9-day Sojourn through Argentina's Tango and Vineyards

Buenos Aires

Tag 1: Welcome to Buenos Aires!

Your private guide will be at Ezeiza International Airport ready to welcome you to Buenos Aires, helping you to familiarize and answer any question you might have about your trip.

Once you've checked in, you have the rest of the day at leisure to explore the city on your own. In the evening, prepare for an Argentine dining experience that is much more than an exquisitely cooked fillet steak accompanied by free-flowing Malbec. It is a crash course in Argentine culture, complete with empanada and alfajor making sessions.

The communal dining tables are the first clue that the Argentine Experience is very much a group effort. Over Malbec and mini dishes of provoleta cheese and choripan, you'll end the evening sharing stories with new friends.

Buenos Aires

Tag 2: Find Tango Around Every Corner

Your private guide will pick you up from your hotel for a tour related to the history of tango in Buenos Aires.

Visit the sites where tango has left its stamp and where today you can enjoy its passion - the corners where the great teacher of the tango, Carlos Gardel, lived and created his songs in the Abasto neighborhood, as well as districts like San Telmo and La Boca where the tango was born.

In the afternoon, take you'll have the opportunity for your own private tango dance lesson to learn your first steps or to improve your knowledge of this unique rhythm.

Buenos Aires

Tag 3: Stroll through History in Buenos Aires

We hope you've had a comfortable night's sleep because this morning you'll be picked up from your hotel in the morning to visit the northern districts of Buenos Aires.

Discover the French-style architecture of Recoleta and visit the famous cemetery where personalities like Evita Peron are buried before enjoy the large parks of Palermo and its beautiful gardens.

In the evening, take your tango expertise and merge with the locals at a Milonga (dance club). We'll pick you up to take you to the night club where you will have the chance to take a shared lesson together with other tango lovers. Our expert guide will teach you about the history, trends, codes, etc., so you can better understand what you are watching and learn about tango.

Afterward, you will enjoy real Milonga.

Buenos Aires - Mendoza

Tag 4: Journey to Mendoza

Say goodbye to Buenos Aires as we head inland today towards Mendoza. This morning you'll be picked up from your hotel by private transfer and taken to the airport for your domestic flight to the country's most famed wine-growing region. 

With the evening free, why not indulge in a meal at a fine restaurant, be guided by the piquant waft of flavors from the kitchen. Afterward, visit a bar and taste your favorite of the wines grown in the region. Who knows, maybe you'll also have the chance to try out your newly learned tango rhythm.

In the evening, head back to your hotel and sleep comfortably, excited about tomorrow's tour through the vineyards.

Mendoza

Tag 5: Sojourn through Mendoza's Vineyards

Mendoza is world-famous for its wine production, however, it also has an important olive oil industry. Today's tour aims to show and teach about these products through large producers located in the main growing area of Mendoza.

The landscape is full of vineyards, olive trees, almond and cherry orchards, and horticultural crops, whose shapes and colors are enhanced by the changing silhouette and colors of the Andes Mountains.

Some of the following estates you will visit include Bodega Tempus Alba, a vineyard passed down from generation to generation. The owners will explain the details of the winemaking process before seducing you with a tasting of their wines.

At Pasrai, you'll get up close to olive oil production - learning about its methods before tasting the most exquisite varieties of oil on offer, before moving onto other cellar doors at Lagarde and Clos de Chacras.

Mendoza

Tag 6: Taste the Flavors of Maipú Valley

Maipú Valley, located to the east of the city, transports us to the past. We invite you to get to know the origin of Mendoza’s wine at wineries that paved the way for local viticulture and today preserve family traditions,

With a unique oenological and architectural experience, Bodega Trapiche represents Argentina's "richness of diversity" specializing in obtaining the best in each terroir to create unique wines.

The family at Sinfin vineyard believes that wine extends, moves, and conquers, its philosophy is to elaborate sensations and to keep them in each bottle to pour out them at the appropriate moment.

We'll end at Pan Y Oliva de Bodega Santa Julia, the gastronomic space of Zuelo, where you can find tapas, pasta, salads, and homemade dishes prepared with seasonal ingredients from their own organic garden. 

Mendoza - Buenos Aires

Tag 7: Journey Back to Buenos Aires

Say farewell to Mendoza this morning as you're picked up from your hotel and transferred to the local airport for your flight back to Buenos Aires, where a transfer will be waiting to take you to your accommodation. 

In the evening, we invite you to immerse yourself in the passion of tango at El Querandi Tango House. Discover the ancient mysteries of this unique dance and feel transported to Buenos Aires at the beginning of the 20th century.

Upon sitting down for dinner, you’ll be presented with a variety of Argentine and international dishes to enjoy a three-course meal and wine dinner.

After dinner, the show begins! You’ll hear some classic tango pieces from the string quartet and see incredible precision and passion among the four onstage dancing couples.

Buenos Aires

Tag 8: See Another Side to Argentina

Today, we will explore the countryside at an exclusive estancia in San Antonio de Areco, which is known as Buenos Aires' most traditional town.

The drive there includes breathtaking views of the pampas and, along the way, your guide will tell you about the fascinating history of Gaucho people as well as explain their current lifestyle.

After arriving in town, you will spend the day at Estancia El Ombú de Areco where you can ride a horse or go for a ride in a sulky (horse cart) while enjoying the traditional Argentinean "empanadas" and beverages.

At lunchtime, a delicious Asado (barbecue) will be served using the finest quality Argentinean meat. Dessert is accompanied by a folklore show, which is followed by a demonstration of gaucho skills.

Buenos Aires

Tag 9: Say Farewell to Argentina

All good things must come to an end but we hope you have enjoyed your time exploring the very best that this region of Argentina has to offer. 

The culture, history, and flavors as well as the people and their hospitality that make the country that it is.

At an arranged time you will be transferred from your hotel to Buenos Aires International Airport for your flight back home.

We hope you have had a memorable trip and wish you pleasant onward travels!