Viña San Esteban, Valparaiso

With a professional mountain guide, travel through spectacular scenery to one of the most beautiful lagoons in the Andes Mountains; capture photographs of the water’s iridescent turquoise surface and listen to poignant legends of Incan royalty. Ascend to the vertiginous altitude of Hotel Portillo ski resort through the famous Caracoles’s Highway stoping to see its several curves. Continuing the journey It’s always necessary the pits stop for lunch so we included in the tour the most typical Chilean Brunch. You will pleasuring your palate with the Empanada with wine or no alcoholic beverages included also. Now it’s time for the real tasting so you will visit the charming InSitu Winery to tasting its wines in a relaxing atmosphere surrounded by nature and vines. Of course Enjoy all the snow in Winter season (June to September) Note: The In Situ Winery closes its doors on Sundays so the wine tasting takes place at the Ventisquero Guardia Vieja restaurant place with beautiful mountain vibe and very cute Llama far.

We will begin the day picking you up at your accommodation in Santiago On the road we will stop for all to prepare for this aventure with Restrooms, Coffee, snacks, Atm After this stop we will continue the journey on the road Los Libertadores to the valley of Los Andes where you will have the chance to see the tallest peck in the andes mountains called The Aconcagua with 22837 feet above sea level Then stop at the small village of San Esteban to visit a local Vineyard In Situ Famliy Vineyard with wine tasting included in their gardens beside the vines and the Andes as the back round After this activity we will use the Famous Panamericana road to go up the Andes, enjoying on the way the landscape of the magnificent Andes Range After riding the 29 switch backs called Los Caracoles we will arrive at the First and oldest ski resort in south America called Portillo, located beside the turquoise color Inca Lagoon, our Main attraction of the day at 9.360 feet above sea level. The group will have a free time to explore the shores of the lake and time to have lunch at the restaurant of Portillo Resort After this activity we will begin the journey back to Santiago stoping on the road on a local business for a Restroom stop where you will also have a time to interact with Llamas that belong to this place Then continue the journey back to the hotels dropping-off each one in their hotels

- Our trip begins with a brief technical stop to buy water, coffee or snacks and use restrooms. - We enter the Libertadores highway where we can observe the majestic Aconcagua hill and take photographs if the weather permits and we head to the second stop - visit to Viña Errázuriz in the picturesque Aconcagua Valley, one of Chile’s most renowned wineries. Known for its tradition and excellence, it has received prestigious accolades, including the award for Best Chilean Winery by Robert Parker in the Extraordinary Winery Awards 2017. Here, you’ll enjoy exquisite wines surrounded by the impressive view of the mountains, its impotent infrastructure and its dream gardens - We continue along the Los Caracoles route, Route 60, Los Andes traveling through the 30 tight curves of this impressive road and take incredible photos - We reached the top! and we are welcomed by a mirror of water in the Laguna del Inca surrounded by the snow-capped peaks of the Andes, we will have time to explore and enjoy the landscape - After exploring and marveling at the views, we can make our lunch stop at the first ski center in the country, the historic Hotel Portillo. - We will visit the Libertadores border crossing and one of the main commercial and tourist routes that link Chile with Argentina - Before returning to Santiago we will make a technical stop at the Ventisquero shelter to see llamas and buy Chilean empanadas (own expense) - We return to Santiago safely and leave you at your hotel after a day full of adventure.