NORTHEAST TOURIST CIRCUIT

The journey starts in Salta, through the Ruta Nacional Nº 34 National Route, and passes by General Güemes, which currently concentrates diverse agro industrial activities. It crosses the Selva de Yunga High Mountain Forest, and goes through the localities of Pichanal, Embarcación, Tartagal, Aguaray, Salvador Mazza, Orán and Los Toldos.

Through the same Ruta Nacional Nº 34 visitors arrive at Pichanal, where the Manuel Elordi area is a special place for fishing dorados, Surubí and other catfish. The road parts in two at Pichanal, one leading to Oran through the Ruta Nacional Nº 50 and the other to Tartagal continuing through the Ruta Nacional Nº 34. These are the most important cities in the area, for both of them have a great diversity of gastronomically delicious meals, and lodging.

This journey has various singular attractions, such as forest covered mountains, aboriginal communities with great craftsmanship, oil fields, tropical products like banana, coffee, citrus fruits and sugarcane. Particularly attractive is watching the natives fishing from the Río Bermejo riverbanks with ancient fishing devices.

Besides, it has lots of mini circuits in the surrounding area: the hot spring waters at Los Sauces, the towns and colonial ranch houses of Campo Santo, El Bordo and Cobos. Few kms away from each of these localities is the border with Bolivia.

The Parque Nacional Baritú National Park is nearby.

Crossing the border into Bolivia, either by the locality of Aguas Blancas (RN Nº 50), or by Salvador Mazza (RN Nº 34), is always an interesting alternative.

Total length: 52 Km.
Duration: 14 hours.