Alta Montaña Day Tour

Put on your walking boots and explore impressive terrain of the world’s longest continental mountain ranges. Book this Alta Montaña (High Mountain) tour in the Argentinean Andes to be blown away by views of Mendoza!

Explore diverse landscapes, historical settlements and experience the climate of the Andes situated in the wine district of Mendoza. This Andes Alta Montaña tour is a feast for your eyes from beginning to end. Travel from Mendoza city, alongside Mendoza River, and enjoy Mendoza’s sightseeing views of the mountain Cordón del Plata and the Dyke Potrerillos; a colossal hydraulic power plant that distributes water to the Mendoza wine districts and vineyard irrigation systems. 

The circuit continues to Uspallata, a pre-Hispanic aboriginal settlement in the southernmost point of the Inca Empire in Argentina where you can discover some of Mendoza’s top attractions such as archeological remains, the Vaults of Uspallata and historic adobe buildings. The Alta Montaña day tour will then visit the villages of Picheuta, Polvaredas, Punta de Vacas and Los Penitentes ski resort (optional visit to reach stunning panoramic views of the Mendoza region and subsequently visit the unique natural feature Puente del Inca “The Incas Bridge”, an arch formed by the nearby hot water springs. We continue then to the highest peak of the Argentinean mountain range “Cerro Aconcagua”, from where it is possible to enter Aconcagua Provincial Park and complete the Mendoza high mountain tour at Las Cuevas, a European style town from where you can reach a path leading up to the Mendoza tourist attraction, the monument of Christ Redeemer, a symbol of union between Argentina and Chile located at 4200m!