5-Day Horseback Riding Trip in Salta

per person

The 5-day horseback riding trip in Salta is an adventure that will take you to the most beautiful corners of the province. For passionate riders, this longer ride is ideal for discovering this fantastic landscape. Rodrigo’s horses will take you through these colorful lands. The horseback riding trip in Salta is the perfect opportunity to get to know this place in Argentina, its people, and its incredible culture.

The nature of the Lerma Valley will amaze you. You will be able to see trees over 20 meters high. The variety of its fauna, with its birds and wild animals, will accompany you throughout the ride. The landscape is stunning, especially the colors of the mountains and their enormous cacti. It is said that they are ancient Inca soldiers guarding the place. The lucky ones will be able to see the majestic flight of the condors, masters of the Calchaquí valleys.

Rodrigo is a horseback riding guide with a lot of experience. His place is located in the Lerma Valley, near Cachi and Cafayate (the wine region). The horseback riding trips here give the feeling of being in the Wild West of the United States. The desert, the cacti, and the shapes of the mountains remind us of that area.

4 Nights / 5 Days

18+ Age

Trail Rides

Destination
Salta
Departure
City of Salta
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Accomodation

Alcoholic Drinks

Breakfast

Dinner

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Full Board Accomodation

Lunch

private Guides

Riding Horses

Spa

Transport
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Gimnasio

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Itinerary

Pick up and drop off in your hotel in Salta's city.
After meeting Rodrigo, the riding starts after lunch in Río Salado where the horses will be waiting. Before, riders will be tested to see their levels and each one will be given an adequate horse. The first day includes going through the Camino Santa Rosa, the “Cienago” (a place that surprises with its vegetation and cardons) and arriving to spend the night at Yalasguala. Here you will have a typical dinner.
On the second day you’ll visit the majestic rocks of the Calchaquies Valleys. After feeding, brushing and saddling the horses the adventure towards Cafayate begins. You’ll arrive at sunset to enjoy homemade bread and snacks and at night asado.
The yungas: you will get to the summits where you’ll have a panoramic view of the Calchaquies Valleys and the Lerma Valley (where the riding stops). The road will take you through the real forest or yunga of Salta and all its creatures. The night is spent in Churqui enjoying Salta’s famous empanadas near a bonfire listening to a guitar.
On the fourth day riding we go up to the Altas Cumbres de la Abra Colorada, El Remasal (3.500 meters) where you can watch the Andean condors flying. Going down, you’ll sleep in the Viejo Rancho. A typical meal: roasted goat with vegetables.
During the last morning you will visit the town and then ride towards Las Torres (three gigantic pyramids that give you a nice panoramic view of the town). Then you’ll take a transfer to Salta.
You’ll spend the last night in the House of Jasmines (Casa de los Jazmines) a French family residence with over 100 years of history. It’s located in the outsides of Salta, only 30 minutes away. Ideal to relax after 5 days riding. It has a spa and a heated pool.

Location

The city of Salta is in the province that shares the same name and it's located in the northwest of the country where it's crossed by the tropic of Capricorn. The city lies in the area of the Lerma Valley and it’s characterized by humid weather. To the North we can find the Quebrada de Humahuaca, to the South the Calchaqui Valleys, to the Southwest the great Quebrada del Toro.

Other activities for riders and non riders companions

The Lerma Valley surrounds the city of Salta and is known for its agricultural production, for its tobacco, its gaucho traditions and its enormous mountains. Its locations are: Cerrillos, Chicoana, La Merced, El Carrillo, Coronel Moldes, and Cabral Corral among others. The dam Cabra Corral is a highlight, one of Argentina’s biggest, with a total surface of 13.000 hectares. It’s great for fishing, there are seven species in its waters and it's the perfect place to practice aquatic sports.

Cerrillos is very well known for its carnavals, in fact, the whole northern region is, every town has its own. Every 17th of June La Fiesta del Gaucho de Güemes is celebrated in Salta, it’s very popular and a real show specially for the horse lovers.

El Parque Nacional Los Cardones is a national park near Salta, 100 km away. It has the biggest diversity of cactuses of the country and also the ones that can be found at greater height.