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Second Edition 28 to 1 November

Colors of the North

4 days and 5 nights

All inclusive

70% Off-road

Intermediate riding level

We will bid farewell to Salta City until our return, heading along the Calchaquí Valleys. From El Carril we will go towards Cuesta del Obispo and Los Cardones National Park to begin the climb to Abra de Acay.
A day full of the valleys’ colors and the almost endless scale of the highest roadway pass in South America awaits us.

372 km

Leg 1: Salta – Cuesta del Obispo – Payogasta 152 km of asphalt with ~15 km of gravel near the summit.
Leg 2: Payogasta – Abra de Acay 89 km of gravel.
Leg 3: Abra de Acay – San Antonio de los Cobres 30 km of gravel and
14 km of asphalt.

Highlights

  • Cuesta del Obispo
  • Camino Valles Calchaquíes
  • Abra de Acay

We will leave San Antonio de los Cobres for Susques to visit one of the North’s landmarks: the Polvorilla Viaduct. This day will be packed with photo moments: La Juguetería, Salinas Grandes and Cuesta de Lipán will be the landscapes of this second day, a prelude to saying goodbye to the arid scenery of the northern puna.

207 km

Leg 1: San Antonio de los Cobres – Susques 127 km of gravel.
Leg 2: Susques – Tilcara 160 km of asphalt.

Highlights

  • Viaducto de la Polvorilla
  • La Juguetería
  • Salinas Grandes
  • Cuesta de Lipán
  • Tilcara

On this third day we begin one of the most striking scenic stages. A photo stop at El Hornocal, the mountain of 14 colors, awaits, and then we head into the deep mountains. Abra del Zenta, Abra Azul and Abra del Viento are the three mountain passes guiding us to our night in Santa Ana.

164 km

Leg 1: Tilcara – Humahuaca 44 km of asphalt.
Leg 2: Humahuaca – Santa Ana 120 km of gravel.

Highlights

  • Hornocal
  • Abra de Zenta
  • Abra del Viento
  • Abra Azul
  • Santa Ana

The last day of the route and a perfect day to enter the Jujuy yungas. We will see how the mountain cuts its colors, leaving brown for the green and red of clay soil. From Santa Ana onward we will pass jungle towns typical of the North such as Valle Colorado and San Francisco. A day to enjoy the deep green of Calilegua National Park and the vast greenery around it.

289 km

Leg 1: Santa Ana – Libertador General San Martín 117 km of gravel.
Leg 2: Libertador General San Martín – Salta 172 km of asphalt.

Highlights

  • San Francisco
  • Valle Grande
  • Calilegua National Park

PRICE

$1.450.000.-

INCLUDED

  • All hotel nights
  • All meals every day
  • Refreshments and snacks during the tour
  • Support vehicle
  • Welcome Pack
  • Trip photography
  • Emergency fuel support
  • Emergency mechanical assistance

ACCOMMODATION

  • Salta: Alejandro I
  • San Antonio de los Cobres: Hotel de las Nubes
  • Purmamarca: Hotel Samaywana
  • Santa Ana: Local guesthouses

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