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Our
Activities Program in Mendoza is arranged after classes,
any weekday and also on weekends. The tourist guide in
our school organizes this program offering an exclusive
service for our students. You will
be accompanied by an amiable and eloquent coordinator
on all trips. Visits to museums, tango lessons and city
tours are just a few of the activities on our list.
This
program is a very good opportunity for a comprehensive
cultural approach to our culture and the perfect way to
complement your classroom learning. It provides further
opportunities for you to learn about our country while
increasing your fluency.
Students also can ask our
guide about specific
activities, trips, excursions, etc, and will be informed
at the school about the exact contents and timetable of
each activity programmed for the week.
The
majority of activities and excursions are free. Some of
them have a small fee for entrance fees or transportation
costs (from US$1 to US$4). If you
are interested in weekend-trips, we can accompany you
and/or give you advice on how to organize activities.
Some
examples of these activities are:
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SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES:
TYPICAL WEEK
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Monday
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2pm
to
4
pm
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Linguistic
Exchange
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Have
one-hour conversation in Spanish with a native speaker
in exchange for one hour in your native language.
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7
pm
to
9
pm
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City
Tour
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Let's go for a
walking tour in the city to know places of cultural
importance and learn about the history of Mendoza.
Finally Happy Hours
in Itaka. Minimum 4 people.
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Tuesday
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2pm
to
3,30
pm
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Coaching
and Phonetics Lesson
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If
you have any doubts , a teacher will help you brush
up your Spanish.
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2pm
to
5
pm
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Art
Museum
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We
are going to visit with Federico El Museo Fader
(art museum) in Lujan de Cuyo.
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Wednesday
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2pm
to
3,3
pm
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Wine-Tasting Course
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Oscar Duarte-a
sommelier-will teach you how to taste our wines
and disclose all its secrets
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2 pm
to
6,30 pm
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Parapente
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A
two-seater flight with guided instructor in Cerro
Arco (1700 mts high). It includes transport 4X4
and filght equipament.
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Thursday
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2pm
to
3,30pm
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Conversation workshop
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This
class is organized to put your Spanish into practice
with Sergio.
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1pm
to
6,30pm
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Visit the winery
& museum
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How
about visiting Maipu, getting to know the winery
La Rural and museum. Let's go taste some of its
wines after the tour.
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Friday
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1pm
to
2
pm
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Asado
with wine
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Come
and enjoy a full-scale asado and wine from Mendoza
with all the students of Spanish at the school.
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2pm
to
3,30pm
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Music
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Afterwards, weŽll
sing some folk and popular argentine songs.
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Saturday
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8,30
am
to
7,30pm
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High
mountain
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We
leave the city of Menoza two knon the landscape
of foothills and mountain range of the Andes. We
will visit Uspallata, Penitentes, Puentes del Inca,
Cerro Aconcagua and Cristo Redentor.
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Sunday
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8
am
to
8,309m
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Canyon
del Atuel
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Ride
to the south, Visit to Canyon of Atuel rivier Nihuil
damand hydroelectric complexes. Visit to the city
of San Rafael
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Note:
some activities and prices may change, according to
availability, climate, etc.
We always publish the schedule of activities for each
week on the sign (at the reception floor) in our school
in Mendoza. This way you will know about all activities
and schedules for the week. |
Other
free services for our students:
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You will have all Tourist Information on Mendoza: Half
an hour before each excursion, students can obtain tourist
information with a professional guide in the city of Mendoza.
EXCURSIONS AND TRIPS INSIDE MENDOZA STATE:
Mendoza
is a fascinating province. if you have some days to spare,
we recommend exploring the region. a travel agency which
has our confidence can help you plan your trip. the most
popular destinations are:
potrerillos:
at 65 km from mendoza you'll find the potrerillos valley
with the rivers mendoza and blanco. Just a couple of years
ago, the region contained only a handful of houses. Today,
there are restaurants, a school, shops, cabins and hotels,
as well as the reservoir potrerillos, at 1,381 meters
above sea level. 12 kilometers long and 3 kilometers wide,
the reservoir is a paradise for all sorts of aquatic sports.
uspallata:
the uspallata valley is intersected by the río
mendoza and its creeks, the san alberto and the uspallata
is the ideal place for trekking, hiking and horseback
riding.
las
cuevas: this village, located in the canyon of the
same name, was built in 1953 and is reminiscent of classical
scandinavian houses. It is the last settlement before
crossing the border to chile. It is also the starting
point for tours to the monument cristo redentor, inaugurated
in 1904.
puente del inca: this natural bridge over the río
las cuevas is 50 meters long and 30 meters high. Nearby
are hot springs and the remains of the ancient thermal
baths of the hotel puente del inca.
aconcagua:
aconcagua is the highest peak not only on the american
continent but also in the western hemisphere. crossing
the andes from argentina to chile (or vice versa) aconcagua
can be spotted from a short distance.
tunuyán:
as one of the 18 districts of mendoza, tunuyán
is located at 80 km from the center of mendoza, and is
comprises of valleys, mountains and rivers. Tunuyán
is famous for its apples and its numerous folklore festivals.
valle
de uco: an extremely fertile valley, uco valley is
intersected by the río tunuyán and its creeks.
between glaciers, volcanoes and perpetual ice, the mighty
cerro tupungato stands as the highest active volcano in
the world.
laguna del diamante: tucked away between the mountains,
at the foot of the monumental volcano maipo, lies the
“laguna del diamante”, an official natural reserve
since 1994 and the most important freshwater reservoir
of the province. The reflection of the volcano in the
crystal clear water resembles a white-violet diamond,
hence the name of the lake.
carrizal:
60 km from the city centre is the reservoir carrizal.
initially built for irrigation purposes, its shores nowadays
are home to more than twelve clubs engaged in fishing,
boating and other aquatic sports.
agua
del toro: this reservoir is located at 200 kilometers
from mendoza and serves, first and foremost, to generate
energy and to regulate the amount of water in the río
diamante. Yet, it is also renowned for fishing “pejerreyes”
(a river fish) ) and “truchas arco iris” (rainbow
trout).
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