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Tupungato

Base camp altitude: 13,780 ft. (4,100 m.)
Duration : 6 days
Difficulty: Moderate

Suitable date : November - March

Located in the heart of Cajón del Maipo valley, we have the tallest volcano of the Central Andes. Tupungato Volcano are between Chile and Argentina border line. This is a magnificent trekking trip, in a little visited place, surrounded by imposing mountains. iIt`s a long and nice ytrek for arrive at this place. Is a very non crowded path, river crossing, imposed mountains, condors and of course we can find in several places a fossil rock of our clasical Amonite.
Horses wiull help us to carry our personal equipment, tents and food.
Available for horse back riding.


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PROGRAM
Day 1: Arrival to Santiago.
Pick up the Group at the Santiago airport. Private transfer to our Hotel in Santiago. Here our guide will check our trekking equipment. Dinner not included.
Day 2: Transfer to Colorado Valley - trek to Agua Buena.
Transfer from Santiago towards Cajón del Maipo valley. Here we will check our permit with the police for our access at the Tupungato Valley . After one hour by car, we arrive at the beginning of our trek, place where the horses be loaded. Around 4-5 hours of trek through a lonely valley. Arrival to Agua Buena. Set up our camp and Dinner.
Day 3: Trek to Flojos camp.
Breakfast in the morning. Load our mules with all of our equipment. Trek from Agua Buena to Vega de Los Flojos at 10,827 ft. (3.300 m.). On the way we will visit a smal pool of thermal water and contemplate a big mountains that surround us. One of the attraction is that we will observe smoke Tupungatito volcano. Arrival to our camp and dinner.
Day 4: Base Camp day hike.
Hike to our base camp at 4.250 alti-meters. Will be around 4 hours of hike until arrive at the end of the valley. Then we will up until place used for Base camp. here there is a perfect view of Tupungato Volcano. return to Vega de Los Flojos. Dinner.
Day 5: Agua Buena.
Breakfast. Down hill until Agua Buena camp. Set up our camp and dinner.
Day 6: Santiago.
Breakfast. Trek out from Agua Buena to Chacayar. Here we will take out transport to Santiago. Hotel. Dinner not included.


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Service includes:

 - Mountain Guides
- Two night Hotel in Santiago, double room with breakfast
- Private ground transport
- High mountain tent
- Mules for common equipment
- Mules for personal mountaineering equipment
- Base camp Dinner tent with tables and chairs
- Medicine kit
- Radio communication UHF - VHF
 - Meals while we are in the mountain (Breakfast, dinner and box lunch)
- Satellite phone
- Pulse oximeter

Service does not include:

- All personal climbing equipment
- Accident and rescue insurance
- Cash for extra expenses
- Extra meals in cities
 - Sleeping bag and mattress



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Tupungato Map


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