(3 days)

Day 1: Mendoza – Puente Inka – Confluencia
Breakfast in the Hotel in Mendoza and transfer to Puente Inka, we will get into the Aconcagua Provincial Park, start Hiking passing the nice lake Laguna Horcones in the half way we will have lunch in the selected place, then continue hiking to Confluencia camp

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Day 2: Confluencia – Plaza Francia – Confluencia
Breakfast in the camp site, and Start hiking up to Plaza Francia camp, from here we can enjoy the panoramic views of Aconcagua Mountain, and more to enjoy the nice landscapes and panoramic views of other mountains, after to enjoy nice hiking we will return to Confluencia Camp Site, dinner and overnight at camp

Day 3: Confluencia – Puente Inka – Mendoza
Andean breakfast in the tents and return to Puente Inka, passing by the lake Horcones, arrive to Puenter Inka where our private car waits us and tranfer to Mendoza, dinner and overnight at hotel

(8 Days)

Day 1: Mendoza - Penitentes
Breakfast in the Hotel in Mendoza then we will satrt with our trip to the mountains to arrive to the Penitentes Village 2600 msnm. During the trip we will have wonderful natural landscapes, surrounded by the mountains through the Mendoza river, we will pass by Cacheuta Potrerillos, Uspallata, Polvaredas, and Punta de Vacas, finally to arrive to Ski center of Penitentes, here we will have mountain refigio where we have to prepare all our things for the Trekking for the Next day, the trip will take us about 3 hours, free afternoon in Penitentes dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Penitentes - Confluencia
After the breakfast we will depart around 9am approximately private car will take us until the control of Provincial Park’s Control in Horcones at 2950masl, then from here we will start our trekking to the camp site of Confluencia 3200masl. When we arrive our mountain staff will have prepared delicious meals and hot drinks will be waiting for us, then we will set up our tents in our camp site, free afternoon to rest enjoying the sunset in the mountains: Almacenes (5100 msnm), Tolosa (5400 msnm) y Mirador (6000 msnm) entre otras. Walking time for about 3 to 5 hours.

Day 3: Confluencia - Plaza Francia - Confluencia
After the breakfast in the camp site Confluencia we will Start trekking by the Horcones valley and after to walk few hours we will arrive to the glacier of Horcones in the east side and here we will be at 4000masl, we will walk according the altitudes exigency, slwly we will get high altitudes to use to it, from here we will have nice views of the mountains such as Juncal, Plomo, Banderitas, Gemelos. Our objective is to arrive to Plaza Francia 4200masl privileged place to observe the Aconcagua’s south face wall here we will have lunch with panoramic views of the south face wall of Aconcagua, after to enjoy this nice views we will come back to confluencia camp site and enjoy the sunset over the mountains, dinner and overnight in Confluencia camp site.

Día 4: Confluencia - Plaza de Mulas
after the andean breakfast we will satrat trekking and hike to Base camp Plaza de Mulas 4230masl, we will walk with Light day back pack and other belongings will be taken by the mules, this day we will mix the ritm of walking having several rests and walking slowly, in the half way aproxiamtelly in Ibáñez we will have lunch and have rest, then continue with trekking and supertae the Brava Slope 4000masl, and finally to arrive to the Base camp Plaza de Mulas 4370masl the toal walking time will be around 7 hours dinner and overnight in the base camp Plaza de Mulas.

Día 5: Plaza de Mulas (Acclimatizing and Rest Day)
Today we will have rest day and walk around base camp, during the morning we will have medic check in the base camp which the Provincial park offers medical service, then we will start trekking around mid day and go to Horcones glacier and in the middle of the glacier we will have lunch to enjoy the landscape, from here we will have the total view of Aconcagua Climbing Normal Route, then we will go back to Plaza de Mulas camp site, free afternoon, dinner and overnight in Base camp at 4370masl.

Día 6: Plaza de Mulas - Cerro Bonete
Morning breakfast in the camp site and Start hiking up to Cerro Bonete 5100masl, the hiking up is moderated and easy to find the trail to the summit, almost getting the summit we will traverse the camp los penitents the glacier formation, from here we will have nice and panoramic view of the west side wall of Aconcagua and the total normal route fro Aconcagua, here we will have lunch and we will spend the time taking pictures before to descend, in the afternoon we will walk down to the base camp of Plaza de Mulas the walking time will take us about 7 hours, dinner and overnight in camp site Plaza de Mulas 4370masl

Día 7: Plaza de Mulas - Horcones Penitentes
Today we will descent from Plaza de Mulas until the Provincial Control Park of Aconcagua in Horcones, we will descent in accompanied with our mountain staff, we will the camp site around 10am, in Horcones the transfer will be waiting us to drive us until the refugee of Penitentes. We will have the success celebrating dinner and overnight in Penitentes.

Día 8: Penitentes – Mendoza
After the breakfast in Penitentes, at proper time transfer to Mendoza direct to our selected Hotel, diner and overnight in Mendoza.