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Mountain trails in Potrerillos and a creole lunch at the hill post share one outing from Mendoza City, with hotel pickup and local horsemen on the path. You can ride in the morning or later in the day; both options include the meal.
After the drive west you meet the horses and the horsemen, then follow mountain paths through native scrub, small springs, and open views toward the higher Andes. The horses are used to this ground, and the group stays together rather than spreading into a race. You ride to viewpoints that look along the valley, then drop toward the hill post for the meal.
Lunch is a creole sitting at the post, a proper pause rather than a snack in the saddle. Choose the half-day if you want morning light and lunch before the drive home, or the later departure if you prefer the afternoon on the slopes. Either way you change the dust off as you can and return to Mendoza with the same vehicle.
Potrerillos sits in the Mendoza foothills west of the city, where the river corridor opens and the dry hills start to feel like the Andes. The horseback trails use that same pocket as the rafting and zip-line days, but you stay on the slopes rather than the water, with native plants and open views instead of a beach put-in.
Mendoza City remains the start and finish. The drive west is part of leaving the vineyards for hill country, and it is long enough to feel the air change before you mount. You are dropped downtown after the meal, so the mountain ride is still a same-day loop.
No previous riding is required. The horses are used to mountain paths, and horsemen stay with the group. Everyday fitness is enough if you are happy sitting in a saddle on uneven ground for a longer outing than the Lunlunta walk.
Long trousers and closed shoes are required. You should be happy to follow simple instructions and add a warm layer when the wind picks up. This is a hill day with a meal, not a walking-pace lane ride.
Mountain rides out of Mendoza have been this team's work since 1966, and the Potrerillos trails are a regular, not a one-off. Hotel pickup and a meal at the post sit on one plan.
Local horsemen work these paths through the season and know where the views open. You get a proper look at the foothills from the saddle, with time to eat before the drive back to the city.
Hotel pickup covers the designated Mendoza City area and addresses within about 1.5 km of Plaza Independencia. Further out, you will be given a nearby meeting point such as Los Alamos or Acceso Sur.
Wear long trousers and closed shoes from the start, and keep a warm layer easy to reach. The drive west takes you into the Potrerillos hills. You return to Mendoza with the same vehicle after lunch at the post.
You ride mountain trails in the Potrerillos foothills with local horsemen, then sit down to a creole lunch at the hill post. Hotel pickup from the designated Mendoza City area is included.
You can choose a half-day ride that finishes with lunch, or an afternoon departure that uses the later light and still includes the meal. The full outing is around six hours from leaving Mendoza to being dropped back.
The full outing, including hotel pickup, the ride, and lunch at the post, is around six hours. Time in the saddle sits inside that loop rather than filling every hour.
You return to Mendoza the same day. Choose the half-day departure if you want morning light, or the later departure if you prefer the afternoon on the hills.
No previous riding is required. The horses are used to this mountain ground, and horsemen stay with the group on the trails.
You should be happy sitting in a saddle on uneven paths and following simple instructions. Everyday fitness is enough if you are ready for a longer outing than the Lunlunta walk.
Both include the mountain ride and a creole lunch at the hill post. The half-day uses morning light and finishes with lunch at the post.
The later departure rides in the afternoon, when the slopes pick up warmer colour, and the meal comes at the end of that block. The trails and the lunch are the same idea; you are choosing when you want to be on the hill.
Wear long trousers and closed shoes. Shorts, flip-flops, and sandals are not allowed on the trails or in the stirrups.
Bring a wind layer, sun protection, and a hat with a strap. The air drops quickly in these hills, especially on the later departure, so a warm layer for the post matters.
You are collected from hotels in the designated Mendoza City area, or from a nearby meeting point if you stay further out. Stays within about 1.5 km of Plaza Independencia are usually covered.
The ride is in the Potrerillos hills west of the city. You return to Mendoza with the same vehicle and are dropped where you started.
Yes. A creole lunch is served at the hill post on both the half-day and the later departure. That is the sit-down meal of the outing, not a snack in the saddle.
Still bring a water bottle for the ride. The pause at the post is built around the meal and a rest before you head back toward the city.
These days run in typical mountain weather. If the trails are not safe, the team may reschedule and will be in touch with the new plan.
Wind and a drop in temperature are more common than heavy rain. Dress so you can add a layer at the post after you leave the saddle.
Yes. Local horsemen who work these trails stay with the group for the whole ride, so you are not guessing the line between the hills and the springs.
Shared departures are typically one to 23 people. The outing is paced as a mountain ride with a meal, not a fast stock-work day.
Anyone joining should be able to sit in a saddle on uneven mountain paths and follow simple instructions. Closed shoes and long trousers are required.
If you are travelling with children, ask the team before you book so they can confirm the day's limits. This is a longer hill ride than the Lunlunta walk.
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.
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