Mendoza is where Argentina makes its wine, at the foot of the highest mountain in the Americas, and this tour gives you both. A first afternoon in the city, a full day up the road towards Chile to Puente del Inca and Aconcagua, and a morning in two wineries with tastings, with three nights, every transfer and an English-speaking guide included.
Arrival. Your flight leaves from Buenos Aires. When you land in Mendoza, a guide from 01Argentina is waiting with a sign with your name to take you to your hotel. After a rest, we collect you for the city tour.
City tour of Mendoza. A modern city of wide, clean, tree-lined streets, founded four centuries ago. The tour covers the administrative, civic, commercial, cultural and historic centres, the foundation area and the residential districts, and San Martin Park with the Cerro de la Gloria, from where you have a panoramic view over the whole of Mendoza.
Full day in the high Andes. After breakfast, Route 7 west towards Chile, through some of the most impressive mountain landscapes in the country. The first stop is Potrerillos, a small mountain town; then the villages of Uspallata, Polvaredas, Punta de Vacas and Penitentes, up to Puente del Inca, a natural bridge shaped by the thermal waters. Then the view of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas, and on to Las Cuevas, the last Argentine village before the Chilean border. If the weather and the road allow, a side road climbs to the monument of Christ the Redeemer on the border. Return to your hotel in Mendoza.
Half day in the wineries. After breakfast, a half-day tour of the wineries and vineyards of Mendoza. You visit two wineries, where the people who make the wine explain how it is made and invite you to taste it. Return to your hotel in Mendoza.
Departure. Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport for the flight back to Buenos Aires. End of the Mendoza tour.
Regular service as described; it can also be quoted private, and tailored to your dates, interests and budget.
Tell us your travel dates and how many of you there are. We send a free, no-obligation quote within 24 hours.
As described the excursions run as regular services, shared with other travellers. We can also quote them private, with your own guide and vehicle. Tell us when you write and we quote it either way.
When the weather and the road allow it. The side road to the monument on the border closes with snow and wind, so it is never guaranteed; the rest of the day, Puente del Inca, the view of Aconcagua and Las Cuevas, runs as planned.
No. It is a day by road with stops, not a trek. The road climbs high, so walk slowly at the stops, drink water and bring warm clothes: it can be cold in the mountains even when Mendoza is hot.
March and April, the harvest, are the favourite months for the wineries. Summer is hot and dry with long days; in winter the mountains are white and the road to Chile can close for a day after snow. There is no bad season.
Yes. A full day in the Uco Valley, the wineries of Luján de Cuyo, the Maipú bike day, the hot springs of Cacheuta and more can be added, one night each. See the optional tours in Mendoza.
Hotels in Mendoza city, from comfortable three-star to the best in town, chosen with you when we quote. See the hotels in Mendoza.
Mendoza sits in the west of Argentina, at the foot of the Andes, and is the centre of the largest wine region in the country. The city is green, with wide avenues and irrigation channels along the streets, and San Martin Park on its western edge.
The two big days are the mountains and the wine. Route 7 climbs from the vineyards into the high Andes, past Puente del Inca to the view of Aconcagua and the border with Chile; and the wineries, a short drive from the city, open their cellars for a visit and a tasting.
We include the flights from Buenos Aires, three nights with breakfast, the transfers, the city tour and both excursions with an English-speaking guide. Tell us your dates and how many of you are travelling, and we come back within 24 hours with the trip quoted as one figure.
Private guide and car throughout and a five-star hotel. Arranged by our luxury division at 01argentina.travel.
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The Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo, Maipú by bike, Aconcagua, Cacheuta and more, to add to your days.
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Every way to put Mendoza together, with the wineries and the mountains.
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