Top Things to do in Cuyo
Things to do in Cuyo, Cuyo: The Best Waterfalls
Most Argentinean wine is produced in the mountainous Cuyo region, and visiting oenophiles rave about their experiences here. Whether you take a packaged tour of vineyards or explore on your own (some TripAdvisor travelers recommend renting a bike!), you’re sure to come home with amazing memories… and probably a new favorite Malbec.
Restaurants in Cuyo
1. Quebrada de Lopez
2. Quebrada de Villa Elena
3. Salto del Tabaquillo
4. Chorro de la Vieja
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By Bezi - London, United Kingdom
If you continue on Ruta 94 after Manzano Historica the road turns to dirt and you start heading up into the hills. This part of the road is fine in a normal car if you take it slowly. After about 10 kms you will reach the start of this trail. There is a car park (not signposted) just round the corner from the start of the trail. This is a great hike, if you want a change from wine tasting and eating and want to push yourself a bit up in the hills, this is the place to go. The trail is not long but involves 3 points of contact at times but not in a dangerous way. The advice on the sign is to wear long long trousers but we wore shorts as it was a hot day. I did notice lots of stinging nettles along the trail (first ones I have ever seen in Argentina) they were pretty short when we went through but could be a problem if they got taller. The trail basically follows the stream coming down. The trail head is well marked but the trail less so. You will cross the stream a number of times, again when we did it there was no problem but with a higher volume of water it could be a different story. The trail starts off pretty easy to follow as it is quite worn, eventually you will come to a bit with no signs and the way is actually walking up the river and climbing (and I mean climbing) up beside a small waterfall where you will see a trail sign to tell you that you are going the right way. The trail then becomes a bit easier to follow although it is not marked but basically you are following the stream, crossing it at points. Eventually you will arrive close to the top where you have to climb up some rungs hammered into the stone, there is a steel rope to help you. This stretch is not long and once you are at the top it is a short walk to the waterfall. It is a fairly short hike as hikes go but it packs in the scenery and there are only a few awkward bits. Nevertheless it is marked as difficult on the parks sign so this could be to do with the volume of water coming down at certain times of year as well as the climbing bit. We really enjoyed it, we only saw 2 other people with their guide on the whole hike. On a side note, if you go a bit further up the road you will end up at the border control post as this road crosses into Chile. About 1 km beyond the border post (you have to show passports to go beyond) there is a nice picnic spot by a river (called Arenales). A sign says there are more hikes there but we didn't see any markers. You could drive further and the road climbs to 4000 meters but we didn't want to do that. At time of writing you can't cross into Chile as there is a landslide on the Chilean side.
5. Velo de la Novia
6. Salto del Chispiadero
7. Cascada Del Angel
8. Cascada Maqui Malal
9. Salto de la Moneda
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 314 reviews
Reviewed By 251enriquek
Excelent path auto guided, with red spots till the waterfall. With nice weather invites to dive into one of the natural pools, bring your weatsuit. Two ways to reach the final spot El Sendero and El camino ( more easy). You pay at the entrance just beside the parking. Francisco (in charge today) gave us the tips to enyoy the trip.
