Salta Stories


Face to face with the mummies

Salta was our last stop in Argentina and is very similar to the other North-westerly Argentinean cities. There’s not much to do other than excursions in the surrounding area but it was a nice place to hang out before heading to Bolivia. We visited Museo de Arqueologica de Alta Montania which details some of the Inca history in the area and displays i...


Argentina!

We just arrived in Salta, Argentina! Last night after the Salt Tour we took an overnight train to Villazon, which is at the border of Bolivia and Argetina. Once again, it was extremely bumpy and we got no sleep - but what can we expect? After arriving in Villazon this morning we walked to La Quiaca, which is the bordering town between the two countries ...


More national reserves... I'm not usually into wildlife

Salta was the next destination on the list, across to the west. The city itself is engulfed by mountains and forests. We wanted to go to a nation park called El Rey to trek and camp, which looked the best around, but we left it too late to book up a trip. Instead we hiked through another cloudforest nearby, for a cloudy view of the city. Next stop was S...


pool acoustics

the drive to salta rafting was really beautiful with more cacti and coloured rock making things look like the set of an old western. had to stop just before our destination for dunc and toby to do a wee little bungi jump and for georgie to chicken out (all on camera). salta rafting is in a beautiful valley location right next to the river, the only p...