San Rafael and Atuel Canyon
Descriptions come from the operator and are translated automatically.
- 14 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in Spanish
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
We started at 7:00 a.m. looking for passengers at the hotels in the city of Mendoza, and it took us approximately 45 minutes to look for them all. We travel through Mendoza along Route 40 towards the south. We will travel for 3 hours from the time we leave Mendoza until we arrive in San Rafael. There the excursion takes place, visiting the City of San Rafael, the historical area known as Villa 25 de Mayo, the incredible geological formation of the Atuel Canyon and the Valle Grande reservoir/dam (the most important of the Atuel River). At this last point you have free time to take a catamaran or rafting ride or have lunch (both optional activities at an extra cost).
Inclusions
What's included
- Hotel pick-up
- Foreign residents or payments with cards issued outside of Argentina: includes local taxes
What's not
- Lunch
- Optional activities (Rafting, Boat ride)
- Payment ARGENTINE RESIDENTS: DOES NOT INCLUDE Country Tax or RG (foreign website) VALUE IN PESOS REFERENCE
Itinerary
We start looking for passengers in the City of Mendoza starting at 7:00am. For 45 minutes we will pick up passengers from hotels in the city of Mendoza. Starting at approximately 7:45am we will depart on a trip to the municipality of San Rafael, a trip with an approximate duration of 3 hours 15 minutes.
We will visit the historical area known as Villa 25 de Mayo, a very small town in the municipality of San Rafael.
Travelers will tour this geological formation, one of the few in Argentina, appreciating its colors and beauty.
Valle Grande dazzles us with its photographable landscapes. It is the ideal stop for lunch or an optional activity: such as a catamaran ride or rafting (optional activities with extra cost).
We visited the most developed city in the south of Mendoza, taking a small city tour of this town.
We begin the return from San Rafael to the City of Mendoza at approximately 6:00pm to arrive at your hotels at 9:00pm. We will make technical stops along the way.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- At the door of our sales office
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 24 travellers
- Operated by
- Viajes y Diseno EVT 16298
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Mendoza
- Its from-price is 38% below the median of the 184 day trips we list in Mendoza.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 29 of 184.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Mendoza
Mendoza is a wine city of tree-lined avenues and irrigation channels on a dry plain, with the high Andes rising to the west.
Mendoza was largely rebuilt after the earthquake of 1861, which is why its streets are wide and its squares open. Plane trees shade the pavements, watered by old irrigation channels called acequias. Plaza Independencia sits at the centre with four smaller squares around it, and the great Parque General San Martín climbs to the Cerro de la Gloria, a monument with a view over the city.
Top-ranked sights in Mendoza: Puente del Inca (Inca Bridge), Uspallata, Aconcagua Provincial Park.
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