Reply To: Chile and Argentina in February or March

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GillyDee wrote:

We have a birdwatching tour of Argentina (and Paraguay) next month mostly around Salta, Cafayate and Cachi – I specifically asked for some wine tasting stops – so your suggestions are very timely.

I noted your tip about Western Union in an earlier thread. Current GBP to ARS conversion is 346.

If you are near Cafayate, for lunch / bodega visit we like Viñas en Flor or Piatelli (the best, but a bit more formal/expensive) – both need to be booked and are near the town. A bit further away, more rustic is the Tikma winery / Alta La Luna restaurant. Avoid Patios de Cafayate. Salta is lovely but haven’t tried restaurants sufficiently recently, Cachi is, in a wonderful way, stuck in the past! The roads from Salta to Cafayate or Cachi are both really spectacular (and both very different) – allow more time than Google maps says for stops of many great views and the road isn’t brilliant in places.