the group we had large Hispanic family from USA (they speak ERead more”
Review of the Santa Susana gaucho day trip from Buenos Aires, with ranch rides, barbecue, wine, tango, horse shows, costs, and practical tips.
“We very much enjoyed this trip and our guide. The food was very good and the experience at the ranch was great. It wasn't that busy the day we went, so everything was easy and quick to do. Make sure you bring cash for tips, they'll ask for it.”
Review of Salta’s 12-hour Cafayate wine tour, with red-rock scenery, Quebrada de las Conchas stops, tasting tips, costs, and practical advice.
“Angie is the best guide one could ever ask for. She knows so many stories and she brought a backpack full of things to show us, she even played us music. This was the best tour I have ever been on. Together with Erik they made an amazing team. Highly recommend this tour, 10/10.”
Review of Don Silvano Ranch near Buenos Aires, with horseback riding, asado lunch, gaucho shows, mate, transport, costs, and practical tips.
“OK trip. 140 ?? Horses did not look well cared for - docile and a bit scruffy.”
Review of Salta’s Cachi and Calchaquí Valleys tour, with mountain scenery, giant cacti, lunch in Cachi, guide tips, price, and practical advice.
“Great tour. Highly professional and very informative guide. Lots of stops on the way up, with time to take photos. Comfortable bus, good price. As others have said: you might want to go eat lunch in Salta itself, say at one of the restauraRead more”
Review of the 16-hour Perito Moreno Glacier day trip from Puerto Natales, with border tips, costs, transport advice, and boat ride details.
“Little bit long time at the bus, but Cecila was really excellent. And Glacier Perito Moreno is really amazing. So trip was perfect!”
Review of Mendoza’s Aconcagua day trip to Potrerillos, Uspallata, Puente del Inca, and Cristo Redentor, with practical tips and honest value advice.
“Our guide Hugo was so good. Very informative and personable. Highly recommend the tour. So much to see”
Review of Salta’s Cachi day trip, with Cuesta del Obispo, Los Cardones, mountain views, practical tips, price, and honest drawbacks.
“Gostei do grupo, incrível! a guia Gabriela muito acessível e conhecedora. fiquei desiludida porque não paramos na recta de Tintin nem na ida nem na volta. sempre chovendo quando fomos pela costa del obispo para lá mas quando voltamos já não chovia tanto, podíamos ter parado também. no geral valeu o dinheiro.”
Ride into the Andes from Mendoza, share mate with a gaucho family, and enjoy horseback views, homemade treats, and an asado at altitude.
“A most enjoyable day, horses were great, guides were pleasant. Lunch and wine was a bonus and the fire warmed us all.”
Review of a four-day Salta tour covering Cafayate, Cachi, Salinas Grandes, Hornocal, and Humahuaca, with tips on value and road travel.
“It was really nice, I loved, the region is really beautiful, the landscape it is incredible, the food really tasty, the guides was so nice, they tried to pass all information about many things, the history and culture. It is a good place to go.”
Review the $39 Quebrada de Humahuaca day trip from Salta, with Purmamarca, Tilcara, Uquía, scenic stops, costs, and practical advice.
“After reading the reviews this tour was mostly as expected. A lot of time in a crammed bus, but you do get to see some beautiful landscape. There is too much time planned for shopping at touristic stops, and too little time to explore the rock formations and nature that we all went on the tour four (nobody is interested in the ceramic workshop, let's face it). I went on another tour with a different provider (Tiamar) towards Cafayate the next day, and it was so so much better (smaller group, more personalised, much more time out in nature and less time on the bus). Wouldn't book again with this…”
Review of Colonia del Sacramento from Buenos Aires, with ferry transfers, guided Old Town walks, free time, practical tips, and value advice.
“The guide was great - very knowledgeable - she was entertaining, fun and relaxed. The tour was about 2 hours in total. The price of the whole experience was quite high. It included ferry tickets, transport to and from the hotel. It would be better to just purchase the tickets separately at £30 each and pay for Ubers to and from the hotel. The cost of the guide your guide tour was £260 … essentially this means I paid £200 for the 2 hour tour.”
See Buenos Aires on foot in six hours, from Plaza de Mayo to Recoleta and San Telmo, with history, architecture, and local insight.
“Highlight of our time in BA! Carlos was open, honest and very insightful. If only our Rio your was 10% as good as this one.”
Review of Puerto Madryn’s 10-hour Península Valdés penguin tour, with Magellanic penguins, sea lions, ranch lunch, wildlife, and practical tips.
“Small group, only 4 of us. walking with the penguins was amazing, you are literally amongst them. Definitely recommend this trip.”
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