Atacama Argentine

Day 1: From the city of Salta and the old road No. 9 we will go to the city of Jujuy up to the town of Tilcara where we will visit the ruins of Tilcara, ancient pre-Hispanic settlement. After lunch and learning about its central square, we will take a short walk around the famous hill of the 7 colors. Overnight at Purmamarca.

Día 2: At dawn we will leave the town of Purmamarca and we will start crossing the Lipan slope, a mountain road of spectacular beauty that will take us up to 4170 meters of altitude, then descend and enter the famous Salinas Grandes where we will learn about the process of extracting salt. We will continue to the town of Susques and along the National Route 40, we will visit the towns of Huancar, Sey and San Antonio de los Cobres where we overnight

Día 3: Continuing east, we will take up height again through a road called Abra Gallo, after making an offering to Pachamama (Mother Earth) we will visit the villages of Santa Rosa de los Pastos Grandes and Salar de Pocitos, from here the road becomes more and more incredible, full of shapes and colors at sunset we will reach to Tolar Grande for the night.

Day 4: This day will be dedicated to know the surroundings of Tolar Grande and Mina La Casualidad , where we will see a city , now abandoned, located over 4,000 meters high and completely dedicated to the extraction of sulfur. Back to Tolar Grande for the night.

Day 5: We will continue our journey south through El Cono de Arita, geological formation shaped like a pyramid located in the middle of the Salar de Arizaro, at noon we will reach the village of Antofalla, after lunch we will continue the trip up to Antofagasta de la Sierra. Overnight in Antofagasta de la Sierra.

Day 6: On this day we will visit the volcano crater Galán, to reach the edge we will pass by height lagoons, full of flamingos. We will have lunch in the town of El Peñón. We will continue our journey south to the town of Belen where we will overnight.

Day 7: From the city will continue north to the city of Santa Maria del Valle, in Amaicha del Valle we will visit a museum with a spectacular collection of minerals brought from every corner of northwestern Argentina, we continue to Cafayate where we will overnight .

Day 8: Morning free to relax, we will visit the main square and the wineries, taste typical wines from the area. After lunch, we will return to the city of Salta through the valley of Las Conchas River, where we will be amazed at the rock formations. Night in Salta.