Expedition to the Uruguayan airplane

GOLD PACKAGE

Adventure in the heart of the Andes

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History and Nature

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Survival story

Feel the emotion in the same place where an incredible story of survival that the world admires was lived. In the heart of the Andes Mountains, enter an emblematic scenery with a team of local baqueanos and professional guides. During two nights in a comfortable Base Camp, the expedition on horseback, without requiring special physical preparation, will take you through majestic landscapes to the site of the accident. There, you will visit the grave, the remains of the plane and the memorial with touching messages.

Expedition Gold Package

This unique experience in nature invites you to recognize and rethink your deepest values, leaving an indelible mark in your memory.

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DAY 1

Pick up at 6 am for everyone's lodging, to travel from Mendoza to El Sosneado (300 km).

From there in special mountain vehicles we will go into the mountain range up to Puesto Araya (60 km).

From here we leave on moderate trekking or on horseback to Barroso Camp where we will arrive around 6:00 p.m. in a wonderful landscape, surrounded by imposing mountains, with a unique, clear and starry sky, we are already at the entrance to the Valley of Tears.

DAY 2

At dawn, 6:00 am, breakfast and start of trekking or horseback riding to our awaited destination.

Ascending up to 3600 meters we will arrive to the place near the border between Chile and Argentina, where the remains of the Fairchild 571 plane are, the tomb and Memorial of the Miracle of the Andes. A unique place where you can breathe a special atmosphere, to live moments of meditation and reflection, the emotion to the surface.

Return to Base Camp where a cordilleran goat barbecue awaits us with other wood-fired delicacies.

DAY 3

We have breakfast and then return to Puesto Araya by horseback or trekking.

From there to El Sosneado in the vans.

Return by Route 40 to Mendoza, where we will arrive around 6 pm.

Departure dates

Ask for special dates for exclusive groups

RESERVE

Values trekking and horseback riding

Leaving from El Sosneado

$ 680 usd*

$ 580 usd**

Departing from Mendoza City

$ 740 usd*

$ 640 usd**

Includes horse for river crossing

Leaving from El Sosneado

$ 580 usd

Departing from Mendoza City

$ 640 usd

One horse per expeditionary

Leaving from El Sosneado

$ 680 usd

Departing from Mendoza City

$ 740 usd

CONSULT

The fate of the MILAGRO

For more details about this fascinating expedition, you can read the article in La Nacion.

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Services include

TRANSFERS

  • From the airport to your accommodation in Mendoza.
  • From Mendoza to El Sosneado.
  • From El Sosneado to Puesto Araya in 4×4 vehicles.
  • Return to Mendoza.

SERVICES

  • Valle Las Lágrimas Valley entrance permit.
  • Assistance and accompaniment by experienced baqueanos and professional guides.
  • Overnight stay in base camp, dining dome, bathrooms, mountain tents for 2 to 4 people.
  • Personal Accident and Liability Insurance.
  • Dinner with Chivitos Cordilleranos at Base Camp.
  • Full board in food.

TEAM

  • Cookware and personal utensils.
  • Support of mules for ascent and return. They carry the equipment.
  • Support of horses for river crossings.
  • Horses with saddles (for horseback riding).
  • Handies radio equipment.
  • First aid kit.

Expedition route

Crown Tours Mendoza