Overview
Argentina’s wine capital is a leafy, sun-drenched city of wide plazas and irrigation canals at the foot of the Andes. The vineyards of Maipú and the Uco Valley produce the world’s great Malbec, and beyond the wine lies a playground of rafting, horse-riding and the road to Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Americas.
Top things to do
Parque General San Martín
A huge, beautiful city park climbing to a hilltop with views over the vines to the mountains.
Maipú & Luján wine roads
The closest wine regions, ribboned with bodegas you can visit by bike or tour.
Uco Valley
The high-altitude valley producing Argentina’s most celebrated wines beneath snow-capped peaks.
Bike the bodegas of Maipú
Pedal between family wineries and olive farms, tasting as you go — the classic Mendoza day.
Uco Valley tasting tour
A full day touring high-end wineries with long lunches and Andes views.
Andes adventure day
Whitewater rafting, horse-riding or the scenic drive toward Aconcagua and Puente del Inca.
3-day sample itinerary
- 1
City & park
Plazas, the San Martín park and a wine-bar dinner.
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Maipú by bike
Self-guided wine cycling through the nearest bodegas.
- 3
Uco or the mountains
High-valley tasting or an Andes adventure day-trip.