Quebrada de Humahuaca - Iruya
Breakfast at the hotel. Full-day excursion to Quebrada de Humahuaca and pre-Hispanic towns. We'll leave Salta to make for San Salvador de Jujuy, where we will briefly visit the city. Then we will go on to the road that communicates Reyes with the lagoons of Yala, our first stop, to visit the lagoon in the base of the Chani Hill.

These 12 lagoons are 2000 metres above the sea level, surrounded by forests of pine trees. We'll leave Yala and El Volcán, towns that are next to the hills of Abra Blanca, Santuyo and Manzano, behind to go to Tumbaya, a place where the Omaguacas lived. Purmamarca: Here we will be able to delight in one of the greatest beauties of the Northwest: Cerro de los Siete Colores ("Hill of the Seven Colours").

First we will pass through Posta de Hornillos and Maimará, in the centre of the canyon. We'll see the multicoloured hills that complete the "Paleta del Pintor" (Painter´s Palet). We'll turn north, to go to Tilcara where we will visit the fabled Pucará.

Pucará is the reconstruction of the town of the pre-Hispanic Omaguacas, a culture that lived 900 years ago. Before reaching Humahuaca, we'll take a quick look at Huacalera and Uquía.

Then we will go to Iruya trough the Iturbe town, and the Condor bay (which is 4.200m above sea level), where we will be able to appreciate the cultivation terraces used by the citizens of the area.

Once in Iruya, we will make a city tour and will spend the night there. Iruya is a dreamed town. The church, houses, and stone little streets talk about the typical lifestyle of the people who live there, protecting the town from the din of the big cities.

Purmamarca. San Antonio de los Cobres Great Salines
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning we will go to Purmamarca (Seven Colors Mountain). After that we will direct to Great Salines, trough the Lipan slope (at 4.170m above sea level).

Once in Great Salines, well visit the pools where the salt is extracted and we will visit salt built restaurant. Then we will direct to San Antonio de los Cobres, trough the National Route Nº 40, trough the plateau salto-jujeño, where we will be able to appreciate the native fauna.

After going over San Antonio de los Cobres we will continue our trip to National Route Nº 51, visiting Santa Rosa de Tastil, with its ruins and archaeological museum; the "Quebrada de las Cuevas", "Alfajorcito", "Chorrillos", "Quebrada del Toro", and Quijano Fields to finish our tour in the city of Salta.

Cachi
Breakfast in the hotel. Tour of 320km visiting different landscapes, such as "Cuesta del Obispo", and ancient Indian road, Lerma Valley tobacco plantations, and the "QUebrada del Escoipe".

The tour includes the National Park "Los Cardones", through the Tin Tin Rect, also and ancient Indian road; to get to Pavogasta (from Cacán white town). There the way slips between colourful plantations of pepper, descending smoothly to Cachi, framed by the imposing snowed that reaches 6.384m above sea level.

This forms the limit between the desert Puna and the fertile Calchaquí Valleys. Cachi stands for the numerous pre-Hispanic deposits, its archaeological pieces and mortuary ballot boxes where ancient Indian culture relay. In the evening we will return to the city of Salta.