4 Day Exciting Getaway and Horse Trail Riding Hidden in The High Andes Mendoza

The guides will give you all the confidence needed with the orientation provided for the welcoming to this horseback riding experience.

Day 1: Arrival

Pick up at Gov. Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) in Mendoza. Drive up to the high valleys of Potrerillos to the B&B and take a shortstop by the lake for some photos. Lunch and dinner are provided. Sleep overnight at the B&B.

Day 2: Riding day - Uspallata mountain trail

After breakfast, we drive to the valley of Uspallata, where the gaucho and the other guide Guille waits for you to saddle up for this mountain trail first-day adventure. For the first day, the trail starts in total around six hours of horseback, crossing streams and creeks going pass different ridges viewing the Cordon del Tiger. Lunch will be around a campfire tasting different types of traditional food and fine wine.

Dinner in the evening under the night sky with a billion stars! You will be amazed. Sleep in the mountains that night in tents.

Day 3: Riding day - The Inca Trail

After breakfast, you saddle up again and start heading back through another path towards the valley. We will visit a historical site of the Incas. The Inca Trail went south by Uspallata and then west into the Andes: up the Mendoza River by the ruins of Ranchillos. Lunch will be served by the stream, asado criollo. Once finished the second day of horse riding, we drive back to the B&B where you can unwind and relax. Dinner and sleep will be at the B&B.

Day 4: Departure

After breakfast, we drive into Mendoza town for a peak followed by drop off at the airport.

A brief history introduction and site visiting

Uspallata has archaeological evidence of occupation of the Incas at least 4,000 years. Both the foothills and valleys of Mendoza Uspallata and river were occupied by ethnic groups that preceded the Incas in the use of means of subsistence. Uspallata historically has been a place of transit, where the Inca watched the valley on their way to Chile.

Around Uspallata, in Ranchillos, there are traces of a tampu or post on the Inca Trail. During the fifteenth century until the Spanish penetration, the incorporation of the area that today is called the Corridor, the Inca empire. The valley of Uspallata is then constituted a crossroads. The Inca Trail still visible is a testimony to the communication between people on both sides of the Cordillera. From the Peruvian-Bolivian altiplano, the Inca Trail descends on the Chilean side and into the Andean Corridor through the valleys of the foothills. The road reaches the Mendoza River and continues skirting the steps towards the ridge.

In Mendoza, the route starts from the north of Uspallata, in Yaguaras where it enters the province until San Alberto and continues for a length of 50 kilometers. Then it disappears and reappears in Ranchillos, where there are Inca ruins. Continued on Tambillos, about 10 kilometers before reaching Polvaredas and Route 7, where there are remains of ancient settlements.

This four-day program combines breathtaking views of the mountains by horseback and you will get to see a part of Mendoza along the way that most visitors miss out on. Uspallata is the place where mostly the movie (7 Years in The Tibet) was filmed with Brad Pitt back in the early 1990s.

As well on this two-day horse trail with overnight camp experience, you will witness part of the historical endeavor of San Martin and his army men faced the challenging journey in the crossing of The Andes back in 1817. Also, Uspallata is a village and administrative district in Argentina, in a scenic location on the road that crosses the Andes between Mendoza and Santiago in Chile. It is located 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of Mendoza and was once served by the now disused Transandine Railway which passed through the town on its way from Mendoza to Los Andes in Chile.

There are several items of interest in and around the village including "las bovedas," somewhat strangely egg-shaped kilns dating from the early 17th century which were used to extract gold, silver, zinc, copper and other metals from minerals mined nearby. Worth a brief visit as they are only approx 1.5 kilometers (one mile) from town, complete with a small museum, notes include the fact that some of the refractory bricks can still be seen with "Rufford Stourbridge" from the English West Midlands stamped on them; a brief reminder of Britain´s industrial heritage.

The road to the Chilean border incorporates some of the most dramatic scenery in the region, the Andean mountains in this part being part of the backdrop of the highest peak out of the Andes, Aconcagua at almost 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) above sea level. There is a brief glimpse of the stunning mountain from the road some distance from another point of interest, an ochre-colored bridge spanning the Mendoza River 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Uspallata that seems to have been made from sulfur-bearing hot springs.

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Daily meals and drinks are included in the package. You will get to taste authentic gaucho asado and a wine tasting of the award-winning Bonarda Guarda in Silver Cord's cellar is also included. Vegetarian and vegan meals are available on request.

Closed-Door Resto-Bar and Wine Cellar

Exclusive to Silver Cord's guests, they offer the chance to buy local and boutique wines. An intimate atmosphere invites visitors to the best choice for a drink in the quiet evenings. The restaurant is exclusive, with prior reservation for guests, it only serves dinners, wines, premium beers, and soft drinks.

Hiking and trekking are also available, as well as the High Andes tour, boutique wine tour, and Valle de Uco and Villavicencio 4x4 scenic drive and photo safari.

• 2 days horse riding with one night camp in the mountains
• 3 nights accommodation in total
• Daily meals, fine wine, and drinks
• Roundtrip airport transfers
• Asado criollo (BBQ) with premium wines
• Bilingual guides
• Wine tasting in a wine cellar
• All camping gear supplied
• 4x4 vehicle Toyota Hilux double cabin new model transportation and support
• Go Pro 7 camera supplied for all your photos

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.