High Mountain Tour Mendoza: 7 Andes stops to 6,962m

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Duration10h–12h

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PickupAt your hotel

Seven stops climbing toward Aconcagua, the hemisphere's highest peak

You drive 70 kilometers into the Andes, stop at Potrerillos Lake and its panoramic viewpoints, see the natural rock bridge at Puente del Inca, and enter Aconcagua Provincial Park to view the hemisphere's highest peak at 6,962 meters. In summer, the route extends to Cristo Redentor at the Chile border. Lunch is on your own in Las Cuevas. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, along with a bilingual guide and air-conditioned transport.

10h–12h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Andes and mountain landmarks

Visit Potrerillos mountain area
Free time in Uspallata
Free time at third stop
Visit Puente del Inca natural bridge
Admire Aconcagua Provincial Park peak
Lunch break (not included)
Visit Cristo Redentor monument (summer)

The Experience

The road climbs out of Mendoza on Route 7, and within an hour the city is gone. Potrerillos Lake spreads below you—70 kilometers from town, the water so still it looks like it's holding its breath. Your driver stops at the panoramic points, and you stand there with the Andes rising in front of you, the kind of scale that makes you understand why people talk about mountains the way they do. The air gets thinner as you go higher, and the landscape stops looking like a place and starts looking like geology—raw stone, no softness, no compromise.

The tour moves through Uspallata Valley and past Penitentes Ski Center, then reaches Puente del Inca, a natural rock bridge that spans the Las Cuevas River and has been there longer than anyone can say. It's one of those things you see in a photograph and think "that can't be real," and then you're standing in front of it and it is. From there the road takes you into Aconcagua Provincial Park, where Cerro Aconcagua rises at 6,962 meters—the highest peak in the southern hemisphere. You don't climb it on this tour; you see it, which is what most people come for. The park surrounds you with peaks over 6,000 meters in every direction, and the silence is the kind that makes you aware of your own breathing.

In summer, the road opens to Cristo Redentor, the monument marking the Argentina-Chile border, and the tour includes that stop. Lunch isn't provided, so you eat in Las Cuevas, the last town before the Chilean frontier—a small place where the road ends and the border begins. The whole day is about seven to eight hours of driving and standing and looking, with a bilingual guide who knows the geology, the indigenous history of the region, and the route itself. You're in an air-conditioned minivan, which matters because the sun at altitude is direct and the wind can be sharp. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, so you don't have to navigate getting to the trailhead or figure out how to get back.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off in Mendoza, transport in an air-conditioned minivan, a bilingual guide, and stops at Potrerillos Lake with panoramic viewpoints, Uspallata Valley, Puente del Inca, and Aconcagua Provincial Park.
In summer, the route extends to Cristo Redentor at the Argentina-Chile border.
Lunch is not included and is eaten on your own in Las Cuevas.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Viajes y Diseno EVT 16298

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see Aconcagua and the high Andes without arranging your own transport or navigating the mountain roads—the fixed itinerary and included pickup mean you spend the day looking instead of driving.