Day 1: Salta

Arrival in Salta. Transfer to hotel or hostel if WITH transfers choice. Check in at selected accommodation. Free day

Day 2: Salta, Cafayate

Cafayate and Villages Day Tour

We are leaving from Salta to the South, taking the route 68, passing through little towns like Cerrillos, La Merced, El Carril, Cnel. Moldes, La Viña (agricultural area which main production is tobacco). We are visiting the village of Alemanía, and from there we are entering to Cafayate Gorge, where we´ll see in the mountains the erosion of millions of years, created by wind and water (Devil´s Throat, Amphitheater, The Monk, The Castles, Parrot´s House, The Windows and The Toad). After visiting these places, we are arriving to the town of Cafayate to visit a winery and to taste the specialty of the region, torrontés wine. After walking through the town, we are coming back to Salta through the same gorge, which will offer us a different landscape in our way back to the city.

Departure time: 7:30 to 7.50 (there can be variations depending on location of accommodation)

Departure Point: any hotel or hostel in Salta Downtown. Note: there are hotels and hostels away from the city center so before booking please check if the bus reaches the place.

Arrival Point: any hotel or hostel in Salta Downtown

Duration: 10 hours

Frequency: Daily departures. Blackout 25 dec and 1 jan. Guaranteed departures 

Transport: Mini-Bus (19 or 24 pax)

No age limit

  

Included

  • Bilingual Guide (English – Spanish)
  • Transportation

Excluded

  • Entrances to National or Provincial Parks
  • Lunch

Day 3: Salta, Quebrada de Humahuaca, Tilcara, Purmamarca

Breakast. In the morning, Humahuaca Full Day Excursion:  

The Humahuaca Gorge is a long narrow and arid valley surrounded by beautiful and colorful mountains.  In addition to its natural beauty, this gorge follows the line of a major cultural route, the Camino Inca, offering substantial evidence of its use as a major trade route over the past 10,000 years. It features visible traces of prehistoric hunter-gatherer communities, of the Inca Empire (15th to 16th centuries) and of the fight for independence in the 19th and 20th centuries.

During the tour we visit the villages of Purmamarca and the Seven color hill, Tilcara, Uquia and Humahuaca.

Arrival to Salta at 7 – 8 pm

Included

Transportation

Bilingual Guide

Excluded

Lunch

Entrance to National or Provincial Park

Day 4: End of Itinerary

Breakfast, check out and transfer to Airport if WITH transfer option chosen. End of trip

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