Services includedTransportation to and from the Mendoza airport. One night of lodging at 4* hotel in Mendoza before and after the climb (two nights). Hotel includes breakfast.
Assistance in obtaining the Aconcagua Trekking Permit. Certified Mountain Guides. First aids kit. In & Out ground transportation between Mendoza and Puente del Inca with mountain guides (by private vehicles).
Two nights of accommodation in Hosteria Puente del Inca (one before the trek and one after). Dinner and breakfast are included in Puente del Inca. Help with gear prep. and packing loads for mule transportation. In & Out transfers between Puente del Inca and Horcones (trailhead). Mules to carry personal equipment of customers to camps Confluencia and Plaza de Mulas (30 kilos per person for each stage of the approach). Two nights camping at Camp Confluencia including breakfast luch and dinner.
Visit of Plaza Francia (Aconcagua’ s South Face BC). Two nights camping at Plaza de Mulas Base Camp including breakfast luch and dinner
Visit of Horcones Glacier. First quality sleeping tents at Camp Confluncia and Plaza de Mulas BC
Dinner and toilet tents at Camp Confluncia and Plaza de Mulas BC |  | | Day | Itinerary (altitude in feet and meters) | | 1 | Mendoza 2,500ft (760m)
Transfer from airport to hotel in Mendoza. Lodging. | | 2 | Puente del Inca 8,900ft (2,725m)
Aconcagua Park permit purchasing. Drive to Puente del Inca. Lodging. | | 3 | Confluencia 11,450ft (3,500m)
Transfer to trailhead. Hiking to Confluencia. Camp. | | 4 | Confluencia
Trekking to Plaza Francia 12,800ft (4.000m) and back to Confluencia. Camp. | | 5 | Plaza de Mulas 14,000ft (4,370m)
Hiking to Plaza de Mulas. Camp. | | 6 | Plaza de Mulas
Visit of the Base Camp of Mount Aconcagua | | 7 | Puente del Inca
Descent from Plaza de Mulas to trailhead. Transfer to Hosteria Puente del Inca. Lodging. | | 8 | Mendoza
Drive to Mendoza. Lodging. | | 9 | Mendoza
Transfer to airport. | | The above itinerary is intended as a guideline only. Some changes are possible while on a climbing expedition.. |
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Expedition guidesMountain guides of the Argentinean Association of Mountain Guides (AAGM) and Trekking guides of the Provincial School of High Mountain and Trekking Guides (EPGAMT). All speak English.
Confluencia base campThis base camp provides food service in dining tents furnished with electric power, tables and chairs. This campsite in Confluencia has its own bathroom facility. Permanent BLU radio link with Mendoza, Plaza de Mulas, Puente del Inca and VHF radio link with Park Rangers and Rescue Patrols. 
Plaza de Mulas base campThis base camp has a dining tent furnished with tables and chairs, electric power, a cooking tent, its own bathroom facilities and a safe place to store your belongings while you are in the altitude camps. Permanent BLU radio link with Mendoza, Plaza de Mulas, Confluencia, and VHF radio link with high camps, Park Rangers and Rescue Patrols. | Not includedAir tickets to and from Mendoza
Trekking Permit (type of permit required: Long Trekking). Please see details of costs on our page of Information.
Extras, food and beverages out of regular supply in Mendoza, P. del Inca, Confluencia and Plaza de Mulas.
Vegetarian catering.
Sleeping bag and personal gear.
Abandon of itinerary expenses.
Trip cancellation and/or travel insurance
Additional hotel nights if for reasons beyond our control (e.g. weather) the group returns early.
Any other not detailed in Services Included.
Abandon of Itinerary expensesExtra camping nights in Plaza de Mulas or Confluencia base camps and hotel nights in Puente del Inca or Mendoza out of the included in the expedition. Extra mules (expedition includes 30kg per person). Ground transportation to Mendoza (expedition includes transportation for the group, but not individual transfers). Expenses incurred in the case of a rescue. 
| Personal equipmentHeadwear
1 sun hat
1 wool or fleece hat
A good pair of sunglasses with UV filter
Upper - Lower body
1 windproof outer jacket with hood
1 poly/fleece jacket
1 Shelter jacket
2 lightweight, long sleeve polypropylene shirts
1 pair wind/rain pants
1 long cotton pant (legs zip off to become shorts)
1 Pair of thick shelter pants
Handwear
1 Pair of light inner gloves
1 Pair of rainproof gloves for shelter (mitten type)
Footwear
1 pair of trekking boots or quality sport shoes.
1 pair of sandals for river crossing.
3 pair of socks (wool and polypropylene)
Equipment
1 quality back pack approx. 40 liters
1 pair adjustable ski poles
1 Large duffel bag with lock to be carried by mules to Base Camp.
Sun screen and lip protection
Headlamp with 3 alkaline battery sets
1 down or synthetic sleeping bag (-10 C min.)
1 light sleeping pad, Thermarest type
2 Liter water bottle
Insect repellant coating for hike in clothes.
Passport. Cash. Copies of relevant documents (maps, directions, itinerary, etc... all in plastic bags).
Journal with pens.
Casual clothes for walking around, going to dinner
Small Spanish dictionary with travel phrases. List of critical information. |
 | Mendoza. An Aconcagua Adventures representative will greet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel in Mendoza. Lodging. At the hotel, we will check your equipment. Arriving in the morning will give you some time to tour the city. | Hosteria Puenta del Inca. 182 km / 113 miles separates Mendoza from Puente del Inca. Early in the morning our mountain guides will pick you up at the hotel and drive to the Park Permit Office and then to Puente del Inca (2,275m / 8,890ft). It is about a two-and-a-half hour drive to Puente del Inca. Mountain guides will organize mule loads in the evening. Hosteria Puente del Inca offers private rooms with hot shower and good food. There we will spend our first on the mountain. | Confluencia Base Camp. We will drive to the Normal Route’s trailhead (Horcones). Here you will register your entry into Park Aconcagua with the trekking permit. Mules will carry the expedition equipment to Camp Confluencia, so you will only carry a day pack. It is 4 to 5 hours to Confluencia (11,450ft / 3,500m). Mountain guides will show you how to set up your tent and will be willing to help if necessary. To make your stay more comfortable, Camp Confluencia includes a dining tent, as well as a toilet tent. | Confluencia Base Camp. A day hike to the impressive South Wall Base Camp (Plaza Francia) is the main activity scheduled for that day. Return to Camp Confluencia. | Plaza de Mulas Base Camp. The group will leave Confluencia for Plaza de Mulas after breakfast. An easy but long hike, the trek will take 7 to 9 hours before arriving at Plaza De Mulas Base Camp (14,000ft / 4,370m). Plaza de Mulas Base Camp is led by its own manager and has a dining tent and a toilet tent. Set up of the sleeping tents and dinner. | Plaza de Mulas Base Camp. Mountain guides will organize a visit to the Base Camp of Aconcagua and you will have the chance to get in contact with several climbers making their last arrangements before leaving the camp toward the highest point of the Americas while others are returning from the top of the Seven Summits second peak. | Puente del Inca. Mountain guides will organize mules loads for the 8 – 10 hour journey to Puente del Inca. We will be driven from the trailhead to Puente del Inca. This is a good opportunity to enjoy a well-deserved hot shower before enjoying the last dinner on the mountain to celebrate the experince of visiting Aconcagua. | Mendoza. After breakfast a mini van will be waiting for the group to take us back again to the hotel in Mendoza City. Lodging. | End of the adventure of a lifetime. Transfer to the airport. | | This itinerary must be considered as a guideline only. Even though we will do our best to follow it, several events may cause changes while climbing a mountain of this height. |
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Requirements to be part of a teamFor those interested in this trekking requirements are excellent health, physical preparation and proper equipment. | AirlinesThe best way to reach Mendoza is via a connecting flight from either Buenos Aires (Argentina) or Santiago (Chile). You can also take the bus. From Buenos Aires it is 2 hours by plane or 13 hours by bus. From Santiago it is 50min by plane or 6 hours by bus. If you come from Santiago, you will have the opportunity to survey the Andes as you cross over into Argentina. | |
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