Vineyards of Mendoza in the sun of the Andes

Day 1: Buenos Aires

Private transfer International Airport/ Hotel, with English speaking guide.

Half Day Thematic City Tour  Buenos Aires in private service with English speaking guide.

We start the tour in the northern area passing by Retiro, Palermo and Recoleta neighborhoods. There may be found huge green areas, beautiful and elegant French style mansions and the most sophisticated places which reflect the golden times of the city high society at the end of the XIX century. We continue to Down Town going along the famous July 9th Avenue, where we will see the Obelisk. The first free time stop at May Square (Plaza de Mayo), foundational epicenter. Let´s continue to the south, San Telmo, the neighborhood where Tango was created and then, La Boca, the most colorful place in the city, where we are visiting “La Bombonera”, the most famous soccer stadium in the country. The second free time stop . The last stop is taking place very close to the stadium, at “Caminito Street” and at the picturesque “conventillos”, the typical poor condominiums made of wood and tin, where the Italian immigrants used to live at the end of the XIX century. To finish the tour, Puerto Madero, the most modern place and the newest

Overnight at chosen hotel, with breakfast and taxes included.

Day 2: Buenos Aires

Day at Leisure

Overnight at chosen hotel, with breakfast and taxes included.

Day 3: Buenos Aires - Mendoza

Private transfer Hotel/ Buenos Aires Domestic Airport, English speaking guide.

Regular Transfer Mendoza Airport/ Hotel, English/ Spanish speaking guide.

Overnight at chosen hotel, with breakfast and taxes included

Day 4: Mendoza

Full Day Wine Experience Center Area, with tasting at 3 wineries, and lunch included. 

Regular service with English/ Spanish speaking guide.

In the morning, meeting with our host, the wine expert guide will accompany us throughout the tour. Then start heading for the central agricultural oasis to visit two wineries for the selected circuit, touring their facilities and enjoy a tasting of their wines.

The guide will teach the different varietals of the region, its processes, and the care, breeding and fractionation of different types of wine. It will also include extensive information on the systems of Vine and irrigation.

At noon the third winery visit and participate in a traditional lunch in it, where we will implement the technique of sampling, and the guide will explain in detail the importance of the cork in the bottle and the use of glasses for tasting. Alternatively you can visit a winery after lunch.

In the afternoon return to hotel.

Options visits to wineries in Central Area - Lujan de Cuyo and Maipu:

Maipú: La Rural, Tempus Alba, CarinaE, Viña CERN, Lopez, Navarro Correas, Benegas, Family Zuccardi, Trapiche, Domaine St Diego.

Lujan: Achaval Ferrer, Tapestry, Catena Zapata, Alta Vista, Nieto Senetiner, Cavas de Weinert, Luigi Bosca,

Lagarde, Cap Vistalba, Chandon, Norton, Villa Decero, El Lagar de Carmelo Patti, Seventh, Viniterra, Dolium,

Clos de Chacras , Sottano, Melipal, Villa Flichman, Ruca Malen, Belasco de Baquedano, Terraza de los Andes,

Renacer, Mendel, Domino del Plata, Dante Robino, Piatelli, Kaiken, Viña Cobos.

Lunch at Winery: Familia Zuccardi, Lagarde, Lopez, Seventh, Villa Decero, Clos de Chacras, Belasco de

Baquedano, Norton, Cavas de Weinert, Ruca Malen.

Visits to wineries and lunch, are subject to change, always maintaining the highest quality service.

Overnight at chosen hotel, with breakfast and taxes included

Day 5: Mendoza

Full Day High Mountain excursion.  Regular service with English/ Spanish speaking guide. 

We drive south along Route 40 to cross the Rio Mendoza, and begin to travel on Route 7, taking in front of the great Cordillera of the Andes. In a landscape that combines blue skies and snowy mountains, we stop at the Potrerillos dam, container of the waters of the Rio Mendoza, accompanying the road during the tour. Continue through an area of ​​seven tunnels and reach Uspallata Valley, which separates the foothills and front range. We entered the historic bridge Picheuta to get to Los Penitentes, one of the ski centers in the province. We continue along the international route with a mountainous background, with the former railway line always parallel to the road. We get to Puente del Inca, a natural bridge with thermal waters and a rich history visit. Then, we arrive at the viewpoint of the Aconcagua, where we will be able to admire the majestic Aconcagua (Stone Sentry), with its 6962 meters above sea level. We got off at the park entrance to make a short trek and see the south face of Aconcagua. (Christ the Redeemer can be reached only in the months of January through March) Finally we reached the village of Las Cuevas, last Argentinean village on the road. Lunch (optional) and start the return to the city of Mendoza.

Overnight at chosen hotel, with breakfast and taxes included.

Day 6: Mendoza - Buenos Aires

Regular Transfer Hotel/ Mendoza Airport, English/ Spanish speaking guide.

Private transfer Buenos Aires Domestic Airport/ Hotel, English speaking guide

Dinner & Tango show at Tango Porteño (1-hour tango lesson included) in regular service.

Tango Porteño recreates the golden age of the forties, which is unquestionably known as the reign of the tango, the great Argentinean passion.  Here you will travel through time in the glory days of Buenos Aires when tango was enjoyed and breathed in every corner of the city.

The meticulous scenery and costumes at the Tango Porteño create the ultimate framework to transport you to that enchanting time when all Buenos Aires was Tango – an unforgettable experience.

(1-hour tango lesson included, regular service)

Overnight at chosen hotel, with breakfast and taxes included.

Day 7: Buenos Aires

Private transfer Hotel/ International Airport, English speaking guide.