Transfer IN OUT APT/HTL/APT

Mendoza - San Rafael
Reception and transfer from Mendoza Airport to San Rafael in the south of the province.

Atuel River Canyon and Valle Grande (Big Valley)
Breakfast at the hotel. Whole-day excursion to the Atuel River Big Canyon and Valle Grande. We will leave from San Rafael, passing by Cuesta de los Terneros (Calves Slope); we will stop at Mirador San Francisco de Asis (San Francisco de Asis Viewpoint). Then we will head for El Nihuil, where we will have lunch. Then we will enter the Atuel River Canyon to enjoy a stunning landscape resulted from the wind and water erosion, forming sculptures like the colorful geographical figures that show shapes such as El Castillo (the Castle), El Fantasma (the Ghost), La Catedral (the Cathedral), etc. We will do trekking into the Canyon. The Atuel River goes deep into the multicolor rock eroded over millions of years, offering us a unique spectacle. We will get to Valle Grande where we will have the opportunity to do some optional adventure activities such as rafting along the Atuel River, etc. We will spend the night in Valle Grande since we have days with adventure activities to come.

Caverna de las Brujas
Breakfast at the hotel. We will go to Malargüe City heading for Caverna de las Brujas. Along the way, we will pass by Sierra Pintada (Painted Mountain Range), Cuesta de los Terneros, San Rafael Viewpoint, Diamante Salt Flats and El Sosneado Valley. We will do middle difficulty trekking in the cavern. We must pay an entrance fee to the reserve, where helmets and torches will be provided.

The cavern is famous for the stalactite and stalagmite presence (formed by water filtering) of different shapes, colors and dimensions. The stalactite and stalagmite formation takes 1,300 years. La Caverna de las Brujas is millions of years old. Then we will go to Malargüe, where we will stop for lunch (optional) and stroll along the city. Return to San Rafael.