argentine-buenos-aires-la-boca-st argentine-chute-iguazu-st argentine-mendoza-vin-tonneau(1) argentine-patagonie-fitz-roy(1) argentine-perito-moreno-st argentine-salta-tolar-grande-st

Home > Argentina: wine, mountain and desert

                     Argentina: wine, mountain and desert                      

Argentina is the first South American wine producer and the fifth worldwide, with roughly 12 million hectolitres produced in 2015. The vineyards lie mainly at the foot of the Andes, at an altitude between 800 and 1700 metres - though there are some as high up as 2500 metres. Come and taste the different grape varieties from the Province of Mendoza (60% of total production ) and the Salta region (famous for its white wines). Combine the pleasures of the table with various visits in these two beautiful regions.

Map

Itinerary

  • Day 1: Buenos Aires - City Tour Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires
  • Day 2: Buenos Aires - Mendoza - Buenos Aires - Mendoza Airport - Mendoza
  • Day 3: Mendoza - Vineyards Mendoza
  • Day 4: Vineyards Mendoza
  • Day 5: Vineyards Mendoza - Tupungato
  • Day 6: Vineyards Mendoza - Tupungato
  • Day 7: Vineyards Mendoza - Mendoza - Salta - Mendoza - Salta
  • Day 8: Salta - City Tour Salta - Salta
  • Day 9: Salta - Cafayate
  • Day 10: Molinos - Cafayate
  • Day 11: Quebrada de las Conchas - Salta
  • Day 12: Salta - Buenos Aires - Salta - Buenos Aires
  • Day 13: Buenos Aires

TRAVEL BOOK

Day 1: Aéroport EZE International Ezeiza - Buenos Aires - City Tour Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires

Welcoming at Ezeiza International Airport and transfer to Buenos Aires in a private vehicle.

Transfer with an English-speaking guide.
Visit Buenos Aires (half day, private tour).

Buenos Aires, a cosmopolitan city with European features, is among the 10 most active cities in the world. City of arts, cultures, theaters, traditions ... The variety satisfies the most demanding visitor.
You visit the 9 de Julio Avenue, the widest in the world, dominated by the obelisk, a symbol of Buenos Aires. You will pass the Colon Theatre, one of the jewels of the Argentine architecture. Then you arrive to the famous or central Plaza de Mayo, next to buildings such as the Casa Rosada or Casa de Gobierno, the Cabildo and the Cathedral.

You end your day with the picturesque neighborhood of La Boca, and specifically the alley El Caminito, the spot for painters, tango dancers and singers.
Return to your hotel after the visit.
Private transport 4 hours.

Night at Casa Calma Hotel en standard room "Superior".
Included : transfer arrival, reception with english-speaking guide, english speaking guide, private transport, room & breakfast

Day 2: Buenos Aires - Mendoza - Mendoza Airport - Mendoza

Transfer from the hotel to the Buenos Aires Domestic Airport in a private vehicle
Domestic flight Buenos Aires - Mendoza
Welcoming at the airport and transfer to your hotel in a private vehicle.
We pick you up at the hotel to start a city tour of Mendoza in a private vehicle.
This beautiful city with its grove combines desert climate with an urban oasis.
In company of your guide, you will learn about the city’s rich history from the natives, the Huarpes, to the Incas until today!
Enjoy the great variety of Parks in town.
The highlight is General San Martin Park: we have to remind ourselves that Mendoza it’s a desert and that a 419has park is a luxury.
There we find the Malvinas Argentinas Stadium, built for the 1978 World Cup and the Frank Romero Day Greek Theatre, where the Grape Harvest National Festival takes place in March and the Cerro de la Gloria with the Andes’ Army monument.


Night at the Park Hyatt hotel *****
Included : transfer departure, domestic flight, airport tax, private transport, english speaking guide, room & breakfast

Day 3: Mendoza - Vineyards Mendoza

This morning, discover the vineyards of Mendoza Where you find famous wine cellars as Alta Vista, Catena Zapata, Chandon, Fabre Montmayou, Lagarde, Norton, etc...
Visit the cellar Tapiz (based on days opening and if you desire, you can take another visit).
In the after-noon, visit the Catena Zapata winery.
Full board at the Cavas Wine Lodge.
You will visit two of Luján de Cuyo Bodegas (Catena Zapata, Chandon, Caelum, Ruca Malen, Chakana, Norton, Terrazas, Melipal, Viña Cobos, Sottano, Carlos Pulenta Vistalba).
You will also enjoy a proposed activity by the hotel (rafting descent, bike or horseback trip in the Precordillera).
The picniques are planned in charming environments, among the vineyards or in a bodega.
And to relax, a one hour massage will be offered.
Included : english speaking guide, private transport, dinner (no drinks), transfer arrival, transfer departure, all inclusive, room, lunch, breakfast

Day 4: Vineyards Mendoza

This morning, visit of another well known "bodega": Terrazas de los Andes, a joint venture of Moet Hennessy and Chandon, which produces its own range, Afincado and Terrazas. This cellar was then associated with White Horse to produce Horse of the Andes. Continuing your tour with a visit to wine cellar Vistalba, founded in 2002 and managed by the family Pulenta.
Full board at the Cavas Wine Lodge.
You will visit two of Luján de Cuyo Bodegas (Catena Zapata, Chandon, Caelum, Ruca Malen, Chakana, Norton, Terrazas, Melipal, Viña Cobos, Sottano, Carlos Pulenta Vistalba).
You will also enjoy a proposed activity by the hotel (rafting descent, bike or horseback trip in the Precordillera).
The picniques are planned in charming environments, among the vineyards or in a bodega.
And to relax, a one hour massage will be offered.
Included : english speaking guide, private transport

Day 5: Vineyards Mendoza - Tupungato

This morning, changing sectors to join del Uco Valley and specifically the winery Casa Antucura where you spend the night. This winery produces only 3 premium wines: Antucura, Barrandica and Calvulcura. Sightseeing Tour. In the afternoon, explore the nearby bodega: Monteviejo, the first winery of Clos de los Siete group.

Night at Finca Atamisque ****
Included : english speaking guide, private transport, room & breakfast

Day 6: Vineyards Mendoza - Tupungato

Departure in the morning to visit the Salentein vineyard, a 2,000 hectaeres property with one of the highest culture in the world. With somptuous building and a high wine making technologies, the brand is one of the most famous is the country.

Night at Finca Atamisque ****
Included : english speaking guide, private transport, room & breakfast

Day 7: Vineyards Mendoza - Mendoza - Salta

Early departure to the Mendoza airport.
Domestic flight Mendoza - Salta
Welcoming at Salta's Airport and transfer to the hotel in private vehicle.

Transportation with an Engish-speaking guide.


Night at the House of Jasmines hotel *****.
Included : english speaking guide, private transport, transfer departure, domestic flight, airport tax, transfer arrival, reception with english-speaking guide, room & breakfast

Day 8: Salta - City Tour Salta - Salta


Half day (morning or afternoon) dedicated to the visit of the city with an english speaking guide in a private vehicle.

Salta is the capital city of the province of the same name and it is located at 1,187 masl, at the foot of Mount San Bernardo. The city was founded on April 16th 1582 by Hernando de Lerma. Both colonial-style houses and modern buildings coexist harmoniously.
Out of all the historical buildings, you visit the cathedral, built in the nineteenth century, the San Bernardo convent and the Cabildo, which houses the picturesque historical museum of the northern region of Argentina.

Visit to the very recent and interesting MAAM museum (Museo Archeologia de Alta Montaña or High Mountain Archaeological Museum) which exhibits several mummies discovered at an altitude of over 6,000 meters.

Note: MAAM closed on mondays.


Night at the House of Jasmines hotel *****.
Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, room & breakfast

Day 9: Salta - Cafayate


From Salta we go to Cafayate, in the heart of the Calchaquí Valley. Cafayate is known internationally for the quality of its wines, its mild climate, the friendliness of its people and the beauty of these landscapes.

You will start to discover the alleys and the central square.

This day of rest and relaxation will also be for red wine tasting, rosé and white: bodega Nanni (centre), the winery Jose L. Mounier (5 km from Cafayate) where we suggest lunch, and the bodega San Pedro de Yacochuya (6 km from Cafayate).


Night at the Grace Cafayate Resort hotel ****
Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, private transport, room & breakfast

Day 10: Molinos - Cafayate


This morning we leave Cafayate and enter the Calchaqui Valley and its vineyards. Gradually, the greener views give place to a desert-like landscape as we cross the “Quebrada de las Flechas”, a geological formation featuring soaring rock arrows.

We arrive at Molinos, dating from 1659; there is a church, probably erected in the late eighteenth century, by the last royal governor of Salta, Don Nicolás Severo of Isasmendi, buried there. Around this chapel, the town of Molinos grew.

Return to Cafayate.


Night at the Grace Cafayate Resort hotel ****
Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, private transport, room & breakfast

Day 11: Quebrada de las Conchas - Salta


This morning, we travel to Salta through the “Quebrada de las Conchas” which undoubtedly offers the visitor one of the most spectacular landscapes in the Northwest of Argentina, with its imposing semi-desert mountains featuring multi-colored rock formations sculpted by erosion.

A century-old sight conceived by nature for our benefit!


Night at the Kkala Hotel in Classic Room.
Included : english speaking guide, entrance fees, private transport, room & breakfast

Day 12: Salta - Buenos Aires

Transfer from your hotel to Salta's airport in a private vehicle.

Domestic flight Salta - Buenos Aires.

Welcoming at Buenos Aires domestic airport. and transfer to the hotel in a private vehicle.
Rojo Tango Show

Located inside the exclusive and impressive Hotel Faena, Rojo Tango is a fascinating show that conquers all the senses, combining sounds, aromas, colors, movement and flavors.

An intimate encounter where the sensuality expresses itself in a mix of movements, fragrances, tastes and sounds, to represent the unique and irresistible essence of Cabaret tango.

Wrapped in red velvet, the most prestigious dancers and musicians of Argentina can be found, along with a first class cuisine, to provide the audience a unique pleasure.

Dinner show.


Night at the hotel Jardín Escondido ****.
Included : transfer departure, domestic flight, airport tax, transfer arrival, entrance fees, private transport, dinner, room & breakfast

Day 13: Buenos Aires - Aéroport EZE International Ezeiza

Transfer from the hotel to Ezeiza International Airport in a private vehicle
Included : transfer departure

Casa Calma hotel   Buenos Aires

Level : 4*
Included : room & breakfast

The first Hotel dedicated to the well-being culture has born wrapped into a beautiful living wall as a vertical garden. Personality and technology combined with innovative design, light woods and soft colors are joined in a warm style. Located in a privileged area in the heart of the city. A few meters away from the commercial Santa Fe Avenue, the Subway, the pedestrian Florida Street and the famous San Martin Square, Casa Calma is an urban oasis to relax nearby all of the main attractions.

Hotel Park Hyatt   Mendoza

Level : 5*
Included : room & breakfast

Park Hyatt Mendoza Hotel, Casino & Spa, with its beautifully restored 19th-century Spanish colonial façade, is one of the most prestigious luxury hotels of Mendoza Argentina. It is conveniently situated in the heart of Mendoza, with a prominent view of Plaza Independencia. Park Hyatt Mendoza Hotel is a luxury hotel only 20 minutes away from the Mendoza International airport. Park Hyatt Mendoza Hotel, Casino & Spa is the ideal hotel for business and leisure travelers. Including rooms with stunning views of the Andres montain range and the city of Mendoza. Close to the most important vineyards and wineries of the region. This 5 star luxury hotel offers a wide range of activities including Mendoza wine tours, our premier Regency Casino and luxury spa hotel services at Kaua Club & spa.

Finca Atamisque   Tupungato

Level : 4*
Included : room & breakfast

The Atamisque Lodges have been created to enjoy the pleasures of rural Mendozian life: the sun, peace, good climate, a backdrop of vines and fruit trees with a magnificent view of the Andes Cordillera; the nights of clear skies, full of stars. The excellent wines from our winery can be enjoyed together with the delicious dishes served at the “Rincón Atamisque”, the small countryside/rustic/rural restaurant located on the grounds, where trout, farmed on site, is the star of the menu.

House of Jasmines   Salta

Level : 5*
Included : room & breakfast

Nine years ago the Fenestraz chose Argentina as our place to live and raise our children. So we created Estancia de Charme El Colibri, to start living our dream in a paradise of Argentina at the foot of the mountains of Cordoba, Santa Catalina. Two years ago we exported our dream to Salta, acquired this centenarian house to make it warm and comfortable, with all the refinement of boutique hotels. The beauty of the mountain landscape, the wide range of possible activities to perform, as well as proximity to international airport, seduced us. We come from a French family of hoteliers, and our passion for the highest quality in the hospitality industry have created House of Jasmines Estancia de Charme, a luxury hotel with the charm of the mountains of Salta, to share this dream with guests and friends, attracted by different types of holidays.

Grace Cafayate Resort   Cafayate

Level : 4*
Included : room & breakfast

Grace Cafayate is a luxury hotel, spa and residential villas in the Calchaquíes Valleys in northwestern Argentina, south of the province of Salta. The hotel is part of "La Estancia de Cafayate", a residential property of over 500 hectares, with its own golf course with 18 holes at the heart of an area famous for its spectacular scenery, outstanding wines and equestrian sports. Grace Cafayate consists of a main building with rooms and suites as well as 20 other residential villas. This luxury accommodation in Argentina is complemented by an elegant restaurant with open kitchen, along with a wine and cigar bar. There is also a pool and a luxury spa.

Hotel Khala   Salta

Level : 4*
Included : room & breakfast

In the heart of Three Cerritos, in a quaint and quiet corner at the foot of the hill, a house that combines traditional and craft has become a charming hotel, equipped with fine materials, antiques and crafts of the region. The library invites guests to relax by the fireplace and enjoy the unpretentious hospitality of our staff. Kkala Boutique Hotel is only five minutes away from the city center; perfect for exploring the city, or enjoying typical food in a local restaurant or prepared in house. Start the day with a cozy breakfast in the dining room filled with stunning aromas and overlooking Salta and its mountains.

Hotel Jardin Escondido by Coppola   

Level : 4*
Included : room & breakfast

The BE Jardin Escondido by Coppola invites you to experience a unique experience and brings a bit of Francis Ford Coppola’s story. The filmmaker lived at the location while recording Tetro and left records that can be shared during the visit.

Ask us for a quote

Other similar circuits


                     Contact us                      

By continuing your visit to this site, you must accept the use of cookies. Those help us to improve your navigation experience. For more information, click here