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My friend & I arranged a week long private tour with Poncho Tours to explore the high mountain area of NW Argentina from Cafayate south to Mendoza. Nick was excellent in answering all our questions & offering us excellent advise in the planning of our trip along with a Zoom call which was very helpful. Nick has lived in Argentina for 18 years & is a wealth of knowledge on the culture,sights & history of this amazing country. The scenery is spectacular & everyday was filled with drives high up into the mountains & stops at some very interesting museums, wineries & picnics along the way. We saw sights that far exceeded our expectations & wouldn't have been possible to do on our own. It was very helpful having Nick give us suggestions on our accommodations . He was an excellent guide & driver. An amazing trip & we highly recommend travelling with Poncho Tours to show you this beautiful area of Argentina.

We’ve travelled to many places all over the world, but this tour is going to be an outstanding memory.
Over six days, Nick took us to places we’d never have reached on our own, and where we talked with lovely people we’d never have met otherwise (Nick, we’ll definitely never forget giving a lift to the two ladies and their pet lamb!). We moved from the Calilegua cloud forest up to the Puna, from the coloured rocks of Hornocal to the paleness of Salinas Grandes salt flats, and from places of total silence to the happy celebrations of the Day of the Dead.
Nick was an excellent guide and great company. Everything went really well and we highly recommend Poncho Tours.

Contratamos a Poncho Tours para una excursion de dia entero a Cafayate.
Nos asignaron un conductor / guia excelente (Raul).
El vehiculo estaba en excelentes condiciones. Raul es un muy buen conductor y conoce muy bien la zona. Nos detuvimos un puntos panoramicos para tomar fotos. Estuvo todo muy bien!

我地係來自香港既一對夫婦，由Salta 出發，入境Bolivia，參加由 Poncho Tours 計劃既兩日一夜行程。
由Email 溝通開始，我已經覺得Nick好有心同好有經驗，幫我地tailor made左成個行程，亦都同我地計劃最好既出發路線（就算果個路線會令我地exclude左salta🤣）。
Nick係英國人所以唔洗擔心你聽唔明佢啲英文，做導遊係好nice同好有經驗，手車亦都好穩定，亦都同我地分享左好多故事。佢係好有禮貌同埋好gentlemen。
最後佢仲車埋我地過境，係入玻利維亞境果陣，比Bolivia immigration 逼我地一定要落地簽證（佢唔比我地拎英國護照入境）。我超嬲，但Nick都好好，用西班牙語幫我地同bolivia immigration 溝通。盡量幫我地解決問題。
多謝你Nick!

Ernst und Vicky, suchten Abenteuer in Südamerika ………. einmal eine lange Reise!
Argentinien war etwas Besonderes, denn wir hatten großes Glück Nick von Pancho Tours im Internet zu finden und Nick hatte Zeit und verstand was wir wollten. Eine tolle Tour um Salta bis hin über die Grenze nach San Pedro der Atacama in Chile. Das rettete uns vor den z. T. üblen Bustouren nach Chile.
Am Flughafen abgeholt hatten wir eine ganze Woche lang mit Nick Entdeckungsreise.
Herrliche Vineries mit Geheimtipps , Nicks Favorit. Wir hatten keine Ahnung was uns erwartet: Von Cafayate, unsere erste Nacht, Colome (Kunst und Wein) Molinos, durch Parque Nacional los Cardones, guter Wein und Essen, Kunst, schlechte Straßen, die meisten nicht asphaltiert, viel Geschichte von Nick über den Gegend und Geologie. Weiter die Fahrt durch Wälder von gigantische Kakteen und Condors mit einen Tee stop und Studentenfutter das Nick dabei hatte bis Salta.
Salta Sightseeing mit Alica, Nicks entzückender Frau , tolles Erlebnis. Das Museum für Hochgebirgsarchäologie ist ein Must.
Dann weiter in die Bergen, Farben, wieder Wein, sehr freundliche Einheimische. Auf 4380 mtr. Höhe in Fernfahrer Camp übernachtet, Picknick in der Wüste (wirklich etwas besonderes) alles organisiert von Nick. Und die Organisation bei der überqueren der Grenze zu Chile, kompliziert, hätten wir niemals so hinbekommen. Und am Ende dieser Wunderschöne Fahrt durch die Wüste bis San Pedro. Wir haben jeden Moment genossen und Gott sei Dank ohne rental car!!. Es war wie eine Reise mit neu gewonnen Freunde. Danke Nick!
Ein nächstes Mal muß sein nach Bolivien, natürlich mit Nick und Pancho Tours.

Hard to write a summary of how good our experience was. Nick was simply fantastic. We had arranged a 3 week trip in Argentina for our honeymoon of which a third of that was navigated by Poncho Tours. Not only did he help us plan our trip to ensure we were getting the full experience during our time there he made it feel so personable and created some beautiful moments we will never forget. Considering how hard the weather or terrain can be, Nick navigated our destinations seamlessly and would always do his very best to pick out the perfect spots. Always being conscious to stop to let us take pictures, stretch our legs or even treat us to some local snacks and Yerba mate. It’s a big landscape and there can be long times spent in the car but Nick makes the journey, full of fun facts and history of the country you explore. It was a heartfelt goodbye at the end, his personal touch made the experience something we will never forgot. Would recommend to anyone!

A truly amazing tour with Nick from Poncho tours, would absolutely recommend. We enjoyed every minute of this trip, each day was perfectly planned allowing us to cover the areas of NW Argentina and sites we were keen to see. Nick is an expert driver and guide and so knowledgeable. He helped us to plan the itinerary prior to our arrival with excellent advice and recommendations and everything was perfect. Easily contactable and always prompt responses throughout planning and the trip itself! Thank you again for ensuring this part of our bucket list honeymoon trip was everything we hoped for and more!!

Great experience travelling with Poncho Tours across Salta, Catamarca and Jujuy region ! Recommend to everyone to do that ! One in the life time !

My partner and I recently completed a poncho tour from Mendoza to Salta, 1640 km.This was not our first tour with a driver and we were careful to go through Nicks suggested itinerary thoroughly beforehand. Requesting hikes, visits and interesting stops where possible. He came back with an 8 day itinerary which included these.
Our first day started 2 hours late as our driver had 'things to do in Mendoza' and it didn't improve from there. The drives were long and hot, with very few breaks. After a few days we felt ill from dehydration. The itinerary was unrealistic and unachievable. Drive times being much longer than expected, meaning we only managed 2 visits out of a possible 9. We voiced our concerns to Nick during and after our tour and his standard reply was 'after 17 years I have had no complaints 'adding that 'this was a road trip, what did you expect'. Refusing to take on board any criticism or responsibility for his misguidance. My advice is to save yourself money ($400 a day), time and stress. Get the bus to Salta and do a more interesting tour from there. We wish we had.
In all your replies to us, including this one, the key word is YOU. You recently did this trip (I'm sure it was similar, but not exactly the same), you have done this trip many times. However, we did this tour with your driver, not you. So you actually have no idea what we did or didn't do. Mariano had driven for over 20 hours the day before collecting us, with 5 hours sleep. Not surprising then that he missed out one of the hikes on the first day. This was sold to us as a tour not a road trip. You should have been more transparent with the drive times, you had plenty of opportunity to do this, irrespective of the zoom chat.

I did a 6day trip 7 months ago,starting & ending in Salta.
I loved it so much I have just been back and done a 12day, 5000k trip, starting in Mendoza.
Nick and Rodrigo made sure that there was hardly any overlap with the first trip. 6 days of it was in the puna, above 3,500m and the landscapes were indescribable and immensly variable.
i wish there was another one I could do!

Salta/ Jujuy gibi birçok güzelliği içerisinde barındıran, ancak ulaşımı ve organizasyonu hiç de kolay olmayan bir bölgede güvenebileceğimiz, İngilizce bir turu uzun süre aradık. Poncho Tours’u bu sırada, aldıkları çok iyi yorum ve değerlendirmeler sayesinde bulduk. Organize ettikleri turlara bakınca da, Essential Humahuaca turlarının planı bizi kalbimizden fethetti.

İrtibata ilk geçtiğimiz andan itibaren, Nick profesyonel, dürüst ve dikkatli yaklaşımıyla bize hem bölge hem de tur konusunda çok yardımcı oldu. Bölge ve geziyle ilgili bilgileri, yararlı olabilecek sayfaları ve önerilerini önceden paylaştı. Salta bölgesinde istediğiniz yere ulaşmak için çok uzun süre yollarda kalmanız gerekiyor. Poncho Tours/ Nick bu kısmı o kadar güzel ayarladılar ki, yüzlerce km yolumuz olmasına rağmen biz gerek doğada verdiğimiz molalarla, gerek bölgenin güzelim köy ve kasabalarını gezerek, gerekse (kendimizin hiçbir şekilde haberimizin olamayacağı) kilise, pazarlara giderek, bu uzun yolları keyifli geziler arasında dinlenme olarak geçirdik :)

Bizim için Hornocal’ı görmek çok önemliydi. Nick en baştan itibaren, açık bir şekilde elinden geleni yapacağını ancak bölgenin coğrafi koşullarından dolayı garanti edemeyeceğini belirtti. Bizim gezimiz başlamadan önce olan seller dolayısıyla yollar uzun süre kapalı kaldı, ancak Nick farklı kaynaklardan sürekli kontrol ve takip ederek bizim Hornocal rüyamızı gerçekleştirdi.

Salinas, Purmamarca gibi yerler tabi ki tura dahil; bunlara ek olarak yollarda göreceğiniz doğal hayat (Vicuña sürüleri :)), rüzgar & fırtınaların şekillendirdiği kayalar, birbirinden farklı kuşlar, bitkiler yanınıza kar kalıyor.

Biz çok keyifli, dolu dolu bir tur geçirdik. Poncho Tours’la yola çıktığımıza çok memnun olduk. Herkese gönül rahatlığıyla öneririz.

My husband and I selected Poncho Tours based on their excellent online reviews and we could not be more pleased. Nick was very responsive to our inquiry. He provided detailed information, was prompt with emails, and flexible with our planning for 3 days of touring in the Salta and Jujuy provinces of Argentina. Similarly, our on-the-ground guide Rodrigo was great! He was friendly, easy to get along with, knowledgeable, willing to adjust our daily schedule if needed, and proud to share his love for the region. Don't hesitate to contact Poncho Tours for an A+ experience! So glad we did!

Splendido tour di 3 giorni, tra Salta e il confine con la Bolivia. La nostra guida Rodrigo è stata bravissima e ci ha sempre dato degli ottimi consigli e indicazioni. Bellissima escursione a cavallo.

Нам очень понравилась поездка в Мальту и Хухуй! Необычные захватывающие пейзажи разноцветных гор, местные винодельни с дегустациями, вкусная еда.
Ник и Алисия организовали наш трехдневный отпуск на высоком уровне, было очень приятно с ними провести время.

I did a 3 day private tour taking me from Salta in Argentina to San Pedro in Chile with Nick who was both the driver and guide. He is such a nice guy and so easy to get on with. I felt like I was travelling with a friend for the 3 days. Nick provided me with lots of recommendations of hotels for me to choose both in Argentina and in Chile and also took care of all the paperworks in order for us to have a smooth border crossing into Chile. During the tour Nick provided a lot of information about the sites we visited and I learned about the history of Argentina and the folklore of the region. At the end of the tour I was provided with recommendations of places to stay and things to do for the remainder of my time in Argentina which helped to enhance my experience. I wholeheartedly recommend using Poncho tours for an unforgettable experience in north west Argentina and would definitely use them again.

Our incredible, wonderful nine day trip from Mendoza to Salta was tailormade for the two of us by our expert guide and driver Nick, the founder of Poncho Tours.

Nick is a true renaissance man, enthusiastic to share his deep knowledge of Argentine and South American flora and fauna, geology, history, politics, and social customs. He is a thoughtful and kind companion, who was always helpful, considerate, and patient.

Nick went through four iterations of the itinerary and took two Zoom calls with us before our trip started. He was determined that we had the best experience possible.

He gave us various options for eight hotel nights, always with a range of prices and good advice. As it was, we stayed in the best hotels of our six week trip to South America.

Our journey took us through the Andes from Mendoza to Barreal, then Villa Union, from which we visited the national parks of Talampaya, Ischigualasto, and then travelled high in the Andes to Laguna Brava and its white flamingos. Next stop was Chañarmuyo, then Belen, and Cafayate. Then finally La Paya and on to Salta. It was absolutely tailored to our interests and preferences.

Nick and Alicia, and their team, care very deeply about their guests and about their business. For them, it's obviously a labour of love, not a cynical job.

Importantly, the trip was significantly cheaper than the off-the-shelf options offered by the big name tour operators.

If you have the chance to take a trip with Poncho Tours, then grab it!! You'll remember it as one of the very best experiences of your life!

I do not recommend Poncho Tours. This is because days before our trip, they replaced the guide and sent us a driver, who drove well, but was not a tourist guide. We were left to our own devices to find out about the regions visited, what to wear and where to eat. We received no indication or guidance on absolutely anything. Not even the amounts to be reserved for entrance fees to the places to be visited were informed to us. A disappointment. If we had known, we would have hired just one driver. For the price we paid ($2000.00/four people), it would certainly be much more affordable.

Get well away from the crowds and prepare to be surrounded by beautiful landscapes, warm people and fabulous food and wine.
We had a fantastic three day trip with Mariana from Poncho Tours. Great, safe driver, informative guiding and plenty of tips of where to eat and drink. The private, tailored tour is definitely the way to go. We will return next year.

Большое спасибо Нику и команде за организацию прекрасного тура. Крайне советуем довериться профессионалам со знаниями о местности, иначе много деталей ускользнут от вашего внимания!

We had an amazing time during our 4 day Essential Humahuaca and Colome trip with Poncho Tour. Nick was very easy to work with to organize the itinerary. We had a great experience with both our guides Rodrigo and Alejandro. We really appreciated that Alejandro shared so many interesting insights about the region we visited and the Argentine culture.