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Amazon Andes Peru

Salta and Tucuman 7days

Day 1. San Miguel de Tucumán

Reception at the Tucumán Airport and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, we'll take a tour of the city. This will include Villa Nogués and the San Javier Hill. Return to the hotel.

Day 2. San Miguel de Tucumán – Quilmes

Continental breakfast. Leave for an excursion to the Quilmes Ruins, passing through the "Quebrada de los Sosa" (the Soda Gully), seeing the Calchaquí Indian, and the "Mollar" with its "Menhires" and the vacation center of Tafi del Valle, a resort made beside an artificial lake. Visit the Quilmes indigenous ruins. Accommodations in Quilmes with dinner.

Day 3. Quilmes – Molinos

Continental breakfast. Leave for Cafavate, going through the Calchaquíes Valleys, passing through the Colalao del Valle in Tolombon. Visit Cafayate, 1700 meters in altitude. This city is mild and colonial, making one feel as though time had never passed. We'll visit a winery where, due to its climate, grape plantations produce excellent quality wine. The valley landscape continues to the Quebrada de las Conchas (Shell Gully), with colored formations in its hills: the amphitheater, the castle, the monk, the devil's throat. We'll continue on mountain roads, passing through small typical towns dedicated to the cultivation of peppers: Animaná, the Barrial and San Carlos. Arrival at Molinos. Accommodations in the Posada, from the 19th century, in front of the chapel and museum. Dinner.

Day 4. Molinos – Cachi – Salta

Continental breakfast and transfer to San José de Cachi at the foot of the Nevado de Cachi, with its beautiful views of the surrounding areas. Visit the archeological museum and the church in the old city that was founded in the 17th century. Continue the route, passing through Los Cardones National Park, where there are many giant cactus, then continue to the Cuesta del Obispo, known as the home of the Condor because of its height of 3720 meters with colorful views of the valleys. Arrival in Salta in the afternoon. Accommodations and dinner.

Day 5. Jujuy

Breakfast. Leave for a tour of the historic Quebrada de Humahuaca, passing through León, Volcán, Tumbaya, Purmamarca, and the Hill of the seven colors, Tilcara, with its archeological museum, the old Pucará (indigenous fortress), the Uquia Church, and finally, Humahuaca. Visit the handcraft market and the Belgrano view point. Leave for Jujuy and a city tour. After traveling on the mountain roads and visiting the Cienaga Dam and the Valle de Santa Laura, we'll arrive in Salta for accommodations and dinner.

Day 6. Salta

Breakfast. City tour. The rest of the day is free for optional excursions. Accommodations.

Day 7. Salta

Breakfast. At a predetermined time, we'll transfer to the local airport to catch the return flights.

Included Excursions

San Miguel de Tucumán

This is the only city in North-eastern Argentina with a large immigrant population. This has always been a prosperous commercial center with a rhythm of life similar to Buenos Aires. It's worth visiting the Government House and the Independence, with large rooms and majestic facades. Another place you don't want to miss is the Parque 9 de Julio, designed in 1916, with a rose garden, lake, polo field, stadium, theater, tennis club, Italian garden, and others, all inside. Another place worth visiting is the Villa Nogués and San Javier, located at the top of the Aconguija Mountains. Both are summer centers; in San Javier, at the top of the mountain, a large statue of Christ the Redeemer was put up and a university. From these places, you can get an excellent view of Tucumán.

Quilmes

Quilmes is an old bastion of the Calchaquíes Indians, with beautiful prehispánic urban architecture. Its walls of flat, well placed rocks have conserved perfectly, though its roofs of enormous cactus beams disapeared a long time ago. The local guides conduct the visitor to some of the most interesting parts of this large area, among those that have been fortified, are a large dike and a dam.

Optional Excursions

"Train to the Clouds"

(Every Saturday from May to October)

This trip, now dedicated exclusively to tourism, is one of the most spectacular attractions in Argentina, and one of the last great trips in train that can still be done in South America. The train leaves from Salta and goes to the bottom of the Quebrada del Toro, then starts its slow ascension. The line is an authentic engineering work of art and doesn't use gears though for the steepest parts of the climb the train zig-zags and spirals to get up. The train operates form April to October. You should ask beforehand about the dates of departure.

The Program Includes

• Transfers according to the program by regular services.
• Accommodations according to the program in the indicated cities.
• Excursions with a guide according to the itinerary.

Entrances fees and taxes

Notes

• The rates may be modified without previous notification.
• The rates are per participant with shared rooms.

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