Salta

Salta, known as “La Linda” (the beautiful) for its picturesque architecture, the colonial style of its houses, streets and monuments that honor its place as one of the economic bastions of the Viceroyalty of Peru.

The city is centered on the Plaza 9 de Julio, elegant and surrounded by cafes, around which are located the Cathedral of Salta and El Cabildo, an 18th century town hall transformed into a museum.

Nearby is the Museum of High Mountain Archeology (MAAM), which houses Inca artifacts and mummies.

This fantastic combination of colonial architecture with the heritage and culture of the Andean peoples, make it an unmissable city and an obligatory stop on your visit to Argentina.

ITINERARY

  4 days / 3 nights

IT INCLUDES

NOT INCLUDED:

– Aerial
– Foods
– Tickets to museums
– No service not specified above

OPTIONAL excursions from Salta:
They include:
• Transfer
• Guide
• Insurance

Excursion to Cafayate

The town of Cafayate belongs to the Calchaquíes valleys located in the southwest of the Salta province, Argentine northwest.
Head of the department of Cafayate and recognized for the quality of the wines produced there. DURATION: 1 full day

Excursion to Quebrada de Humahuaca (Jujuy)

A trip through the Quebrada declared a World Heritage Site, where the landscape and the colors of the hills combine with the equally colorful cultures that inhabit this area.
It is a journey of social contact and a view to the ancestral.
It begins with the arrival at the Pueblito de Purmamarca to observe the Cerro de los Siete Colores, the Church and the Craft Market in the square. Pass through the Posta de Hornillos, continuing to the town of Tilcara to visit the Pucará. Continue to Huacalera, pass through the Tropic of Capricorn, from where you can see the colors of the hill called La Pollera de la Colla. Visit to the Church of Uquía, where the paintings of the Arcabuceros Angels are found (an important vestige in the area of ​​the Cuzqueña school).
Arrival to Humahuaca with its important Cathedral and the Monument to Independence (El Indio) by the sculptor Soto Avendaño.
Return after lunch to observe from the route the Paleta del Pintor that frames the town of Maimara.
Arrival to San Salvador de Jujuy where you will visit the Hall of the Flag and the Cathedral Church, with its characteristic pulpit carved in wood and laminated in gold and the statues of Lola Mora.

Full day excursion to Salinas Grandes

One of the most visited destinations in the Puna de Jujuy region is undoubtedly the Salinas Grandes.
This is our invitation to discover a way of life and an ancient economic activity such as the extraction and commercialization of SALT.
An unmissable day visiting the salt flats, their communities, their workers and the processes that led to this mineral to be a first-class renewable exploitation asset.
La Salina, the landscapes that surround it and its people, make it possible to enjoy and learn from the processes of salt to reach its consumption and the subsistence of many saltpeter towns.
A bold proposal in the Puna. Maximum altitude 4170 meters above sea level. Departure 9 am, return 5 pm.

Excursion to Iruya

I discovered the Iruya Valley region on a journey through time.
In this transitional environment between the desert and the jungle, crossing 4000 meters above sea level, are the High Valleys; where the ancient settlers were able to organize food self-sufficiency based on cultivation terraces that they built on the slopes of the mountains, taking advantage of the spring water that rises at the top of the hills.
These millenary traditions are in force today and like this one, they dazzle us with their history.
Nestled in the middle of these mythical mountains is the town of Iruya. It is a town in the province of Salta (Argentina) head of the Iruya department.
It is located at 2,780 meters above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Sierra de Santa Victoria, 307 km from the capital of Salta. It is within the perimeter of the Yungas biosphere reserve.
Upon arriving in Iruya, the first impression is of a town “hanging on the mountain”, or rather of an island, since it is surrounded by the Milmahuasi and Colanzulí -or Iruya- rivers.
Its colonial building with narrow streets and its landscapes of imposing panoramic views stand out. In its vicinity, 5 km to the northeast, are the ruins of Pucara de Titiconte.
Here, the inhabitants, clothing, customs and houses have maintained their tradition for 250 years. The town conserves its narrow and cobbled streets, with houses made of adobe, stones and straw.
Following the bed of the rivers that cross the interior, there are streams of different shapes and colors. The flagstone in some sections has formed retaining walls of the river. Info: Maximum altitude 4000 meters above sea level.
Departure 9 am, return 6 pm.

Excursion to Cachi

Cachi is a locality of the homonymous Department, within the Calchaquíes Valleys in the province of Salta, northwest of the Argentine Republic.
On February 18, 1975, it was declared a National Historic Site by Decree 370 of the Executive Power of the Nation. DURATION: 1 full day

Excursion Back to Calchaquies Valleys for 2 days

This promotional package of activities is put together for those who seek to know the middle Calchaquí Valley.
It consists of making two excursions through the most emblematic points of the Calchaquí Valleys.
The Calchaquíes valleys are a system of valleys and mountains in the Northwest of Argentina with an extension of 520 km in the north from La Poma (Salta) to the south Punta de Balasto (Catamarca) to the west (the Quilmes or del Cajón mountain ranges) and to the This is the San Francisco mountain chain and the Aconquija mountains.
DURATION: 2 (two) days