Summertime is almost here, and Cuyo Area flowers in a spectacular variety of colors, smells and tastes.
The town of Mendoza is getting ready to take the thousands of holidaymakers that every year prefer to enjoy the stunning attractions that Mendoza has for everybody, disregarding their age or personal likes.
You can plan a vacation that will charm everyone of your family.
Whether you enjoy spending your vacations in a place that lends itself for long promenades, visit to museums and historic sites, or you are a fan of adventure sports, or perhaps long for a horseback pleasure trip to discover Argentina's splendid landscapes, while staying in close contact with nature, Mendoza is the location to choose.
Mendoza hotels and hospitality industry are open to receive you all year around.
But what can you do in Mendoza during summer? The rivers coming from the Andean Chain make the ideal natural scenario to practice rafting and other water activities.
In rivers like the Atuel or the Rio San Rafael a number of companies allow to practice rafting and live experiences of strong emotions in heavenly landscapes, that will cause your heart to skip a beat.
Some of these companies also allow night rafting.
In full, there are 5 rivers in the province of Mendoza suitable for rafting, with different degrees of difficulty, and eight key reservoirs permit other nautical and water practices.
There are numerous dykes in Mendoza.
Some of them are El Carrizal, in the department of Rivadavia, the man-made lake Potrerillos in Lujan de Cuyo and artificial lakes Valle Grande, Agua del Toro, El Nihuil and Reyunos in San Rafael.
These rivers and artificial lakes also lend themselves to the practice of adventure sports: kayaking, windsurfing, canoeing, diving, water skiing and sailing.
Horseback riding expeditions are another remarkable means to see glorious places of Cuyo area.
With its unbelievable geography, the Cuyo area has become an international destination for the execution of tours where you can be more in touch with nature.
For this reason, it has become very frequent in Mendoza taking horseback tours that allow you to discover several of the numerous glorious landscapes.
The landscape is amazing, and the excursions will be moments you will never forget.
Unquestionably, if you want to get a first-hand glance of the geography of a region, a horse tours through it is the most fun and electric means to achieve it.
In most Mendoza hotels, their personnel office will gladly help you to set the desired excursions.