Make an unforgettable journey by car with your own private driver and private guide between the city of wine, Mendoza, and the capital of indigenous Argentina, Salta. During this roadtrip you will get in touch with the overwhelming nature of the Northwest of Argentina, you might think you landed on the moon in the Moonvalley (Valle de la Luna), you are nearly touching the giant of America, the Aconcagua mountain, you'll get to know everything about the Quilmes Indians, you will visit a high class bodega in Cafayate, and much, much more!

The trip last 7 days, but can be extended upon request: for example a visit to the provinces of Jujuy or Córdoba. You can of course also make the trip the other way around, from North (Salta) to South (Mendoza). We also offer the possibility to add excursions to the programme such as rafting or hiking. Please mention your wishes and we will try to fit them into the itinerary.

An example of the programme for the 7 days could be as follows:

Day 1 Mendoza - Mendoza: Visiting the Provincial Park Aconcagua, to make a hike with a view on the nearly 7.000 meters high Aconcagua mountain in the Andes. This park is open from the 15th of November till the 15th of March. Outside this period you will make a different hike. Lodging in Mendoza.

Day 2 Mendoza - Valle Fertil: You will visit the National Park Sierra de las Quijadas, a rather unknown beauty in the province of San Luis. The landscape is over 100 million years old and the park is about 150.000 hectares big. Besides its natural beauty you will also find amazing rock formations here. Lodging in Valle Fertil (San Juan).

Day 3 Valle Fertil - Villa Union: the next two days you will visit the two world famous nature parks, who are both on the UNESCO list of World Heritage because of their huge fossil collections: Ischigualasto and Talampaya. Provincial Park Ischigualasto is especially known for being the source of the first period of dinosaurs and mammoths. Evolution created here in millions of years the most spectacular rock formations. The nickname of the park is therefore "Moonvalley", because you consider yourself walking on the moon. Lodging in Villa Union (La Rioja).

Day 4 Villa Union - La Rioja: Today you will visit the other National Park, Talampaya, in the La Rioja province. A famous place for finding fossils, but also unique because of its huge canyons ("walls" of 143 meter height) in the landscape. In Talampaya there have also been remains of indigenous populations found in the Petra del Canon. Lodging in La Rioja capitol.  

Day 5 La Rioja - Tafi del Valle: This day is a day of travelling. You will cross the rough landscape of the province of Catamarca to end the afternoon in the garden of Argentina, the province of Tucumán. Lodging in the beautiful town of Tafi del Valle.

Day 6 Tafi del Valle - Cafayate: Today you will travel through the amazing Valle Calchaquíes (also on the list of World Heritage), a 250 kilometres long valley alongside the Calchaquí river. Here you will visit to ruins of the Quilmes Indians, remains of an important indigenous tribe. The day finishes in the nice wine-town Cafayate, but not before visiting a high class bodega for a degustation experience. Lodging in Cafayate.

Day 7 Cafayate - Salta: on the last tour day you will head for Salta. Before arrival in Salta you will visit the typical mountain village of Cachi, in the middle of the Valle de Calchaquí. In the afternoon you arrive in Salta, a city which the Argentineans call themselves "la linda" (the beautiful). Lodging in Salta.

The adventurous trip can be continued (if you wish so) to the Quebrada de Humahuaca in the province of Jujuy or to visit other parts of Salta (Iruya, San Lorenzo, saltlakes, etcetera). For this we can also use our private driver and guide.

We can organise this trip for a minimum of two persons. The larger the group, the more economic the trip. For groups of more than six persons we can also provide a comfortable minivan. A price proposal for this special adventure can be requested by sending an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

You can also combine the Mendoza - Salta trail with another roundtrip we offer, the Indigenous Argentina tour .