General Information

  • Passengers with compatible symptoms to COVID 19 will not be admitted.
  • Consider choosing regular excursions on a reduced basis (in cases where regular Bus and Van services are offered).
  • Consider booking a larger vehicle in case the transfer is with a guide.
  • Consider not having any snack to minimize the manipulation of elements to reduce the chances of direct transmission.

How to proceed in the event of a suspected or positive case of COVID-19.

In Kallpa, a Crisis Committee will be established with all the parties involved, who will establish and monitor the protocol to be followed, as well as those responsible for ensuring its compliance

  1. If suspected symptoms are shown in a passenger during the journey, the driver of the unit or the coordinator guide must be alerted. The person will be kept isolated from the rest of the group and the local health authorities must be contacted. The tour will be reprogrammed preserving the social distancing to avoid the transmission and spread of the virus.
  2. The travelers country agency must be reported immediately of the situation. 
  3. Until the health authorities intervene, respiratory hygiene measures must be extreme (covering the mouth with the elbow flexed when coughing or sneezing), hand washing and social distancing (avoid contact or closeness to other people).
  4. The passenger and or the companions will be contacted to provide telephone assistance. Then the client will be informed.
  5. If the passenger had services previously, the providers of the services or persons that have been in contact with the traveler must be informed.

Attention to injured persons must be carried out according to the protocol of each activity. When it is not possible to maintain social distancing, respiratory protection, hygiene and disinfection measures must be taken to the extreme.

Information for travelers

Passenger obligations:

  • Use face covering. During trekking or hiking, it is possible to remove the face covering, always taking care to maintain the minimum distance required.
  • Use face covering on public areas of the hotels.
  • Keep  physical and social distance (1.5 mts).
  • Each person should carry and handle their luggage.
  • If you have suspected symptoms compatible with COVID 19, do not take excursions or any other service and immediately inform the agency.
  • Each passenger when boarding the bus must disinfect their hands using recommended methods for cleaning and sanitizing.
  • If suspected symptoms are shown in a passenger during the journey,the driver of the unit or the coordinator guide must be alerted. The person will be kept isolated from the rest of the group and the local health authorities must be contacted immediately.
  • Each passenger will have a designed seat which must be respected throughout the tour.

Recommendations for passengers

  • Before travelling, check your health.
  • We recommend that passengers have valid travel insurance for the destination and trip type on which they are embarking. Ensuring that the policy covers all COVID19 travel risk.
  • Avoid crowded and not properly ventilated places.
  • Each person should have their individual equipment (food, drink). Sharing utensils and food is not recommended.
  • The way of serving breakfast will  depend on the hotel.
  • Whenever there is space available in the vehicle, passengers are recommended to leave a free seat between those who share a room or are a family group and those who are part of another group or stay in another room.
  • In hotels and accommodations it is suggested to avoid sharing the elevator with other guests. It will have to be used individually or with the people with whom you share a room.

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TREKKING TO THE CLOUDS 2020 DATES

A Kallpa classic, the Trekking to the Clouds returns as every year. Find out the dates, available routes of choice and highlights.

Going across the mountains and through the ancient roads of the Inca Empire, this journey will make you discover ruins, views and magnificent landscapes. To do so, the Trekking to the Clouds offers three different versions with different lengths: 

Sillón del Inca – 2 days / 1 night:

Ideal for those looking for two days of activity to train the body and the senses. This version of the Trekking to the Clouds is intended for those seeking for a mountain experience within the immensity of Quebrada del Toro.

The trail- that once was part of the ancient roads of the Inca Empire- will lead us in a moderate ascent up to a peculiar panoramic lookout point where the old villagers installed an observatory (El Observatorio) in order to anticipate the presence of visitors.

Then the path will take us to the ruins of Sillón del Inca, where we will spend the night. The way back is through Mount Golgota, passing by Abra del Caminante, a milestone which today’s climbers use to frequent. The day ends descending through Golgota’s slope down to the picturesque town of Ingeniero Maury. 

Confluencia – 3 days / 2 nights:

Intended for those looking for a more active experience and in contact with the actual inhabitants of the hills. This version of the Trekking to the Clouds will guide us through the landscapes of Quebrada del Toro passing by El Observatorio (panoramic lookout point of the ancient villagers).

The first night we will camp next to the ruins of Sillón del Inca. During day two, we will continue our ascent up to Abra de la Cruz, the highest point of the trail. From this point, if the sky is clear, we can appreciate all the immensity of Valle de Lerma, where Salta city is located.

By the afternoon, we will be welcomed in by the Reinaga family, with whom we will share a dinner full of experiences and histories and with a privileged view of the hills. During day three, we will go from the dry areas to the beginning of the Yunga.

We will descend alongside Río Astilleros, where the vehicle to return to Salta will be waiting.

San Lorenzo – 4 days / 3 nights:

Descending through San Lorenzo’s Gorge after four days walking among practically uninhabited mountains and valleys is an unrivalled sensation. A memorable contrast between the immensity of the hills, the loneliness of the villagers and the sudden presence of Salta city ahead of us.

This version of the Trekking to the Clouds will also guide us through the landscapes of Quebrada del Toro passing by El Observatorio (panoramic lookout point of the ancient villagers).

The first night we will camp next to the ruins of Sillón del Inca. During day number two, we will continue our ascent up to Abra de la Cruz, the highest lookout point of the trail. From there, if the sky is clear, we can appreciate all the immensity of Valle de Lerma, where Salta city is located.

By the afternoon, we will be welcomed in by the Reinaga family, with whom we will share a dinner full of experiences and stories and with a privileged view of the hills. During day three we will leave the dry area to enter the density of the Yunga.

We will share the night with Miss Feliciana Sarapura. During day four, our walk through the edge of the hills begins until we conquer, in the afternoon, our arrival to San Lorenzo, next to the city of Salta.

If you´re willing to adventure yourself into the clouds, we offer a monthly Sillón del Inca tour from January to December, and a monthly Confluencia and San Lorenzo tour from April to November. These are the departure dates for 2020:

Please, contact us to make your reservation.