share of wine we decided it was time to see a bit more of Mendoza Argentina so we booked a

full-day excursion to the high mountains to get a taste of the Andes in this

video we'll be visiting the natural wonder of the inca bridge gazing at

aconcagua which is the highest peak in the Americas and trying not to get blown

off the mountain a Christ Redeemer on the border with Chile this was a

high-altitude excursion and our bodies were definitely feeling it but we'll do

our best to show you what the province of Mendoza Argentina has to offer it once you

leave the vineyards in the rearview mirror

well good morning guys today we are taking a day trip from

Mendoza our tourists called as Alta Montaña we're gonna be making a few

stops over the course of the day what I'm totally sure where we're going yet

but we will show you the whole journey

our first stop of the day was the potrerillos dam which sits on the Mendoza River at

thirteen hundred and eighty meters above sea level

we have been driving about an hour when we got here so we enjoyed a quick stop

to snap some photos and also stretch our legs

from there we continued onwards to the town of Uspallata which was

another hour away

once we arrived in to spread out that we had some free time to walk around the

tour had started very early so we were desperate for breakfast and went in

search of coffee and a quick bite others enjoyed a little stroll through town but

it was still quite early in the day so not many businesses were open well guys

we just had a quick breakfast here in spread out thought we had a 30-minute

pit stop back and break as well so yeah now we're getting back on the bus I'm

not entirely sure about today's itinerary

kind of

from loose Panetta we drove another hour along Route seven enjoying dramatic

mountain landscapes and passing through small villages and hamlets until you

reached our next stop the inca bridge

so next stop we are currently visiting appointed alinka which means the incas

bridge it's a natural rock formation that used to be able to walk over now

it's been blocked off because of erosion and people are going with their vehicles

and things like that but at the bottom you have these thermal throughs yeah and

they're also used to be a hotel where people could come and enjoy those waters

but we built the hotel at the foot of the mountain and then they had a bit of

a a landslide that's what's left it's really totally destroyed the only thing

that survived is the chapel yeah that was not touched by the landslide right

and yeah you see the color of the rock here is the actual water that has so

many different kinds of minerals and with the heat of the water that can go

up to she was saying it can go up to 60 degrees now yeah it solidifies and then

it gives that beautiful like unbelievable it's so it's so pretty it

looks like it's painted yeah a latest cup of different colors here you got

everything every color in there a rainbow practically yeah

and there you have it went a the link so these souvenirs we see here they

basically taken items and put them in the water for about a month and that's

how it comes out aside from the inca bridge that we have here this is also

kind of like a little pit stop so you have cafes restaurants bathroom stops

lots of souvenir and artisanal shop so you can pick up some gifts but we don't

have very long here we have 20 minutes we've used that time to visit the

natural information now we got to get back on the bus it's one of those tours

we then stopped at the Aconcagua lookout point right along Route seven on a clear

day you can see the peak of the highest point in the Americas and we are pretty

lucky with the weather that day for any of you visiting by car with a bit more

time the entrance to aconcagua Provincial Park is right next to the

lookout and there are multiple trails should you be in the mood for some

trekking art or just opt for photos but this is a place where the mountains

beckon so maybe give yourself a bit more time

we then drove on to the village of las cuevas and began the climb towards

Christ Redeemer of the Andes which sits on the border between Chile and

Argentina at a rather dizzying height and we were feeling it

all righty guys our next stop we have made it to Christ Redeemer we are now at

4200 meters above sea level little bit dizzy and lightheaded here we also had

to like drive up this little dirt road that just zigzag all the way up so it's

serpentine the whole way up and I know

we made it we are all the way up here 4200 meters yeah I was a little bit

reluctant because when I was in Cusco the altitude screwed me up the big time

you know yeah so we were coming up the pass and when they told us 4200 meters I

said oh crap you remember it wasn't fun all the way up here amazingly no trip

and they also have like little food stands here where you can buy some type

of alcohol they said I bought at the end there something like that to warm you up

and wake you up if you're feeling kind of late yeah that's the deal

Chile Chile let's get some photos by that by the flakes let's get the photos

away big Christ the Redeemer

after visiting christ redeemer we started our descent into las cuevas

where we had a scheduled lunch stop lunch is not included in this tour so

you either have to pack your own or you can eat at one of the few restaurants in

the village meals are simple and quick we got some empanadas and some french

fries since none of us really had a big appetite at that altitude escuelas was

the final stop of her high mountain tour so this is where we did a u-turn and

started the three-hour drive back to Mendoza Argentina

but let's fast-forward to the next day so we can actually sit down and share

some of our thoughts and impressions for some concluding thoughts on the tour

yeah it was an amazing day yesterday we had a the mountain the mountain range we

felt a little bit mmm after we after we came down from 4200 meters

yeah Audrey was a little bit not a hundred percent yeah yeah to be honest

all of us have been really thirsty ever since yeah yeah it's you feel like kind

of dizzy and spaced out and stuff like that but all in all it was a very nice

experience the thing is that you know you're traveling with the tour's you

know in the minibus and all of a sudden they say okay we're gonna go see the

Christ the Redeemer the monument yeah and it starts climbing like this I mean

it's we were at 2,600 meters of altitude yeah I'm in 15 minutes yeah we went up

to 4200 yeah we doubled it right so it doesn't really give you a chance for the

body to adapt yeah you don't you don't know climate I know and also I think if

I could have done one thing differently I would have brought more water as well

yeah maybe like a sports drink something with salsa it's really really very very

important to hydrate yourself constantly the only other scenery I've seen kind of

like this in Argentina it's been in like the Salta Hui area and but I found it

fantastic what did you think Audrey we really enjoyed seeing the mountains like

snow-capped mountains and we left the city early in the morning so we yeah

soft light the only thing is we covered a lot of distance yeah so we spent a lot

of time sitting on the bus yeah the stops were very short usually like 20

minutes yeah except when we had one hour for lunch yeah but it was kind of like

quick always on the go yeah if you do this to her be prepared to spend a lot

of time and get a window seat of the bus were the last we picked up yeah and we

got the last seats yeah and that thing really bounced yeah

like I mean and your time kind of very cramped it was in the corner like the

last seat in a corner and the person in front of him was like putting his seat

all the way back it was like oh yeah I was pinned down like oh my god is really

bad the the bus like the seats inside were quite small so it wasn't very

comfortable yeah sorry sardines in a can of those it's a budget tour it's one of

those mercedes banz yeah extended the mini buses you know like i

mean for the 19 seater stuff like that yeah and another piece of advice is even

though you visit the summertime or autumn or and the during your stay

you're gonna see that if the city of mendoza the climate is really warm i

mean the dates are hot still here you know bring some sort of you know put a

jacket or something like a windbreaker and yeah yeah because on that tour

you're gonna be hot you're gonna be cold you're gonna feel the wind you get it

all you get like 3 3 1 climates yeah when you are up there at 4200 meters in

yesterday it was really blowing yeah the wind was amazing I mean you could

feel the chill you know like it was cold right yeah so if you go on short sleeves

or something like that you're gonna run into trouble up there

so overall recommended and um yeah thanks for watching this video we'll see

you with the next episode we are heading back to Buenos Aires that's it bye guys

bye not