Aconcagua Trek to Plaza Francia

This trek give us the possibility of covering the Mt. Aconcagua area, visiting the both Base Camps along the Normal Route: Confluencia Camp and Plaza de Mulas Camp; but also, allow us to reach the Plaza Francia Camp, at the foot of the South Face of the Mount.

Day 1 Airport - Mendoza City
We welcome you at the airport of Mendoza City and transfer you to your lodging. You will have the rest of the day to discover the area.
Lodging: Hotel double or single room
Meals we provide: none

Day 2 Mendoza - Confluencia
Early morning, we will travel along the International Route Nº7, through the Central Andes, to arrive at Los Horcones. We will get our permits at the park ranger office, and then we will take the trail that leads us to Los Horcones Lagoon. Once we will reach the suspension bridge over Los Horcones River, begins what we call “Quebrada del Durazno”, where you will have lunch. After lunch, we will walk for about 2 or 3 hours up to arrive at the Confluencia Camp. Our collaborators will be waiting for us with a comforting afternoon snack. Then we will have a little walk around the place until we have dinner.
Walking time: 4hs. – Gained altitude 450m
Lodging: Semi Full Camp
Meals we provide: breakfast, box lunch and dinner.

Day 3 Confluencia - Plaza Francia - Confluencia
After the breakfast, we leave to Plaza Francia. The trail leads us along the Horcones River and later on along the Glacier that feeds the river. Spectacular landscapes introduce us the great amphitheatre of the South Wall: 3000 vertical meters of rock, snow and hanging glaciers. We will have lunch at a natural viewpoint, and after the break, we will return to Confluencia. Ours assistants will prepare an afternoon snack and we will have time to enjoy the area until dinner.
Walking time: 8hs. – Gained altitude 900m
Lodging: Semi Full Camp
Meals we provide: breakfast, box lunch and dinner.

Day 4 Confluencia
We will have this day as a resting day to continue with the acclimatising process, because we will be gaining altitude as we progress to Plaza de Mulas, on the foot of the North wall of Mt. Aconcagua.
Lodging: Semi Full Camp
Meals we provide: breakfast, box lunch and dinner.

Day 5 Confluencia - Plaza de Mulas
Today we will trek to Plaza de Mulas, this is a long day, depending on the Group, we will walk between 8 and 9 hours approximately. We will have lunch during the crossing. By the time we arrive at Plaza de Mulas (more than 4000 metres osl) we will be welcomed by the manager of the campsite which will offer us the afternoon snack that help us to recover some of the lost energy. Once we are recovered, we will set up the tents and relax until dinner.
Gained altitude 800 meters
Lodging: Semi Full Camp
Meals we provide: breakfast, box lunch and dinner.

Day 6 Plaza de Mulas - Confluencia
After breakfast we will walk across the proximities of the campsite, the Horcones Glacier and the Plaza de Mulas Hotel-Refuge.
Afterwards, we will return to Confluencia, where we spend our last night at the Park.
Lodging: Semi Full Camp
Meals we provide: breakfast, box lunch and dinner.

Day 7 Confluencia - Mendoza
Early morning, we will prepare out stuff and have breakfast; then we will come back to Mendoza, by walking down the valley towards Los Horcones.
Walking time: 3 hs.
Lodging: Semi Full Camp
Meals we provide: breakfast, box lunch and dinner.

Day 8 Mendoza - Airport
After the breakfast, transfer to the airport where this trip finishes.
Meals we provide: breakfast

Included:

• Incoming Services

• Bilingual guides (Spanish English) during all the excursions

• Transfer Mendoza airport – Hotel/Hotel –Mendoza airport.

• We combine regular and private transfer in our tours.

• 2 nights of accommodation in Hotel Double or Single Base, with private bathroom and breakfast.

• 5 Nights of accommodation in Semi Full Campsite.

• 7 breakfast, 5 box lunch and 5 dinner (please see the box below)

• Assistance to get the permit to enter the Aconcagua Provincial Park.

The Tour - Trek to Plaza Francia is offered with the following type of accommodations:

NIGHTS	01	02	03	04	05	06	07
Hostel room with private bathroom
Semi Full Camp - double base

Semi Full Camps are pitched up before the Group arrival. It offers comfortable. The camp features a spacious dinning tent, tables, benches or chairs and a full set of table service and kitchenware.

Meals
The following meals are provided in this program

DAYS	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08
Breakfast
Box Lunch
Dinner

Not Included:

• National Parks fees
• Life and medical insurance
• Drinks
• Tips
• Air tickets and airport taxes
• Services not detailed in the program
• Aconcagua Provincial Park entrance.
• Personal equipment
• Personal porters
• Extra charges due to the quitting of the expedition
• Extra charges due to emergency rescue.

Notes:
We hold the right to change the itinerary or to cancel any of the activities when any natural cause (or any other cause of any type) justifies it in order to look after the group safety.

¿Is this tour for me?
We qualify this tour as "Intense". This means that you need to be fit to enjoy it. No previous technical knowledge is required. The group will walk an average of 6 to 7 hours a day, may be 9 in some specific days, at a moderate pace and with all the necessary stops for water, snacks or rest. The trek includes up hills and down hills, some of them quite steady.

List of suggested personal equipment:

• Backpack, 50 lts or so
• Sleeping bag down or synthetic for -10ºC
• Sleeping mattress
• Trekking shoes or boots
• Thermal underwear
• Trekking pants
• Fleece
• Breathable parka and over pants
• Gaiters
• Gloves
• Thermal socks
• The necessary spare cloth
• Wool hat
• Sun hat
• Sun glasses
• Sun screen (UV is very strong during the southern spring, from September thru December)
• Personal items
• Lamp
• Trekking poles (recommended, if you are use to them)
• Personal medication

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