Day Trips

Cuesta del Obispo

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Mystical Cachi

This tour begins in the Lerma Valley, then goes through the dense mountain jungle in Los Laureles, reaching the Escoipe Gorge and La Cuesta del Obispo (Bishop’s Slope), which is a mountain path that leads to Piedra del Molino, at 3348 m.a.s.l. After this, Los Cardones National Park. Then, the picturesque town of Cachi where you have to  visit the Archaeological Museum (housing vestiges of several native cultures of the region, since its first inhabitants) and the Church. Return to Salta in the afternoon.

Cafayate Colors:

First, the Lerma Valley (where Saltenian Tobacco is grown) until arriving at the rail station of “Alemanía”; then, the unique Las Conchas Gorge which has several geological formations created by wind and rain erosion and which received different names such as La Garganta del Diablo (The Devil’s Throat), El Anfiteatro (The Amphitheatre), El Sapo (The Frog), El Fraile (The Friar), Los Castillos (The Castles), Las Ventanas (The Windows) and others. When you reach Cafayate, visit some wine cellars, where you will learn about how grapevines are grown, the making of wines and you will be able to taste excellent wines. Then we have lunch, take a stroll around the town and, in the afternoon, come back to Salta, doing several photo stops.

Puna and Salt Flats:

On the way, you will pass the traditional town of Quijano and then reach the impressive Toro Gorge. Stop and take a stroll in the pre-Incan city of Tastil.
Then, continue the trip to San Antonio de los Cobres, which is a small mining town, to have lunch. In the afternoon, take the famous 40 national highway, which takes us to the Salt Flats, where you will see the magnificence of the Puna. Then, go down the impressive Lipan Slope till we reach the picturesque Purmamarca town (Province of Jujuy), with its famous Seven Colour Hill. Then, go back to Salta. 

Andean Humahuaca:

This tour offers the possibility of knowing the wonders of the Humahuaca Gorge, in the Province of Jujuy, which was declared Humanity’s Patrimony.
You will also visit small towns such as Purmamarca, with its distinctive architecture and its Seven Colour Hill, Tilcara, where visit El Pucará (Pre-Incan city) and the Archaeological Museum, Uquía, well-known for its Church which houses paintings from the Cuzco School. Lunch in Humahuaca, famous for its Gorge, and in the afternoon come back to Salta.