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Explore San Rafael & Atuel Canyon: Full-Day Adventure
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Embark on an exciting excursion from Mendoza to San Rafael and explore the stunning Atuel Canyon. Visit historical sites, enjoy optional activities, and marvel at the beauty of Valle Grande reservoir. Book now!
Embark on an exciting excursion from Mendoza to San Rafael and explore the stunning Atuel Canyon. Visit historical sites, enjoy optional activities, and marvel at the beauty of Valle Grande reservoir. Book now!
Duration:
14 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Wonderful City of Mendoza - Passenger pick-up in the City of Mendoza begins at 7:00 am. For 45 minutes, passengers will be collected from various hotels in the city. At around 7:45 am, the journey to the municipality of San Rafael will commence, with an estimated travel time of 3 hours and 15 minutes.
- San Rafael Mendoza - The tour includes a…
- Wonderful City of Mendoza - Passenger pick-up in the City of Mendoza begins at 7:00 am. For 45 minutes, passengers will be collected from various hotels in the city. At around 7:45 am, the journey to the municipality of San Rafael will commence, with an estimated travel time of 3 hours and 15 minutes.
- San Rafael Mendoza - The tour includes a visit to the historic area of Villa 25 de Mayo, a quaint town within the municipality of San Rafael.
- Atuel Canyon - Travelers will explore this unique geological formation, one of the few in Argentina, and admire its vibrant colors and stunning beauty.
- Valle Grande Dam - Valle Grande captivates with its picturesque landscapes, making it a perfect spot for lunch or optional activities such as a catamaran ride or rafting (these activities incur additional costs).
- San Rafael Mendoza - The tour continues with a visit to the most developed city in southern Mendoza, featuring a brief city tour.
- Wonderful City of Mendoza - The return journey from San Rafael to the City of Mendoza begins at approximately 6:00 pm, with an expected arrival at the hotels by 9:00 pm. Technical stops will be made along the route.
What's Included
- Hotel pick-up
- Includes local taxes for foreign residents or payments with cards issued outside of Argentina
- Hotel pick-up
- Includes local taxes for foreign residents or payments with cards issued outside of Argentina
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Optional activities (Rafting, Boat ride)
- Payment ARGENTINE RESIDENTS: DOES NOT INCLUDE Country Tax or RG (foreign website) VALUE IN PESOS REFERENCE
- Lunch
- Optional activities (Rafting, Boat ride)
- Payment ARGENTINE RESIDENTS: DOES NOT INCLUDE Country Tax or RG (foreign website) VALUE IN PESOS REFERENCE
Additional Information
We started at 7:00 a.m. looking for passengers at the hotels in the city of Mendoza, and it took us approximately 45 minutes to look for them all. We travel through Mendoza along Route 40 towards the south. We will travel for 3 hours from the time we leave Mendoza until we arrive in San Rafael. There the excursion takes place, visiting the City of San…
We started at 7:00 a.m. looking for passengers at the hotels in the city of Mendoza, and it took us approximately 45 minutes to look for them all. We travel through Mendoza along Route 40 towards the south. We will travel for 3 hours from the time we leave Mendoza until we arrive in San Rafael. There the excursion takes place, visiting the City of San Rafael, the historical area known as Villa 25 de Mayo, the incredible geological formation of the Atuel Canyon and the Valle Grande reservoir/dam (the most important of the Atuel River). At this last point you have free time to take a catamaran or rafting ride or have lunch (both optional activities at an extra cost).
Location
Viajes & Diseño
Rivadavia
At the door of our sales office
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(32 Ratings)
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Margherita_b
Oct 27, 2025
A beautiful experience - It is a very interesting hike through beautiful landscapes, but the distance from Mendoza makes it quite tiring to do in a single day.
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Silviabw2570ff
Jun 25, 2025
Beautiful everything!! - Reading the references about San Rafael it strikes me that they do not mention as a tourist place Villa el Nihuil, which begins the famous Canyon del Atuel, which with its beautiful lake of turquoise waters allows sports such as: kitesurfing, windsurfing, jet skiing, canoeing, swimming. Its dunes through a prime of the Dakar, offers the thrill of touring one of the best Dunes in the world by motorcycle, quadricycle, UTV or 4x4, the wonderful fauna of Andean flamingos and diversity of birds, next to a small Villa that radiates tranquility, do not forget to promote and visit it!!
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Patriciow2021
Feb 19, 2025
A wonderful place - The city is beautiful, French style, with wide streets and very clean. And the places to visit filled my soul with joy. Atuel Canyon, Valle Grande, Los Reinos, La Villa 25 de Mayo. Etc
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Yelitza
Jan 12, 2025
Tour and sport adventure. - Excellent walk, it is beautiful relaxing very nice place, attention , good food and sports , total adventure. I totally recommend it I was delighted with the place.
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Compass190818
Mar 21, 2024
water and mountain - Atuel Canyon, an encounter with nature, both the river and the dam. On the dam, kayaking between the mountain entrances is a must. Also the zip line over the water, and rafting, all recommended.
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Wander55520725921
Mar 10, 2024
Excellent city - Both San Rafael (city) and the Atuel Canyon are 10 points.
To get from San Rafael to the Canyon there are 2 impeccable routes, it is convenient to go on one and return on the other.
There are many cabins in San Rafael to stay.
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193nisaa
Mar 4, 2024
Organized and friendly - Very good experience, super friendly guides always willing to answer questions about the place. The activities were organized in a way that we could enjoy them without feeling rushed
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Happiness736907
Feb 9, 2024
LACK OF INFORMATION. - Everything is beautiful, very hot, be prepared, I traveled by plane and I don't understand how such a touristy place is, the local people have so little knowledge and I don't know why Google doesn't mention the Iselin bus line that runs routes from Mendoza to San Rafael and from there on route 173 all over Valle Grande, there is no Uber or any application, the taxis are so bad, unpunctual and they say they don't know the places, they run up a mountain and they get lost, without telephone signals and only Persolal eje.Cacheuta.
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Renata
Jul 22, 2024
Beautiful trip, but bad luck. - Feedback
I would like to give a feedback on the tour to Actuel Canyon. We loved the Guide and the driver. And we'd have ⁇ the ride a lot more if we hadn't had the luck of being the last to pick up the van. That is why we have the last seats left in the last row.
These are small seats, tight and almost windowless. The distance to the front seat is minimal.
During the descent to the canyon, we could not see or hear even half of what the Guide was commenting on. It was extremely frustrating, and there was nothing we could do. Another passenger came to the point of taking a picture of what they were seeing to show us.
The fact is that we paid the same as the other passengers who were sitting with space and window. And that's not fair. Anyone sitting in the back of the van has an uncomfortable and rather limited experience. And paying the normal price.
There is no way to ignore the fact that this is a very big difference. Maybe you shouldn't sell the 4 seats in the bottom and charge a little more than the other places. Who goes to the bottom doesn't choose. The bottom line is that he chooses those who are collected last. And that was our misfortune.
We came back with the feeling that we would have to go again to be able to enjoy the experience fully. Unfortunately.
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Pablou367
Apr 1, 2025
Much travel for what is known - The journey from Mendoza is too long for what one finally knows. The Guide was very good and made it informative and enjoyable, but I think the destination does not merit as many hours of travel on the bus. When you arrive, the views are beautiful, but I don't think they justify the trip.
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