Salta

Salta – Wining and Dining on Cloud 9 (6 Days)

Day 1

Upon your arrival at the Salta Airport you will be taken to your hotel.  Dinner is at Jose Balcarce Restaurant and will feature “high altitude” cuisine of the region.  Set in a 120 year old home, this restaurant features exquisite food of pre-colonial times made with many local ingredients.

 

 

Day 2

After breakfast you will travel by car to the Calchaquies Valley and you will have lunch at Cachi Restaurant.  After lunch you will depart for Estancia & Bodega Colomé (Colomé Ranch & Winery), an absolutely gorgeous boutique lodge and winery perched at 2,300 meters (7,546 feet) above sea level.  In the evening, after an afternoon rest, you will tour the winery and dine there as well.

 

Day 3

After breakfast you will have an informal presentation with a local wine expert which will explain local wine making.  Afterwards you will engage in a cooking class with the Chef Ariel Castro.  Lunch will be based on your own creations.  In the afternoon, you will depart for the city of Cafayate where you will stay at the Cafayate Wine Resort.  The location, the food, the wine here are incredible.  In the evening, after an afternoon rest, you’ll dine at the resort’s restaurant.

 

Day 4

After breakfast you will engage in your second cooking lesson with the resort Chef and enjoy your own culinary masterpiece for lunch.  In the afternoon you will visit several local wineries and you will finish off the day with dinner at Patios de Cafayate, an absolutely magnificent and luxurious resort with stunning views.

 

 

Day 5

After breakfast you will drive back to Salta.  You will have lunch in town.  You’ll have part of the afternoon for resting or wandering thru the beautiful streets of Salta.  In the evening you will go on a wonderful night time tour of the city which will conclude with a toast on the San Bernardo mountaintop.   To cap things off, we will take you out for a great dinner to sample an assortment of great regional favorites.

 

Day 6

Breakfast, hotel check-out and transfer to the airport.

 

Estimated Program Prices (contact us for an exact quote)

Lodging at Hotel Papyrus, Estancia y Bodega Colomé, and Viñas de Cafayate Wine Resort (6 day program)
Price: US$2,650 per person     Non-Cooking Participants: US$2,500 per person
Single Occupancy:  Add US$750 per person.

Included:  Airport transfers, lodging (double occupancy), 2 cooking lessons, all meals as indicated on the schedule, tickets for any attractions listed on the schedule, and ground transportation during the tour.  Soft drinks and a reasonable amount of wine are served with lunches and dinners included in the program.

Not included:  Airfare, airport taxes, gratuities (tips), travel and medical insurance, alcoholic or other specialty drinks not included with program meals.

* As noted in our terms and conditions, circumstances may arise that will require Culinaria, at its own discretion, to make changes in program schedules and itineraries and/or in service providers.  In such cases, Culinaria will seek to minimize any changes and to substitute services for ones of equal or similar value.