2 days-1 night

DAY 1 | DAY 2

On the next day we leave Molinos continuing over national route 40 and we get another small village named Angastaco (means in Indian language "Village of the high spring").After Angastaco, we will start to see one of the most estrange landscapes in south America know like "Quebrada de Las Flechas", favorite place of geologist and the strong contrast between desert, green valley and snow caped mountains on the back ground take your birth away.
After that, another small village comes again like San Carlos with his Spanish architecture and it's old church from 1850 transport you to the Spanish empire times on XVII and XVIII century.
After San Carlos we get into the most important vineyards area os Salta, first Animaná (name of the local Indian tribe) and finally the small city of Cafayate with 10.000 habitant surrounded by winery’s and extended vineyards. Some of them are possible to take a guided tour to see the wine process an then test the different kind of wine made.
After lunch we return to Salta over a nice asphalt route with many places to stop to take pictures at the estrange rock formations modelated by wind and water erosion since many thousand years ago. The name of the canyon is Quebrada del Rio Las Conchas and will connect us to Lerma Valley again where is Salta city over the southern part. Time to arrive to Salta estimate arround 6:00 PM.

Options on this trip

• 3 days 2 nights with the follow itinerary: Salta - Cachi (night) - Molinos - Angastaco - Cafayate (night) - Ruinas de Quilmes (visiting an old indian settelment)- Cafayate - Salta.
• 3 days y 2 nights ending in Salta or Tucumán: Salta - Cachi (night) - Molinos – Colomé (visiting a luxury Estancia) - Angastaco - Cafayate (night) - Ruinas de Quilmes - Amaicha del Valle - Tafí el Valle - SM de Tucumán.

Any of this option is possible to do in both directions, starting in Salta or in Tucumán.
Luxury accommodations are available in Cachi, Colomé and Cafayate…worth it in a 3 days option.