The name of this city means “the beautiful”
in the Aimara language and this is the single spot with the
largest colonial heritage of the country. Its main square
is surrounded by the most meaningful buildings: the Catedral,
the Cabildo with the Historical Museum of the North, the Colonial
Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, the Church of San Francisco
and the Covent of San Bernardo. The Train to the Clouds, a
unique work of engineering that can be found nowhere else
in the world, leaves from Salta, 1,187 m above sea level,
and climbs as high as 4,220 m at the viaduct of La Polvorilla.
Amidst a region dominated by imposing mountain peaks, clear
skies, hills and cardones (giant cactuses), with small and
charming villages of unique architecture, Salta holds three
National Parks with contrasting features: Los Cardones, Baritu
and El Rey. A tour of the Valles Calchaquíes will be
one of the most beautiful experiences, with its colonial history,
its peculiar architecture of sun-drive clay bricks and the
relious and folkloric framework that transmits an incomparable
feeling, such as the 1659 parish church at Molinos, the Archaeological
Museum and the colonial church at Cachi. Also to enjoy are
the famous “empanadas” and the “Torrontes”
wines from Cafayate.Climbing snowy peaks, practicing canoeing
and windsurfing at the dams, trekking at the National Parks,
fishing in streams and rivers and taking part in folk celebrations,
with guitars, songs and popular dances are all options at
hand in beautiful Salta. And a llama wool poncho can be a
most apréciate souvenir.
Our Packages includes
* Transfer from the local Airport to the Hotel in Mendoza
* Accomodation at 3/4/5* Hotel with breakfast included
* City Tour
* Transfer from the Hotel to the Airport in Mendoza
