Review: Luxury Argentina & Chile, Valparaiso, Buenos Aires City Tour, Mendoza Wine Tours, Santiago, Cooking Class, Art & Cuisine

OUR TRIP WAS AMAZING!  WE VISITED ARGENTINA AND CHILE FOR TWO WEEKS AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE. BOTH COUNTRIES ARE BEAUTIFUL AND ARE QUITE DISTINCT.  WE STARTED IN BUENOS AIRES AND OUR TOUR GUIDE AND DRIVER WERE EXCELLENT.  

OUR GUIDE WAS EXCEPTIONAL AND WELL VERSED IN HISTORY/ART HISTORY WHICH REALLY ADDED TO OUR TRIP.  THE MALBA WAS OUTSTANDING WHERE SHE OFFERED GREAT INSIGHTS ESPECIALLY AT THE MUSEO EVITA DEVOTED TO THE LEGACY OF EVA PERON.  SHE TOOK US TO THE BOCA JRS STADIUM AND THEN TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF BOCA AND SAN TELMO WHICH WERE NICE.  THE NEXT DAY OUR GUIDE TOOK US THROUGH RECOLETA AND PALERMO WHICH WERE GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS.  WE VISITED THE EVA PERON GRAVE SITE IN AN INCREDIBLE CEMETARY.   OUR DRIVER WAS REALLY AWESOME AND OFFERED HIS INSIGHTS AS WELL.   OUR TOUR SPECIALIST NAILED IT ON ALL THE RESTAURANTS.  A LATIN RESTAURANT WAS THE BEST ONE FOR US AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!   

OUR GUIDE IN MENDOZA WAS GREAT, FUN AND HELPFUL.  THE WINERIES WE VISITED WERE SUPERB AND OUR HIKE TO THE QUEBRADA DEL CONDOR WAS AMAZING. WE HAD THE BEST DRIVER AND GUIDE TO TAKE US TO AN INCREDIBLE LOCATION.  THE RESORT IS EXCELLENT AND THEIR RESTAURANT OFFERED GREAT FOOD!  HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE RESORT IN MENDOZA!  IF HIKING, ASK FOR THEIR GUIDE- HE KNOWS HIS STUFF.  

WE FLEW TO SANTIAGO AND MET OUR GUIDE AND OUR DRIVER.  THEY WERE AN AWESOME PAIR.   WE STOPPED AT A WINERY ON OUR WAY TO VALPARAISO WHICH IS EXCELLENT-GREAT LUNCH THERE!   WE MADE IT TO VALPARAISO.   OUR GUIDE TOOK US ON AN INCREDIBLE TOUR OF VALPARAISO WHERE WE GOT TO SEE AMAZING WALL ART THAT IS PROMINENTLY FEATURED IN SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOODS.  OUR GUIDE WAS EXCELLENT AS SHE KNEW SEVERAL OF THE ARTISITS AND OFFERED GREAT INSIGHTS.   WE VISITED PLAZA SOTOMAYOR WHICH IS REALLY NICE AND THERE WE MET OUR COOKING CLASS CHEF.   WE VISITED THE LOCAL MARKET WHICH WAS INCREDIBLE AND BOUGHT OUR SUPLLIES FOR THE CLASS.  THE CLASS WAS A LOT OF FUN AND INTRODUCED US TO PISCO SOURS!   BE CAREFUL AS THEY ARE SMOOTH!   THE CLASS WAS A TON OF FUN AND WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT CHILEAN FOOD.   HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO HER COOKING CLASS!  

NEXT STOP WAS THE CHILE RESORT IN MILLAHUE VALLEY WHICH IS OUT OF THIS WORLD!  OUR DRIVER WAS EXCELLENT AND STOPPED AT ANOTHER RESORT WITH A GREAT VIEW. THE SUITES AT THE RESORT IN MILLAHUE VALLEY ARE EXCELLENT AND YOU HAVE A GREAT LIST OF ACTIVITIES TO DO WHILE THERE. THE WINERY TOUR AND STARGAZING EXPERIENCE WERE EXCELLENT BUT THE BEST PART WAS THE VINOTHERAPY MASSAGE- IT WAS AMAZING AND RELAXING!   THE FOOD AT THE RESORT WAS INCREDIBLE AND JUST THE RIGHT SIZE PORTIONS AND ALWAYS PAIRED WITH GREAT WINES. HIGHLY RECOMMEND STAYING THERE IF YOU WANT TO GET AWAY FROM EVERYTHING.

OUR DRIVER TOOK US TO SANTIAGO WHERE WE STAYED AT A GREAT HOTEL AND EXCELLENT SERVICE.   WE RECONNECTED WITH OUR GUIDES AND HAD AN AMAZING TOUR OF THE LOCAL MARKETS, MUSEUMS, THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE AND A GREAT PARK WHERE WE HAD SOME DELICIOUS SNACKS.  OUR GUIDE REALLY KNOWS THE CITY WELL AND HAD SOME GREAT STORIES TO SHARE ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE HISTORY OF CHILE.  IF VISITING CHILE- ASK FOR A GUIDE FROM THIS TRAVEL COMPANY AS SHE IS AN AWESOME GUIDE.    WE HAD DINNER AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT WHICH I RECOMMEND AS THEY HAVE AN INCREDIBLE WINE LIST!  OUR LAST DAY WAS A WINERY TOUR DAY AND ONCE AGAIN OUR GUIDE HAD GREAT INSIGHTS (SHE'S A SOMMELIER AS WELL!)  AND WE VISITED SEVERAL GREAT WINERIES WITH HER AND ANOTHER GUIDE.  ALL OF OUR FOOD IN CHILE WAS EXCELELNT AS WELL!

SAD TO BE HEADING HOME BUT AN UNFORGETTABLE TRIP!  OUR DRIVER GOT US TO THE AIRPORT EASILY AND WE FLEW HOME.   THE ZICASSO TEAM WERE THE BEST AND TRULY EASY TO WORK WITH.  THEY ACCOMMODATED ALL OUR REQUESTS AND PROVIDED US WITH REGULAR UPDATES. OUR TRAVEL SPECIALIST WAS ALWAYS AVAILABLE IF WE NEEDED ANYTHING AND ENJOYED ALUNCH WITH HER.   IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT A TRIP TO ARGENTIN AND CHILE, CALL THE ZICASSO TEAM!