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Transfer Airport / Hotel / Airport in Catamarca City
The guide of the expedition will be waiting for you at the airport to drive you to the hotel, allowing you to enjoy your trip fully. After the expedition, we will take you back to the airport.

Hotel in Catamarca City and Fiambalá City
You will stay in a hotel for two nights in Catamarca City and other two nights in Fiambalá City, both when arriving and when returning from the mountain.
The rooms included in our program are double (each passenger will share his/her room with one of his/her expedition partners) and the breakfast and taxes are included in the price.
If you prefer a single room, please do not forget to let us know in your Booking Form. For this service you will have to pay some extra money.

Transfer Catamarca City / Fiambalá City / Quemaditos Refugee / Fiambalá City / Catamarca City
We will pick you up from your hotel at Catamarca City and take you to Fiambalá City in our own vehicles. On the next Day we will drive you to Quemaditos Refugee.
On our return from the mountain, we will drive from Quemaditos Refugee to Fiambalá City, and on the next day to Catamarca City.

Donkeys
Your belongings will be carried by donkeys. Every client may transport on the mules a maximum of 30 kg on each stage of the approach. We strongly recommend you to bring a strong duffel bag to put your belongings.

Our guides
Our mountain guides are qualified professionals of the AAGM (Argentinean Association of Mountain Guides) and the EPGAMT (School of High Mountain and Trekking Guides). The last qualification is the result of 2 and half years of study. We believe that to succeed in our expeditions, professionals with experience and the ability to offer security should guide our teams.
The expeditions are led by a mountain guide to every 3 or 4 clients. Their equipment includes: VHF radio, a first‑aid kit, complete with the appropriate drugs for altitude sickness, ropes, an altimeter, and professional clothing and equipment. All these will provide security and comfort.

Meals
Throughout the expedition you will enjoy all meals (B: breakfast / L: lunch / PL: packed-lunch if you are on the move / D: dinner), carefully planned by professionals to have a balanced diet during those days on the mountain. Our guides always prepare every meal for you.
The meals mentioned in the itinerary are included.
If you are vegetarian or celiac, or if you need a special diet, please let us know in your Booking Form. It will be a pleasure for us to prepare a special menu for you. For this service, you will have to pay extra money.

Complete mountain gear
In our program, we include dishes, tables and chairs, to make your staying more comfortable.

Tents
If you happen to have a few stormy days in Ojos del Salado Volvcano, you will be responsive to nature’s whims at high altitudes. Therefore, we will be sure to provide you with the highest quality tents at these high altitude campsites. We use The North Face products, which have proved to work well for our clients over the years. Usually two climbers will sleep in each tent, but if our guide considers it necessary, a maximum of three climbers may sleep in each tent.
Remember that each passenger has to set up the tent with his partner. The guide will help you when necessary.

Communications
We use VHF radio and satellite phone to stay in contact. Therefore, we can respond almost instantaneously to whatever issue that may arise.

Hyperbaric Chamber and first‑aid kit
We count with our own hyperbaric chamber and a first‑aid kit with the corresponding medicaments for altitude sickness to assist our passengers in an emergency.

Farewell Dinner
In Fiambalá City, after the expedition, we will enjoy a delicious dinner to celebrate our success.

Extra days
Our expedition includes two extra days in case of contingencies that may prevent the normal development of the itinerary.
Aymará takes the responsibility to develop the program as it has been described. However, sometimes conditions are out of our control, and our guides reserve the right to modify the schedule in response to the circumstances and safety of the group. If this situation arises, the client will not receive any sort of severance pay.

Not Incluided Services

Drinks and other personal costs not mentioned in the itinerary
Extra expenses like food or drinks separate from those described in the itinerary should be paid by you, as they are not included.

Expenses for giving up the expedition
Once the group has arrived at Quemaditos Refugee – the first Camp – you will not be able to abandon the expedition, because as this mountain is too wild, there are not the necessary resources. If you will not be able to continue with the expedition during the following days, you must wait for the rest of the group in the camp you are at the moment.
If you decide to give up the expedition in Catamarca or Fiambalá, you must be responsible for the extra costs generated, such as transports, lodging, meals, etc.

Porters for personal equipment
The porters may help you to transport your belongings from one camp to another, offering you a better result on the mountain. So do not hesitate in letting us know, if you decide to take one. The price will depend on the stretch your equipment will be carried.

Sleeping bag and personal equipment
Neither the technical nor the mountain equipment is included services, so you would have to buy it or rent it. Take into account our guides if you need assistance.
If you rent equipment, you will be responsible for it. Apart from that, you must give the equipment back to the mountain shop in time.

Personal Insurance
Having a personal insurance is not a fundamentalrequirement to climb the Ojos del Salado Volcano. However, if you wish to take insurance out, taking into account the risks involved in climbing a mountain, we suggest you to contact an insurance company.