Mendoza & Buenos Aires: Wine & Tango

Breakfast at the hotel.

In the late afternoon, we will go to a local studio in order to take tango lessons with professional dancers. There, we will learn the basic steps and movements, and we will have a historical and theoretical reference of the Tango dance.

In the evening, we will head to one of the historical and “Notables” cafés of Buenos Aires, where we will have dinner, and then, we will see professional tango dancers performing on stage.

Breakfast at the hotel & transfer to the airport in order to board the flight to Mendoza.

Arrival at the airport in Mendoza and transfer to the lodge. Time to relax.

After breakfast, we will start our trip to the Uco Valley, where we will be able to enjoy the vineyards and the beautiful landscapes of the area.

Description:

Located one and a half hour from the city of Mendoza, on the foothill of Los Andes mountain range, this area has the highest potential of development in Argentina’s wine industry.

Your host will pick you up at the hotel heading to the Uco Valley region. Visit and tasting at Pulenta Estate Winery. We will visit the winery, which has an amazing design, and taste the wines in a special room.

Then, we will visit the stunning project The Vines of Mendoza, a project that allows individuals to buy a vineyard and make their own wine. The winery is very modern. We will visit it before going to have our lunch.

At the same place, the famous Argentinian Francis Mallmann decided to open Siete Fuegos, an open restau-rant with an incredible view on the mountains, in great contact with nature, where the specialty is the Argen-tinian barbecue. Siete Fuegos literally means “seven fires” in Spanish. In this case, it describes seven different techniques of open flame cooking inspired by Argentine gauchos and European immigrants – tested and refined throughout 12,000 years of history. Francis Mallmann combines history and technique with his distinct taste and elegant style.

Return to the lodge.

Menu

Starters
Prosciutto-wrapped pear salad with blue cheese
Beet and arugula salad with oranges and red onions
Empanadas baked in clay oven in green salad
Cesar salad with crispy roasted chicken

Main Courses
Rib eye steak with chimichurri and cube potatoes
Fish baked in an iron box with grilled vegetables
Slow grilled pork
Salt-crusted chicken with aioli and green salad

Desserts
Fruits baked in clay oven
“Dulce de leche” and grilled strawberries roll and mascarpone
Red berry gratin with Sabayon sauce
Fresh fruits with granite

Mineral water

Wines: Recuerdo Torrontés and Recuerdo Malbec.

Nespresso cafe/tea with petits fours.

IMPORTANT: In case of having any kind any kind of food related allergies or any other food preferences, please share the information with us so that the menu can be changed.

Wineries & Menus can be modified. Please ask for other wineries available.

We leave the lodge heading to Los Andes mountain range. There, we will visit Potrerillos Valley, and its dam in between the Cordón del Plata (Frontal Andes) and the Foothill (Precordillera).

We will also stop at Uspallata Valley and Puente del Inca natural formation. Our point of return will be 15km from the border with Chile, where we will appreciate the Aconcagua mount (with 6959 m above the sea the highest of the Americas). Those people who would like to trek, can do so here (if weather conditions allow it), beginning in the international route and finishing at the Horcones Lagoon, in the Aconcagua Provincial Park. This trek lasts for 1 hour approximately.

The lunch is included in this excursion as well.

Transfer back to the lodge.

After breakfast, at an agreed-upon time, transfer to the airport in order to board the flight back to Buenos Aires.

Arrival in Buenos Aires and transfer to the hotel.

Transfer to the airport. You could also opt for an extension to another destination such as Iguazu Falls or El Calafate!

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