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Adventure & Wine in Argentina (Self Drive) With Buenos Aires

Enjoy 14 formidable days in Argentina! You will combine the best of wine tasting, Buenos Aires, and outdoor adventures. This package balances freedom (to explore places with a rented car you will drive) and assistance throughout your trip. 

Itinerary at a Glance

Day 1: Arrival in Buenos Aires

Upon your arrival at the airport you will be transferred to the hotel. 

Spend the rest of the day at leisure. 

 

 

Day 2: Buenos Aires City Tour

Enjoy a private city tour after the breakfast at the hotel. The tour includes historical attractions and yet it is relaxed enough to you enjoy it calmly. We will pass by “Plaza de Mayo” (May Square) and enjoy a coffee at the historical “Café Tortoni”. Let’s walk in San Telmo and watch the Tango in La Boca, walk along “Caminito Street” and discover the souvenir shops.

See the Boca Juniors soccer stadium and we can take you to Pasión Boquense Museum. We will go to Madero Port and while walking through Retiro you will come to Recoleta, one of the most aristocratic areas of the city. Visit Palermo, some of the most exclusive residential areas before returning to your hotel. 

It is possible to customize this city tour. 

In the evening you will be taken from the hotel for a typical Argentinian dinner at EL Querandi. Afterwards, learn more about the story of Tango while enjoying a tango show. 

Day 3: Transfer to Mendoza

After breakfast, you will be taken to the airport to flight to Mendoza. Upon arrival your rental car will be waiting for you at the airport parking lot. You shall drive to San Rafael.  The trip takes 3h 30.

Day 4: Embalse Valle Grande

This day is dedicated to adventures, so we recommend comfortable clothes, backpacking food & water and personal items you might need such as sunglasses and camera. 

You shall continue towards the Embalse Valle Grande on Route 173, where you can enjoy rafting, windsurf, kayak, relaxing boat trips. On the way you will see the "Atuel Canyon", a natural beauty of rocky walls formed by erosion. 

Further on the road you can see the El Nihuel Dam, an artificial lake and hydroelectric complex (1hs and 20 min distance from Atuel Canyon).

Return to San Rafael. 

 

Day 5: Free day

Enjoy free day in San Rafael.

Day 6: Transfer to Chacras de Coria

Drive towards Chacras de Coria. The trip duration is between 2h to 3h from route 143 and route 40. You can stop by Uco Valley on the way, where there are many wineries. 

 

 

 

Day 7: Chacras de Coria

Enjoy a winery tour with lunch in Lujan de Cuyo (8h long). You can leave the car at the hotel, as your guide will take care of picking you up.

 

Day 8: High Mountain

Drive to the mountains on your last day in Mendoza. On the way there are several stops. Some of the best ones are Potrerillos, Uspallata and Penintentes, there you will find restaurants and services. 

As you drive up the slopes, the road passes abandoned railroad stations, rocky Inca messenger huts, and glacial valleys, criss-crossing the Mendoza River several times. Arriving at Puente del Inca, you will find a natural arch carved by glacial melt, and coated in minerals that formed coloured hues. The place counts with some local craft shops and a few restaurants.

Day 9: San Agustin Del Valle Fertil

Continue to your new destination. On the way you will stop at Valle Fertil to overnight. It takes around 5h from Mendoza. 

If you prefer, you can choose to visit the Villavicencio Natural Reserve before leaving Mendoza from Route 52 or you can make stop at "La Difunta Correa" Santuary from Route 141. 

Day 10: Moon Valley

You will start the Moon Valley circuit. From San Agustin de Valle Fertil, take the Route 510 for a 50 minutes trip to the Moon Valley. Stop on the way for pictures. 

The Moon Valley and the Talampaya National Park are huge, so we recommend to start it early. They have a rich collection mammals, dinosaurs and pants fossils and in total there are six geological formations.

Return to San Agustin.

Day 11: Talampaya National Park

This day is dedicated to Talampaya National Park.  From Route 510 you will take you around 1h30 minutes. Don’t miss the Talampaya Canyon, which is the park’s main tourist attraction. There are three circuits you can choose with a guide: 

1) The "El Murallon'' circuit will show you petroglyphs made in the stone by aborigine cultures between the 3rd and the 10th Century BC and the rock formations caused by erosion at the Totem, La Torre, La Catedral and la Chimenea.

2) The "Los Cajones" circuit will show you a 15 meters blackboard made on the stone called "Los Pizarrones" that contains drawings made by the aborigines.

3) The third circuit is called "La Ciudad Perdida'' and it is the longest (6h duration). It combines hiking and a driven circuit. Following hiking you will arrive at an enourmos crate that contains a labyrinth made by erosion. 

Overnight in Villa Union.

 

Day 12: Free day

Enjoy this day at leisure in Villa Union. 

 

Day 13: Return to Buenos Aires

Say bye to Villa Union and drive to San Juan airport, where you will drop off the car and flight to Buenos Aires. Upon arrival you will be transferred to your hotel. 

 

 

 

 

Day 14: Final Departure

You will be transferred to the airport to take your flight back home. End of the tour.

 

Included
  • Meet & Greet airport services & transfers
  • Flight from Buenos Aires airport to Mendoza/ from San Juan to Buenos Aires
  • Car rental for the mentioned days (quoted according to passengers number)
  • Accommodation for 3 nights in Buenos Aires (breakfast included)
  • Accommodation for 6 nights in Mendoza (breakfast included)
  • Accommodation for 2 nights in San Juan (breakfast included)
  • Accommodation for 2 nights in La Rioja (breakfast included)
  • Buenos Aires Private City Tour with tour guide
  • Meals according to the itinerary
  • Route map and assistance
Excluded
  • International and domestic flights
  • Airport taxes
  • Entrance Fees for National Park
  • The tours suggested during the self-drive itinerary
  • Entry visa to Argentina
  • Optional excursions
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips
  • Extras

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US$ 9065 In Triple Room
US$ 11275 In Double Room
US$ 16340 In Single Room

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