Mendoza: Vineyard Horseback Ride & Gourmet Asado Lunch

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Duration6h

GroupUp to 8

LanguagesEN · PT +1

PickupAt your hotel

Horseback through Maipu vines then feast on asado & Malbec

You’ll ride horseback through Maipu’s vineyards outside Mendoza with a local guide who knows every turn of the trail. After your ride, sit down for an Argentine asado lunch—think steak, fresh salad, wine pairings—in a country mansion setting. Expect laughter, good food, and those small moments that stick with you long after you’ve gone home.

Step-by-step itinerary

Horseback ride and gourmet lunch

Pick up at hotel at 11am
Drive 45 minutes to Lunlunta stables
Begin 90-minute horseback ride
Ride through vineyards and Rio Mendoza
Enjoy multi-course lunch with wine
Return to Mendoza city by 5:30pm

The Experience

The first thing I noticed was the smell—fresh grass mixed with something sweet, maybe wildflowers or just the way the air sits over Mendoza’s vineyards. Our guide, Martín, handed me the reins and grinned when I admitted I’d never ridden before. “No worries,” he said, “the horses know the way better than we do.” I believed him. The saddle felt stiff at first but after a few minutes, trotting past rows of vines and olive trees, it started to make sense. There was this moment when we crossed a dry riverbed—the dust kicked up and you could hear nothing but hooves and someone laughing behind me (I think it was Lucía, trying to get her horse to stop nibbling at grape leaves).

I kept expecting it to feel touristy but it didn’t—maybe because Martín grew up in Lunlunta and seemed to know every farmer we passed. He waved at a guy fixing a fence; they exchanged a few words in Spanish that I only half caught. The ride lasted about 90 minutes, just enough for my legs to start complaining. But honestly? The views distracted me—sunlight flickering through leaves, mountains hazy in the distance. At one point, Martín pointed out where the Rio Mendoza used to run wide before droughts changed everything. It made me think about how old this land is, how many stories must be buried under these vines.

Lunch at Divina Marga felt like stepping into someone’s country home—big wooden tables, windows thrown open to let in warm air. The asado came out in courses: crispy salad with citrus and goat cheese (I still think about that), steak with hash browns and chimichurri that tasted smoky and sharp all at once, then fruit with ice cream for dessert. Each plate came with a different local wine; by the second glass of Malbec I’d stopped worrying about my dusty boots or my terrible Spanish accent. Someone put on music quietly in the background—old tango songs, maybe—and for a while nobody really talked much. Just eating, drinking, looking out at all that green.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup from Mendoza city or nearby areas, all transfers by air-conditioned vehicle to Lunlunta stables and back, a guided 90-minute horseback ride through Maipu’s vineyards and olive groves—even if you’ve never ridden before—and finally a multi-course gourmet asado lunch with carefully paired local wines before heading back in the late afternoon.

Good to know

Infant seats availablePets welcomeNot for pregnant travelersNot for back problems

Operated by Trout Wine Tours