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San Juan and La Rioja Vacation Package

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If you are visiting Argentina, you cannot miss our San Juan and La Rioja package. You'll visit unique destinations and out of the conventional itineraries, which surprise for their formations with unusual characteristics.

With this trip you'll be able to visit the two most emblematic places of the destination and tour them in comfortable vehicles with professional guides. Book in advance this trip to Talampaya National Park and Valle de la Luna.

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San Juan and La Rioja Vacation Package

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Type of service Private, Regular
Seasons All year round
Type of traveller Solo traveller, With kids, Backpackers, Couples
Country Argentina
Type of tour Attractions, Experiences, Sightseeing Tours, Packages

Includes San Juan and La Rioja Vacation Package:

  • Accommodation in standard room for selected hotel with breakfast included
  • Tours and transfers as specified in itinerary
  • Taxes
Days and Times:

Everyday

Duration:

3 Nights / 4 Days

Itinerary San Juan and La Rioja Vacation Package:

Day 1: Arrival in San Juan

Our guide will be waiting for you at the San Juan airport to welcome you to one of the most exotic tourist destinations in Argentina, and take you to your hotel in San Juan Capital, the rest of the day is free.

Day 2: Visit Ischigualasto Park

Early in the morning, we'll travel along the RTN150 to get to Ischigualasto Park or better known as Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon). We'll go through the internal circuit with our guide where for 4 hours we'll be able to interpret the most important geoforms. This will be essential to be able to interpret the signs that nature has left here for more than two hundred million years.

We'll visit the stations El Gusano, which is the oldest of the circuit, Valle Pintado, Cancha de Bochas, El Submarino and El Hongo station.

We'll finish with a visit to the Interpretation Center and Museum of Natural Sciences. There part of the paleontological pieces that are in the property are exhibited and their importance is exposed.

We'll learn about how research, tracking, fossil recovery, and dinosaur assemblage are carried out.

At sunset, we'll return to the city of San Juan and the rest of the afternoon will be free.


Day 3: Visit to Talampaya Park

The meeting time will be at 7 am, we'll start our trip north along Route 40, crossing the San Juan River. We'll arrive at the border of San Juan with La Rioja, and then continue along route 76 to Talampaya National Park.

Here you will be able to do one of the two circuits offered in the park, it is done in private mode and must be paid directly at the park.

Circuit N°1: Talampaya Canyon Experience

In this circuit of 3 hours by minibus or minibus, we'll be able to know the irregularity of the walls of 150 meters high that open and close at every step, enveloping us in a dreamlike atmosphere. We'll be able to go on short walks to interact with this impressive place, in 4 different stations: Petroglyphs, Botanical Garden, Gothic Cathedral and El Monje.

Circuit N°2: 4x4 experience to Talampaya Canyon and Shimpa Canyon.

This excursion is done in special 4x4 with all comfort and wide windows so as not to miss any detail. This excursion has an additional ride, since in addition to the 4 previous stations we'll be touring the Shimpa Canyon, an atypical place populated by carob trees.

We'll return to the city of San Juan at the end of the afternoon, this will be the last night in San Juan.

Day 4: Goodbye San Juan

In the morning, after breakfast, we'll take you to the airport, just in time to catch your flight and say goodbye to this exotic Argentinean landscape.
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Important Notes San Juan and La Rioja Vacation Package:

  • Start: San Juan Airport
  • End: San Juan Airport
  • Not Included: Flights, National Parks Fees, Talampaya internal circuits fee, extras, meals and Others not specified in itinerary, personal expenses.
  • Bring with you: Sunglasses, sunscreen, small backpack, comfortable shoes and clothes, lunch (you can bring a meal or have one in the park's restaurant), money for extra expenses.
  • Prices published are the lowest rate under tourist category. We have all type of hotel categories at your disposal. For any hotel upgrade, this may incur additional charges. Prices are per person on double basis.

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