The Best 3 Itineraries to travel to Catamarca

Catamarca has many interesting places to know. Touring them all will be possible only if you organize well. That’s why we bring to you the best 3 itineraries to travel to Catamarca. With these itineraries you can explore every corner of the Province, its history, culture and even gastronomy, visiting places like: Las Termas de Fiambalá, Antofagasta de la Sierra, Shincal and the Laguna Blanca Biosphere Reserve. Museums and, of course, the Seismiles Route are included.

1. ANTOFAGASTA DE LA SIERRA AND LAGUNA BLANCA WITH SHINCAL (BELÉN/LONDON)

This travel itinerary has two alternatives, you can choose based on the place from where you want to start your catamaran adventure. Remember that our services adapt to every need and expectation of the traveler.

Departure options are on these airports: San Fernando, San Miguel de Tucumán and Calafate (of course, you can consider other places). The route can be started from north to south or vice versa, based on your preference. Routes 40 and 36 will take us to the first destination: Antofagasta de la Sierra.

Once we’re there, we will stay 4 nights for 5 days of enjoyment. That’s the initial plan, which means you’ll be able to customize your stay with less or more days. No problem! Just let us know when planning your trip.

We will visit the must-see: the Pómez Stone Field, Carachi Pampa, the Salar del Hombre Muerto, Volcán Galán and the Mineralogical Museum of Puna; always accompanied by a guide who will take us into the history and culture of each place through their knowledge.

The walk continues in El Peñón, where we will have a stay of 2 nights. There, we will visit the majestic Laguna Blanca Biosphere Reserve. However, there is the option to stay in Antofagasta and visit the reservation from there; but the distance is double, it will take 8 hours of travel.Then we continue to Bethlehem, two hours on the way. In this city we will stay 2 nights to get to know El Shincal de Quimivil, the famous ruins of the passage of the Inca Empire through the province. Once we complement the tour with other sites around you, we finish the adventure with the transportation to the airport of your choice.

This same itinerary can be done the other way around. We organize it to start with nights in Bethlehem. Then we would go up the RN 40 to Las Juntas, pointing to Antofagasta de la Sierra. If you wish we can stop first in El Peñón and finish the tour in Antofagasta de la Sierra. In short, the trip can be adjusted to your needs.

 2.TINOGASTA, FIAMBALÁ WITH BATHS AND SIXMILES ROUTE

Like the previous one, this itinerary through one of the largest and most fascinating cities in the province starts based on the place where you are located for the starting point. We can pick you up at any airport in the north, south or east.

Tinogasca has wonderful attractions and, in that sense, many tourist sites to visit and activities to do. Basing on this, we stay there for 2 nights and then continue north on route 60 towards Fiambalá, very well known for its thermal baths.

The Fiambalá Baths are characterized not only by its waters of excellent properties, but also by the beautiful nature that surrounds it. So, your stay in this city will depend on the days you want to immerse yourself in these.Don’t worry, you will have free time to visit other spectacular sites of this region of Catamarca such as Las Dunas de Tatón. Additionally, we can go along the Adobe Route, another must-see in the province!

Now yes, it’s time to make the fantastic Sixmiles Route. For that, you can stay in Fiambalá and start the tour on the day or spend the night in the inn located halfway.

For this travel itinerary, we recommend a minimum of 3 nights in Fiambalá.

3. COMBINE ITINERARIES 1 AND 2

If time allows, we suggest that you combine previous itineraries. We can start from the south and do itinerary 2 first, then take Route 60 to the junction with Route 40 and follow the latler north to Bethlehem, where you can start itinerary 1.If, on the other hand, we start from the North; once we finish the visit to the Shincal in Bethlehem, we go down National Route 40 to the junction with Route 60 to continue to Tinogasta. Once there, we start a 2-day itinerary.

As you can see, there are many ways to get to know, explore and enjoy the semi-arid region of Argentina. These are the best three itineraries to travel to Catamarca but you can adapt them to your personal preferences, according to the excursions you want to try. Just contact our travel advisors  and ask them how it’s best to live this province!

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