Andes Tour Mendoza - Trout and Wine

We pick you up at 9am and go west, climbing into dramatic mountain scenery. We follow the trail of the old Trans-Andean railway as it snakes and tunnels it way through three mountain ranges. We pass the snow capped Cerro de la Plata and turquoise Potrerillos lake . We follow the Rio Mendoza upriver through a valley called Seven Tunnels until we reach the mountain town of Uspallata . Here we take a short coffee break before we continue our trip through mountain scenery made famous in the movie Seven Years in

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. The road passes through Penitentes ski resort and continues west until several kilometres before the Chilean border, where we turn into Aconcagua National Park . Here we take a short walk to Horcones pond and view the tallest mountain outside the Himalayas (weather permitting). On return we stop to see Puente Del Inca , a naturally formed bridge over a steep ravine. Here there is a small handicrafts market and hot spring complex. We continue down the mountains, returning to Uspallata where we enjoy an afternoon lunch of the local delicacy, kid goat. Before taking the Mendoza road home we take a detour to Cerro Siete Colores ( Seven Colors Mountain) a fascinating, multi-colored rock formation that is often the surprise delight of the day. Return to Mendoza City early evening.