The climbing tour towards the volcanoes in the region of Arequipa are organized bearing in mind of quality standards, and safety.

Remember that to be able to do an ascent at altitude a sufficient acclimatization is needed. In all of our programs of ascent up the volcanoes and snow-capped mountains in Arequipa, we assume that, our clients have given themselves sufficient time to acclimatize before the trek. Nevertheless if you are not acclimated to the altitude, you must consult with us about the ascents for every snow-capped mountain or volcano trek.

Our goal is not only to sell climbing tours, our goal is that our clients arrive at the summit of the volcanoes and snow capped peaks on the climbing tours. In order to do this it is necessary at the time of the consultation for the climbing tour, that you tell us if you are acclimatized to the altitude.

If already you are acclimatized we can do the ascent and follow the program and you can. And if not, it does not matter, we can add one or two more days to the same program. If you do not have a lot of experience we recommend to you to do an ascent in private service and the guide will be able to take you up to the summit slowly to the suit your rhythm.

The programs on our website about ascent are only programs, as these can be adapted to the physical experience and acclimatization of each of our clients.

Our guides are trained and qualified in the High Mountain School in the region of Huaraz.

• OFFICIAL Mountain guide English Speaking Guide
• Porter , only by private service
  
• Private transport or Public bus
  
• Camping Equipment (Tents,mattress,sleeping bag,)
  
• Climbing gear (Crampons, ice axe and rope)
  
• Meals on the Mountain
  
• Oxygen bottle (in the 4x4)
  
• First aid kit
  
• Communication system -Satelital phone
  

• By local bus:
  
• By private transport:

• Backpack
• 9Lt of water per person, minimum
  
• Personal first aid kit
  
• Walking sticks or poles
• Rain jacket or poncho (December - April)
  
• Strong comfortable and waterproof boots
  
• One complete change of clothing
  
• Sweater and thermal pants and every thing you can have to be warm
  
• Flashlight
  
• Hat or cap

The guide and porter will try arrive to the summit with all the group.
The porter will carry the Oxygen balloon, Yes , The   porter will be there in case you will need it (ONLY FOR EMERGENCY).

On the tour is included one SATELITAL phone for emergency¡
if you like to use the cell phone there are not phone coverage in all the place. some agencies when they had amergency the guide take 2-3 hours to have coverage phone.

TYPE OF SERVICE:

Private Service: Designed for those who only want to stay with the people you know for example you and your partner, only two people will be on the climbing tour. Of course this is a more expensive service.

This service is more personalized, the guide will adapt himself to your rhythm, the guide will teach you (if you would like) the small tricks of the mountain, for example, different skills of world basic ascents.

On this service, you will not climb the mountain with another client that has more or less experience than you. The guide will try to take you as far as possible up to the summit.

Shared Service: This the classic service offered by the most travel agencies in Arequipa sorry but Pablo tour don´t Organise this cane of service.

This is designed for people of different nationalities on the tour, (for every 5 participants there is a guide) and is an economic service. The negative aspect of this service is that, the participants have different levels of physical Shape and experience in mountain; some customers has good physical shape, some are very good and others don´t have any experience in mountain . There are some cases where there are the people with a lot of experience who take part on a shared service trip, and at the same time in the same group there are other people who have no experience, nor a good physical shape, in our experience the people with less experience hardly ever reach the summit or never arrive to the summit.

The most travel agencies in arequipa pool their customers with other travel agencies and like this they form a group and each couple have diferent physical shape , different skills in mountain, also they receive some time diferent information abouth the same mountain.

For these reasons we prefer organise just Private service because like this you will have more advantage to arrive to the summit.

We never pool our customers with other travel companies.

Our treks and climbing in mountains leave just on private service.

Example : if you are just 2 of you , you will be in the mountain : 2 customers + private guide and private porter + private transport and private driver.

If you are 3 or 4 customers is the same. and remember if you are more than 4 people we add one assitant guide.

• The Rainy Season
  The rainy season in the region of Arequipa and in the Andes from between January until March, nevertheless in the rainy season there are many sunny days and it is possible to climb.
  
• When climbing is advisable?
  It is the dry season in the Andes and in Arequipa, between the first days of March until December; however in the rainy season there are some days that it is possible to climb.
  
•  The Meal which are included:
  If you are vegetarian or you have an allergy please notify us in advance in order to make the respective arrangements.
  
• IMPORTANT: When you reserve this tour, the passenger must have travel insurance. It is an obligation to the passenger to notify us of any health problems, mental or physical at this time.
  
• Observations:
  

  On our ascents and climb we will include a porter.
  The porter will carry the following camping equipment of the customers: Tents, cooking equipment ,sleeping bags and mattresses. If you do not wish to carry your personal things like ( your personal water for the trek : 9 litres per person + personal cloths) you can hire a porter , the price is $70.00 (USD) per day.
  One porter can carry maximun 15 kilos.
  For each four (4) customers we add an assistent guide.
  

• Before the tour:
  One day before the ascent we will have a meeting in order for you to meet your mountain guide and to go through the pre – trip information; this meeting can be in your hotel or in our tour agency