The Salta Sheraton Hotel is nestled in one of the destination’s most aristocratic locales, just 10 blocks from Salta’s bustling city center, and features a panoramic view of the Lerma Valley. Relax and enjoy your time in the welcoming neighborhood of Monumento. A warm welcome awaits you at the Salta Sheraton Hotel, as well as the most exciting excursions throughout your private luxury tour.
You will depart from the Buenos Aires domestic airport; once you land in Salta our tour guide will pick you up to transfer you in a private car to the Salta Sheraton Hotel. In the afternoon we will pick you up in order to take a private City Tour with an English speaking tour guide and a driver. During this sightseeing tour in Salta we will able to visit the Historic Downtown area through its colonial streets and stop at the Cathedral, the San Francisco Church, the Town Hall, the Historic North Museum and the craft market.
After that, you will go up to the top of San Bernardo hill which will provide you with panoramic viewpoint of the entire distance of Valle de Lerma. Later, we will leave the city behind to visit San Lorenzo, a traditional summer town. At the end of the day, you will be transferred back to the Salta Sheraton Hotel.
After having breakfast, we will take a full day excursion to the Andean Mountains by private car: This is a full day tour up to the extreme north of the country and will be taking the parallel route to “Tren de las Nubes” (train to the clouds) along roads that zigzag through hills, plains and the most incredible landscapes. We will leave early in the morning to go through the last town in the lush Valley of Lerma, Campo Quijano and Quebrada del Toro. After that, we will make a short archeological trek in the pre-Incaic city of Santa Rosa del Tastil.
The tour goes on zigzagging between the sky and the plateau up to San Antonio de los Cobres, a naturally beautiful town and a great place to stop for regional food (not included). In the afternoon we will drive north to Purmamarca in the Province of Jujuy which has incredible views of scattered houses, and vicun'a animals living in the Puna’s solitude. We will also see the impressive Salinas Grandes (Great Salt mines), which are white salt extensions that under the vibrant sun constitutes a very surreal scene - we’ll stop for a walk there.
Afterwards, we will go up to the top of the Cuesta del Lipán (Lipán Hill), where you will be surrounded by the amazing view of the Hill of the Seven Colours, one of the most incredible landmarks and tourist places in Argentina. Later on, we will drive back to Salta where you will spend the night at the Salta Sheraton Hotel.
You can enjoy breakfast at the hotel, followed by free time in the morning for personal activities and shopping. After check-out, you will be transferred to the airport in a private car, which concludes the Salta & Jujuy tour.
This trip can be tailored to suit your time in Salta and can be adapted to better suit your interests, budget and requirements as necessary.
