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Nevado del Aconquija
offered by supplier M15876 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 8
day(s)
Group Size: 9
- 13
people
Destination(s):
Argentina
Specialty Categories:
Bicycle Touring
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 855 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 855 US Dollar (USD)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1:
We arrive in San Miguel de Tucuman, the capital of Tucuman. The group will all meet on the first night, which will serve as a rendezvous point for those who chose to fly. The afternoon will be free for visiting. The recommendation for dinner is "Yerba Buena" neighborhood.
Day 2:
We jump in the van and travel towards "Yerba Buena" and we drive a very steep zigzagging hill. Our destination will be San Javier where our ride starts. We will enjoy an amazing view of the green and emerald landscape, large sugar cane and tobacco fields and, possibly, some paragliders. The ride will be uphill at the beginning through Villa Nogues, an ancient and traditional summer tourism villa with exquisite golf fields and centennial mansions. From Villa Nougues we will cycle over the hills, and start a dramatic descent passing by "San Javier" towards "San Miguel de Tucuman".
40km of paved roads
Elevation gain: 550 meters uphill- 1170 meters downhill.
Day 3:
From Concepción we will drive west towards provincial "Road 365" following the "Alpachiri" River. After 18km, we will stop in "Alpachir"i, the last town before arriving in "Catamarca" province. Here, we will start our ride at 580 meters above sea level and witness a remarkable transformation as the dry surroundings turn into dense, green jungle filled with countless types of different vegetation. Its trees and ferns are the best place for fauna to hide. After 18km we will pass by "Cochuna" at 1100 meters above sea level. This is where the challenge begins as we will ascend 800 meters in 12km arriving at the "Catamarca" province border - the landscape and the views will change dramatically in a short time. We will then enjoy the downhill to "Buena Vista-Las Estancias" where we will be spending the night.
45km of paved roads
Elevation gain: 1300 meters uphill- 500meters downhill.
Day 4:
Alter breakfast we leave the hotel and ride towards Andalgalá. During the first section of the 22km ride, we will slowly ascend from 1650 to 1850 meters through a lonely desert "puna" dirt track with a constant view of the snowcapped Nevado del Aconquija, the natural border between Tucuman and Catamarca.
Suddenly, we will arrive at a natural balcony, a viewpoint from where we will have a great view of the Andalgalá valley and the Pipanaco salt mines.
At this point, we will follow a great downhill of 18km and descend 1000 meters - a moment to fully enjoy the pleasures of mountain biking!
Once in Andalgala, the second most important city Catamarca, we will stay at an important farm, the Estancia Huasan, which was built in 1711 during the period of Spanish colonization and is now a specialized ranch producing and exporting quality olive oil.
42km of paved roads
Elevation gain: 1000mts downhill-400mts uphill.
Day 5:
We leave early in the morning from Andalgalá (1100 meters above sea level) passing by Chaquiago and Choya and riding towards Minas Capillitas a mining complex at 3100m where copper, gold, silver, lead and "rodocrosita" or "Inca Rose", a semiprecious pink rock, have been discovered.
The narrow and soft ascent on a cliff dirt road allow us to view a never ending desert landscape, including snowcapped mountains, salt mines contrasting with the green vegetation of the uphill.
After riding 50km and ascending 2000 meters we lunch and then enjoy great downhill ride to Andalgala.
42km of dirt roads
Elevation gain: 1900mts downhill-80mts uphill.
Day 6:
From Andalgala we drive back to Cuesta de las Chilcas, the great downhill we did two days earlier. Just 4 km before Buena Vista-Las Estancias we will take the detour south through the provincial "road 4" and start riding a beautiful dirt track that goes follows the chain of Aconquija mountains. In the beginning, we will ride over a 400 meter hill followed by a downhill ride arriving at our lodging in Estancia Los Mimbres.
52km of dirt roads.
Elevation gain: 850mts downhill-500mts uphill.
Day 7:
After enjoying a farm breakfast at the Estancia, we will drive 22km up to the top of "Los Varela" hill. There we will start downhilling an impressive descent that reduces in altitude in a ratio of 100 meters per kilometer! After descending from 2000 to 1600 meters (the landscape is stunning), we will start climbing up to 1850 meters.Then another downhill and upnhill to end in Las Juntas, a small town where locals lodge. We will have lunch by the river and then load the bikes for a short drive to spend the night in "El Rodeo" where the program ends.
33km of dirt roads.
Elevation gain: 900mts downhill-400mts uphill.
Day 8:
transfer to "San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca" airport. End of the tour.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Also see tour packages in:
South America
Argentina
Bicycle Touring
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