Tucuman - Salta - Humahuaca Canyon
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7 days, 6 nights
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Day 1: Buenos Aires - Tucuman
Flight from Buenos Aires to Tucuman. Reception and transfer
to your hotel. Aftrernoon city tour. Founded in 1565, the
city was moved to the present site in 1685. Popularly known
as "El Jardín de la República" (The
garden of the Republic), a visit includes the Obispo Colombres
House, the historical House of the Declaration of Independence,
the outstanding Cathedral, Casa Padilla Museum and the El
Cadillal dam.
Day 2: Tafi del Valle -
Qilmes
After breakfast, full day excursion to Tafi del Valle and
Qilmes. Tafi del Valle is situated in a deep depression and
borders on Calchaquí mountains to the east (Mala Mala
and Tafí Mountains at 3,500 m), on Muñoz Hill
(4440 m) to the west and to to the south Nuñorco Grande
at 3,500 m. Tafí provides excursions to the high mountains
and valleys. The Nuestra Señora del Carmen Church,
la Quebradita narrow pass and La Angostura dam are also interesting
sites. Visit to the old city of Quilmes which sheltered a
large Indian population (considered the largest pre-Hispanic
human settlement of Argentina). Today, its restored ruins
and museum houses traces of a largely unknown ancient culture.
Return to your hotel.
Day 3: Cafayate - Molinos
Full day excursion to Cafayate, a small town near to the Calchaquies
Valley where some of the finest wines of Argentina are produced.
Molinos is a traditional village in the Calchaquí Valley
which preserves important archaeological ruins. A visit to
its church, built in the XVIII century, and sanctuary to the
remains of the last Spanish governor of the province of Salta.
Return to your hotel.
Day 4: Cachi - Salta
After breakfast, excursion to the tiny village of Cachi at
the foot of the ice peak of Mount Cachi 2280m. The Parish
Church of Cachi has been declared a National Historic Monument.
Famous for its furniture made of ‘cardón’
or giant cactus wood. Next to the church stands the Archaeological
Museum, where numerous pieces brought from Las Pailas, a site
near Mount Cachi foothill, are exhibited. Visit to the Recta
del Tin Tin, an unforgettable landscape of giant cardon cacti.
Onwards to Salta, the capital of the province. Accommodation
in Salta.
Day 5: Salta
Half day city tour of Salta, the best preserved colonial city
in Argentina. It is located in Lerma Valley, at the foothill
of the San Bernardo Hill, situated at 1280m meters. With many
interesting buildings such as the Cathedral, dating back to
the second half of the XIX century; the Cabildo, built at
the same time, which houses the Historic Northwestern Museum;
the San Francisco Temple and Convent, whose present building
was finished by the mid XVIII century and which was declared
Minor Basilica by the Vatican in 1997; San Bernardo Convent,
which dates back to the XVI century; and the Handicraft Market.
Free afternoon to enjoy Salta at your own leisure.
Day 6: Humahuaca Canyon
Full day excursion to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Humahuaca
Canyon. The tour will include a visit of the canyon, several
villages, native markets, pre-Columbian mummies, and the remains
of an ancient pre-Inca fortified town. Return to your hotel.
Day 7: Salta - Buenos Aires
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the return flight
to Buenos Aires and your return flight home.
Option of an extra day to enjoy the
famous "Train of the Clouds" through breathtaking
canyons such as Quebrada del Toro in the Northern Andes.
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Prices start from US$
Upon request
per person (based on four) and includes land transportation, accommodation in 3* and 4* hotels, all tours and all internal flights.
Airport taxes and the international airfare to Argentina are not included.
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