Set off from Salta on a full-day adventure that follows the iconic Train to the Clouds route, reimagined as a safari-style journey by 4x4. Traverse the dramatic Quebrada del Toro, where red rock canyons and cactus forests set the scene for your ascent into the high Andes.

Enjoy a breakfast stop in Alfarcito, a remote Andean village, before continuing to the engineering marvel of La Polvorilla Viaduct—an impressive feat of railway construction perched above the valley floor.

Continue to San Antonio de los Cobres, a high-altitude town where you’ll enjoy a hearty lunch and a taste of local Andean hospitality. The journey then heads towards the vast Salinas Grandes, a shimmering expanse of white salt flats stretching to the horizon.

Here, you’ll have time to walk on the salt crust, photograph turquoise lagoons, and—if conditions allow—visit the unique “Ojos del Salar” (Eyes of the Salt Flat), natural pools that dot the landscape. Along the way, keep an eye out for llamas and vicuñas grazing in the puna grasslands.

Descend the winding Cuesta de Lipán, a spectacular mountain road that drops 2,000 meters in just 35 kilometers, revealing ever-changing scenery as you leave the arid plateau for fertile valleys. Make a technical stop in Purmamarca, a colorful village at the foot of the Hill of Seven Colors, before returning to Salta in the evening.