Salta & the North-West
Day 1 Salta
Arrive in Salta and transfer to your hotel before embarking on a tour of the city. Salta retains a distinctly Spanish feel, with colonial architecture present in its many original buildings. Come evening, you can wander through palm-filled plazas to the sound of traditional folk groups.
Day 2 Purmamarca
Visit the pre-Inca ruins of Tastil before stopping for lunch, 3,744 m above sea level. Look out for llamas as you continue through dazzling white salt plains and desert-like plateaus to Purmamarca, a gem of a village at the base of the Mount of Seven Colours.
Day 3 Humahuaca Valley
Enjoy a fullday tour of the Humahuaca Valley. Not only will you see substantial evidence of its use as a trade route over the last 10,000 years, you’ll also be amazed by the mineral-rich mountain sides, whose colours range from the dark reds of iron to sulphurous yellows and corroded copper greens.
Day 4 Cachi
Pass tobacco plantations, colonial ruins, Inca roads and expanses of cacti on your way to Cachi. Be sure to visit the archaeological museum, the most impressive of its kind in the whole of the north-west.
Day 5 Cafayate
Stops today include Seclantás, known for its beautiful ponchos; Molinos, a 17th century town virtually unchanged in 350 years; and the Brealito Volcanic Lagoon. Arrive in Cafayate, where you’ll spend the night at the Viñas de Cafayate Wine Resort (tastings can easily be arranged).
Days 6–7 Salta
Drive back through spectacular scenery to Salta for a final night before transferring to the airport the next day.
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