• Plaza Francia
• Plaza Francia & Plaza de Mulas
• Permission fee

Trekking Plaza Francia (3 Days)

Level : MODERATE

Itinerary

Day 1

Previus: Purchase Permits. Review, rent or buy equipment. Starting: Travel from Hotel in Mendoza to the entrance of Aconcagua Provincial Park (Laguna Horcones). Hike to Confluencia. Altitude: 3.300/10.827

Day 2

Hike from Confluencia to Plaza Francia, base camp for the South Face of Aconcagua. Altitude:4.200/13.944

Day 3

Hike from Confluencia to Horcones. Travel to Hotel in Mendoza. Altitude: 700 / 2.297

Services - Standard Program PLAZA FRANCIA

Included

• Transportation in private vehicles from Mendoza to Horcones and back.
• Help in obtaining the necessary trekking permits.
• Lunch in Valle Uspallata (in route to Horcones)
• Food and drinks in Confluencia, two (2) nights in total; including Geodesic Domes with real beds, carpeted floors, heating system, hot shower, and a toilet seat bathroom. Our camps also have solar energy system, Radio communications, and our meals are prepared following strict standards of hygiene and contain high nutritional value. They assure the right amount of carbohydrates and protein, everything the body needs to perform at high altitude, yet easy to digest. We also cater to vegetarians upon request.
• Trekking guide and assistants (depending on the size of the group). Our Trekking ratio: 1 guide = 6 pax.
• Radio for permanent communication between base camp, Mendoza and Puente del Inca to be able to co-ordinate different logistical issues, reservations and, when necessary, rescues or evacuations.

You are responsible for

• Airfare and airport taxes to and from Mendoza. Bus tickets to and from Mendoza.
• Trekking permits.
• Hotel in Mendoza.
• Food and drink not mentioned in Itinerary
• Personal porters and individual gear.
• Extra costs as a result of abandoning the trek.
• Medical or traveler’s insurance. Costs as a result of an emergency rescue.
• Personal expenses (drinks, laundry, mail, telephone calls and other items not mentioned above)
• All other services not listed as Included.

 

 

  Price list (dollards U$D)

Trekkings	Dates	Private Trekkings			Open Trekkings
		1 pax.	2-3 pax.	4-10 pax.	3 or + Pax.
Trekking Plaza Francia	3	835	465	420	360
¡New! Plaza Francia New Year's Eve   & Easter	3	875	495	450	380

TARIFFS EXPRESSED IN AMERICAN DOLLARS AND FASTENED TO CHANGES WITHOUT PREVIUS NOTICE

 

Dates

 

Trekking   Plaza Francia Season 2011 – 2012

November	December	January	February
November 18th to 20th	December 2nd to 4th	January 6th to 8th	February 3rd to 5th
November 25th to 27 th	December 9th to 11th	January 13th to 15th	February 10th to 12th
	December 16th to 18th	January 20th to 22nd	February 15th to 17th (AxA)
	December 23rd to 25th	January 27th to 29 th	February 22nd to 24th
	December 31st to  January 2nd

Level of Difficulty
Our Trekkings is classified according to the demand level in order to who carries out the activity can have knowledge and to advance the demand that will confront.

Level of Difficulty
Our Trekkings is classified according to the demand level in order to who carries out the activity can have knowledge and to advance the demand that will confront.

They are classified in the following way:

• Easy
• Moderate
• Difficult
• Very Difficult