Best of Salta: Guided City Tour

Salta, Argentina

3 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Salta is the cultural hub of Argentina’s northwest, but getting your bearings can feel tricky as a first-time visitor. Skip the guesswork for a comprehensive tour that takes you directly to the city's highlights, and in the process, get your bearings. As you explore landmarks such as the Cathedral of Salta, San Francisco Church, San Bernardo Hill, and the General Guemes statue, get insider info on the city from your local guide. There's even time to shop for souvenirs at an artisan market and visit San Lorenzo, a subtropical retreat for the wealthy.

Pickup and drop-off from most Salta hotels included for a seamless experience
Visit spots that many travelers miss out on during this comprehensive tour
There's no need to navigate maps with a guide leading you from location to location
At just a few hours long, this tour fits easily into busy itineraries

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide
Air-conditioned vehicle

Gratuities
Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

The pick up transfer is only from selected centrally located hotels. If your hotel is outside the geographic area, we will confirm you the closest meeting point. Indicate the name and address of your hotel.

Meeting point

Salta, Salta, Province of Salta, Northern Argentina
The pick up transfer is only from selected centrally located hotels.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.4:00 pm

Itinerary

Tangol (Pass By)

Cathedral Basilica Of Salta

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Centro Cultural America

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Basilica y Convento de San Francisco

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Convento San Bernardo

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cerro San Bernardo

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Monumento 20 de Febrero

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Quebrada de San Lorenzo

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mercado Artesanal Tradicional

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Salta

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
It is recommended that you wear comfortable shoes
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.1

based on 36 reviews

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Salta City but not during Christmas Holiday

veena_T, Jan 2026

We were there on Christmas Eve. Not a great time but the city and sights we could see were great . I would highly recommend not going on a holiday where everything is closed. Jasmine, our guide, was great!

The guide was very good....

Eddy_K, Oct 2025

The guide was very good. Know a lot over the city. Because we were the only speaking english people she told it good to us.

The tour was supposed to...

James_S, Sep 2025

The tour was supposed to be in English, but they ran out of English option last minute. I was provided two options: 1) continue with Spanish, or 2) move to another day. I didn’t have an extra day to spare, so went with tho Spanish option, and I relied on my girlfriend to translate. It was a good tour, and the guide was knowledgeable and helpful. Wished the operator company had not changed English availability last minute.

Good guide with a small...

kchidley, Apr 2025

Good guide with a small group. Went to the main places in and around salta to give a good overview of area.

Our guides English was a...

Jeff_S, Mar 2025

Our guides English was a limitation The tour itself was fine and a good orientation to salta Not too many tours in late afternoon but it worked!

Be cautious about the advertised language of the tour!

Fiona_W, Mar 2024

The tour guide and the driver were both excellent, however, we purchased this tour because it said that it was in English. This was not the case. Although the tour guide made great effort to speak first in Spanish and the English, that is not what we signed up for. It was impossible to understand questions from the group, communicate with other group members (because we were the only English-speaking people on the tour) or get a full understanding of what was being said. We would have booked a different tour if we had known that it was not exclusively in English. I would suggest that you make that clear in the future because when we purchased the tour, it clearly said that it was in English - not Spanish and English.

Not worth the time

Richard_B, Oct 2023

Way too much time in the sightseeing van; would have enjoyed more of a walking tour. But then again, there really isn’t much to see in the city of Salta: it’s really more of the larger hub as a base to go see other smaller towns in the province.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Hello, Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We will try to improve on this tour so that maybe we don't spend that much time in the van and walk a bit more through the streets of Salta which have plenty of attractions to offer. Best regards

Not recommended

Bernhard_K, Feb 2026

The tour guide prohibits passengers from getting off the bus at the main square and seeing the sights. This makes no sense, as the windows of the bus were not large enough to see the buildings. Besides, we would have liked to go to the cathedral at least briefly, but the tour guide said that after the tour you could do this on your own. Unfortunately not recommended.

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gemütliche Tour durch Salta

Gerhard_F, Mar 2025

Sehr schöne Tour um die Stadt kennenzulernen Alles wissenswerte wurde erwähnt, auch auf dem Aussichtspunkt hat man einen sehr schönen Blick auf die Stadt Sehr empfehlenswert