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Sample Itineraries
VIP Mendoza / Uco Valley
5 Days / 5 Night Wine Excursion
 Arrival
Day
You
will be greeted by your bilingual host or hostess at the Mendoza
airport, then driven by private car to your hotel. After checking in
at the hotel, your host will take you into the nearby wine country in
Maipu area for a visit to Familia Zuccardi Winery for tour and
tasting, followed by lunch.
Afterwards, you'll have the option
of visiting another winery, La Rural and their wine museum, for
example, or returning to town for an orientation city tour and
afternoon wine tasting or coffee and tea. Your host will leave you at
the hotel to relax early evening
Day 2
After breakfast, a pleasant drive
to the Catena Zapata Winery. This winery is designed as a replica of a
Mayan pyramid. You will take a tour of the winery followed by a
tasting session.
After visiting Catena, your host
will drive to the Ruca Malen, a small winery. Tour the winery and
tasting, followed lunch overlooking the vineyards and the Andes.
After lunch at Ruca Malen, your
host will drive to Septima Winery. Tour and tasting. As an option,
instead of another winery tour, we can arrange shopping, a tango
lesson, or a relaxing massage
Day 3
Breakfast at your hotel, then your
host will pick you up at the hotel and drive nearby Mendoza city into
an old “casona” nearby the city of Mendoza, a typical mendocinean
house where you will enjoy a full day of different activities where
wine, food, Tango and art are the perfect blend for this day. The
activities included are: Cooking class where you can learn the art of
Argentinean cooking and then enjoy the results, everything from
empanadas to meats and breads. Learn Argentine grilling techniques,
and special ways to prepare beef, followed by tasting lessons, if you
are not an expert you will enjoy learning about wines and how to taste
them. During lunch you will enjoy watching a tango show .Tango is a
living thing, constantly evolving, and no two people are quite the
same to dance with. We invite you to discover the style and technique
that gives you the most joy. Art Painting, sculpture, crafts,
architecture, and more...during your visit.
Late afternoon, your host will
drive you back to your hotel.
Day 4
After breakfast, a drive through
the countryside to the splendid Uco Valley. This is a rural farming
and vineyard area close to the Andes and ninety kilometers south of
Mendoza City.
Your destination
is Estancia "Los Chulengos" or “Rancho e Cuero”.
Here
you will ride horseback in the mystic foothills to take in the
awe-inspiring scenery.
After the ride, you'll enjoy a
typical Argentine asado (barbecue). The asado will include roasted
prime cuts of Argentine beef, sausages, empanadas, fresh salads and
bread, everything home made! and of course, a splendid selection of
Mendocinean wines. Late afternoon, your host will drive you back to
your hotel.
Breakfast at your hotel. then your
host will escort you back to Mendoza International Airport and help
you with your check-in for your departure. If you have an evening
departure, more activities or winery visits can be scheduled this day.
Tasting Mendoza - E-mail:
info@tastingmendoza.com
Office Number +54-261-424-6540 / Mobile +54-9-261-454-4322
Mendoza - Argentina
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