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Self-guided Aconcagua expedition with logistics and support provided by Inka Expediciones

Aconcagua Expedition
Self-guided Aconcagua expedition with logistics and support provided by Inka Expediciones
Everything you need to know about the Aconcagua ascent
Mt Aconcagua ascent, Normal Route - Mendoza, Argentina
Aconcagua Expedition

Hire a full-service program for your self-guided Aconcagua expedition, with logistics and support provided by Inka Expediciones, an experienced local company from Mendoza, Argentina.

Private

Andes

1 Day

Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec

Extremely Fit

Advanced


Highlights

  • Get the logistic service and support you need to climb Aconcagua
  • Hire a full-service program from an experienced local company
  • Book a package that covers all you need for an unforgettable ascent

Description

If you are an experienced climber or guide planning to climb Aconcagua (6960), then this full-service program is the ideal backup for your self-guided expedition. We offer the logistics and support you need for your ascent to the summit of this mythical mountain in the Andes, starting from Mendoza, Argentina.

Our company, Inka Expediciones, facilitates the organization of logistics services providing a package that covers all your needs. We have prepared a very convenient set of services for self-leaded expeditions, making the logistic arrangements for you, offering you the advantage of having complete control over your trip without having to worry about the “administrative headache” of organizing an expedition.

This means your time prior to the expedition’s departure is free, allowing you to concentrate on other things, such as raising sponsorship or simply keeping busy at work.

Our services include all the transportation, according to the schedule for the group in private vehicles; accommodation in hotels in the city and full board service in our base camps, with professional chefs,  dining domes with tables and chairs, dishes, electric lights and wooden floors.

Our chefs personally take care for all the meals to be nutritional and high in energy for your journey to the summit. As we have our own mule transport we can guarantee fresh meals because we provide daily bread, meat, eggs, fruit and vegetables. By enjoying our meals in the approaching camps you will avoid the extra weight needed to transport on the mules and also you won’t be cooking so you can take time to relax on the way to base camp. We guarantee excellent meal service!

We also offer constant communication through VHF, UHF radios, satellite and telephones; mules to carry your equipment (30 kg/person); dining tents and WC; medical equipment and assistance to get the Aconcagua Provincial Park entrance permits and facility for the storage and care of equipment.  You can check the details below.

If you would like us to make all the arrangements for your Aconcagua expedition, contact us and book your trip. Just relax and let us take care of the logistic arrangements you need for an unforgettable self-guided ascent.

We also offer guided ascents to Aconcagua, through different routes.

Price includes

- Guiding fee

- Accommodation included

- Transportation start and back

- Transport during the trip

- Group porters

- Mules and horses

- Breakfast

- Lunch

- Dinner

- Camping equipment cooking utensils

Price details

The price listed above is for Low and Medium Season (NOV 15th to DEC 14th // FEB 06th to MAR15th) via Normal Route – HORCONES VALLEY/Base Camp: Plaza de Mulas. You can check below prices for high season and other routes. The prices includes: TRANSPORTATION.

All the transportation, according to the schedule for the group, is in

private vehicles.

Transport from the airport to Hotel in Mendoza; we wait for you

at the airport and take you to the hotel.

Transport to and from Mendoza-Penitentes..

Transport to and from Penitentes-Horcones. From the hotel in

Penitentes to the entrance of Aconcagua Park, where the trek starts.

ACCOMODATION

Two (2) nights of lodging in a 3 *** hotel in the city of Mendoza, double

or triple, breakfast included, at your arrival in Mendoza and for the last night of your stay.

One (1) night in Penitentes, Double or triple, half-board meals. Drinks not

included. Welcome dinner, breakfast and taxes are included.

MEALS

Seven (7) meals service full board (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner). We have

a complete kitchen set up with professional chefs in our base camps, served in dining domes with tables and chairs, dishes, electric lights and wooden floors.

COMMUNICATIONS

Permanent communication through VHF, UHF radios, satellite

phones between Base Camps, mountain expeditions, Penitentes and

Mendoza. We also offer E-mail service in Plaza de Mulas and Plaza Argentina at reasonable cost.

MULES and “arrieros” to carry your equipment (30 kg/person) from Penitentes to Plaza de

Mulas (Base Camp) back and forth. Our “responsibility and confidence

service” means taking your equipment on time and in perfect condition to

and from Base Camp and back to Penitentes.

DINING TENTS and WC. Dining domes completely equipped with tables, chairs, dishes and electricity, with the service of our Camp Team, in charge of preparing meals and offering an exceptional service with friendly treatment.

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. We have medical kits at base camps that include all regular medicines and

oximeters, oxygen tubes and hyperbaric chambers exclusively for our clients

to be ready to solve all kinds of problems. The guides also carry a medical

kit for high camps. We have access to rangers, rescue teams, police,

professional medicine doctors and medical institutes specializing in

mountain accidents, who are immediately put on alert and get ready

whenever they are required by INKA Expediciones.

OTHER SERVICES

Assistance to get the Aconcagua Provincial Park entrance permits.

You will be personally assisted

in this procedure at our sales office. The permit cost is not included in our

services.

Facility for the storage and care of equipment.

A person in charge of the camp supervises your equipment while you

ascend. Personal equipment review and advice for rental, if necessary.

The service does not include: Aconcagua Park Entrance Permit fee. Ascent fee. (Tax charged by Mendoza government, according to the selected route, dates, nationality and the assistance of authorized company).

Personal equipment.

Rescue costs or other costs due to the abandonment of the expedition. (Riding mule, pack mule,

individual transfers, helicopter flight, extra nights, meals, extra costs for changes in your flight ticket,

personal porter service, etc. - It is recommended to take out insurance to cover these expenses).

Personal expenses (tips, laundry, phone, drinks, satellite phone, internet access, showers and porters)

Extra nights in hotel in case of early return to the city.

Meals in Mendoza.

Tents for accommodation in Confluencia / Plaza de Mulas / Plaza Argentina

Porter service (for common or personal equipment).

Any type of service at the high camps.

Tents, stoves, etc. at base camps and high camps.

TRF OUT Hotel- Airport.

Any other service not specifically mentioned as included in this section.


Details

More info

Price per person Aconcagua 360o Route – VACAS VALLEY Plaza Argentina/ Plaza de Mulas (Low and Medium Season-NOV 15th to DEC 14th // FEB 06th to MAR15th) 11 a 15 pax U$D 1390 07 a 10 pax U$D 1450 05 a 06 pax U$D 1470 03 a 04 pax U$D 1490 02 pax U$D 1690 01 pax U$D 2390

High Season (DEC 15th to FEB5th) Normal Route – HORCONES VALLEY Base Camp: Plaza de Mulas 11 to 15 pax U$D 1420 07 to 10 pax U$D 1490 05 to 06 pax U$D 1550 03 to 04 pax U$D 1590 2 pax U$D 1790 1 pax U$D 2490

High Season (DEC 15th to FEB5th) Aconcagua 360o Route – VACAS VALLEY Plaza Argentina/ Plaza de Mulas 11 a 15 pax U$D 1490 07 a 10 pax U$D 1590 05 a 06 pax U$D 1650 03 a 04 pax U$D 1690 2 pax U$D 1790 1 pax U$D 2550

All prices are in American dollars and per person

Meeting point

Mendoza city

About the guide

Mendoza based company specialized in expeditions and trekkings to Mt. Aconcagua. All the trips are run by the best certified and professional guides, with unrivalled logistics and infrastructure.

Languages

English


What people are saying about Inka Expediciones

Thierry Ramu

5.00

February, 2023

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Alan Aim

5.00

February, 2023

Lupe was excellent

Macarena Freire

5.00

February, 2022

Fue una hermosa experiencia de la cual guardaré bellos recuerdos y lazos. Al recordar volveré a viajar a las montañas de la Cordillera amada. Gracias por brindarme seguridad y confort en la realización de mis sueños.

Matthew M.

5.00

January, 2022

Awesome!

Guadalupe Alvarez Montserrat

5.00

October, 2021

The tour was fantastic! We hiked from the Puna (arid and colorful landscapes, full of giant cactus named Cardones) to the Junga ( the high altitude jungle, full of flowers and irds) and loved every bit of it. The Guides, Lula, EPGAM Trekking Guide, and David, AAGM Mountain Guide, made sure we felt safe all the time. They also made sure we had good food and that all the logistics run smoothly throughout the tour. Inka's services were overall outstanding! The tents were in perfect conditions, the porters were very nice and respectful people and we felt very comfortable during the whole hike. We truly recommend this hike to anyone who enjoys being challenged but also having good services in the camps and who enjoys walking in the wild. We can also recommend Inka Exped for all the hiking and climbing tours in Argentina. They provide great services and their Team is pure amazing people. We'll be back for more!

Tony

5.00

February, 2019

The expedition was great. Andy was a great guide who was very attentive to all the climbers and was constantly checking how we were feeling both physically and emotionally. He was always focused on one objective, to get us all to the summit and back down safely. In this regard he would always go the extra mile! Andy is the best guide i have climbed with by far and all guides should be as professional and attentive as him. The food was fine for a non meat eater but there is only so much cheese someone can eat no matter how well it is served:grinning: The huts and tents were all good. The mountain was hard, the summit was harder! I was totally exhausted but felt great after the summit. The Hotel was good with a nice pool and Mendoza was a really nice place to be with very nice people. All in all a great trip with a great group of climbers and two of the best guides. Would I recommend this trip? simple answer is..... Hell yeahh!!

Luc Morin

5.00

January, 2019

It was a true life experience. I enjoy every moment of it. Our guides were excellent and inka facilities for this journey were up to par with what I expected.

Ken

5.00

April, 2018

I’m writing this short review as I’m often asked by climbing friends who shall I climb with on Aconcagua? Let me tell you !hand on my heart INKA is the best on the mountain.! I have climbed across the globe Alaska, Andes, Himalaya and in the Karakoram in Pakistan. I have have utilised INKA on two occasions and I believe they have the best knowledge and logistics on the mountain. Their staff care about YOU.. as you are their number one priority. They will ensure your time on the mountain is safe and you return safe even if you don’t reach the summit. So many times I have watched operators in other countries guiding clients to the summit when they should have been turned around, this has been with drastic results. That is why I always use professional companies and word of mouth . Trust me INKA are the best. Aconcagua is a tough challenge high altitudes coupled by sometimes extreme cold , require you to be fit mentally and physically. I have in the past fell to AMS and had to turn around near a summit, that is the smart thing to do.! Better to go home and re plan , the mountain will always be there. I’ve lost friends on mountains and speak from experience. INKA guides are registered and highly experienced, they will watch you carefully and monitor your oxygen levels and general well being throughout your climb. There is an excellent set up at Plaza de Mulas where if you need a rest day you will be cared for. Many of my friends have used INKA and I will continue to recommend them for their expertise I’m writing this short review as I’m often asked by climbing friends who shall I climb with on Aconcagua? Let me tell you !hand on my heart INKA is the best on the mountain.! I have climbed across the globe Alaska, Andes, Himalaya and in the Karakoram in Pakistan. I have have utilised INKA on two occasions and I believe they have the best knowledge and logistics on the mountain. Their staff care about YOU.. as you are their number one priority. They will ensure your time on the mountain is safe and you return safe even if you don’t reach the summit. So many times I have watched operators in other countries guiding clients to the summit when they should have been turned around, this has been with drastic results. That is why I always use professional companies and word of mouth . Trust me INKA are the best. Aconcagua is a tough challenge high altitudes coupled by sometimes extreme cold , require you to be fit mentally and physically. I have in the past fell to AMS and had to turn around near a summit, that is the smart thing to do.! Better to go home and re plan , the mountain will always be there. I’ve lost friends on mountains and speak from experience. INKA guides are registered and highly experienced, they will watch you carefully and monitor your oxygen levels and general well being throughout your climb. There is an excellent set up at Plaza de Mulas where if you need a rest day you will be cared for. Many of my friends have used INKA and I will continue to recommend them for their expertise

Ricardo Santucci

5.00

March, 2018

the infrastructure supporting the expedition is perfect and the team very professional. Really Aconcagua Specialists!!

Jens Hauge Andersen

5.00

March, 2018

The guide was not Sebastian Tetilla but Javier Guiterez and Matias Hidalgo Nicosia

Alejandra Bazzi

5.00

February, 2018

They totally rock! They made everything to be perfect. Best in town if you are thinking about Aconcagua. Professionals, they are passionate about what they do. Long story short: contact them and let the game begin!

Armand Comeau

3.00

February, 2018

Just one thing; Ivan don't understand my need in base camp when I ask for a single tent at this place. I think with a single tent that was more easy for me to sleep. But In generally Ivan and Juan Pedro are good boys. It's diificult for me to rate Guide and Trip. I didn't finished. I can rate only for the half trip.

Matthew

5.00

January, 2018

Extremely happy with the whole experience. These guys will go an extra mile to help your dreams come true. You can book it with full confidence!

Aaron

5.00

March, 2017

My friend Marc and I hired Inka for their logistics, know how, and reputation (we were self guided). Our initial email communication with Inka was very encouraging - extremely responsive, knowledgeable and helpful! They helped us plan our itinerary, execute it, and were always available for help. The Inka staff at Hotel Ayelyn, Confluencia and Plaza de Mulas were none other than amazing! We had an absolutely great experience, and I would highly recommend them to others - whether you are looking for a guided service or just logistical help along the way, give them a chance! A special shout out to Hilda (coordinator), who was extremely helpful throughout the entire process. Thanks! Aaron

Amir

5.00

January, 2017

Great experience !!! Every thing was was perfect! From the people in the office, to the staff on the mountain and the very professional guide. Anybody did his best to give me my perfect experience!!! Thank you


 

 

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