Andes Crossing to Atacama

Enjoy the amazing experience of crossing the Andes, doing part of the route by the well-known ''''''''Train to the Clouds'''''''' to San Antonio de los Cobres and returning by the striking village of Purmamarca. You will be impressed by the beautiful landscape, the overpowering silence of the Puna, and the attractions of the Atacama desert in Chile.

Day 1 Salta
Reception and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, a city tour of Salta, visiting the San Bernardo Hill, where the view of the city is magnificent. Return to the hotel. Dinner.

Day 2 Salta / San Antonio de los Cobres
Breakfast. Departure on the touristic “Tren a las Nubes” (Train to the Clouds). The highest spot of this trip is the amazing crossing of the viaduct suspended on the abyss on fabulous pillars. Accommodation in the old town of San Antonio de los Cobres. Dinner.

Day 3 San Antonio de los Cobres / San Pedro de Atacama
Breakfast. Departure to San Pedro de Atacama (if Sico path is not in good state, Jama is an alternative path), near Toconao, a small village and oasis where different kind of fruits are grown. Finally, after bordering the Salar de Atacama, the largest salt pit in Chile, arrive in San Pedro de Atacama. Lunch in route.

Day 4 San Pedro de Atacama
Breakfast. Early departure to visit the Tatio Geyser (4,300 m. above sea level), a geothermic field surrounded by high summits, where violent water-spouts spring up at sunrise, and the coloring of the soil and sky stands out among the steam columns at the light of the first sunbeams. In the afternoon, tour to the Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) an outstandingly beautiful geological formation. Continue to Calama. Visit to this small depression of saline soil surrounded by amazing hills. Lunch in route. Return to the hotel.

Day 5 San Pedro de Atacama / San Salvador de Jujuy
Breakfast. Departure from San Pedro de Atacama passing by Susques, a tiny colonial town; Quebrada Mal Paso (Mal Paso Gorge). Finally arrive at Salinas Blancas (White Salt Pit), a place of striking beauty. Then Cuesta de Lipan (Lipan Slope) starts and leads upwards to the plateau at 4,170 meters above sea level. Observe the salt plains reflecting the blue sky at this point, as it makes them look like an enormous hill-surrounded by sea. Proceed to Purmamarca, with the Seven Color Hill behind you. Lunch. Arrival in Jujuy.

Day 6 San Salvador de Jujuy
Breakfast. Transfer to the Jujuy airport.