Ischigualasto and Talampaya: complete tour

Ischigualasto and Talampaya: complete visit is a proposal of 4 days and 3 nights to get to know in depth two dazzling national parks.

Talampaya National Park is located in the central western part of the province of La RiojaIt is located near Villa Unión (60 km). It was created on July 10, 1997. It has an area of 213,800 hectares belonging to the eco region Monte de Sierras y Bolsones. In 2019, it was chosen as one of the 7 Natural Wonders of Argentina.

Ischigualasto Provincial Park (San Juan), has an extension of 63,000 hectares. It is more commonly known as "Valle de la luna", which together with Talampaya form a single continuous unit, a single Ischigualasto-Talampaya site where the sediments of the entire Triassic period can be seen outcropping on the surface. The natural boundary between the two parks, and at the same time the interprovincial boundary, is the top of the low mountainous formation called Sierra Morada. This falls abruptly to the west, so when seen from the Valle de la Luna it is called "Las Barrancas Coloradas".

In the year 2000, UNESCO declared the area composed of the Talampaya National Park and Ischigualasto Provincial Park, calling them Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks.

The full day excursion departs early from the city of La Rioja from the downtown hotels, to go to Ischigualasto Provincial Park, better known as Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley). We arrive at the Visitor's Center, where tickets are purchased. We enter the circuit in our vehicles in caravan and with a Park Guide leading the same, making a journey of 3 hours. Of course, we will make several stops: Valle Pintado, Cancha de Bochas, El Submarino, Museo de Sitio, El Hongo and Barrancas Coloradas. The guide will explain in each one of them, the characteristics of the Park, while we appreciate the unique landscape and have time to take pictures. At the end of the tour we continue our trip to Talampaya Park. We arrive after noon at the Visitor's Center, where we buy the tickets and the activity or experience we want to do.

After the tour there is time for lunch at the park's dining room. Passengers enter the park in vehicles with an authorized guide and once the tour is over, they transfer to company vehicles to return to the city of La Rioja.

**The order of visit to the parks is at the sole discretion of the company. It can be reversed starting in the morning for Talampaya and continuing in the afternoon for Valle de la Luna.
The half-day excursion to La Quebrada and Dique de Los Sauces starts in La Rioja, visiting the western residential area of the city, the Padercitas, the Quebrada, the tunnel, the Dique de los Sauces, returning through the city park.

For the departure of this tour a minimum of 3 passengers must be confirmed, please consult confirmed quotas for your travel date.

If you want to add MORE NIGHTS and/or additional EXCURSIONS to your trip, contact us! Click here to see them: EXCURSIONS IN LA RIOJA

Remarks:

• Rate based on double occupancy per person.
• 5* category hotels
• A minimum of 3 passengers is required for the departure of this program, please consult confirmed quotas for your travel date.
• Ask for special "Easter" rates.
• The order of the excursions will be confirmed by the company on the day of the transfer in.
• The tour route is subject to change. Any changes will be notified by the guide on the day of the excursion.