Mendoza

4 nights | 3 days

DAY 1: MENDOZA

Arrival at Mendoza. Transfer from Airport to NH Cordillera Hotel, in private with bilingual guide. In the afternoon, City Tour and Dinner at El Enemigo Winery (7 steps paired with wines). Transfers from/to hotel included.

Mendoza is located in the center-west of Argentina, in the foothill of the Andes Mountain Range, border with Chile. This province, founded by Spanish Pedro del Castillo in 1561, is known for its mountain, trees, canals and ditches, and of course for its wines.

A ride through Mendoza: Leaving the hotel to explore the city and to discover its past, we will pass by the 5 main squares. At first we will pass by ESPAÑA square, with its original Spanish majolicas. Then we’ll stop by ITALIA square, where every February the “Fiesta in Piazza” takes place. This festivity is known for the typical foods and dances from Italy.
Immediately afterwards, we pass by Chile square and San Martin square. This one has a monument of our national hero General San Martin. And finally Independencia square: the main central square where the most important activities take place.

Then the Sarmiento Walkway: a pedestrian boulevard of three blocks, where there are cafes with tables in the open air, newsstands. Next to the pedestrian, San Martin Avenue is the traffic and commerce backbone of the city center.

After this stop, we go back in time to our foundation, since we are going to the foundational area of Mendoza, area that was devastated by a major earthquake in 1861, being afterwards rebuilt and moved to the west, where the new Mendoza is nowadays.

Then we arrive to the huge forged iron gates –imported from Scotland for the Centenary- located in the access to the vast and beautiful General San Martin Park. This 500-hectares park deserves to be visited either by car, by bicycle or on foot, if you have enough time. This park was designed by French landscape architect Charles Thays, inaugurated in 1909 and enlarged with a Zoo in 1940.

Since then, it has been the most important oasis and lung for the city of Mendoza. Going up by a lovely road next to the Zoo access, the most interesting place is the Gloria Hill, crowned by the Andes Army Monument (1914), one of the most complex and powerful bronze sculpture ever made.
From the Gloria Hill, we can see the Frank Romero Day Amphitheatre, where the final show of the Harvest Festival takes place.

For dinner we will visit El Enemigo Winery, which belongs to Alejandro Vigil, famous winemaker, where you enjoy an exquisite dish accompanied with excellent wines. Return to hotel.

Accommodation in NH Cordillera Hotel in Mendoza.
Meals: dinner.

DAY 2: MENDOZA

Breakfast.
Full day Wine Tour Lujan de Cuyo with blind tasting challenge, in private with bilingual transfers. Pick up at the hotel in the morning. First we will visit Lagarde Winery. In the heart of Luján the Cuyo.

This winery preserves its façade from 1897. They elaborate high quality wines well known in the international market. Here we will visit the winery and then we will start a dynamic game “blind tasting challenge”, that allows each members participate in a challenge that allows them to taste wines blindly as professional sommeliers do, looking through flavors and aromas to guess strains, vintages and fundamental characteristics of each wine for then score it according to its quality.

Our next stop will be at charming winery Finca La Anita. Pioneers since 1992 in the production of high-end wines in Argentina at small scale. In Finca La Anita you can live a unique and authentique, in which you appreciate the breathtaking landscape of our farm layed over the Andes.

Finca La Anita is composed of 72 hectares of vines in Alto Agrelo, only 30 minutes away from Mendoza’s City. Here we will enjoy an excellent lunch into the vineyards. Return to the hotel.

In the evening, Dinner at Trapiche Winery (3 courses with wines included). Transfers from/to hotel included.

Accommodation in NH Hotel Cordillera in Mendoza
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

DAY 3: MENDOZA

Breakfast.
Horseback Riding in Clos de los Siete with Assemblage Game and Lunch in Uco Valley, in private with bilingual guide

We will visit Clos de los Siete. It is a set of 4 wineries formed by 4 families from Bordeaux, France. One of them is the iconic winemaker Michel Rolland. There, we will ride the horses and start our journey. We will ride along a path of Clos between the vineyards, just in time to enjoy of a wonderful Uco Valley. This is a great idea to combine a memorable day of tour, tasting and lunch at a winery with an entertaining activity.
Then we will visit and tasting at DiamAndes Winery, It belongs to Clos of the seven. It is a family winery and you can see a wonderful view at the mountain range. First you will enjoy a dynamic game “Assemblage game”. The visitor creates his own wine blend, while playing to be a winemaker, learning the differences between the varietals and challenging the structures. The activity is led by an guide at all times.

Then we will have a lunch at the house of the winery owners. It is placed in a charming environment at the foothill of the Andes Mountain Range. Return to hotel.

In the evening, Dinner in 1884 Restaurant. Your host will pick you up at Hotel and we will have a dinner at 1884 Restaurant. The restaurant was born as a tribute to Mendoza’s wines and Andean cuisine in 1996. The project was born from an idea by Dr. Nicolás Catena Zapata and Francis Mallmann.

Accommodation in NH Hotel Cordillera in Mendoza
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

DAY 4: MENDOZA- SAN RAFAEL

Breakfast at hotel.

Transfer out from NH Hotel Cordillera to Mendoza Airport, in private with bilingual guide.

Meals: breakfast

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