From Salta: Two-Full-Day Tours of Cachi and Humahuaca

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2 days (approx.)
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Overview

Going to Cachi, we will visit the Quebrada de Escoipe and the imposing Cuesta del Obispo. After visiting La Piedra del Molino, you will be passing through the Los Cardones National Park. The small and magical town of Cachi, located at the foot of the snow-capped mountain of the same name, is characterized by its colonial-style facades, with mansions located on the edge of narrow, cobblestone streets. We will be visiting a destination recognized as a Natural and Cultural Heritage of Humanity (UNESCO), discovering incredible landscapes and monuments, towns and cultures. We will visit unique towns such as Purmamarca, famous for the Hill of the 7 Colors, Maimará with its Painter's Palettes, Tilcara stands out for its Pucará (high mountain fortress) whose ruins have been partially destroyed. The tour also visits Uquia and the ceramic factory and then the city of Humahuaca, whose town is the largest in the Quebrada.

What's Included

We visit all the towns of the Quebrada de Humahuaca.
In-vehicle air conditioning
Entrance to Los Cardones National Park
All fees and/or taxes

Lunch

What To Expect

Day 1

Cachi

Valle de Lerma

We leave Salta through the Lerma Valley towards the south of the province until we reach the town of El Carril to turn west and begin heading towards the Quebrada del Escoipe and the first dream landscapes. We have technical stops along the way so passengers can go to the bathroom or buy a snack.

Cuesta del Obispo

Imposing Cuesta del Obispo and Valle Encantado, surrounded by mountains. After Piedra del Molino (3,400 m.s.n.m.) you cross Los Cardones National Park.

Parque Nacional Los Cardones

Leaving the fertile Valley of Lerma behind, you ascend the Quebrada de Escoipe and then continue along the imposing Cuesta del Obispo and Valle Encantado, surrounded by mountains. After Piedra del Molino (3,400 m.s.n.m.) you cross Los Cardones National Park.

Visit grocers and pass through the town where peppers are dried on the side of the road.

Cachi

We arrive at noon at the colonial town of Cachi and we will have 2 hours free to have lunch and tour this unique town in northern Argentina. Its cobbled streets with its adobe and cobblestone houses allow you to witness a place left in time, which maintains its primordial essence. In these 2 free hours, you can tour these 10 blocks by 10 blocks that the town offers and try its gastronomic variety native to the region. Then we meet again with the guide to begin the return to Salta.

Valle de Lerma

Before arriving in the city of Salta we make a technical stop in Chicoana or El Carril to buy a snack or go to the bathroom.

Day 2

Humahuaca

Salta

We leave from the city of Salta to San Salvador de Jujuy. We will have technical stops so that passengers can go to the bathroom or buy a snack.

Volcan

Technical stop to take advantage and go to the bathroom and buy supplies.

Purmamarca

We visit the hill of the 7 colors, one of the most characteristic towns of the Humahuaca ravine

Tilcara

Visit to the town of Tilcara, where the Pucará is located

Uquia

Visit to the village church and the ceramics factory.

Humahuaca

Two free hours in the iconic town of La Quebrada to have lunch and tour the town

Maimara

Photographic visit to the Palettes of the Painter

Huacalera

Photographic visit to the Tropic of Capricorn

Tumbaya

Technical stop to take advantage and go to the bathroom and buy supplies.

Salta

We return to the city of Salta crossing the last part of the Quebrada de Humahuaca and its landscapes. We have technical stops along the way if you want to go to the bathroom, buy something to eat or drink.