Buenos Aires, a polo estancia on the pampas and the wine country of Mendoza in one well-paced week: the capital with a private guide and a night of tango, a day of polo and asado, and Malbec tasted at the source with the Andes behind the vines.
7 days
6 nights
Small group journey
Journey route
1Buenos AiresArrival and two nights
2Polo estanciaBuenos Aires countryside, one night
3MendozaWine country, two nights
4Buenos AiresFinal night and departure
Best time to goYear-round · harvest February to April
Group size2 to 12 travellers
Activity levelEasy
Trip styleCity · Polo · Wine
Trip highlights
Buenos Aires with a private guide: Plaza de Mayo, Casa Rosada, Teatro Colón, Recoleta, San Telmo and Palermo
An evening of Argentine tango, with dinner, on the second night
A day and a night at a polo estancia: a professional exhibition, a lesson on the field and a traditional asado
Malbec at its source, with sommelier-led tastings at Catena Zapata, Zuccardi or similar
Two nights at a wine lodge in Mendoza, with the Andes on the horizon and time for the spa
Domestic flights both ways, so the week is spent in places rather than on the road
The route on the map
Distances and times are approximate
About 230 km by road and 2 flights, 3 h 30 min in the air. The longest drive is Buenos Aires to Polo estancia, about 1 h 15 min on day 3.
1Buenos AiresNights 1, 2 and 62Polo estanciaNight 3, full board3MendozaNights 4 and 5
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By road
Flight
1Buenos Aires Nights 1, 2 and 6
2Polo estancia Night 3, full board
3Mendoza Nights 4 and 5
Day1Ezeiza airport → to Buenos Aires hotelPrivate transfer≈ 45 minBy road · ≈ 35 km
Day3Buenos Aires → to Polo estanciaPrivate transfer; time depends on the estancia≈ 1 h 15 minBy road · ≈ 70 km
Day4Polo estancia → to Buenos Aires airportPrivate transfer≈ 1 h 15 minBy road · ≈ 60 km
Day4Buenos Aires → to MendozaEconomy domestic flight≈ 1 h 45 minFlight · ≈ 980 km
Day4Mendoza airport → to Wine lodgePrivate transfer≈ 40 minBy road · ≈ 30 km
Day6Mendoza → to Buenos AiresEconomy domestic flight≈ 1 h 45 minFlight · ≈ 980 km
Day7Buenos Aires hotel → to Ezeiza airportPrivate transfer≈ 45 minBy road · ≈ 35 km
What it is like there
Read Sun 11 Oct, 02:15, local time
Sunny
Buenos Aires11°ClearH 16° · L 9°90%
Cloudy
Mendoza9°OvercastH 16° · L 9°72%
Argentina runs on southern seasons: summer is December to February and winter June to August, and the south is colder than the north all year. Beyond 15 days no forecast exists, so a date further out is shown as the average of the same day in past years.
