Mendoza Province

Argentina’s foremost wine region, famed for Andean snowpeaks, Aconcagua and winery tours.

Mendoza Province lies in west-central Argentina, backed by the Andes. Its dry climate and intense sunshine, together with snowmelt irrigation, have made it the country’s largest wine region, renowned worldwide for Malbec. Wineries in Maipú, Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley offer tastings and tours; to the west is the provincial park that contains Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Americas, and in winter you can ski at Las Leñas. The autumn grape harvest (Mar–Apr) is especially memorable. The gateway is Mendoza International Airport, and a road crosses the Andes to Chile.

Destinations

• Greater Mendoza
• Malargüe

Itineraries

• Mendoza Wine Regions & Andes High Mountain Route – Explore the three major wine regions of Maipú, Luján de Cuyo, and Uco Valley, plus the high mountain route of Route 7 i…
• Central Argentina: Cuyo to Córdoba – Cross San Juan and La Rioja to see Ischigualasto (Valley of the Moon) and Talampaya, then enter the hills of Córdoba.