First, let's take care of the Itinerary, Driving Plan and Budget. Then we'll go in detail about all of the different locations (in the next blog post).
Itinerary is simple: it outlines a basic checklist and where we went, where we stayed, etc. The driving plan will only work if you are driving yourself. This is best because you can choose to stop when it's convenient for you and you can take different routes depending on your time schedule. I suggest stopping at all of the places we did and getting a small guide book to help figure out where you're going (he lonely planet Salta Region guide book is great! and there's also a good chapter on Salta in the Lonely Planet Argentina book as well. Both have decent maps, although I provide maps in this as well!)
SALTA ITINERARY:
10 days (Salta, Cafayate, Cachi, Tilcara)
Thursday (4/29)
* L from BsAs to Salta at 4:00 pm Book bus tickets BsAs to Salta
Friday (4/30)
* Arrive in Salta at 11:30 am
* Check into Hostel (Salta) Book Hostel: Backpacker’s City
* Free day / night
-- Museums
-- Look up car information
-- Get snacks/food for next day’s drive
Saturday (5/1)
* Free day in Salta
* Another night in Hostel (Salta) Book Night 2: Backpacker’s City
Sunday (5/2)
* Rent car Book Car Day 1: Hertz
* Leave Salta and go to Cafayate at 12:00 pm
* Arrive in Cafayate at 8:00 pm
* Check into Hostel (Cafayate) Book Hostel: Hostel Ruta 40
Monday (5/3) Car Day 2
* Free day in Cafayate
-- Quilmes Ruins (2-3 hour trip)
-- Wine Tours Book Vineyard Tours
1. Finca Las Nubes (3:30 pm) 2. El Esteco (5:30 pm) 3. Pequeña Bodega Salvador Figueroa (7 pm)
* Another night in Hostel (Cafayate) Book Night 2: Hostel Ruta 40
Tuesday (5/4) Car Day 3
* Check out of hostel at 10:30 am
* Leave Cafayate and go to Cachi
* Go to Colomé Winery (20 km from Molinos)
* Arrive in Cachi at 7:30 pm
* Check into Hostel (Cachi) Book Hostel: Don Arturo’s Hostel
Wednesday (5/5) Car Day 4
* Check out of hostel at 11:00 am
* Leave Cachi and go to Tilcara [ long route on old Route 9 N – don’t take this (very windy & long)!!! ]
* Arrive in Tilcara (Jujuy) at 9:00 pm
* Check into Posada (Tilcara) Book Hostel: Posada del Rio
Thursday (5/6) Car Day 5
* Free day in Tilcara
-- Leave for Salinas Grandes (Salt Flats) at 12:00 pm
-- Stop in Purmamarca for Artisan market & 7 colored hill
* Another night in Posada (Tilcara) Book Night 2: Posada del Rio
Friday (5/7) Car Day 6
* Free day in Tilcara
-- Hike Garganta del Diablo
-- Tilcara Artisan Market, walk around town, hang out
* Another night in Posada (Tilcara) Book Night 3: Posada del Rio
Saturday (5/8)
* Check out of Posada at 10:00 am
* Leave Tilcara and return to Salta (follow signs for Guemes until you see signs for Salta – follow the highway not Route 9 S)
-- Stop in S.S. de Jujuy for lunch near bus station
* Return car at 4:00 pm Return Car: Hertz at 4:00 pm
* Get on bus that leaves at 4:30 pm Book bus tickets Salta to BsAs
Sunday (5/9)
* Arrive in Salta at 10:30 am
SALTA DRIVING PLAN
>> Salta to Cafayate:
Cabra Coral (dam)
Stop at goat farm (goat cheese and tea!)
Quebrada de las Conchas (Anfiteatro/Amphitheater)
Calchaqui Valley – Cuesta del Obispo, Piedra del Molino
Last 16 km are where everything is
>> Cafayate:
Siete Cascadas
Vineyards
Quilmes ruins (south into Tucuman province)
>> Cafayate to Cachi:
Bodega Colomé (oldest bodega in Argentina) – 25 km outside of Molinos
>> Cachi:
Church of Cachi
>> Cachi to Salta:
Parque Nacional Los Cardones
Payogasto
>> Salta to Tilcara:
Termas de Reyes (hot springs)
S.S. de Jujuy (food near bus station)
>> Tilcara:
Garganta del Diablo (Waterfalls)
Parque Nacional Laguna de los Pozuelos (North of Tilcara, lagoon with flamencos)
Purmamarca (en Puna)
Salinas Grandes (from Purmamarca)
DISTANCES:
* Salta to Cafayate: 6 hours (including stops)
* Cafayate to Cachi: 6 hours (including stops – add 2 hours if you stop in Colomé)
* Cachi to Tilcara: 7 hours (if you take OLD route 9 through the jungle – if you take the highway through Güemes and then to autopista 9 you will save a long long time)
* Tilcara to Purmamarca: 30 minutes
* Tilcara to Salinas Grandes (Salt Flats): 1.5 – 2 hours
* Tilcara to Salta: 4 hours (on the highway)
$$ TRIP COSTS $$
Total Cost: $3067 AR $807 USD / person (4 people)
| Category | AR $$ | USD $$ |
| Bus Tickets | $542 | $42 / person |
| * Buenos Aires to Salta | $271 | $71 |
| * Salta to Buenos Aires | $271 | $71 |
| | | |
| Hostels (approximate) | $470 | $124 / person |
| * Salta (Backpacker’s City), 2 nights | $120 | $32 / person |
| * Cafayate (Ruta 40), 2 nights | $90 | $24 / person |
| * Cachi (Don Arturos), 1 night | $50 | $13 / person |
| * Tilcara (Posada del Rio), 3 nights (off season) | $210 | $55 / person |
| | | |
| Car Rental and Gas | $490 | $130 /person |
| * Rental (7 days $195 AR/day, unlimited km) | $1370 | $360 |
| + extra driver ($30 AR / 8 USD) | $1400 | $368 ($92/person) |
| * Gas (7 days approx 1400 km) | $560 | $148 ($37/person) |
| | | |
| Food (approximate) | $1000 | $263 / person |
| * Dinners (10 dinner nights) | $700 | $184 / person |
| * Snacks, breakfasts, lunches | $300 | $79 / person |
| | | |
| Miscellaneous (approximate) | $565 | $150 / person |
| * Entrance to Museums/Parks | $100 | $27 / person |
| * Vineyard tours (Cafayate, Molinos) | $200 | $54 / person |
| * Wine/gifts/random purchases | $265 | $69 / person |
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