Humahuaca Small Group Day Tour

A full-day Humahuaca Tour up the Quebrada de Humahuaca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for the colored rock and the Andean towns along it. This small group experience offers a perfect blend of nature, history, and tradition.

1. Step 1

   Pick up from your hotel at 07:30 hs
2. Step 2

   Purmamarca

   • First stop in this village, known for the Cerro de los Siete Colores (Hill of Seven Colors). Its colonial church, and the artisan market in the main square.
3. Step 3

   Tilcara

   • Visit the Pucará de Tilcara, a pre-Inca archaeological site and fortress offering insights into the region’s ancestral civilizations and panoramic views of the valley.
4. Step 4

   Huacalera

   • Cross the Tropic of Capricorn, marked by a monument. Enjoy views of the multi-colored Pollera de la Colla hill, one of the Quebrada’s lesser-known but striking landscapes.
5. Step 5

   Uquía

   • Discover the Church of San Francisco de Paula, home to the famous Ángeles Arcabuceros paintings from the Cuzco School—unique religious art depicting angels with muskets.
6. Step 6

   Humahuaca

   • Final stop and main destination of the tour. Visit the Catedral de Humahuaca and the imposing Monument to Independence (El Indio) by sculptor Ernesto Soto Avendaño, surrounded by cobblestone streets and colonial architecture.
7. Step 7

   Maimará

   • On the return to Salta, the Paleta del Pintor (Painter's Palette), a banded rock face above the town of Maimará.
8. Step 8

   Drop off at your Accommodation around 19 hs