Crossing from Iruya to La Quiaca (TIN)

We welcome you at the Airport and transfer you to your accommodation in Salta. We will have the rest of the day to enjoy the town.

• Lodging at Hosteria double or single / Meals we provide: none

We depart early on our way to Campo Quijano, going thru the Quebrada Del Toro, and the finally arriving to the pre Hispanic city of Rosa de Tastil with its legendary ruins. Our trip continues to San Antonio de los Cobres, a typical town located at 4000 meters high. Later, thru el Paso de Jama we will be able to appreciate the “Salinas Grandes”; then descending over the path of the Lipan, we’ll make a stop at the town of Pumamarca and its famous Mount of the ‘Los Siete Colores’. Later we arrive to our lodge at the painteresque town of Tilcara.

• Lodging at Hosteria double or single / Meals we provide: Breakfast

We’ll have the morning free to discover the town and its unique things such us: la plaza grande, la plaza chica, the town church - and the Pucará de Tilcara. In the afternoon we’ll do a small trek to the devil’s throat, walking along the old Kollas paths and watching the amazing view. After 3 or 4 hours we finally go back to Tilcara.

• Lodging at Hosteria double or single / Meals we provide: Breakfast

During the morning, we will go towards the North in a local Bus to the small town of Iruya, a picturesque village just in the north of Salta.
We will have enough time to go around the town, discovering its beautiful cobbled streets and its typical Cappel. We will spend the night in this fascinating place.

• Simple Lodging / Meals we provide: Breakfast, box lunch Dinner

Early in the morning, we will begin the crossing from Iruya, at 2800metres high. We will go up north the river in a slow but incessant ascent, until we reach the Abra Del Colorado. From there, we will descent to the San Juan River where we have lunch. After the break, another ascent is expecting us and then the posterior descent to the Chiyayoc village, at 3100 m OSL.
Walking time: 8 to 9 hours.

• Simple Lodging / Meals we provide: Breakfast, box lunch Dinner

Our trek continues thru this amazing landscape. We descend until we reach the valley of the river Trancas. Once there we start ascending again till we arrive to the edge. From there we’ll have a fabulous view of the town of Rodeo Colorado. Later we go back descending thru the Pera River. We finally arrive to Rodeo Colorado town. Estimated waling time: 8 to 9 hours.

• Lodging at Semi full Camping / Meals we provide: Breakfast, box lunch Dinner

This day we descend our way thru a wide slope to the town of Molino, keeping always the amazing view of the valley of the river Nazareno in our back. From here we walk up to the place where we’ll put up our camp. Estimated walking time: 4 to 5 hours.

• Lodging at Semi full Camping / Meals we provide: Breakfast, box lunch Dinner

Last stage of our on-foot crossing, during which we will go upriver up to reach Nazareno village. There, we can discover this typical town and enjoy our experiences. Walking time: 5 to 6 hours.

• Simple Lodging / Meals we provide: Breakfast, box lunch Dinner

In the morning we go back to the northern region or Argentina of La Quiaca, next to the frontier with Bolivia. Form here we continue our way to Salta.

• Lodging at Hosteria double or single / Meals we provide: Breakfast

After breakfast we are transferred to the airport where our tours ends
Meals we provide: Breakfast