We are sure that most of the information that our clientele needs to plan a trip to the Andes it is included in our website, otherwise, do not hesitate to contact us if there is something you do not find or if you need additional information.
Q. What type of trips does Andean Summits organize?
Typically we provide all services required during our trips, starting and ending
at the airport (or any other way of arrival), including: hotel accommodation,
land transportation, full board food, local staff, and equipment. Whatever the
activity we organize our trips in a expedition like manner. It is not only the
organization you see along the trip, we have a support team at our office.
Mostly we organize one of the following types of activities: trekking Pre-Hispanic trails, trekking peaks, 4WD journeys, mountaineering expeditions, mountaineering courses and training, sailing and kayaking, mountain biking, rock climbing, mountaineering ski, archaeological or cultural trips.
Every trip has a lot of work behind even a lot of time before the departure date. That does not mean we cannot organize trips with short notice; as we have accumulated a wide experience, we are very capable to set up any trip with only days of notice. We have almost became like a factory of expeditions, but ours is not a mass production, every trip is treated as a unique product.
Q. Do you organize private trips or Fixed date departure trips?
We have both services. If the dates published in our "Calendar" page
do not match your schedule, please get into our Expeditions or Short trip pages,
if you still do not find what you are looking for or you want to visit other
places, get into the Tailor made page. We will
answer you immediately and help you organize your own itinerary or the ones
we already have for a date that best places you.
Q. Which programs do you offer set dates to book in?
At our calendar you will find the list of trips we
offer on set departure dates.
Q. What type of people travel with Andean Summits?
Our clientele comes from all over the world. Most of them come from Western
Europe and USA. The ages range from late teenagers to seniors, female and male.
The major parts of them are middle-aged professionals.
Q. How difficult are our trips?
Most of our trips have been designed for "normal" travellers and not
for highly trained sportive people. Please check at Trip’s
Difficulty Rating page for more information
about this subject.
Q. What sort of health topics should I be aware of?
Please check in “Pre-departure” at the correspondent country you
intend to visit. There you will find the page “Health
topics”.
Q. How can I get acclimatized to altitude when travelling in the
highlands?
Please check in “Pre-departure” at the correspondent country you
intend to visit. There you will find the page “Acclimatization”.
Q. How safe is the area of the trips?
Please check in “Pre-departure” at the correspondent country you
intend to visit. There you will find the page “Safety
and Dangers”.
Q. Is there an organized rescue system?
Even though there are Mountain Guides Associations and Mountaineering Clubs
in the countries we operate and That they have been trained to make rescues
in the mountains, there are not a formal Rescue Systems. So expect to be on
your own. Anyway you should have both air-evacuation and medical insurances.
Park rangers in Aconcagua have their own rescue system.
Q. What services are included in the price?
Please check under "How
our trips are organized" at the "Who we are" page for generic
information about services included, or get into the correspondent trip’s
page for more specific information about the services included (and not included)
in each Expedition.
Q. What type of guides will be leading the trips?
Please check in “Who We Are” at the Staff
page there is a description of the guides in the Guides
page.
Q. What kind of food do I get on trips?
Please check in “Who We Are”, there is a Cuisine
page under "Who we are".
Q. How is the weather like in the area we will be travelling?
Please check at the Climate page under "Resources".
Q. What equipment and clothes should I bring to my trip?
Please check at the Clothing and Gear page
for more information about this subject.
Q. How do I get in contact with Andean Summits?
The easiest way is for you to send an email to info@andeansummits.com.
You can find more information about How to Contact us at the "Who we are"
page.
Q. How can I get references about your services?
Please check the Testimonials and References
under the "Who we are" page.
Q. How can I book on a Andean Summits trip?
At the bar on the left there is a Reservation
button. There you will find all the proceeding to book on a trip or make
a reservation.
Q. Where can I get more information about the country I intend to
visit?
Please click at the Pre-Departure button and display the country you need.