Private Andes

About this tour

Go wild like a condor on our Andes tour

We pick you up at 8.15 am at your hotel and go west, climbing into dramatic mountain scenery. We follow the trail of the old Trans-Andean railway as it snakes and tunnels its way through three mountain ranges.

We pass the snow capped Cordón del 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 Argentine asado (barbecue) including the local delicacy, kid goat.

Water is available on our vehicles all day. However to avoid excessive use of plastic bottles we recommend you bring a re-usable water bottle.

Prices are based on double occupancy. Solo travelers are very welcome — please contact us directly to assist you with your booking

There are special discounts for groups of 4 or more people (applied automatically when booking).