Salta & Tucuman 01
9 Days / 8 Nights
Day 01 - Salta
Reception at the airport and private transportation service to the chosen hotel with bilingual guide. In the afternoon, we will enjoy the “Visit to the City” excursion in a private service with a bilingual guide. We will tour around Salta City which was founded in 1582. It still has Hispanic features which make it different from the rest of the Argentinean capitals. Its urban profile is defined by colonial-style houses and churches surrounded by hills. We will visit its churches and museums. We will visit San Bernardo Hill which has a panoramic view of the city. The next visit is San Lorenzo summer village, located 10 kilometers from the city, the National University, Vaqueros River, Quebrada de Castellanos, Lesser, San Lorenzo, and the Handicrafts Market. At night, dinner can be enjoyed at the traditional 20 de Febrero Club or a similar one, including starter, main course, dessert, coffee or tea, and a soda or juice, or mineral water, or a beer. (It includes hotel/restaurant/hotel private transportation service). Accommodation.
Day 02 - Salta
Breakfast. After breakfast, private transportation service with bilingual guide is offered to “Salta Polo Club” golf course, 1st golf round, caddie is optional, green fee included. After the round, private transportation service with bilingual guide is offered to the hotel. Free afternoon. Accommodation.
Day 03 - Salta
Breakfast. After breakfast, private transportation service with bilingual guide is offered to “Jockey Club” golf course, 2nd golf round, caddie is optional, green fee included. After the round, private transportation service with bilingual guide is offered to the hotel. Free afternoon. At night, dinner can be enjoyed at José Balcarce restaurant or a similar one, including starter, main course, dessert, coffee or tea, and a soda or juice, or mineral water, or a beer. (It includes hotel/restaurant/hotel private transportation service). Accommodation.
Day 04 – Salta - Cabra Corral – Quebrada de las Conchas – Cafayate:
This day, we will enjoy a full-day excursion to the “Cafayate” in a private service with a bilingual guide. We will depart from the city and go past Cerrillos, El Carril, Coronel Moldes, Ampascachi, Talampaya, Alemania, Quebrada del Río de Las Conchas, which was declared Natural Monument by UNESCO due to the hill formation and colors. We will also visit Cabra Corral Dike. All these sites are signposted to be correctly located, among them we can mention: Garganta del Diablo (141 Km.), The Amphitheater (142 Km.), El Sapo (153 Km.), El Fraile (155 Km.), The Obelisk (165 Km.), Los Castillos (168 Km.) We will arrive at Cafayate, a village located in the Calchaquíes Valleys in a viticultural area. Then, we will visit the wine cellar. Lunch is included at Bodega Etchart or a similar one, including starter, main course, dessert, coffee or tea and soda or juice, mineral water or a beer. Dinner is included at the hotel, with starter, main course, dessert, coffee or tea and soda or juice, mineral water or a beer. Accommodation.
Day 05 – Cafayate – Quilmes – Amaicha – Tafí del Valle – San Miguel de Tucumán:
This day, we will enjoy a full-day excursion to the “Calchaquíes Peaks and Sub Andean Hills” in a private service with a bilingual guide. We will start the journey in Cafayate heading to the city of Tucumán and go past the Amaicha del Valle locality (where we will go up the Calchaquíes Hills with heights reaching 3,042 meters above the sea level). We reach Quilmes where we will visit its famous ruins throughout this old indigenous settlement. Located in the heart of Calchaquí Valley, apart from being the largest pre-Hispanic human settlement of Argentina, this is one of the most important archaeological sites in the country. Among other things, we can observe housing groups. Its population consisted of around 3,000 people who kept their fortress from the year 800 to the 17th century. Then, we reach Tafí del Valle, where we will make a brief stop to visit La Banda Church and the town. This locality is characterized by its special microclimate. It is one of the preferred summer villages of most people from Tucumán since it combines beautiful landscapes, a special climate, the gentleness of its people, and a rich history described by its museums and archaeological rests. Towards the south, we will tour around the ravine of Los Sosa River and on the way we will visit the Monumento al Indio Calchaquí (Monument to the Native) and the Calchaquí Valleys. We will go past the localities of Acheral and Faimallá to finally arrive at Tucumán city. Lunch is included in Finca Las Carreras (Tafí del Valle) restaurant or a similar one, including starter, main course, dessert, coffee or tea and soda or juice, mineral water or a beer. Accommodation.
Day 06 - San Miguel de Tucumán:
Breakfast. After breakfast, private transportation service with bilingual guide is offered to the “Jockey Club Tucumán Campo Alpa Sumaj” golf course, 1st golf round, caddie is optional, green fee included. After the round, private transportation service with bilingual guide is offered to the hotel. Free afternoon. Accommodation.
Day 07 - San Miguel de Tucumán:
Breakfast. After breakfast, private transportation service with bilingual guide is offered to the “Jockey Club Tucumán Campo Alpa Sumaj” golf course, 2nd golf round, caddie is optional, green fee included. After the round, private transportation service with bilingual guide is offered to the hotel. Free afternoon. At night, dinner can be enjoyed at La Leñita restaurant or a similar one, which includes starter, main course, dessert, coffee or tea, and a soda or juice, or mineral water, or a beer. (It includes hotel/restaurant/hotel private transportation service). Accommodation.
Day 08 - San Miguel de Tucumán:
This day, we will enjoy a full-day excursion to “Visit to the City” and “Las Yungas Circuit” in private service with bilingual guide. We will start visiting Independencia Square, in which surroundings stand some of the most important buildings in the city like the Government house, the Cathedral, the Nougués House, and Padilla House, the Jockey Club, the Economic Federation, and the former Plaza Hotel Close to the Square, we will discover the Historic House, where the Independence of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata was declared in July 9th, 1816 and the Provincial Folklore Museum, where extraordinary collections of popular and folkloric handicrafts are displayed. To the north of the city, we will visit San Francisco Church. From there, we can observe the city downtown, where there are many commercial centers. The Post Office. Around Urquiza Square there are important buildings, such as the Tucumán Casino, San Martín Theater, and the State House. The 9 de Julio Park, with its fine and exquisite design, is located a few blocks from there. In this park, we will visit the Bishop Colombres House, where the first sugar mill operated, a little lake, the motor racing circuit, campings, clubs, pubs, and restaurants, the racetrack, and monuments to famous personalities of our country. Then, the nature as well as beautiful landscapes takes over this circuit. Via Mate de Luna Avenue, we will head to the west. Once in Aconquija Avenue, we will reach the city of Yerba Buena, a picturesque and residential area close to San Javier Hill. From that point, we start going down the hill until we reach the summer village of San Javier, an area full of extraordinary natural beauty surrounded by summer houses and slopes, which can be used for the practice of adventure sports. Lunch included at the restaurant of Sol San Javier hotel or a similar one, which includes starter, main course, dessert, coffee or tea and soda or juice, mineral water or a beer. Then, we head to Nougués Village, a charming place where most of the traditional Tucumán families live. Returning through San Javier and after traveling 30 kilometers, we will visit Raco, region that captivated Atahualpa Yupanqui. Few kilometers from there, we will visit El Siambón, globally known by the exquisite jams made by the Benedictine Monks. Both villages are characterized by their beautiful big houses that citizens use for vacation, and the most visited places are the Social Club and the Country. The most popular activities are social and sports practices. We reach El Cadillal, the lake chosen by Tucumán people not only to perform aquatic activities, fishing and other sports, but also to enjoy the water in hot summer days. Return to Tucumán. Accommodation.
Day 09 - San Miguel de Tucumán:
In due time, private transportation service to the airport with bilingual guide is offered to take the return flight. END OF SERVICES.