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TOUR: PUNA HIGHLANDS AND QUEBRADA GORGES
Salta - Salinas Grandes - Maimará - Quebrada of Humahuaca Tour
Tour Details
Duration
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4 days / 3 nights
 
Price
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From US$ 494
 
Places to be visited
:
Salta, Salinas Grandes, Maimará, quebrada of Humahuaca.

Tour Itinerary

DAY 01: Buenos Aires - Salta
Arrival at the Airport of Salta, and transfer to your hotel. Afternoon City Tour, exploring on foot the city and all its architectural wonders, its Colonial streets, the past and present life of its inhabitants and its surroundings. We will visit the Historic Centre, with the Plaza 9 de Julio Square , the Municipality, the Catedral and other notable buildings of the city, with special emphasis on its architectural details, the original use of its mansions, and the changes they have undergone. The city, its uses and customs, all those details and small things that cannot be appreciated from a vehicle. Back to the hotel Overnight.

DAY 02: Salta - Salinas Grandes - Maimará
Alter breakfast, and starting up from our meeting point, we will start out on our incredible excursión "Safari to the Clouds", which is the only one that offers the opportunity to combine the in one spectacular day, the three most unforgettable tours North-eastern Argentina has to offer: First the "Road to the Clouds", following the railroad tracks of the famous "Train to the Clouds" along the Quebrada del Toro Gorge until reaching San Antonio de los Cobres. Second, crossing the Puna Highlands on Route 40 to the Salinas Grandes de Jujuy. And Third: The descent of the Cuesta de Lipán until we reach the picturesque Village of Purmamarca at the foot of the famous Cerro de los Siete Colores or Seven Colours Mountain. We overnight in Maimará.

DAY 03: Maimará - Quebrada de Humahuaca Gorge - Salta
Atwer breakfast, we set out for the spectacular Quebrada de Humahuaca Gorge On the way, we will visit Tilcara and its Archaeological Museum and the famous "Pucará" (Ancient indigenous Fortress situated in a marvellous setting of cactii and polychrome mountains). We continue through Huacalera and Uquía, finally arriving in Humahuaca, an old indigenous town. Visit to the town where we will also have lunch). In the afternoon we return to Salta following the "Route at the Edge", where we can appreciate the wonderful eco system of the Yungas High Mountain Cloud Forest. Back to the hotel and overnight.

DAY 04: Salta - Buenos Aires
Alter breakfast, at an appropiate hour we will go to the Airport to board our flight to the City of Buenos Aires.

End of our services.
Quebrada (4 días)