Adventure Guiding and Tourism - Argentina

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THIS UNUSUAL PLACEMENT IS BASED IN THE BEAUTIFUL TOWN OF MALARGUE

Gain unique work experience in this unusual placement where you'll work in tourism and, if you're suitably qualified, you'll also assist with adventure guiding.

This project is located in and around the beautiful and popular town of Malargue, located in the foothills of the Andes Mountains. Malargue is close to Mendoza, the provincial capital of the Mendoza region in Cuyo.

About 700 miles north-west of Buenos Aires and 235 miles from Santiago, Mendoza city is a centre for adventure tourism and is a doorway to neighbouring Chile.

This project is varied, exciting and very unusual - a great experience!

About the Placement and your Work
The Hostel Internacional Malargue provides its guests with adventure tours, such as rafting, horse-riding, trekking, mountain climbing, etc.

If you have appropriate experience, you can do a work experience placement acting as assistant guides on these adventure tours. Your work will consist of:

Guiding on the tours themselves.

Some relevant administration work.

Possibly some marketing of the tours.
When you apply for a work experience placement, we will liaise with you to ascertain which areas you are interested in and would like to work in, and what you're hoping to gain from the placement. Your placement will then be tailored to your skills, so please give us as much detail about yourself as possible when applying, including experience and any possible qualifications you may have.

About Mendoza and Malargue

Mendoza is in northwestern Argentina. It's the gateway to the high Andes and the Chilean border at Aconcagua National Park. Here, at over 21,000 feet, you'll find the highest peaks on the South American continent.

Although a bus ride from Buenos Aires to Mendoza, with some stops on the way, takes about 14 hours, the city of Mendoza is light years away from the capital. It is very clean, quiet with mature trees everywhere and has a wonderful city centre. A beautiful green city with a number of parks, Mendoza has a lively atmosphere with numerous restaurants, theatres and nightclubs.

Accommodation

You will be staying at the Hostel Internacional Malargue, a small hostel based on a farm in Malargue and close to Las Lenas Ski Centre. It is a hostel run by a family who have known and loved Malargue for a long time. As you'll be working with the Hostel on this placement, it couldn't be more convenient!

You will stay in the Hostel in one of their four-bed dorms so you will be required to share the room with other guests that are staying at the hostel. All the food there is home made, the bread, the jam – everything! You will be provided with breakfast and an evening meal each day. This is a friendly hostel in a beautiful area of the world. As the Hostel offers a variety of tourist tours, there will be constant influxes of guests to meet and socialise with. 

Travel and Support:

You have the option to arrange your own flights or we can assist you with your flight arrangements. If you would like us to do this for you, we will liaise with you regarding available flights and dates to suit you. All arrangements for your flight bookings/payments will be fulfilled by Roger Murray Travel Ltd, who act as agents for ATOL protected operators. Where possible, we arrange for two or more people to travel on the same flight and we will let you have the names and telephone numbers of other volunteers on your flight, so that you can chat to each other or even meet up before leaving for your placement.

We can also arrange your flight dates to give you additional time at the end of your project for travelling around and sightseeing - this is a fascinating and wondrous country!

You will fly into Buenos Aires where you'll be met by Melina Saccal, our Argentine Manager, or one of her staff. From the airport you'll be taken to your accommodation in Buenos Aires until such time as you then fly down to Mendoza. In Mendoza you'll be met once again at the airport and taken to the Hostel and introduced to everyone.

Travellers' placements are very flexible & can be combined with any other Travellers placement & tailor made to you own requirements!