Salinas Grande and Purmamarca

A high altitude walk that takes us to see the most visited salt flat in the North of Argentina, passing through the most picturesque towns in the area. Delight your adventurous spirit with the most striking landscapes of the
Puna Argentina.

  • Duration: 12 hours (approx.)
  • Travel: total 490 km
  • Main attractions: Lerma Valley – Salinas Grandes – Cuesta de Lipán – Purmamarca – Cerro Siete Colores

A high altitude walk that takes us to see the most visited salt flat in the North of Argentina, passing through the most picturesque towns in the area. Delight your adventurous spirit with the most striking landscapes of the Argentine Puna.

We start from the city of Salta, leaving through the central access of the city, taking RN 9 and then entering the municipality of General Güemes, through RN 34. Later on we enter the sister province of Jujuy, where we will have the opportunity to know a little piece of the Quebrada de Humahuaca, we will visit picturesque towns such as Yala, Volcán, Purmamarca where we will find the majestic Cerro de los 7 Colores; we enter the incredible Cuesta de Lipán, where we will take 4,170 meters above sea level and we will be able to appreciate its spectacular flora and fauna; We arrive at the Salinas Grandes, where we can appreciate all its magnitude.

We return to the town of Purmamarca, where you can have lunch with regional dishes where llama meat predominates and also get to know the acclaimed town of Purmamarca, with its picturesque and rustic streets, with uphill paths. The guide will invite you to do the Paseo Los Colorados with him. After this, the way back is undertaken.

During the tour there are photo stops!

(Does not include tickets to museums and lunch).

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