The 15 Best Cachi & Calchaquí Valley Tours from Salta

1.Full-Day Tour Cafayate Calchaquí Valleys with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 347 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $32Our pick

Travel from Salta through the Lerma Valley and Quebrada de las Conchas to Cafayate. Expect Garganta del Diablo, El Anfiteatro, Los Castillos, free time for lunch, an artisan market, and a winery visit with Torrontés tasting. Guides including Angie, Jazmin, and Ximena have offered bilingual commentary, though group size and English service can vary.

“Although it was a very long day (13 hours), it was well-paced and interesting. We had enough time for photos and good explanations along the way. The guide and driver were great. The scenery is spectacular and Cafayete is charming. The wine tour and tasting were quite short, but that was okay with me.”

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2.Cachi and Los Cardones National Park Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 285 reviews · 12 hours · from $30

Spend 12 hours climbing from Salta’s Lerma Valley to Cachi by minibus, with bilingual guidance, mountain viewpoints, Los Cardones National Park, and two free hours in town. Guides such as Ximena, Fernando, and Carolina have led recent departures. Expect dramatic scenery, high altitude, and many hours on winding roads.

“Cachi is a beautiful city with a lot of beautiful houses, restaurants and shops. On the way there, we did several stops to see the amazing landscape of the Anden. It was a great experience”

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3.Full-Day Scenic Tour to Cachi

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 213 reviews · 13 hours · from $29Best value

Travel from Salta to Cachi with a Spanish or English-speaking guide such as Monica, Claudio, Arthur, or Ximena. The 13-hour trip follows the Gorge of Escoipe, Cuesta del Obispo, El Valle Encantado, and Los Cardones National Park before free time in Cachi. Hotel pickup, transport, guide, and park fees are included.

“beautiful view..nice driver.Was on time..Was exelent”

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4.Full-day Cachi and Los Cardones National Park from Salta

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 125 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $31

Leave Salta at 7 a.m. for an 11-hour journey through Escoipe Gorge, Cuesta del Obispo, Los Cardones National Park and the Tin Tin straight road. You will stop for photos, walk in the cactus park, and have two hours in Cachi. Guides such as Fernando, Ximena, Vanessa and Marcelo are praised for clear multilingual commentary.

“Visit to los cardones park was very interesting. It is good to learn that this species of cactus in the park is protected.”

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5.One Day Tour of Cachi and Calchaquí Valleys from Salta

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 102 reviews · from $35

Leave Salta at 6:30 am for Cachi, Los Cardones National Park, Bishop’s Cliff, and the Calchaquí Valleys. Your guide explains the region’s geology, history, plants, and wildlife, with guides such as Jeremy, Pablo, Leo, and Cecilia praised for clear commentary. Lunch in Cachi is on your own.

“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”

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6.Day Trip to Cachi and the Calchaquí Valleys

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 67 reviews · 12 hours · from $31

Spend 12 hours traveling from Salta through the Lerma and Calchaquí Valleys to Cachi. You’ll cross Cuesta del Obispo, reach 3,384 meters at Piedra del Molino, walk in Los Cardones National Park, and visit Cachi’s museum and church. English and Spanish guides include Gabriela and Jasmine.

“The guide Jasmine was fabulous! Very knowledgeable and funny, made our trip so enjoyable!”

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7.Cafayate, Humahuaca, Cachi, & Salinas Grandes

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 13 reviews · 4 days · from $134

Spend four full days exploring northwest Argentina from Salta. Visit Cafayate wineries and Las Conchas Gorge, Humahuaca’s colorful villages, Cachi and Los Cardones National Park, plus Salinas Grandes. English and Spanish guides, hotel pickup, and flexible tour dates are included. Guides may include Ximena, Simona, Lourdes, or Arturo.

“Estejam prontos porque são cerca de 4h a 6h de estrada todos os dias, e fazer todos esses passeios dias seguidos torna-se extremamente cansativo. Para quem tem enjôo, pode levar algum remédio porque nos dias de Salinas e de Cachi. De 2 dos 4 dias teve um atraso significativo na minha busca, o que atrasou também a chegada em Salta. Eu e meu marido achamos Cachi dispensável, paramos em poucos lugares, a cidade é sem graça e a estrada é chatinha. Mas os lugares são realmente lindos! No geral, recomendo o serviço da agência e esse pacote.”

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8.Full-day excursions through Cafayate and Cachi

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 10 reviews · 2 days · from $56Top rated

Spend two long days exploring Salta Province with bilingual guides such as Caro or Milagros. Visit Cafayate’s wineries and Las Conchas Gorge, then cross Cuesta del Obispo and Los Cardones National Park to Cachi. Expect early starts, scenic photo stops, simple transport, and about two hours in each town.

“Muy buena. Milagros, la guía, es súper atenta y contempla todas las necesidades del grupo. Recomiendo mucho este método para llegar a Cachi si eres inexperto en rutas de altura y que en partes no se encuentran pavimentadas. En lo que respecta a Cafayate, la ruta no es tan compleja y quizá ir fuera del marco de una excursión permita disfrutar más el día y aprovechar de otras actividades allí. Sin dudas, podrás aprovechar de vistas escénicas en todo el recorrido en ambos destinos y apreciarás mejor lo que ves con las orientaciones de tus guías. Es buena idea para conocer Cafayate por primera vez este tuor y para ir…”

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9.Day Trip to Cachi from Salta

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 8 reviews · 11 hours · from $42

Join a bilingual Spanish and English guide for an 11-hour, small-group drive from Salta to Cachi. You will cross the Cuesta del Obispo, reach Piedra del Molino at 3,384 meters, see the cactus plains of Los Cardones National Park, and explore Cachi’s church and archaeology museum. Hotel pickup is limited to selected central locations.

“The trip to Cachi was very interesting, specially the sight of Parque Nacional los Cardones. You can see the very tall Cardones, meanwhile will see the snow mountain far away, it's amazing!”

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10.2-Day Guided Trip to Cafayate and Cachi

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 7 reviews · 2 days · from $56

Travel from Salta to Cafayate and Cachi with a bilingual guide, visiting a winery, Quebrada de las Conchas, Cuesta del Obispo, Los Cardones National Park, and colonial Cachi. Guides such as Julio and Montserrat have led the trip. Expect early pickups, long drives, rough dirt roads, and changing scenery.

“Our guides were very nice and good at translating into English. And of course course the trip itself and the views were unbelievable. Would definitely recommend. The only downside was that our pick up times were a bit unclear and changed from the original time schedule. The first day they were here 20 minutes early for pickup. But other than that it was a very great trip”

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11.Cafayate, Cachi and Salinas Grandes in 3 days

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 6 reviews · 3 days · from $96

Spend three long days exploring Cafayate’s wine country, Cachi and Los Cardones National Park, then Purmamarca and Salinas Grandes. You’ll travel by van or minibus with a Spanish and English-speaking guide, stopping at gorges, mountain roads, salt flats, craft markets, and a winery. Hotel pickup is included near central Salta.

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12.Cafayate, Cachi, and Salinas Grandes Guided Day Trips

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · from $95

Spend three days exploring Salta and Jujuy with an English or Spanish-speaking driver-guide. Taste Torrontés in Cafayate, see cacti and colonial Cachi, then visit Purmamarca, the Hill of Seven Colors, and Salinas Grandes. Hotel pickup, air-conditioned Mercedes-Benz transport, and winery entry are included. Lunches and other entrance fees cost extra.

“Fantastique! Les paysages sont à couper le souffle et les guides très sympathiques.”

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13.Cachi and Salinas Grandes 2-Day Guided Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 3 reviews · 3 days · from $56

Spend two excursion days, marketed within a three-day activity window, crossing Cuesta del Obispo, Los Cardones National Park, Cachi, Purmamarca, and Salinas Grandes. A bilingual guide such as Monserat may lead the trip in English and Spanish. Expect a clean Mercedes-Benz minivan, hotel pickup in central Salta, long drives, and no included meals, tickets, or lodging.

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14.Cafayate, Cachi, & Hornocal 3-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3 reviews · from $136

Spend three full days exploring Salta Province by air-conditioned Mercedes-Benz minivan. Visit a Cafayate winery and taste Torrontés, cross Cuesta del Obispo and Cardones National Park, wander Cachi, and reach Hornocal’s Hill of Fourteen Colors. English and Spanish guiding is available, but the Hornocal day runs in Spanish only.

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15.3-Day Cafayate, Cachi, and Humahuaca Guided Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · from $94

Travel from Salta by air-conditioned minivan on three full day trips through Cafayate, Cachi, Purmamarca, Tilcara, and Humahuaca. You will visit a winery, taste Calchaquies Valley wine, walk among giant cacti, and see the Seven Colors Hill. English and Spanish guides lead the outings, with hotel pickup and return each day.

“Overall it was great! The 2 guides were very knowledgeable and the second one even more attentive and his explanations in English are clearer.”

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