This tour amidst vineyards will show you how some human effort has transformed the desert into a modern-day oasis. You will learn all about how this was achieved through an irrigation system of canals inherited from the Huarpes, the native inhabitants of this region. You will visit two or three selected wineries in the Luján de Cuyo or Maipú regions. This is an area where your enologist guides will explain the process of wine making. Following this educational lesson, you will also have the chance to taste some of the best wines in the region in both wineries. You will then visit an olive oil factory, another specialty of the Mendoza region. At the conclusion of your tour, you will return to your accommodation in Mendoza City.

Mendoza is one of the greatest wine regions in the world. With more than 1,500 wineries spread out through Lujan de Cuyo, Valle de Uco, and Maipu regions, explore wide open spaces with nothing but vines, mountain grandeur, and blue skies. Mendoza is a successful example of an irrigation system of canals inherited from the Huarpes, the native inhabitants of this region, that turned the desert into a modern-day oasis. Visit 2 wineries, taste wine, walk amidst vineyards, and learn how wine is made. Then, enjoy a 3-course lunch accompanied by excellent wines at Bodega Zuccardi, Bodega Salentein, Bodega Lopez, Tempus Alba, Bodega Norton, or Bodega Nieto Senetiner, with vast vineyards spread over the main terroirs of the province of Mendoza. Visit 2 wineries in the Luján de Cuyo, Maipú or Valle de Uco regions. Your enologist guides will explain the process of winemaking. Following this educational lesson, you will also have the chance to taste some of the best wines in the region in both wineries. Have an incredible lunch in one of the wineries, depending on the option selected.

All our activities take place in the mountains of Mendoza. Our services begin when the driver picks them up in the city of Mendoza at the hotel or hostel where you are staying. If you are staying outside the city of Mendoza (chacras de Coria, Luján, Maipú, Godoy Cruz, Guaymallén, etc.) you can request the driver look for you in your direction and pay the excess that will be according to the difference in kilometers. The road to our house in the mountains, where the activities will take place, takes approximately one hour from the center of Mendoza. Already in the place I will receive you and you will meet my family and the horses that will accompany you on this adventure. After a little talk, we will select the right horse for each passenger and we will give you the instructions so you can drive and feel safe when starting the ride. The tour in total lasts 3 hours where you will live a unique experience exploring trails and mountain landscapes, in the middle we have a 15-minute break so you can photograph a wonderful view from 2100 meters above sea level. Back at our house we will be waiting for you with a typical Argentine barbecue with cuts of pork and beef accompanied with salads, roasted vegetables and excellent quality wine. If there is any special request for dinner (vegetarian, vegan, celiac, etc.) let us know at least 24 hours. prior to the excursion. After dinner the driver will be waiting for you to start the return trip to the city of Mendoza. It will leave each passenger in the same place where they were searched.

Enjoy a visit to wineries in the famous Argentine Wine Region of Mendoza, well-known around the world for its exquisite Malbec. Discover the old and new wine making processes while walking through vineyards and its cellars for tasting the product of this wine region. Around 02:30 pm, we will pick you up from your hotel in Mendoza and head towards the first winery. These circuits are developed among vineyards in the departments of Lujan de Cuyo and Maipu, where we will get in touch with the work culture of the first inhabitants, whom by using irrigation techniques (canals and ditches), managed to change a vast desert into a productive oasis. Here we can find prestigious wineries that represent Argentinian wines in the world, with its high quality wines. We will visit wineries that use both traditional methods and also the latest available technology, guided by professionals staff in the wine making process. We will be shown the methods used for making bottling and labeling the wines. To make the most of this experience, at each visit we will have a tasting of their wines. We will also visit an olive grove, where can observe the olive oil process and try it. After the tour, your guide will take you back to your hotel. Please note that the tour will only be conducted in English at the most significant points of the route.