Purmamarca and Salinas Grandes: Scenic Landscapes Tour

Embark on a full-day tour from Salta to explore the stunning landscapes of Purmamarca and Salinas Grandes. Marvel at the engineering of Lipan Slope and capture breathtaking photos of the vast salt flats.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Salta - Start the tour with a pick up from centrally located Salta hotels at 7:00am.
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a full-day journey to the picturesque locales of Purmamarca and Salinas Grandes from Salta. Start your day early, traveling to Purmamarca where your tour guide will point out the village’s noteworthy features. Proceed to the awe-inspiring Lipan Slope (Cuesta de Lipan) and admire the ingenious engineering that allows automobiles to climb this…

Location
Salta
The pick up transfer is only from selected centrally located hotels.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Luc_c
Mar 31, 2024
Great day out - Really great day out. Maru was an excellent guide, full of energy and very clear with her explanations. It was high season so a lot of tourists around but that’s to be expected.
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Marianapt7941zi
Mar 29, 2024
Magic - Incredible, wonderful place. Landscapes that I never imagined. If you can, don't miss it. The guides are great. They take photos that look professional
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Avao710
Jan 31, 2024
Amazing tour! - I would highly recommend this tour. I was apart of a small group or just myself, one other person, and our tour guide. This experience would not have been nearly as enriching without the amazing tour guide as I was able to ask any questions that I had and I was always given a thorough answer. This trip was definitely one of the highlights of my month spent in Argentina.
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Gabriela
Dec 17, 2023
magic jump - This route is unique, exclusive for lovers of road trips, the salt flats are something not to be missed when visiting Salta. The transportation was very safe, the driver was very focused and our guide was very friendly.
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99haydees
Oct 20, 2023
Beautiful all of Salta. I will go again! - Of course the views are incredible and we took a lot of photos, what I didn't understand is why you have to pay to set foot on the Salinas. They talk to me about native peoples.....in my opinion it is just commerce. They take us there, on a PAID excursion and we must continue paying to step on them. EVERYTHING COLDLY CALCULATED as if we tourists were all rich or simply foreigners. I do not belong to an indigenous people but I am a second generation of ARGENTINES. !Pity....
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Giulia_s
Oct 13, 2023
amazing day - Pamela was super, she explained also every information in english ! Lots of stops along the way to take some pictures, use the restroom and enjoy the view.
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Flyer34579069145
Oct 9, 2023
SALT! - This tour was really great! The tour guide Eugenia was really informative, English and Spanish too. It’s quite a long day because of the drive but the salt pans are great and all the stops in between are really cool too
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Jd1701
May 23, 2024
Cool, but See It on your Own - CONS: - Don't pay the absolute bogus charge on the eastside of the flat to go onto it. The only thing you get you can't on your own is a picture of the sign. - It's "one and done" in terms of what to do there and what you can see. PROS: - If you have a car, you can do everything on your own on the westside of the flat. - It is very cool to see, especially if you are not able to go into Bolivia.
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Eleonoraph6040bf
Oct 8, 2023
Beautiful walk!! Some recommendations... - It is a tour that is totally worth it!! The landscapes are incredible, nature a luxury! The route to and from Salinas is very winding and exceeds 4,000 m at its highest point. Tall. It's easy to get sick or just dizzy: eat lightly, drink plenty of water and eventually take something to prevent it. The salt flats are an unusual landscape! There are many local guides who offer to take typical photos for a tip. It's fun, it just makes it kind of difficult to take photos alone without ruining someone else's photo. Purmamarca is a dream town: it is worth staying overnight because there are several places where you can eat delicious food, good hotels and clubs. The Colorado Walk, by itself, is worth the trip!! It is a one-hour walk around the hill of the 7 colors. If you spend the night in Purmamarca you can do it in the morning, when no one is there, with the morning sun, and it is the best time!
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Alex_m
Jan 19, 2024
Great sights . Way too long of a tour - Purmamarca was really cool to see, we got to stop and spend a couple hours there because of the road delay. The salt flats were good for pictures. The tour itself is a bit too long to do from salta city. We had issues because of rain (which is no one’s fault) but our pickup was 2 hours late we weren’t picked up until almost 9 (we were told 7-7:30) so we didn’t get home until 10pm and it advertised for to be back for 5. I wouldn’t do this unless you have nothing going on the next day. Also way payed more for an English guide because our Spanish is not very good and she only spoke in English once in a while, we didn’t get any information on how the salt flats formed or anything. If I could turn back time I would have just booked a Spanish guide with a local company for a fraction of the price. But the sights were cool !
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