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Thermal water, a zip line and a rafting run share one outing from Mendoza City, with hotel pickup and the transfer between Cacheuta and the river handled for you. You get a long park window as well as time on the Mendoza River, rather than racing through three stops.
After an early hotel pickup you climb into the precordillera and arrive at Cacheuta around 10:00. A zip-line of about 45 minutes sends you over the dry hills on a harness and cable, then you have roughly three hours of free time in the thermal pools. That window is long enough to swim, sit in the warm water, and eat if you want something from the park, instead of a rushed dip.
A short transfer then takes you to the rafting base for kit fitting, a safety briefing, and about an hour on the river inside a longer two-and-a-half-hour block on site. On some days the river comes first and the park second, depending on how operations are running. Either way you change, look at photos if you want them, and drive back to Mendoza with the same vehicle.
Cacheuta sits in a warmer fold of the Mendoza foothills, where thermal pools and a park zip-line share the same complex. You are already in dry Andean country here, with scrub slopes and a river gorge around the park, but still close enough to the city for a same-day return. The pools feel sheltered compared with the open valley you pass through on the drive.
The rafting base is a short hop toward Potrerillos, on the Mendoza River as it leaves higher ground. The drive shows vineyard flats giving way to reservoir country, then a working riverbank when you kit up. Mendoza City remains the start and finish, so the day is a loop west into the hills rather than an overnight in the mountains.
You do not need prior rafting or zip-lining experience. You should be happy to get wet, follow a guide's paddle calls, and walk short distances in the park. Everyday fitness is enough for this combination.
Children can join when they meet the age rules for the river and the zip-line on the day. Bring a swimsuit, a full dry change, and shoes you can get wet. You should be comfortable in moving water and happy to follow a short zip-line briefing.
The team has run Mendoza mountain days since 1966, so Cacheuta and this stretch of river are familiar ground rather than a one-off add-on. Pickup, park timing, and the transfer to the rafts sit on one plan, with briefings in English and Spanish.
Guides fit river kit on site and can swap the order when the water or the pools need it, without dropping a piece of the day. You get a full outing with a proper pause in the thermal water, not three disconnected stops.
You will be collected from hotels in the designated Mendoza City pickup area, typically around 8:30 in the morning. Stays within about 1.5 km of Plaza Independencia are usually covered; if you are further out, the team will give you a nearby meeting point such as Los Alamos, Acceso Sur, or the office on Sarmiento.
Wear clothes you can travel in and keep your swim kit and a dry bag easy to reach. The drive into the precordillera takes you out toward Cacheuta and then, later, to the rafting base near Potrerillos. You return to Mendoza at the end of the day with the same vehicle.
Three pieces sit on the same outing: time in the thermal pools at Cacheuta, a zip-line session of about 45 minutes, and a guided rafting run on the Mendoza River.
Hotel pickup in the designated Mendoza City area is included, as is the transfer between the hot springs and the rafting base. Rafting kit and a safety briefing come with the river section.
Pickup is usually around 8:30 in the morning from hotels in the designated Mendoza City area. You reach Cacheuta around 10:00.
The whole outing lasts about ten hours door to door, including transfers, free time in the pools, the zip-line, and the rafting block of roughly two and a half hours at the river base.
Yes. On some days rafting runs first and the hot springs come later, depending on river operations and how the park is running.
You still get the same three parts of the day. The team will tell you the order when they collect you or on the way out of the city.
No previous rafting or zip-lining is required. Guides walk you through harnesses, paddle commands, and how to sit in the raft before you start.
You should be comfortable in water and happy to follow instructions. Everyday fitness is enough for this combination of park, zip-line, and river.
Pack a swimsuit, a full dry change of clothes, a towel, and trainers you can get wet or water shoes. Sunscreen, a hat, and sunglasses with a strap are useful in the Andes sun.
Bring a water bottle. Layered warm clothes help after you come off the water. Lunch at the park is your own if you want a sit-down meal.
Pickup covers hotels in the designated Mendoza City area, plus addresses within about 1.5 km of Plaza Independencia. If you stay further out, the team assigns a nearby meeting point such as Los Alamos or a stop on Acceso Sur.
Share where you are staying so the driver can plan the round. You still travel with the same group out to Cacheuta and Potrerillos.
You have about three hours of free time in the thermal pools after or before the zip-line. The zip-line itself is about 45 minutes.
At the rafting base, expect around two and a half hours in total: kit fitting, briefing, changing, about an hour on the river, and a little time afterwards. The order can swap with the park visit.
For the river you are fitted with a wetsuit, helmet, buoyancy aid, and paddle, and you get a safety briefing before you launch. The zip-line uses a harness and helmet, with a short briefing on the line.
You do not need to bring your own technical kit. Keep phones and loose valuables off the water unless you have a proper dry bag of your own.
These days run in typical mountain weather, but the team may change the order of activities or move the date if the river or the park is not safe.
If something has to move, they will be in touch with the new plan. Dress in layers so you stay comfortable if the wind picks up after the rafting.
Lunch is not included. You have a long window at the hot springs park, so you can buy food there if you want a proper meal in the middle of the day.
Bring a snack and water for the transfers. After rafting there is usually time to look at photos before the drive back to Mendoza.
About the centre
Mendoza
We run guided adventure days and multi-day expeditions from Mendoza into the Andes: rafting and kayaking on the Mendoza River, zip-lining over Potrerillos, treks to Devil's Throat and Cerro Cabras, horseback rides through Lunlunta and the foothills, and longer routes toward Aconcagua and the high passes into Chile. Pickup is arranged from hotels in Mendoza City, with a nearby meeting point if you are staying outside that area, and a bilingual guide stays with you through the day.
Days are built around safety briefings, the right kit for the river or the trail, and enough time to take in the landscape rather than rush from one stop to the next. Combo days mix river, zip-line, hot springs or rappelling; longer programmes include camping, full board, and support on the mountain. Whether you want a few hours on the water or a multi-day crossing, the same local team looks after the logistics so you can focus on the Andes.
Operated by Operadores Mendoza Viajes, a partner of adventuro.
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