Mendoza

Lares De Chacras – Wine region within Mendoza – November

Maipu Valley and Luján de Cuyo

Our hotel is close to Luján de Cuyo (home to Malbec), Maipu Valley and Mayor Drummond

Day 1 – Sunday – wine tour and lunch
Restaurant wineries – nearby
Clos de Chacras, bodega y restaurant – 15 min walk
Bodega Lagarde – 15 mins drive
Bodegas Nieto Senetiner, 8 minute drive

TIP: You can try to keep the costs of your time in Mendoza by doing a self guided wine tour. The best area to do it is Maipu, where you can rent bikes and then head to the vineyards yourself. Mr Hugo Bikes is a good place to get a bike, and you’ll be given a map and tips on which wineries to visit at a discounted rate.

Stick to one or at most two wine tours per day, and pick the activities for the rest of the day wisely. For example, a cooking class is a perfect compliment to a wine tasting tour!

Day 2
Founded in 1561, Mendoza is one of the largest cities in Argentina with a population of roughly 2 million people. Make sure to go to the Museo de Bellas Artes – known as Casa de Fader. It’s located in a beautiful mansion and the exhibit is fantastic.

Day 3
Head to the winelands and towards the mountains for impressive views

With so many wineries in Mendoza, picking which ones to visit isn’t easy. These are spread across three main regions – Maipú, Luján de Cuyo and Uco Valley, each of them having its charm.

These are some of the best guided activities outside Mendoza: