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CAMINO ABIERTOTHE ADVENTURE OF PATAGONIA & ARGENTINA

DHN - Discovery La Quebrada

8 Days - 7 Nights

Discovery Tours

Year round

Saturday

Group

2

Low

Salta

Salta

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Day Itinerary
1 Airport - Salta
2 Salinas Grandes - Tilcara
3 Trek to the devil’s throat - Tilcara
4 Iruya - Humahuaca
5 Uquia - Quebrada de las Señoritas
6 Colorful Towns and Quebradas
7 Quebrada de Sapagua - Hornaditas Community - Salta
8 Salta - Airport
Lodging
x7 Lodge

This amazing tour of Discovery thru the north Area of Argentina, combines beautiful landscapes with the possibility of enjoying the culture and customs of its inhabitants.

Places such as the community of the Hornaditas, and the Quebrada de Sapagua in the northeast of Argentina, will allow us to have a much more intimate and complete look at the region.

» Itinerary

(ID 23)

Day 1 Airport - Salta

We are greeted at the Salta Airport and transferred to our accommodations. The rest of the day will be free for us to discover this unique city.

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: None

(ID 24)

Day 2 Salinas Grandes - Tilcara

We depart early on our way to Campo Quijano, going thru the Quebrada Del Toro, and the finally arriving to the pre Hispanic city of Rosa de Tastil with its legendary ruins. Our trip continues to San Antonio de los Cobres, a typical town located at 4000 meters high. Later, we will be able to appreciate the “Salinas Grandes”; then descending over the path of the Lipan, we’ll make a stop at the town of Pumamarca and its famous Mount of the ‘Los Siete Colores’. Later we arrive to our lodge at the picturesque town of Tilcara.

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: Breakfast

(ID 25)

Day 3 Trek to the devil’s throat - Tilcara

We’ll have the morning free to discover the town and its unique things such as: la plaza grande, la plaza chica, the town church - and the Pucará de Tilcara. In the afternoon we’ll do a small trek to the devil’s throat, walking along the old Kollas paths and watching the amazing view. After 3 or 4 hours we finally go back to Tilcara.

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: Breakfast

(ID 26)

Day 4 Iruya - Humahuaca

Early in the morning we take a local bus and go to a small town located right in between the mountains, Iruya. From it we can have a special view since its right on the end of the valley. After enjoying the town we spend the night at Humahuaca.

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch

(ID 27)

Day 5 Uquia - Quebrada de las Señoritas

After breakfast by bus we leave Humahuaca and alter 10 km we arrive to the small town of Uquía. Once there we visit the church of “San Francisco de Paula” with its altar laminated in gold by the Jesuits in 1691 - year in which it was built - and adorned with the pictures of the brought arcabuceros angels brought from Cuzco. Then we do a small trek to the la Quebrada de las Señoritas o Yacoraite. The intense red color makes of it a shocking place; also because it’s known for its paleontological deposit where have been rest fossil of the last great mammals that inhabited the Earth, like milodontes and gigantic perezosos. Back in Uquía we visit a place where vicuñas are raised and an old hydraulic mill. At the end of the day we go back to Humahuaca.

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch

(ID 28)

Day 6 Colorful Towns and Quebradas

We leave Humahuaca and we cross “Peña Blanca”, east border of the Quebrada of Humahuaca. Here we begin our adventure of “colorful towns and quebradas”. After a few kilometers we meet the first towns. The overwhelming plains of the Cocataca Valley remind us of one of the main Inca agricultural sites. During the morning we walk this valley and take our lunch once in town. During the afternoon we go hiking for 2 and a half hours to watch the ancient paintings on rocks on Cerro Negro. From here we enjoy spectaculars view over the valley. After getting back in our vehicle we cross by different towns such as Valiaso and Pucará to climb the Serrania of Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Hills) reaching 4200 mts. above sea level. We end up the day at the viewpoint in Cerro Horconal, with beautiful views over the Abra (huge prairie) de Zenta. We take a typical northwest tea time and get back to our hotel by 7 pm.

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: Breakfast, Box Lunch

(ID 54)

Day 7 Quebrada de Sapagua - Hornaditas Community - Salta

We depart in our mini bus for Humahuaca to the Quebrada de Sapagua, where we’ll take a walk around the area. For there we continue to the small community of the Hornaditas, where we will be able to share the life experience of the natural inhabitant of the area, which open the door of their homes. Finally we go back to the city of Salta.

Lodging: Lodge

Provided meals: Breakfast, Lunch

(ID 38)

Day 8 Salta - Airport

After breakfast we are transferred to the airport or bus Terminal where our tour ends and Discovery la Quebrada begins.

Lodging: None

Provided meals: Breakfast

» Services

Lodging
x7 Lodge
Provided meals
x7 Breakfast
x3 Box Lunch
x1 Lunch
Transfers
x 5
Excursions
x 6

» Services detail

Included services

• Incoming Services
• Bilingual guide (Spanish - English) during the excursions.
• Transfer Airport – Hotel - Airport
• Transfers according to the Itinerary descriptions. Transportations as shown in the itinerary combining private and regular services.

Services not included

• Medical and life insurance.
• Tips.
• Drinks and beverages (all meals are without alcoholic or non alcoholic drinks).
• Flights or airport taxes.
• Entrance fees to National Parks, Museums or other areas.
• Optional excursions.
• Services not shown or detailed in the program.

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Notes

The travel agency holds the right of changing the itinerary or cancel any of the activities when any natural cause (or any other cause of any type) justifies it in order to look after the group safety