Day 1: Trf In at San Juan airport or Bus terminal. Accommodation at selected hotel. Grand City Tour, City and surrounding areas: Juan Victoria Concert hall, Sarmiento’s birthplace, Cathedral, Ullum Dam.
Day 2: Breakfast. Departure along Route 40 towards North. Tour around San José de Jáchal, which is known as the ‘Land of Tradition’. Visit to Los Cauquenes Dam. Later, sightseeing along Huaco Slope, a landscape of unmatched natural beauty. Molino de Huaco (Huaco Flour Mill). Visit to Ischigualasto Provincial Park. Accommodation in Villa Unión.
Day 3: Breakfast. Visit to Talampaya National Park. In the afternoon, we pick up again Route 40 to enjoy the picturesque Miranda Slope, where reddish tectonic plates at 90º can be observed on the way to Chilecito. Accommodation at selected hotel. Note: if Miranda Slope is not operational, we will pick up an alternative route through Patquia.
Day 4: Breakfast. City Tour in Chilecito. Visit to the Historic Mining Museum. We will also visit PhD Joaquin V. Gonzalez’ old summer residence, called Samay Huasi. Visit to Cristo del Portezuelo. After lunch, departure along Route 40 through Famatina, San Blas de Los Sauces, Londres (Catamarca province). Visit to Incan Ruins ‘El Shincal’. Later, we will continue travelling to Belén, land of walnuts and knitters. Night in Belén.
Day 5: Breakfast. Departure to Santa María, Amaicha del Valle (Tucuman province), visit to the Pacha Mama Museum. Quilmes Ruins. Transfer to Cafayate. End of services.
Admission tickets to Parks: Ischigualasto: $ 600 . In Talampaya: national visitors $ 200 and foreign visitors $ 400. Pick up within Talampaya: $1600 (Circuit Nº 1 Talampaya Canyon), and 4x4 Adventure Safari $2130. These fares may vary.
C1 – TOUR AROUND SAN JUAN SAN JUAN, ISCHIGUALASTO, TALAMPAYA AND VALLEYS FROM IGLESIA
Great City Tour City and Surroundings. Valle Fértil. Visit to the Ischigualasto Natural Provincial Park or Valle de la Luna, Natural Heritage of Humanity and Museum of Natural Sciences. Talampaya National Park, after visiting the Piedras del Mundo Museum. Visit to the Cuesta del Viento Dam and all the towns of the Iglesian Valleys: Rodeo, Las Flores, Iglesia, Tudcum.
C2 – TOUR AROUND SAN JUAN SAN JUAN, ISCHIGUALASTO, TALAMPAYA, VALLEYS FROM IGLESIA AND BARREAL
Great City Tour City and Surroundings. Valle Fértil. Visit to the Ischigualasto Natural Provincial Park or Valle de la Luna, Natural Heritage of Humanity and Museum of Natural Sciences. Talampaya National Park. Huaco Slope to Jáchal and Iglesia. Visit to the Cuesta del Viento Dam and all the towns of the Iglesian Valleys: Rodeo, Las Flores, Iglesia, Tudcum. Pampa El Leoncito and El Leoncito National Park, visit to the Astronomical Observatory.
D1- WINES, FLAVORS AND DINOSAURS
Great City Tour City and Surroundings. Visit to the Ischigualasto Natural Provincial Park, Natural Heritage of Humanity and Museum of Natural Sciences.
F 1 - EXCURSION TO THE SKY OF THE WORLD IN BARREAL
Great City Tour City and Surroundings. Barreal, with views of great beauty throughout the tour. CASLEO Observatory and the CESCO Observatory. Tour of the facilities to see the main telescope, the control room and the other dependencies. Stargazing with teams accompanied by Observatory staff. Pampa El Leoncito for STAR WATCHING IN ONE OF THE MOST DIAPHANOUS SKIES IN ARGENTINA.
F 2 – STAR WATCHING IN BARREAL
Barreal, with views of great beauty throughout the tour. Pampa El Leoncito, and then to the CASLEO Observatory and the CESCO Observatory. Tour of the facilities to see the main telescope, the control room and the other dependencies. Dinner at the Observatory and then Star watching with teams accompanied by Observatory staff.
F3 - Harmony between montains and stars
Great City Tour and Surroundings. Yoga in front of the Ullum Dam. Dance studio. Barreal. Accommodation in Barreal. Visit to the CASLEO Observatory and the CESCO Observatory. Star watching in one of the clearest skies in Argentina. Bioreconnection Workshop. Departure towards San Juan.
H1 – SAN JUAN AND LA RIOJA: ISCHIGUALASTO, TALAMPAYA, VALLES IGLESIANOS AND CHILECITO
Great City Tour City and Surroundings. Valle Fértil. Visit to the Ischigualasto Natural Provincial Park or Valle de la Luna, Natural Heritage of Humanity and Museum of Natural Sciences. Talampaya National Park, after visiting the Piedras del Mundo Museum. Chilecito by Cuesta de Miranda where tectonic plates stand out at almost 90* of reddish color. Tour of Chilecito where we will visit the former summer residence of Dr. Joaquin V. Gonzalez called Samay Huasi. Visit the Cable Carril Station 1 and the Mining Museum.
H2 – SAN JUAN, LA RIOJA AND CATAMARCA- TRIASSIC AND ANCIENT ROADS OF ADOBE
Great City Tour City and Surroundings: Juan Victoria Auditorium, Sarmiento Birthplace, Cathedral, Museum of Urban Memory with its seismic simulator or Santiago Graffigna Museum. Ullum Dam. Visit to the Ischigualasto Natural Provincial Park or Valle de la Luna. Talampaya National Park. Chilecito by Cuesta de Miranda. Tour of Chilecito where we will visit the Cable Carril Station 1 and the Mining Museum. Transfer to Tinogasta, Catamarca. Tour of the so-called "Adobe Route". Visit to Fiambalá Hot Springs and Shincal Inca Ruins. The trip continues towards the capital of La Rioja passing through Aimogasta and Dique Los Sauces.
