GTEU – 333 – ARGENTINA
MENDOZA – Beyond Wine

Four Days / Three Nights
Daily

HIGHLIGHTS:

Mendoza:

Three nights at selected hotels:
Hotel Huentala or Hotel Amerian Executive (Four Stars)
Hotel Sheraton Mendoza or Hotel Park Hyatt (Five Stars)
Tours: Wine and Gourmet Night – Sparkling Wine Tour – Uco Valley
Experience – Wine and Olive Tour
Meals: 3 breakfasts – 3 lunches (1 picnic) – 1 dinner – mentioned tastings
Roundtrip transfers between airport and hotel

ITINERARY

DAY 1: Mendoza

Arrival in the city of Mendoza, reception and transfer to the selected hotel. In the afternoon we leave the city and head to Clos de Chacras winery. After a tasting, we continue to the Olivícola de Club Tapiz, where we take part in a tasting of olive oil. Our gastronomic tour ends in El Terruño, the restaurant where we have dinner.
Meals: Dinner
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel
Hotel Huentala or Hotel Amerian Executive (Four Stars)
Hotel Sheraton Mendoza or Hotel Park Hyatt (Five Stars)

DAY 2: Mendoza

We dedicate our day to sparkling wines. We first visit Cruzat Winery, specialized in the Champenoise method. We enjoy a wine tasting direct from the tanks, tasting different sparkling wines. Later, we visit Chandon and Norton wineries and participating in wine tasting. Lunch and wine tasting at Séptima Winery.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel
Hotel Huentala or Hotel Amerian Executive (Four Stars)
Hotel Sheraton Mendoza or Hotel Park Hyatt (Five Stars)

DAY 3: Mendoza

This high-level tour is designed to enjoy and share an excellent wine day. Today we visit wineries that are located up to 4.921 feet which gives the wine unique attributes. We start by Salentein Winery where, in addition to tasting their wines, we visit Espacio Killa. We continue through Domain Bosquet Winery, characterized by producing high quality organic grapes. Finally, we drive to Andeluna Winery, where we have a lunch. Return to Mendoza.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel
Hotel Huentala or Hotel Amerian Executive (Four Stars)
Hotel Sheraton Mendoza or Hotel Park Hyatt (Five Stars)

DAY 4: Mendoza

This morning we start by Don Manuel Villafañe Winery, focused on the production of grapes, harvested in small and exclusive vineyards.
We continue to an olive grove where we participate in a tasting of oils and delicatessen products (olive paste, dehydrated tomatoes accompanied by homemade bread). Our next stop is the Luigi Bosca Winery and Altavista Winery. We enjoy our lunch in the garden of the winery. At the end, return to the city to go to the airport for your flight to your next destination.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

NOTE:
Based on Standard Room, double occupancy at Hotel Huentala. For rates applicable for single, double and triple and for other participating hotels please check TOUR RATES

TOUR RATE INCLUDES:

Needed round trip transfers between airport and hotel
Accommodation at selected hotel: 3 nights
Tours: Wine and Gourmet Night – Sparkling Wine Tour – Uco Valley Experience – Wine and Olive
Meals: 3 breakfasts – 3 lunches (1 picnic) – 1 dinner – mentioned tastings
STA = Single passenger traveling alone

GTEU – 333 – ARGENTINA
MENDOZA – Beyond Wine

Four Days / Three Nights
Daily

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 1: Mendoza

Arrival in the city of Mendoza, reception and transfer to the selected hotel. Free time and in the afternoon we start our gastronomic evening. We leave the city and head to Clos de Chacras, important winery for its architecture and the history of its founder, pioneer in winemaking. After a tasting, we continue to the Olivícola de Club Tapiz, where we take part in a tasting of olive oil. Our gastronomic tour ends in El Terruño, restaurant where we have dinner.
Meals: Dinner
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel
Hotel Huentala or Hotel Amerian Executive (Four Stars)
Hotel Sheraton Mendoza or Hotel Park Hyatt (Five Stars)

DAY 2: Mendoza

We dedicate our day to sparkling wines. We start our experience visiting Cruzat Winery, specialized in the Champenoise method: the procedure for making a sparkling wine used in the Champagne region.
We make a wine tasting direct from the tanks, tasting three different sparkling wines. Later, we visit Chandon and Norton wineries. In both of them, we make a historic tour to finish with the tasting. The tour ends at Séptima Winery, where we have lunch, while we taste sparkling wines and light wines.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel
Hotel Huentala or Hotel Amerian Executive (Four Stars)
Hotel Sheraton Mendoza or Hotel Park Hyatt (Five Stars)

DAY 3: Mendoza

This high-level tour is designed to enjoy and share an excellent wine day. Today we visit wineries that are located up to 1.500 MASL (4.921 FASL), which gives the wine unique attributes. We start by Salentein Winery where, in addition to tasting their wines, we visit Espacio Killa, an space destined to the exhibit and sale of work of renowned local artists, national and foreign. Its schedule consist of four annual exhibits, one per season, unique in Mendoza. We continue through Domain Bosquet Winery, characterized by producing high quality organic grapes. Finally, we drive to Andeluna Winery, where we have a lunch. Return to Mendoza and your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Overnight accommodations at selected hotel
Hotel Huentala or Hotel Amerian Executive (Four Stars)
Hotel Sheraton Mendoza or Hotel Park Hyatt (Five Stars)

DAY 4: Mendoza

Mendoza has excellent wineries, but also an important olive oil industry, so this tour is the perfect combination of both. We start by Don Manuel Villafañe Winery, focused on the production of grapes, harvested in small and exclusive vineyards. We continue to an olive grove where we make a tasting of oils and delicatessen products (olive paste, dehydrated tomatoes accompanied by homemade bread).

Our next stop is the Luigi Bosca Winery, which has remained in the hands of the founding family. Finally, we visit Altavista Winery, considered a historical heritage of Mendoza, since it has not stopped functioning in a century and where we appreciate the coexistence of the old and the modern. We enjoy our lunch in the garden of the winery. At the end, return to the city to go to the airport for your flight to your next destination
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

NOTES:
Day 2: The Sparkling Wine Experience is available from Mondays to Saturdays.
Day 3: The regular Uco Valley Experience operates on Thursdays and Sundays. Salentein Winery and Espacio Killka close on Mondays.
Day 4: The regular Wine and Olive tour is available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

NOTE:
Based on Standard Room, double occupancy at Hotel Huentala. For rates applicable for single, double and triple and for other participating hotels please check TOUR RATES

TOUR RATE INCLUDES:

Needed round trip transfers between airport and hotel
Accommodation at selected hotel: 3 nights
Tours: Wine and Gourmet Night – Sparkling Wine Tour – Uco Valley Experience – Wine and Olive
Meals: 3 breakfasts – 3 lunches (1 picnic) – 1 dinner – mentioned tastings
STA = Single passenger traveling alone

MENDOZA OPTIONAL TOURS

MENDOZA CITY TOUR

We will start the tour visiting the Foundational Area, the oldest side of the city. The following place will be Independencia Square, situated at the main point of down town considering the location of other nearby squares.
We will continue the trip visiting the General San Martin Park, which is one of the most important artificial parks in Argentina, not only for its huge extension but also for the proximity to the city. Actually, it has 307 green hectares, 17 kilometers to go, and 821 hectares in expansion. We will finish the trip visiting the Cerro de la Gloria’s Monument, which has an amazing and panoramic view of the city.
At the end of the tour, return to the hotel.

Private Service with English speaking Guide
Tour: Half Day – Distance: 60 Km
Departures: Daily

WINE TOUR EXPERIENCE IN UCO VALLEY WITH LUNCH (3 WINERIES)

The mountains and the beautiful landscape of Valle de Uco prepare our senses to experience the distinctive flavors and aromas of altitude wines. This high-class tour is designed to share and enjoy a complete and excellent day of wines. We will visit some of the most important and prominent wineries in this region. We propose living this experience in small groups, with wine travelers who share the same interest in this fascinating beverage. In this way, you can appreciate every detail of the visits and as a perfect outcome to this dynamic tour a fantastic gourmet lunch.

Regular services with English speaking guide
Tour: Full day tour to wineries
Departures: Thursday and Sunday

EXPERIENCE COOKING CLASS AT WINERY WITH LUNCH

A private cooking class by the chef of the Bodega Restaurant. The class begins in the organic garden of the winery, where the vegetables and fruits necessary for the elaboration are collected.
The activities of the class are: elaboration of breads, of empanadas criollas (dough, stuffing, repulgation), preparation of humita, preparation of vegetables to the embers for salads, preparation of the roast and desserts to the fire. The duration of the class is approximately 5 hours, and includes the lunch prepared by the participants with the wines of the winery.

Private Service with English Speaking Guide
Tour: Half Day Cooking Class

BICYCLE TOUR THROUGH VINEYARDS IN VISTALBA- LUJAN DE CUYO WITH LUNCH

A fun and original way to tour the vineyards and wineries, as well as discover the picturesque wine region of Luján de Cuyo. The objective of this activity is to enjoy the open air of new experiences, to cycle on the vineyards of three wineries, to learn on the guided tours and to taste the recognized wines, all this in the classic postal frame of the vineyards and the mountain. To finish the tour after the third visit will be completed with a light lunch.

Regular Service with English Speaking Guide
Tour: Full day – Bicycle tour to vineyards with lunch
Operation: Daily

EXPERIENCE WORKING THE LAND AT WINERY WITH LUNCH

Visitors will experience details of vineyard care at every productive stage. From the winter pruning, to the spring stripping, the summer defoliation, the thinning of clusters and the longed harvest
After the activity, we make a visit to the cellar and finish in the cava for a tasting at the end of lunch.

Private Service with English Speaking Guide
Tour: Half Day tour with lunch
Operation: Daily

WINES AND FLAVORS TOUR IN MAIPU WITH LUNCH (3 WINERIES)

To the east of the city, Maipú transports us to the past. Experience the origin of wine in Argentina. Visit three wineries that opened the path of viticulture here in Argentina and still have conserved their family traditions to this day, forming and important part of the production of wines in Mendoza.

This tour is designed to share and enjoy an excellent day of wines. We will visit some of the most important renowned wineries of this region. This experience is shared by fellow passengers who enjoy the same interest for this fascinating beverage. In this way each guest will enjoy every detail of the visits during this dynamic tour with a perfect ending of the light lunch with more wines to taste.

Regular services with English speaking guide
Tour: Full day exploring 3 wineries with lunch
Departures: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday