6 Days in Salta and Jujuy

Welcome to the Northern of Argentina! We arrive al Salta Airport (SLA) and then transfer to our hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure to visit the city on our own. We recommend you to visit San Bernardo Cableway from where you can see amazing views of the entire city.

Today the tour begins in the Lerma Valley, crossing tobacco cultivation fields and towns with colonial architecture. Then we will entrance to Quebrada del Río Las Conchas where the curious formations eroded by the wind and water will be the main attraction: the dunes, the toad, the bishop, the throat of the devil, the castles, the amphitheater, among others. Then we arrive at Cafayate, a city recognized internationally for the strains of its wines, in particular the Torrontés, which can be tasted in the visits to its cellars. Then we go to our hotel in Cafayate where we will spend the night.

After breakfast the rest of the morning is at leisure to visit Cafayate on our own. At the indicated time we start our way back to Salta city.

Early, after breakfast we start our day of traveling through incredible landscapes. We make a parallel route of the Train of the Clouds railway by Quebrada del Toro. Then we continue, starting the ascent until reaching 4080 meters above sea level and get to San Antonio de los Cobres. We make a break for lunch and enjoy some of the typical meals offered in the village. Back in the vehicle, we cross route 40 until we reach Salinas Grandes, right on the border between Salta and Jujuy. Then we start the descent by Cuesta de Lipán where condors are usually seen. We arrive at Purmamarca town and its Hill of Seven Colors. Where we will spend the night.

Early in the morning we will visit Unesco World Heritage Quebrada de Humahuaca. We visit Purmamarca and its colorful “Seven Colours Hill”. Then, we enter the Quebrada de Humahuaca, passing through the Posta de Hornillos, continuing towards the town of Tilcara. We continue to Huacalera, passing through the Tropic of Capricorn, from where you can see the colors of the hill called “Pollera de la Colla”. We visit the mystical Church of Uquía, where the paintings of the Arcabuceros Angels (important vestige in the area of the Cuzqueña school) are located. Then we arrive in Humahuaca and admire its important Cathedral and the Independence Monument (El Indio) by the sculptor Soto Avendaño. After lunch we return to observe “Paleta del Pintor” mountain range that frames the town of Maimara from the route. And at the end of the afternoon, we arrived in the city of Salta.End of the services.

At the indicated time, a transfer will pick us up to take us to Salta Airport where our services end.