Salta

4 Days / 3 Nights Salta / Cafayate

Salinas Grandes Salt Flat, Jujuy. Courtesy of @visitargentina

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wHAT’S INCLUDEDD • Needed tranfers • Accommodation: 3 nights

Salta (2) - Cafayate (1) • Tours: Walking tour with MAAM,

De Las Flechas, Cafayate and Humahuaca Gorges • Meals: 3 breakfasts • Needed tickets to museums

Day 1 Salta. Arrival and reception at the airport. In the afternoon, we go on a walk through city and visit the MAAM (High Mountain Archaeological Museum). Max. altitude: 1.152 MASL (3.779 ft.) Day 2 Salta. B Today we explore Jujuy Province to get to know the Humahuaca Gorge, a Cultural and Natural Heritage Site. On our way, we make stops at typical towns such as Purmamarca, Tilcara, Uquía and Humahuaca. On the way back, we visit Maimará, to admire the Painter’s Palette. Travelled distance: 476 km (295 miles) Travel time: 12 hours Max. altitude: 3.012 MASL (9.881 ft.) Day 3 Salta / Cafayate. B Departure towards the Calchaquíes Valleys passing by Del Obispo Slope, Del Tin Tin Stretch, Los Cardones National Park and De Las Flechas Gorge, with its curious formations. Arrival at Cafayate. Travelled distance: 320 km (199 miles) Travel time: 11/12 hours Max. altitude: 3.348 MASL (10.984 ft.) Day 4 Cafayate / Salta. B we visit Cafayate and then, depart towards Salta, visiting De las Conchas Gorge, which is a result of wind and water erosion. Transfer to the airport. Travelled distance: 197 km (122 miles) Travel time: 5 hours Max. altitude: 1.683 MASL (5.521 ft.)

Operational notes: Day 1: The Town Hall and the MAAM close on Mondays. San Miguel market closes on Sundays. Day 4: The wine Museum closes on Mondays. A return flight after 8.00 PM is required.

SALTA OPTIONAL TOURS

San Bernardo Hill

For those who would like to enjoy more of Salta city, San Bernardo Cable Car is one of funniest ways to get to know the city from the heights. Close to the historic center, the cable car will take us, after 10 minutes ride, to the top of the hill from where we can admire the beauty of the city during the day or the drawings of its lights at night. The descend is by cable car or by foot, if you prefer. operates: daily Duration: 1 hour

to keep in mind: It can be added to the walking tour.

San Bernardo Hill, Salta. Salta’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism. PH Celine Frers

Peña, Salta. Salta’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism. PH Celine Frers

La Polvorilla Viaduct, S.A. de los Cobres, Salta. PH Celine Frers

Folkloric Peñas

The Peñas are the faithful reflection of how Salta’s people like to live, who worship their traditions and customs inherited from their ancestors respecting family’s meals and how their grandmother cooked. In the Peñas enjoy the local cuisine, listen to Andean music and if you are encouraged, the dance post awaits you. Some of the frequented Peñas are in Balcarce Street, one of the richest in Salta’s history and because of the railroad, it was a neuralgic point of the economic and cultural movement of the province. operates: Daily Duration: 2/3 hours Meals: Dinner

Train to the Clouds

The tour begins at the San Antonio de los Cobres train station where we embark to the Polvorilla Viaduct. The route will be one hour up to the Viaduct at 4.200 MASL (13.779 ft), where the most imposing engineering work of the past century is traversed. After 1 hour, the return to San Antonio de los Cobres begins.

Season: All year round. operates: TUE/THU/SAT. Check Calendar Duration: 3 hours Maximum altitude: 4.200 MASL (13.779 ft.)

to keep in mind: Although the tour operates as a Full day from Salta, we suggest adding it with an overnight in S.A. de los Cobres to continue then to Humahuaca Gorge.

Hornocal Safari

An adventure which will take us through a pallete of colours visiting Purmamarca and its well–known ‘Paseo de los Colorados’ where a trekking will allow us to explore the colours of this formations. Our trip continues towards Humahuaca to get to the climax of this adventure at 4300 MASL, the Hornocal mountains, a pallete of 33 colours that dazzle visitor with its beauty. we start our way back by the same route stopping in Uquia and Maimara to take a photograph of the Painter’s Pallette. operates: daily Duration: 1 hour Max Altitude: 4.380 MASL (14.370 ft)

to keep in mind: Take precautions due to altitude.

SALTA OPTIONAL TOURS

Acsibi Caves, Seclantas, Salta

Empanadas, Salta. Courtesy of @visitargentina

Acsibi Caves

we depart early towards Seclantas and we continue along the stony bed of a dry river to then walk for two hours through a magnificent red ravine to a point where we crouch down and enter the splendid caves. In these reddish caves, the rays of light sneak through minimal spaces providing a unique spectacle. After lunch, we start the return.

Location: Seclantas, Calchaquíes Valleys operates: daily Duration: 8 hours Meals: box lunch Difficulty: low / intermediate to keep in mind: we recommend taking the tour from Cachi to finish at Molinos or return to Cachi.

Empanada Cooking Lesson

we invite you to live a different gastronomic experience within very special surroundings. we invite you to get to know the secrets of Salta’s ‘empanadas’ and their history in northern Argentina. Our chef and cook team will provide a practical lesson on how to prepare the dough and the filling, and how to fix and cook them in a mud oven. you will later on have the chance to taste your own production paired with some torrontés wine. Location: Cafayate operates: daily Duration: 2 hours Meals: lunch

Cheeses of the Valleys

Owner of uniquely fascinating landscapes that seem postcards, Cafayate has been recognized as one of the best wine regions in the world due to weather, altitude and soils, among other reasons. In this tour, we visit a winery where we will be offered a wine tasting accompanied by assorted regional cheeses among which the goat cheese is the prime variety. Location: Cafayate operates: daily Duration: 2 hours Meal: paired-winetasting (7 wines and 7 cheeses)

Cheese Tasting at Piatelli winery, Cafayate, Salta

Horseback riding in the vineyards

To visit the fields on horseback allows a closer approach to the vineyards. The guide will take us to explore the farm near the winery to see where the grapes are grown and how they are cared for to achieve a better production. It will be also possible to appreciate the local vegetation, particularly the giant cactuses, while learning about the history of the Cafayate Valley. After that, we visit the winery and enjoy a wine tasting. Location: Cafayate operates: daily Duration: 3/4 hours Refreshment: water during activity.

SALTA OPTIONAL TOURS

Based Tourism, Humahuaca gorge, Jujuy, PH-.walter Reynaga

Gastronomy, Humahuaca Gorge, Jujuy PH walter Reinaga

De las Señoritas Gorge, Uquia, Jujuy

Northern Species - Community Tourism

we invite you to share a one-of-akind experience! Far more than a simple dinner or a typical cooking lesson. we will be received by Celestina at her own home, where she regales her guests with the typical dishes of the Humahuaca people and provides the chance to participate in its preparation. There will be introductions as first courses, and then, while the kitchen supplies are organized and put to good use, we will get to know this remarkable woman: mother, farmer, entrepreneur, struggler, leader, and a fighter for the rights of her community. Location: Tumbaya, Humahuaca Gorge operates: daily Duration: 4/5hours Meal: Andean style dinner

Andean Fires - Community Tourism

Very close to Purmamarca, within the natural magical environment of the Lipan foothills, we find Jairo’s Farm, a local chef passionate for the northern cuisine flavors and scents. After receiving us at home, he invites us to participate in a very special regional cooking class, in different open air spaces, enjoying nature and an unparalleled surrounding landscape. while getting to know his stories and his passion for the local cuisine, we will enjoy an authentically typical lunch. Location: Purmamarca, Humahuaca Gorge operates: daily Duration: 6 hours Meal: Regional lunch

De las Señoritas Gorge

From Uquía, we will start a walk back in time, along ancient formations, caverns and tectonic cracks that go back one to three millions years. The name “Señoritas” (ladies in Spanish) is due to a series of white formations that resemble feminine figures. As we walk, we will learn about the legend of these brave ladies and their hidden treasure. Location: Uquía, Humahuaca Gorge operates: daily Duration: 3 hours Difficulty level: easy to keep in mind: Ideal addition to your private day visit to the Humahuaca Gorge when staying at any of the gorge towns.

High-altitude wines

we invite you to visit a very special winery that produces highaltitude wines. Once there, and on board of a 4wD vehicle, our host will drive us uphill towards Moya vineyards located at 3.329 MASL (11,000 ft. above sea level) and shortly afterwards the highest cellar in the word, at 3.640 MASL (12,000 ft. above sea level). The cellar was built into an old mining shaft which turned out to offer the perfect conditions for wine aging. Location: Uquía, Humahuaca Gorge operates: daily Duration: 4 hours