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Salta – Walking around the City
Welcome at the Airport of Salta and transfer to the hotel. We will walk through the beautiful city of Salta, La Linda, (the pretty one). We will visit the Cathedral, San Francisco Church, the Town Council and the Northern Historic Museum, the Craft Market and San Bernardo Hill.
San Francisco Church is a magnificent temple of the Franciscan order that has an exquisite architectonical style and ornamental fine details. The Town Council was built in different stages, and shows baroque expressions. In the Craft Market you can buy silverware or textile mills. San Lorenzo is the summer village in Salta par excellence. |
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Cachi - Colorado
Breakfast at the hotel. We will leave from Salta going through the Lerma Valley up to El Carril, and then pass by Chicoana, and keep going through La Quebrada del Escolpe.
We will start our way up through the endless contours of Cuesta del Obispo, up to Cachi, going across Los Cardones National Park. Cachi is a very picturesque ancient town, located in the fertile valleys of the Calchaquí River.
We will visit the Archeological Museum, one of the most comprehensive museums in the Argentine Northwest; we will walk around the town, and after lunch we will start our way back to Salta through the magical Paseo de los Colorados.
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Cafayate - Quilmes
Breakfast at the hotel. We will head for the Lerma Valley. We will leave behind typical towns such as Valle, Cerritos, La Merced, El Carril and Coronel Moldes. The people in this town work in the agricultural production, mainly tobacco; we will see the tobacco plantations along the way.
Then we will enter La Quebrada de las Conchas (Conchas Ravine), where we will see how the water and wind erode the mountains, with diverse shapes and colors. We will also see rock formations such as El monje (the Monk), El hongo (the Mushroom), El Anfiteatro (the Amphitheatre), the Devil’s Gorge and Los Castillos (the Castles).
Then we will head for the picturesque town Cafayate, well-known due to its vitiviniculture; we will visit wineries where we will taste wines, and see the city. Then we will head for the Quilmes Indian Ruins. In the afternoon, we will get back to Salta, taking photos along the way in La Quebrada de las Conchas.
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Salta
Breakfast at the hotel. We will have the day off after the first days of intense activity walking around the Calchaquí Valleys. Those who do not want to rest may do some optional activity. |
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Safari to the Clouds
Breakfast at the hotel. We will enjoy a “Safari to the Clouds” covering three main routes in the Argentine Northwest: First, the “Way to the Clouds” along the railroad of the Train to the Clouds passing by La Quebrada del Toro (Bull’s Ravine) up to San Antonio de los Cobres.
Second, La Puna, crossing it along Route 40 up to Salinas Grandes in Jujuy. And finally the way down Cuesta del Lipán (Lipán Hill) up to the picturesque town of Purmamarca at the foot of Cerro de los Siete Colores. We will get back to Salta in the afternoon.
Note: The Train to the Clouds is an alternative.
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Quebrada de Humahuaca
Breakfast at the hotel. We will visit La Quebrada de Humahuaca. Along the way we will pass by Volcán, Tumbaya, Maimara with its Paleta del Pintor. In Purmamarca town we will enjoy Cerro de los Siete Colores, and walk along the town and its Craft Market.
Then we will head for Tilcara where we will visit the archeological market and the well-known Pucará (former Indian fortress surrounded by cactus and polychromatic mountains). Then we will visit Huacalera and Uquía, getting to Humahuaca, an ancient Indian city. We will walk around the town and have lunch. In the afternoon, we will get back to Salta through the cornice road, where we will watch the ecosystem in the Yungas (high-altitude cloud forest). |
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Salta - Buenos Aires
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport of Salta. Welcome at Jorge Newbery Airport in Buenos Aires. Transfer to Ezeiza International Airport. |
