7-Day Tour in Salta, the Calchaqui Valley and Cafayate and San Pedro de Atacama
Explore the north of Argentina and Chile on this 7-day tour from Salta, one of traveler’s favorite cities. Experience the natural beauty and culture of the region. Explore picturesque desert gorges, beautiful valleys along the Calchaqui Valley and visit towns such as Cachi, Molinos and Angastaco.
Stay in the town of Cafayate, located in the heart of Argentina's northern wine region in the Calchaqui Valley. Leaving Argentina, see the best of San Pedro de Atacama, a small town in the driest desert of the world. Little adobe houses and cozy restaurants are the base to explore one of Chile’s most spectacular sceneries: The Moon Valley, Salt Mountain Range, El Tatio Geyser, sand dunes, thermal waters and a totally clear sky full of stars.
ItineraryDay 1: Welcome to Salta La Linda! Pass By: Salta, Salta, Province of Salta, Northern Argentina
Welcome to Salta! Upon arrival you will be driven to your hotel in private service.
Enjoy the rest of the day to explore the city. Salta is the selected jumping-off point for travelers seeking to explore the North of Argentina. From here, you can visit the most outstanding natural monuments of the area: the Humahuaca Gorge, or the Seven Colours Hill in Jujuy, a bordering province which is also famous worldwide.
(Bear in mind that this is a stress-free hub: la siesta (mid-day nap) is kind of a religious ritual for locals, which means that between 1 pm and 5 pm shops are usually closed).
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at a hotel of your chosen category in Salta
Day 2: Today it starts the adventure towards the Calchaqui Valleys Stop At: Valles Calchaquies, Salta, Argentina
It’s time to prepare your two-day bag and hit the road again to get to the jaw-dropping Calchaqui Valleys. Why do you have to take a Calchaqui Valley tour- Enthralling landscapes and the cultural diversity of its inhabitants are two good reasons! Little pre-Columbian villages spread all over the valley, with amazing gorges backdropped by multi-colored mountains.
Duration: 12 hours
Pass By: Quebrada de Escoipe, Salta Province, Argentina
You will leave Salta on a 12 hour excursion beginning with the Laures and Escoipe gorges. We’ll pick you up at your hotel and leave behind the Lerma Valley to visit Laures and Escoipe, the first two gorges of the day.
Pass By: Los Cardones National Park, RP42, Salta, Argentina
The landscapes will still remain green, but colors will definitely change when we approach the Cuesta del Obispo, the windiest and most spectacular road of this area. We’ll climb up to 11000 feet high—Get prepared to see the world from above! This is the connective road to get to the high valleys, where the Calchaqui Valley wine region sits too.
Pass By: Cachi, Cachi, Province of Salta, Northern Argentina
We’ll see enormous cactus while passing through Los Cardones National Park on our way to Cachi, a famous village, where Spanish and native tradition combines to form the most beautiful architecture.
Pass By: Molinos, Salta, Argentina
In the afternoon, we’ll hit the road again to continue exploring the valleys and get to the town of Molinos and Angastaco.
Pass By: Quebrada de Las Flechas - Angastaco, ruta 40 Km 1116 bajando de Cachi a Cafayate,Salta, Argentiina, Angastaco Argentina
The trip will continue visiting Las Flechas Gorge, a special rocky formation which creates a labyrinth of sharp high peaks. After going down its mysterious passages, we’ll get to Cafayate where we’ll spend the night.
Pass By: Cafayate, Cafayate, Province of Salta, Northern Argentina
Cafayate is one of the most popular destinations of the Calchaqui Valley wine region. Cafayate wine is renowned in Argentina, especially because of the star product of the region: the Torrontes Wine. Enjoy the end of the day in this picturesque town sipping on a sunset drink in the main square, or a Malbec ice cream from a traditional Gelato Shop. Since there are many surrounding wineries, we thought that a visit to one or two of them could be interesting for you…so we’ve already scheduled it! According to weather and timetables, you will be able to take this memorable tour on your arrival day or the day after.
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Accommodation included: Overnight at a hotel of your chosen category in Cafayate
Day 3: Calchaqui Valley Tour - The Devil GorgeStop At: Valles Calchaquies, Salta, Argentina
On the second day of this Calchaqui Valley adventure you’ll leave Cafayate and be immersed directly into the forbidding universe of Las Conchas Gorge, where the erosion has carved mysterious red shapes into the rocks.
Duration: 12 hours
Pass By: Quebrada del Rio de las Conchas, Ruta Nacional 68, Cafayate Argentina
Get prepared to visit this Natural Reserve for about 5 hours, to enjoy the views of its colorful hills while you go down its red-tinted promontories and discover the most particular rocky highlights: the Frog, the Obelisk and the Castles.
The highlight of the day will be the Amphitheater and the famous Devil’s Throat. The amphitheater is a natural semicircular formation (65 feet), and is home to intimate concerts performed by local artists. Get inside and check the amazing acoustics by singing your favorite tune! Nearby, the Devil’s Throat will await, right at the end of Las Conchas Gorge. Going down this particular rocky formation, you’ll feel right in the belly of a giant!
Pass By: Salta, Salta, Province of Salta, Northern Argentina
At the end of the day, we’ll take you back to Salta. Enjoy the evening going to a peña to mingle with locals and eat the empanada salteña, a special variation of this popular Argentine dish.
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Accommodation included: Overnight at a hotel of your chosen category in Salta
Day 4: From Salta, travel to Chile - San Pedro de Atacama Stop At: Bus Terminal, General Güemes, Salta Province, Argentina
Early in the morning, we’ll take you to the bus station to board a public bus to San Pedro de Atacama, the gateway to the orange-tinted sands of the notoriously driest desert in the world.
You’ll cross the Andes Range through the “Paso de Jama”, one of the highest international passes in the world, and ride 200 km away (125 miles) until finally arriving in San Pedro de Atacama.
The scenic route we take will be 12 hours in which you’ll enjoy stunning Altiplano scenery. It is important to point out that today you are leaving Argentina and crossing an international border. Please, keep your passport handy!
Duration: 12 hours
Pass By: San Pedro de Atacama, San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region
In this village situated on a plateau between the mountains (at 2500 m.a.s.l.), adobe houses painted white, small restaurants in dirt streets adorned with lanterns, and snow-capped peaks watch over the village in the distance.
Upon arrival, you will transfer to your hotel.
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight at a hotel of your chosen category in San Pedro de Atacama
Day 5: San Pedro de Atacama: Moon Valley afternoon tourStop At: San Pedro de Atacama, San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region
After a long journey and good rest, enjoy your first morning at leisure in San Pedro de Atacama and get ready for your afternoon visit.
Sugerences: Stroll through the handicraft market to see the exquisite ceramic pieces, a speciality of the Atacameños.
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Valle De La Luna, San Pedro de Atacama Chile
In the afternoon, you will visit a National Reserve located in one of the world’s driest and most hostile zones of the world: The Atacama Desert (shared service). The world-famous Moon Valley houses a set of landscapes of incomparable beauty that resembles a fragment of the lunar landscape, to which it owes its name.
Once inside the reserve (entrance fee not included), visit the Salt Mountain Range and admire the landscape from different spots. You will understand the delicacy of the clay while visiting ‘Las Tres Marias’, craved by nature and female guardians of this cosmic landscape. For the perfect closure, admire the landscape from the Great Dune, a majestic body of sand from where you will be able to see the Andes, Domeyko and the Salt Mountain Range.**Note: This tour starts and ends at our local operator’s office in the downtown area of San Pedro de Atacama
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Overnight at a hotel of your chosen category in San Pedro de Atacama
Day 6: San Pedro de Atacama: Tatio Geiser and Machuca morning tourStop At: Geyser del Tatio, 174a Caracoles, San Pedro de Atacama 1410000 Chile
After an early morning pick-up at your hotel (shared service), experience one of the most astonishing phenomena produced by nature! Visit the beautiful geothermal field (entrance fee not included), a manifestation of the inner heat of the Earth and take the most amazing photographs walking across the trails. At dawn, with temperatures below zero, an impressive show may be appreciated, generated by the violent steam flows that rise up to 10 Mts. Enjoy and take the best pictures! Soon after that, you will enjoy a picnic-style breakfast. On your scenic drive back to San Pedro, you will pass by Machuca village and admire the wildlife on Putana River bofedal (wetlands).**It is not advisable to eat anything until you reach the Geysers.
Duration: 8 hours
Pass By: San Pedro de Atacama, San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region
You will be dropped off at noon at San Pedro de Atacama downtown and you will have the rest of the day at leisure to have lunch, relax and if you like joining an afternoon excursion.
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Accommodation included: Overnight at a hotel of your chosen category in San Pedro de Atacama
Day 7: San Pedro de Atacama, end of your Adventure!Stop At: El Loa Airport, Calama, Antofagasta, Chile
At the appropriate time, you will be driven from San Pedro de Atacama to Calama Airport ‘El Loa’ (shared service).
**Notes: Schedules and the order of the visited attractions are estimated and may vary due to conditions of an operational nature such as bad weather, traffic, etc.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Not included
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"*IMPORTANT: Passport name, number, nationality and date of birth are required at time of booking for all participants"
"*Hotel accommodation categories are based on service and comfort standards, not star ratings"
"Near public transportation"
"Infants must sit on laps"
"Infant seats available"
"Not recommended for travelers with back problems"
"Not recommended for pregnant travelers"
"No heart problems or other serious medical conditions"
"Most travelers can participate"
"*All special requirements must be advised at the time of booking. Extra tours and extra nights can be added to the original itinerary when requested in advance."
"*Infants seats must be required in advance. Availability to be confirmed by the time of booking."
"Not recommended for travelers with severe cardiac diseases due to high altitudes areas visited."
"Please advise any specific dietary requirements, restrictions or allergies at the time of booking. You may use the “Special Requirements” box for that matter"
"A current valid passport is required on the day of travel"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability"
Horário de Início:
Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
Superior
4/2/2023 - 4/1/2024| Monday - Saturday : | 07:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
4/2/2024 - 4/1/2025| Monday - Saturday : | 07:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
Comfort
4/2/2023 - 4/1/2024| Monday - Saturday : | 07:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
4/2/2024 - 4/1/2025| Monday - Saturday : | 07:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
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4/2/2023 - 4/1/2024| Monday - Saturday : | 07:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
4/2/2024 - 4/1/2025| Monday - Saturday : | 07:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
Duração: 7 Days
Ponto de partida: Traveler pickup is offered
We pick up all travelers - From: Aeropuerto Internacional General Martín Miguel de Güemes (SLA)
We will schedule your airport transfer according to your flight arrival time.
Inform us, if you are arriving by bus, as we can provide you the arrival transfer from Salta Bus Terminal instead.
Airports- Gen Belgrano Airport, Salta Argentina
Cancelamentos e reembolsos:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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