If you are an adventure type and ski lover, then you can choose to travel in Mendoza for your next vacation. The area is great also for mountain lovers, hiking and exploring the nature.
Mendoza is an ideal pace to spend few days for visiting and enjoying the alpine landscape before proceeding to the journey, crossing to Chile and spend a ski vacation in El Portillo.
Mendoza is situated in west side of Argentina.
International flights arrive in Buenos Aires, situated at 1060 km from the Mendoza.
From there you can take internal flights to Mendoza which needs another 2 more hours.
El Portillo is situated in Chile 150 km far from Santiago.
You can use buses to travel in the Andes from Mendoza to El Portillo.
Spending your getaway:
• due to the flights to Buenos Aires that arrive usually in the morning you can arrive in the same day in Mendoza and spend the rest of the day walking and discovering the city.
• from Mendoza you can go to Puente del Inca and enjoy the spa or travel near Aconcagua, the highest peak from South America.
• if you cross Uco Valley visit one basement cellar and try the excellent wines of the region.
• leave Mendoza and take the bus thought the Andes and Valley to Chile; when you arrive in El Portillo you can try the spa for a little relaxation.
• spend the next days skiing and exploring the area and beautiful landscape of the Andes.
Travel advices:
• check out the Weather Forecast before leaving Mendoza, high snow can ruin your trip.
• it may take a while before you become acclimatised to the atmosphere, El Portillo is situated at 2855m.
• take with you elegant clothes for the night.
• you may be lucky to meet the Olympic teams of US, Austria and Canada, that use to train here.