Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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BIRD-WATCHING
Eco-tourism is gaining popularity in the area due to the abundance
of wildlife. One- to 4-day safaris and bir d-watching expeditions are organized by
Clark
Expediciones,
Caseros 121, Salta (
&
387/421-5390;
www.clarkexpediciones.com), an
excellent local outfitter. Their bird-watching trips run from half a day to 2 days, and the
highlight is usually seeing the immense Andean condor soaring o ver the mountains.
HORSEBACK RIDING
Finca Lesser
(
&
387/155-827-332
[cell];
www.redsalta.com/
fincalesser) is a priv ate nature reserve 15km (9
1
/
3
miles) fr om the city center . Here you
can do half-day or full-day horseback riding along riv er valleys and lush hills.
Los Ami-
gos,
Quebrado de S an Lorenzo (
&
387/492-7033
), organizes horseback riding in the
hills of San Lorenzo overlooking the city.
Sayta
(
&
387/156-836-565
[cell];
www.sayta.
com.ar) organizes 1-day excursions to a ranch 40km (25 miles) south of the city, costing
$70 (£47), including lunch and transfer.
MOUNTAIN BIKING
Salta Rafting,
Buenos Aires 88, Local 14 (
&
387/401-0301;
www.saltarafting.com), takes y ou in 4WD to a mountaintop 3,600m (9,843 ft.) high,
where you start an exhilarating 45km (28-mile) descent.
MTB Salta,
Gral. Güemes 569
(
&
387/422-8317;
www.mtbsalta.com), also organizes mountain bike excursions as well
as canoe trips on Campo Alegr e dam.
PARAGLIDING
Amazing Mountains,
Juramento 466, Salta (
&
387/422-3179
), has
trips to jump off S an Lorenzo hill and do kite buggying on S alinas salt plains for $33
(£22) and $86 (£58) a day, respectively.
TREKKING
Adventure Life J ourneys,
1655 S. 3r d S t. W., M issoula, MT 59801
(
&
800/344-6118
or 4065/412677; www.adventure-life.com), offers some of the best-
organized tr eks in the r egion, usually beginning and ending in B uenos Air es. Their
popular 9-day N orthwest tr ek thr ough S alta, Cafayate, and Cachi r uns about $1,695
(£1,149) per person, ev erything included.
Mandes Travel Europe,
Leguizamón 1308,
Salta (
&
387/422-7873;
www.andesmoto.com), organizes 1-day tr ekking and motor-
bike ex cursions fr om S alta.
Turismo S an Lor enzo,
J.C. D ávalos 960, S an Lor enzo
(
&
387/492-1757;
www.turismosanlorenzo.com), organizes treks through San Lorenzo,
starting at $60 (£41) per day.
WATERSPORTS
Rafting and windsur fing ar e popular in the D ique Cabra Corral,
70km (43 miles) south of S alta. For more information, contact
Salta Rafting,
Buenos
Aires 88, Local 14 (
&
387/401-0301;
www.saltarafting.com), and
Active Argentina,
Zuviria 982, Salta (
&
387/431-1868
).
SPAS & WELLNESS CENTERS
All the better hotels have spa facilities.
Touch Relax Urbano,
Lerma 289, Salta (
&
387/
431-7032
), and
Spa Urbano,
Caseros 121, Depto. 1 (
&
387/154-537-231
[cell]), are
two city clinics offering massages and skin care treatments.
Masaje Terapéutico,
at Dean
Funes and Gral. Güemes (
&
387/425-3775
), is a small massage center that will also visit
your hotel.
Don Numas Spa,
Pompilio Guzman 1470 (
&
387/492-1296;
www.spadon
numas.com.ar), is a small lodge in S an Lorenzo with a r elaxing spa that is open to day
visitors.
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SHOPPING
Salta province's secretary of tourism does a gr eat job contr olling their handmade pr od-
ucts—from textiles to bamboo and wood ornaments. After certification, they're sold only
at the
Mercado Artesanal
, San Martín 2555 (
&
387/434-2808
), open from 9am
