4-Day Trip to Mendoza by Air from Buenos Aires

You will be transferred from the airport to the Hotel in Mendoza. Located in the foothills of the Andes mountains means nearby rafting, camping, and sightseeing and it is a wine center for Argentina. 

Then, you will have a Half-day tour at Mendoza wineries to enjoy the most delightful wines of the 8th Wine Capital of the World. This tour will be taking you to the wineries "boutique" style and also to the most modern and sophisticated ones. We will visit three different wineries, two of them still using the traditional method, while the other one is one of the most modern in the region. You'll come back with the sensation of enjoyment and pleasure in all senses.

We will leave early in the morning from your selected hotel in the city of Mendoza to head south of the province, while we will see the impressive landscapes of the Uco Valley, with its deserts, water mirrors, and vestiges of the passage of time. We will make a stop at the Villa 25 de Mayo to learn more about the history of the place. 

We will continue to the Dam and Embalse El Nihuil, which is an ideal place for lovers of fishing and water sports. Once in the Atuel Canyon, we will marvel at the incredible natural sculptures that are created in the walls of the canyon, such as The Hanging Gardens or The Rivadavia Armchair. We will continue walking along the Atuel River until we reach Valle Grande, where we will have time to rest and enjoy lunch (not included).

Finally, we will go to the city of San Rafael, where we can take a walk to get to know the city and then we will be returning to your hotel in Mendoza.

Early in the morning along the Mendoza river, you will get a view of the majestic mountain range Cordon del Plata and the Potrerillos dam, colossal work for hydraulic power generation and water distribution for irrigation. Your next visit will be Uspallata, pre-Hispanic settlement of aboriginal Huarpes and the southern last point of the Inca Empire, as far as the Inca Trail from Peru.

After visiting the villages of Picheuta, polvareda, Punta de Vacas and Los Penitentes ski resort. You will have free time for the use of chair lift that allows us to enjoy beautiful panoramic views. 

Later, we will find along our route, the Puente del Inca, architectural work with strands of natural hot springs. Following the international route to reach our ultimate destination, the village Las Cuevas, European-style located 3200 meters above sea level. Between Las Cuevas Village and the International Tunnel we will find the route that allows us to climb to the Cristo Redentor, which is only open in summer. This beautiful monument symbolizes the union between Argentines and Chileans.

After this day of enjoying the outside, the nature and historic places, we will be back at our hotels to get some rest and get ready for tomorrow when this amazing tour will end and we will start our way back to Buenos Aires.

Transfer from the Hotel to the airport. This is the end of the services.