On the way you will see several sights of interest which will enable you to acquire a better understanding of the local culture and geography, key aspects in understanding the wine making process.

The wineries we suggest are: Norton, Achaval Ferrer and lunch at Ruca Malen. However depending on availability we may also include other first-class wineries as: Cavas de Weinert, Alta Vista, Lagarde, Tapiz, Luigi Bosca, Nieto Senetiner, Chandon, El Lagar de Carmelo Patti, Séptima, Catena Zapata , Finca Decero, Cap Vistalba, and Familia Zuccardi.

Since you will be doing this tour with a private vehicle and guide, you will have the freedom of enjoying each attraction at your own pace, making all the stops you want, enjoying personal assistance and care from our specialized guide.

Enjoy the pleasure of visiting Valle de Uco, one of the best oenological areas in Argentina and home to some of the best high altitude wines in the world.

Early in the morning you will depart to Mendoza's agricultural oasis of Valle de Uco, 62 miles (100 kilometers) from Mendoza City. Inside the first mountainsides of the Andes' foothills, the Uco valley presents the highest altitudes at which wines are produced in the province of Mendoza.

The grapes produced in this area have reached international prestige and distinction. In the last years Moet Chandon, Catena, Kendal Jackson and Rostchild have planted vineyards in Valle de Uco in the search of the "Best high altitude wine of the world". The microclimates present in this area are suitable for cultivating varieties such as: Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Torrontes, Tempranillo,Merlot, Pinot Noir,Chardonnay and Semillon.

The wide temperature range, constant sunshine and excellent soil characteristics of Valle de Uco produce grapes that enable the production of wines with exceptional intensity in color, as well as an important aromatic expression and ideal structure. The weather conditions make these grapes have a thicker skin than in all other areas of Mendoza. This special attribute makes it possible for the Valle de Uco wineries to produce the finest wine in Mendoza.

You will visit three of these first-class wineries: Salentein winery, Andeluna winery, Altus winery and O Fournier.

You will enjoy a guided wine tasting in each visited winery.

You will then enjoy an exquisite lunch with wines in one of the visited wineries.

Since you will be doing this tour with a private vehicle and guide, you will have the freedom of enjoying each attraction at your own pace, making all the stops you want, enjoying personal assistance and care from our specialized guide.

Early in the morning you will depart to Mendoza's agricultural oasis of Valle de Uco, 62 miles (100 kilometers) from Mendoza City. Inside the first mountainsides of the Andes' foothills, the Uco valley presents the highest altitudes at which wines are produced in the province of Mendoza.

The grapes produced in this area have reached international prestige and distinction. In the last years Moet Chandon, Catena, Kendal Jackson and Rostchild have planted vineyards in Valle de Uco in the search of the "Best high altitude wine of the world". The microclimates present in this area are suitable for cultivating varieties such as: Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Torrontes, Tempranillo,Merlot, Pinot Noir,Chardonnay and Semillon.

The wide temperature range, constant sunshine and excellent soil characteristics of Valle de Uco produce grapes that enable the production of wines with exceptional intensity in color, as well as an important aromatic expression and ideal structure. The weather conditions make these grapes have a thicker skin than in all other areas of Mendoza. This special attribute makes it possible for the Valle de Uco wineries to produce the finest wine in Mendoza.

You arrive to the Bistro la Tupiña at the Altus winery, where will participate in a cooking class. You will prepare your own dishes guided by a real professional gourmet.

The chef will teach you how to elaborate some regional dishes in a couple of hours. You will then enjoy the menu, accompanied by house wines.

During the cooking class you will also enjoy some guided wine tasting. In the afternoon you return to your hotel.

A mini course and security talk will be given once you arrive in order to prepare all adventurers and make sure everyone is ready to board.  All needed gear will be provided.

After the lecture,the group will hop on board, grab the paddles and get ready to begin a 7.5 mile (12 km) route down the Mendoza River.  An experienced bilingual guide will always be on the boat, as well as a support kayak accompanying your group along the way. 

You will then enjoy lunch and share experiences with your rafting colleagues.

The experience includes an approximately 50 to 60 minutes rafting. The difficulty is of class III/IV which varies depending on the time of the year and weather conditions.

The minimum age required for this tour is 12 years old and travelers have to know to swim.

After the tour you will enjoy lunch in a beautiful setting next to the Mendoza River.

Mendoza is the home of the mighty Acouncagua, the tallest mountain on Earth after the Himalayas mountain range.

You will enjoy a scenic drive along the National route 7 (the road to Chile), making stops at the most important highlights. This tour is done with private guide and vehicle.

This route winds across valleys, flat lowlands, streams, rivers, foothills and the highest peaks of the Cordillera de los Andes Mountain Range.

Soon after following the route that skirts the winding course of the Mendoza river, you will leave the countryside behind in order to enter the pre-mountain range area.

The first stop will be in Potrerillos, a small mountain town with an unbeatable view of the Potrerillos dam which forms a breathtaking artificial lake. The following section of the route leads to Uspallata, framed by mountainous landscapes with changing colours, filled with various geological formations and many tunnels on the road. The famous film ‘Seven years in Tibet’ was filmed in this valley.

The trip continues until you reach Puente del Inca. This is a natural geological bridge formation that crosses the Rio Las Cuevas River and which has been declared a Natural Monument. It was formed by thermal erosion caused by the sulphurous waters of the rive, and its sediment gives it a peculiar ochre, reddish yellow and orange colouration.

If we cross the Puente del Inca towards the mountain range, we can see three natural pools with thermal waters at a temperature between 33 °C and 39 °C, ideal for therapeutic treatments. The excellent Hotel Puente del Inca was built here in 1925, and it was destroyed by a landslide in 1965. From that disaster, only La Capilla remains, a chapel built at the foot of the slope in 1902, and which has been reconstructed on different occasions due to the avalanches it has withstood in this place.

We´ll enter the stunning Horcones Lagoon and to the Provincial Park for a short trekking to a viewpoint which allows us to see the Aconcagua mountain in all its splendor. The Aconcagua stands at 22,841 feet (6,962 meters) above sea level . Prepare your cameras!

The Aconcagua, Watchtower or Stone Sentinel, translated from a quechua word, shows imposing slopes that change colour, a rocky texture, snow-capped summits, enormous icicles, big moraines, subterranean rivers, streams, hanging glaciers, and above all, perpetual snow.

Only from December to March and depending on the road conditions we might be able to drive to the Cristo Redentor. The local police determines if the unpaved road to the Cristo Redentor is apt for vehicles or if its bad condition (due to storms or bad weather) and thus not allowed to be used.

The Cristo Redentor is a bronze sculpture approximately 25 feet (eight meters) tall and weighing six tons, located at 12725 feet (4200 meters) above sea level, which marks the border between Argentina and Chile. The monument was inaugurated in the year 1904. It was declared the First International Monument for Peace between both countries.

In the late afternoon we return to the city.

Since you will be doing this tour with a private vehicle and guide, you will have the freedom of enjoying each attraction at your own pace, making all the stops you want, enjoying personal assistance and care from our specialized guide.

Difficulty: low

Duration: full day (starts early morning and ends late afternoon). This is a long tour covering a total of about 262 miles (420 kilometers).

Guide: private English/Spanish speaking guide

Transfer: private vehicle

From the city of Mendoza we will head to our operations base (1.400 meters /4.590 feet high) in the area known as Blanco Encalada, just 35 minutes away from the city.

Once we arrive to our base, the expert guides will give us a security talk about the basic notions for this activity. Then we will start riding through beautiful paths in the Mendocinian Premountain.