I am a 66 year old and traveled with my 22 year old son to the north after a week in Buenos Aires. The three days we spent with Nick as our guide were definitely the highlight of our two weeks in Argentina. Nick is patient, flexible, gregarious and chatty. He will put you at ease immediately. He is an encyclopedia of information, fluent in both English and Spanish, vastly knowledgeable about the history and geography of the country and the Salta and Jujuy provinces. He can help you navigate through rough terrain and any situation that might arise for a tourist. He has connections with many locals and will be sure you get to see and do whatever is on your bucket list. The sites you see with Poncho Tours are astonishing. Nick will feel like a friend who makes the trip very comfortable. I recommend Poncho enthusiastically.

We went on a 5 day tour of the Altiplano (Puna de Atacama) leaving from Salta and ending in Cafayate. Our tour took us to the Tastil pre-Inca ruins, the village of San Antonio de las Cobres, through the Desierto del Diabolo. Our other over night stops were in Tolar Grande and El Peñon. We saw volcanoes, flamingoes, pumice rock, hot springs, a sand dune and incredible Andean scenery. We booked the tour through Rob Middleton of Escaped Travel who always answered our questions quickly. Friendly Nick Evans from Poncho Tours collected us at Salta airport and told us about things to do in the area before our tour started. Our tour guide Raúl Cedolini was excellent. He drove us across 100s of kilometres of unmade roads where we saw incredible scenery and lots of Vicuña. Raùl was really knowledgeable about the area and he speaks excellent English if you don’t speak Spanish. During the tour we stayed in 3 different hotels on the altiplano and although they were rustic they provided everything you need. We particularly liked Don Carmelo hosteleria in El Peñon as they did some laundry for us and were very friendly. The Alti Plano is definitely worth visiting if you go to North West Argentina but you need to go with a guide as the roads are unmade and long so self driving would be ill-advised. Also going with an informative and friendly guide is great fun.

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!

This tour was an amazing experience. I don’t think the description does it justice. You drive through a canyon full of non stop stunning views for over an hour before reaching the wineries, which offer even more incredible scenery. Our tour guide, Rodrigo, was fantastic throughout the day. I can’t recommend this experience enough!

My eldest son and I did a 3 day tour of the Quebrada de Humauerca area. Nick tailored the tour to include things we were most interested in. He is really knowledgeable on pretty much any subject about NW Argentina; history, culture, flor and fauna, food, etc. Highly recommend any trip with Poncho Tours.

We had a really great day out exploring cafayate vineyards with our guide Rodrigo. The tour was really well organised and completely tailored based on our preferences discussed with Nick beforehand. Rodrigo was a very knowledgable guide for the day and showed us all the good spots. Overall a great experience.

Right from the first enquiry, Nick was super helpful in helping plan and organise our 3-day trip with Poncho. But in addition he helped contact the Bolivian tour operator (our next stop on the tour) and even booked us some bus tickets! And it was a really nice touch that he picked us up from the airport and took us to our hotel. Above and beyond service from one of life's nice guys. Rodrigo, who was our guide on the tour was super knowledgeable, very friendly, and, like Nick, clearly has a passion for the area. The tour was nicely paced, and we got to see some amazing scenery and stay in a lovely quirky winery. Rodrigo also went out of his way to smooth our border crossing to Bolivia at the end of the trip. Read Nick's blog for all the latest before you go; he had some useful stuff on the blue dollar and on the latest in Salta. There had been some flooding in the weeks before, which he had reported on, and it was useful background information for us prior to our arrival.

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.

We had a bespoke 5 day trip with Poncho Tours which combined 2 of the 'standard' tours you can find on their website. Nick was fantastic before we travelled, giving lots of advice and a great selection of hotels to choose from. We also had a zoom meeting to make sure everything was being planned as we wanted. Our guide for the first leg of our tour was Alejandro. He was brilliant! Spoke excellent English, very informative, got our British sense of humour (or did a good job of pretending). He was flexible with photo-stops (many), toilet stops (many) and took us to places off schedule as he thought we would enjoy them (he was right!). He even organised an unscheduled lunch at a fantastic independent winery. This was a real highlight of our trip - despite not making it to Salinas Grandes due to the road being washed away. Gutting - but I guess that means we'll have to come back!

I did a 6day trip combining Salt & seven colours & the classic wine tour. Nick gives personalised attention pre trip & met me at the airport, went over the itinerary & gave tips of what to do in Salta. We had to miss out a couple of sites due to roads being washed away, nonetheless it was very varied with stunning landscapes, interesting villages & fascinating wineries. I was rather dubious about the wisdom of booking the trip alone but needn't have had any concerns. Rodrigo is courteous & kind, very knowledgeable & a very safe driver. I felt well looked after & totally at ease with him & hopefully will get back to do another trip! Jane

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.

We had such an amazing time with Poncho Tours in conjunction with Wine Tours and Wine Tasting. Our driver Nick was great company, very organised and extremely knowledgeable about the region. Over ten days we travelled from Humahuaca down to Mendoza and experienced culture, history, spectacular vistas, wonderful food and many amazing wineries.

Nick was our guide for this trip that brought us from the Atacama desert to Salta. Along the way, we hiked for 2 days in the Iruya area and stayed with a local family. The entire trip was well planned, customised to our needs and ran very smoothly. We also had many good experiences including horseriding in Purmamarca and staying in a vineyard in the Uquia area. Learnt a lot from Nick also during the 6 days with him in the region. Definitely was a fun and enjoyable time for us in Northwest Argentina.

Outstanding in every respect- friendly, informative guide to little visited area of beauty and history. Remote Argentina is an adventure of discovery: salt flats, museums, Inca strongholds, flamingos, lithium mining, haciendas, Bolivian border smuggling, wine, and especially empanadas. We traveled together for 14 days.