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Free Night in Lares de Chacras
Lares de Chacras is a beautiful wine lodge located 20 minutes south of Mendoza city center in the upscale district of Chacras de Coria. This stone-lined villa has luxury facilities such as tastefully designed rooms, an atmospheric wine cellar and that all important pool with hydro-massage.
Trout & Wine Tours are offering a free room at this beautiful place for any clients that choose to do a two-day tour and two-night at lodge package tour with Trout & Wine, meaning you get a third night at the lodge free. The offer applies until the April 2011. A standard room at the wine lodge costs $195 US in the high season (October to March).
Please note the lodge is completely booked out for from the 22nd of December 2010 to the 10th of January
Below is a sample itinerary that can be modified to your specifications.
Day 1 A Wine Tour of Lujan de Cuyo
We pick you up in the morning at 9am and head for the vineyards of Luján de Cuyo, in the heart of
Mendoza wine country. Our English-speaking guide will escort you around four premium wineries, old and modern, high tech and quaint, with a spectacular backdrop of snow-capped mountains.
First we take you to Mendel, an old historical winery run by one of Argentina's most famous winemakers Roberto de la Motta. The vineyard's 100-year old vines produce excellent conentrated Malbec and we try the winery's top label Unos, rated 94-points by Robert Parker JR. Next we have a tasting at the well appointed Terrazas de los Andes, the fine wine arm of Chandon
Argentina . Here we try their top wine Cheval de los
Andes , a joint venture with the famous French winery Cheval Blanc.
At midday we visit
Club Tapiz,
a wine lodge, winery and olive house. Here we have an incredible gourmet lunch where four wines are paired with four dishes. You will taste Mendoza's finest Sauvignon Blanc, as well as excellent Syrah and Malbec.
We finish the day at
Alta Vista, a traditional winery completely renovated and refurbished by a French wine family. Here we try Torrontes, Bonarda, Malbec and have a special tasting of their Grand Reserva, one of
Argentina 's best Malbecs. We return to
Mendoza city at 5pm.
First we take you to Mendel, an old historical winery run by one of Argentina's most famous winemakers Roberto de la Motta. The vineyard's 100-year old vines produce excellent conentrated Malbec and we try the winery's top label Unos, rated 94-points by Robert Parker JR. Next we have a tasting at the well appointed Terrazas de los Andes, the fine wine arm of Chandon
Night at Lares de Chacras Lodge ($195 US for standard double)
Day 2 Free Day
Spend the day enjoying the lodges excellent facilities before wandering over to the nearby, picturesque Plaza de Chacras with its many restaurants and stores.
Night at Lares de Chacras Lodge ($195 US for standard double)
Day 3 A Tour of the Andes
We pick you up at 8.45am 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
. We continue our trip through mountain scenery made famous in the movie Seven Years in
Tibet . 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 asado (Argentine bbq) and 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.
Night at Lares de Chacras Lodge (courtesy of Trout & Wine)
Tour Price: $475 per person (including accommodation).
This is a suggested itinerary and can be modified to suit your requirements.
or email:
ask@troutandwine.com
Note: The free night offer applies to any day of the week but the lodge requires two nights minimum stay. The price is based on two people.
In the event of not staying at the lodge, the cost of the room is not deductible from the tour price.
For more information on the lodge go to www.laresdechacras.com
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