Salta and Jujuy
Seven days by motorcycle across Salta and Jujuy. Pavement, gravel, altitude, jungle, and Andean villages. Abra del Acay sets the bar: 4895 masl, a route earned kilometer by kilometer.
Route
Every day adds kilometers, gravel, and altitude. You keep the count in your body.
70% pavement · 270 km · 3,300 masl
The first day combines water, jungle, altitude, mountain, and Andean villages. We leave Salta Capital for Embalse Cabra Corral, have lunch with lake views, and continue toward Cuesta del Obispo. Curves, cardones, and clouds mark the entrance to Cachi.
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80% pavement · 308 km
A route built to enjoy from the saddle. Playful curves, changes of rhythm, and color across the whole ride. We cross Quebrada de las Flechas, have lunch in Cafayate, and ride Quebrada de las Conchas to El Carril.
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20% pavement · km tbd · 4,895 masl
Abra del Acay is the most emblematic section of Ruta 40: its highest point and the highest point of any national road in the Americas. The climb gives color, cliffs, and a mountain that demands attention. The descent to San Antonio de los Cobres opens the landscape and relaxes the pace.
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80% pavement · 293 km · 3,890 masl
We ride toward Viaducto La Polvorilla, passing La Juguetería and its huge rocks. Then we continue to Salinas Grandes. On the descent to Purmamarca, tighter curves, colored hills, and the heart of the quebrada appear.
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20% pavement · 140 km · 4,550 masl
A day of riding and surroundings more than speed. Tight curves, straights beside cliffs, and little-traveled high roads. More than riding the bike, you roll above the clouds.
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50% pavement · 205 km
The landscape changes completely: from high roads and isolated villages, you begin descending into the Yungas jungle. The route turns green, humid, and closed in. An earned transition between dry mountain and living jungle.
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80% pavement · 143 km
A calm day to close the tour. Lunch beside Dique La Ciénaga and about two final hours of pavement and curves back to Salta Capital.
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Route map
Salta, Cachi, Cafayate, Abra del Acay, Tilcara, Hornocal, Caspala, Calilegua, Libertador San Martín, and the return through Las Maderas. Move the map, get close to the altitude, and see where every kilometer is earned.
Route photos
Testimonials
Abra del Acay was spectacular. I was not expecting anything like that, an excellent road from beginning to end.
Very good organization from the company, a very fun group, and the guides were outstanding.
A very varied trip. We went from jungle to mountains and then to pure emptiness. Very good. The group that formed was excellent.
Trip details
Departures
August 1, 2026
→ August 7, 2026
Approximate priceUSD 1,405
Abra del Acay, Quebrada de las Flechas, and 1712 km earned in northwest Argentina.
