Full-Day Tour to Humahuaca, Purmamarca and Tilcara

Salta, Argentina

12 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore the extraordinary landscapes and historic gems of Argentina’s wild northwest on this full-day tour from Salta. Marvel at the UNESCO-listed Humahuaca gorge and the ‘Hill of Seven Colors; shop for handicrafts at Purmamarca market; visit the ancient ruins of Tilcara; and admire the legendary Arcabuceros Angels at Uquía Church.

Full-day tour of Purmamarca, Tilcara, and Humahuaca from Salta
Marvel at natural wonders like the Humahuaca gorge and the Hill of Seven Colors
Browse for colorful handicrafts at the Purmamarca market
Explore the ancient ruins of Tilcara and the 17th-century Uquía Church
Great-value tour includes hotel pick-up and round-trip transport

What's Included

Local guide
Professional guide
Hotel drop-off (selected hotels only)
Hotel pickup (selected hotels only)

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Pick up from central hotels in Salta. If you choose meeting point, you must go to 45° Buenos Aires St.

Operating hours
.6:30 am

Itinerary

Your full-day adventure begins with an early morning pick-up from your central Salta hotel. Admire the scenery as you drive north, winding along the Rio Grande, and climbing through the foothills of the Andes Mountains. Get a glimpse of local life as you pass through the sleepy villages of Yala, Volcan, and Tumbaya, and enjoy plenty of stops to take in the views and snap photos.

Arrive in the lively village of Purmamarca, famous for its daily handicrafts market and its spectacular backdrop, in the shadows of the Cerro de los Siete Colores (Hill of Seven Colors). Stand in awe before the multi-hued peaks, then continue to nearby Tilcara, where you’ll have time to explore the restored ruins of Pucará, a pre-Inca fortification.

After making a stop in Uquía to visit its 17th-century church, famously home to a series of nine ‘Arcabuceros Angels’ paintings, arrive in Humahuaca in time for lunch (own expense). After lunch, spend some time admiring Humahuaca’s landmarks, including the historic church and Soto Avendaño’s Independence Monument, then return to Salta along the scenic La Paleta del Pintor (The Paintor's Palette) route.

Back in Salta, your tour ends with drop-off at your hotel.

Pucara de Tilcara

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Monumento a los Heroes de la Independencia

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Iglesia San Francisco de Paula

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Hill of Seven Colors

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Paleta Del Pintor

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Nordic Travel (Pass By)

Salta (Pass By)

San Salvador de Jujuy (Pass By)

Province of Jujuy (Pass By)

Province of Salta (Pass By)

Huacalera (Pass By)

Maimara (Pass By)

Cementerio Nuestra Senora del Carmen (Pass By)

Humahuaca

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Quebrada de Humahuaca (Pass By)

Iglesia Humahuaca

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Tilcara (Pass By)

Purmamarca

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cabildo de Purmamarca (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate

Children must be accompanied by an adult
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
IMPORTANTE: Para compras realizadas en pesos argentinos, el valor publicado es en dólar a cambio oficial y en el mismo no figura el impuesto PAIS (30%), ni impuesto GANANCIAS (30%). Estos se veran reflejados en el resumen de su tarjeta de credito, o se descontaran en el momento con tarjeta de debito, agregandose como extra al valor final del servicio.
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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.0

based on 204 reviews

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Beautiful, Samuel the...

Santiago_G, Jul 2025

Beautiful, Samuel the guide was awesome and took time to explain everything in both English and Spanish, the drivers were careful and polite. Recommended!!!!

Long long day

Brian_H, Nov 2024

So the guide Angie ( hope that’s her name ) was amazing and great help. But bus broke down, very long day

Lovely trip, thanks to the other passengers

Gordon_P, Jan 2024

Was a great day out, seen lovely towns. The only downside was that we were put on the Spanish speaking bus so we had to rely on another passenger to tell us information, times, length of time we had in each location.

Fine tour of the villages, not ideal to view the landscape.

Sylvie_B, Dec 2022

The tour is a nice way to see the villages and the Hill of Seven Colours. Note that although this tour goes very close to it, it does not include a visit to the 14-coloured mountain! I was informed a day before the tour that it will be in Spanish only, even though I booked it in English (with the option to re-schedule).

The tour was in Spanish...

Lisa_l, Nov 2022

The tour was in Spanish and sadly I only speak English. The scenery was lovely, the towns interesting but it seemed to be around getting us to buy things at the market. I finally wandered away from the speaker since I couldn’t understand him and explored on my own.

Bus needs work

Carolyn_S, Jul 2022

The tour was great. The guides were great. The bus not so great. Twice we were hit in the knees by a part in the front of the bus falling off and hitting us. Toward the end of the journey the air conditioning started leaking and my husband’s pants were completely wet by the end. Although we mentioned what was happening nobody did anything to stop it or change our seat. It was frustrating.

Excellent tour, with...

Shandos_C, Jul 2022

Excellent tour, with great English explanations from Martin, our tour guide. It was disappointing we didn't find out until on the bus that the archaeological site in Tilcara is closed on Mondays, so we didn't get to visit, but we still enjoyed our tour of the valley.

We saw the painted mountains-period

Holly_G, Feb 2020

This was a good tour and hit the highlights. It was a typical tour where you’re dropped off and have to walk past all of the little shops or are dumped in front of a particular restaurant. We walked away from everyone and found much more interesting things. Our guide did not have very good English nor did she describe many of our surroundings on the long drive there. We did see what we’d come to see though and Viator made it easy.

Beautiful tour

Luosha L, Jun 2019

It is a beautiful tour, you will see different landscape on your way, and William the guide is very kind and helpful.

Great tour. I also did the Cachi...

Shelley O, Mar 2017

Great tour. I also did the Cachi tour the day before, so had the same guide. He spoke good English and I sat at the front so he could provide the commentary to me in English after he had done it in Spanish. It would have been better if the admission to Picard de Tilcara was included in the price of the tour. The lunch spot where we stopped in Humahuaca was not great, but the guide did make a point of saying it was optional to eat there. The scenery is fantastic and the towns really provide the essential sense of history and culture. really are amazing cult

Very good experience

Soledad_B, Feb 2026

The excursion in good, the guide very friendly and attentive. The points are amazing and you greatly enjoy the possibilities of walking in each of the points, being able to enjoy the places and contact with so much beauty. It is important to remember to carry cash, for miscellaneous expenses.

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Passeio longo, mas visitas a locais interessantes.

suelimassae_n, Nov 2024

Passeio por lugares lindos e com povoados históricos. Viagem longa e um pouco cansativa, mas valeu a pena! O local de almoço em Humahuaca poderia ser melhor.

Nos encantaron los...

MariaEtcheverry, Oct 2024

Nos encantaron los lugares visitados, pero no tanto el guía que nos tocó ya que no dió muchos detalles de la historia de los mismos, si bien se ocupó de tomarnos unas muy lindas fotos.

Mala experiencia con empresa Nordic

JORGE_L, Oct 2024

El micro de la excursión estaba en mal estado. El guia grosero y machista, haciendo comentarios inadecuados, y hablando sobre la salud y separacion de su familia. El Humahuca nos presento a otro “guia local” que nos llevo a comer a un lugar terrible. Sumado a ello que no era guia, solo dijo un par de cosas y luego nos llevo a comprar. Imagino para su comision. Finalmente nos pidio colaboracion economica. Realmente ofensivo todo lo que pagamos para una excursion donde ambos guias ni siquiera eran profesionales del turismo. Una lastima Nordic era buena empresa de turismo. No recomiendo esa empresa.

Muy buen tour. Recomiendo

Matias_F, Sep 2024

Buena una experiencia brillante. La guía Angie fue muy atenta con nosotros, nos contó sobre la historia y las tradiciones del lugar. Nos dieron excelentes recomendaciones y nos pasaron a buscar por el hostel y luego nos dejaron en la terminal de buses para continuar con nuestro viaje. 10/10. Súper recomendado!

Angie y Oscarcito unos genios

Daniela_C, Sep 2024

Nuestra excursión fue nuevamente con la guía Angie, y la verdad ella es una excelente guía, y en jujuy Oscarcito un amor, se nota que ambos aman su tierra y lo que hacen. El vehículo muy bien y los choferes también. Lo único malo fue el poco tiempo que tuvimos en Humahuaca, se pierde mucho tiempo en el restaurante y no hay opción de ir a recorrer antes.

Recomiendo.

AnabelDaniela_A, Apr 2024

Hermoso todos los paisajes . El guía excelente. Super recomendable. Aunque más que ir y volver estaría mejor quedarse a hacer noche. No sé llega a disfrutar en tan poco tiempo.

Lo mejor de mis 60 años!

isaac_s, Jun 2023

Haber llegado a conocer los cerros 7 colores, impactante, y maas! Me llevo un hermoso recuerdo algo que soñaba conocer. Muy bellos paisajes.

No lo recomiendo

Graciela_F, Dec 2022

Cuando compré la excursión no tuve opción de elegir el cerro Hornocal y muchas de las personas sí la tenían incluida. Además, deberían decir cuánto tiempo está estipulado para cada uno de los lugares, porque de haber sabido que el tour iba a ser tan rápido (media hora en Putmamarca y media hora en Tilcara), hubiera elegido otra opción.

Peor imposible

VICTOR_C, Nov 2022

Bus viejo, sucio, neumáticos gastados, los cinturones de seguridad rotos, no pasaron a buscarnos por el hotel; sino íbamos al lugar donde nos indicaron nos amenazaron con perder lo abonado. Era tan malo el estado del bus que la excursión duró 15 horas en lugar 12. Todo mal.

Es una experiencia de...

GISELA_M, Oct 2022

Es una experiencia de mucha altura, si t descompensas, como me paso tenia vomitos y diarrea, NADIE TE AYUDA, el guía RAUL CORLEONE, ni siquiera un vaso de agua me ofrecio, fue un viaje de muchas horas y en cada parada, me bajo, alnfrio y al viento sin contemplar mi situación, además viajaba con un menor de 6 años, pesima experiencia con NORDIC, NO VAYAN CON ESTE GUIA!! T habla todo el tiempo de la barbarie del hombre blanco y pestes de la iglesia catolica pero como ser humano deja mucho q desear

Maravillosas montañas de hermosos colores.

MARCELO_G, Jul 2022

Tener ante mis ojos estas maravillosas montañas de hermosos colores y la hospitalidad de los lugareños; y destacadisima profesionalidad del cordial guía Martín.

Guía muy soberbio,

PedroDavid_C, Jul 2022

Lamentablemente lo que más me llevo es la soberbia del guía!!! El chofer muy bien el resto de la excursión (sacando al guía) muy buena!!

CHORROS

ConstanZa_P, Jul 2022

hdp me cobraron cualquier cosa y nadie responde! me salio 12 mil pesos argentinos y me cobraron 99 dolares LADRONES

Escursione nei villaggi andini

Federica_C, Nov 2019

L’escursione merita la pena per i posti visitati. La collina dei sette colori a Pumamarca e soprattutto Huamamaca e la relativa quebrada. Il sito di Tilcara molto affascinante. Tuttavia forse avrei preferito avere un po’ più di tempo per vedere il sito di Tilcara ed avrei evitato la tappa di visita con workshop della ceramica. Inoltre il nostro accompagnatore non proprio attento alle esigenze di tutto il gruppo

Gran día en los Andes

PABLO_H, Oct 2019

Excursión cómoda y muy amena gracias a nuestra guía Jenny. Ruta bien preparada con las paradas adecuadas. ¡Y además nos hizo muy buen tiempo! Muy recomendable.