Salinas Grandes Salt Fields Tour

Highlights / General details

First time travelers to the Puna are usually in great awe at the sheer size of this salty, high altitude expanse that serves as host to a very unique ecosystem. It is also, naturally, the location of many salt and mineral quarries.

We will visit “Big Salt Works,” one of the largest excavation sites in the Puna which is responsible for supplying the provinces of Salta and Jujuy. Salt is extracted in bricks which are scraped in sinks to produce 95% pure sodium chloride.

This desert was once a salty lake but over time all the moisture evaporated leaving nothing but salt. Big Salt Works is located in a depression at an altitude of 8,858 feet (2700 meters), connected along its northern border to Guayatayoc Lagoon. At an altitude of approximately 11,000 feet (3, 368 meters), Salinas Grandes is the 3rd largest plateau in the world.

Inclusion

Roundtrip Hotel Transfers; Attraction Admission; The Vast Puna Plateau; Big Salt Works Tour.

Exclusion

Food and Beverages; National Park Admission; Gratuities.

Hours of operation

Available: Wednesday & Saturday; Tour Departs at 7:00am.

Duration

Approximately 14 Hours.

Policies

Tour requires a 2 passenger minimum to operate. Complete information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, will be included on your Confirmation Voucher.

All information requested must be supplied or booking is subject to automatic cancellation