The way up from the Santiago side is hard to find, right before the tunnel, it is not marked. This road is also way worse than the road up from the Argentina side. Tough ride up in a front wheel drive car, good thing it was a rental. Took the Argentina side down, way easier. 3 gift shops on top with lots of souvenirs. Get a hot chocolate. Cold on top in March. Ate lunch at the bottom of the Argentina side in the arch building over the road, very good. If you go back through the tunnel to Chile you will have to go through customs, make sure to have passports and car rental forms. ## make sure to tell them you just drove up to the Christ the Redeemer and are going back to Chile. They should let you in without a stamp from your car rental place.

Fantastic place! Also of a special significance for the peace between Chile and Argentina. Doable on a 2WD, but definitely not an easy drive up the dirt road from Chile. It took me over 3.30 hours to drive from Santiago with no traffic. A few times I had to stop and remove rocks from the road and in one occasion had to move the soil to create a little ramp for the car to go up. Definitely a pain to have to go through Chile border control on my way back to Santiago. So unnecessary as I never entered Argentina 😅 After 2 hours queue the woman was very friendly and understandable so she let me go without having to do any paperwork. Enjoy but pay attention!

Scary drive to this interesting monument to the peace of Argentina and Chile. The views are just stunning. Very windy and somewhat cold due to the heights.

Great alternative to the tunnel if you have the time. Off-road vehicle is nice but not necessary (but use engine braking!). Great views, cool temps, some random vendors selling hot chocolate and whatnot. Both sides of the pass are dirt! Argentine side seems to be in better shape.

What a wild ride!!!!!! We came from Santiago and the climb up the massive mountain highway with all of the trucks was sooooo cool!!! Then you get to the old dirt road and that's when things get really fun lol. You're on this gravel road for about 25 minutes, and as long as you go slowly, it is totally fine but is a lot steeper than it looks in the pics. If another car passes you might have to backup 15 feet so they can pass, but there were hardly any people or vehicles on this route. At the top it is sooooo windy and cold, but truthfully you only need 5 minutes to take some photos before heading back down :) it is so steep and high that you certainly can feel the altitude... it was pretty neat and a totally fun ride. We didn't realise that we had to go through Chile border again but luckily it didn't take long and we had our passports. We explained we had just gone up and come down and they basically let us through. This whole adventure was so worth it and might be the only time we ever drive roads like this!

The drive up there was rather difficult especially with a normal city car but it’s manageable if you are a very good and confident driver. The only downside of visiting is that you will cross over to Argentina (if you come from Chile) and you do need to go through immigration and wait at the border for quite some time. We spent around 1:30h there and almost no one spoke English. We were lucky that someone who was also queuing was speaking some English and helped us fill in the forms. Be aware that apart from filling in the immigration form you also need to fill in TWO forms for the car (everything in Spanish and only if you have a rented car) Also don’t forget to bring a pen with you :). I would still recommend to go cause the view of the Andes makes it all worth it! But be prepared to spend most of the day there (driving + visiting + immigration).

Signed up for the Alta Montaña tour and I had an amazing experience. The tour is simply beautiful, breathtaking...literately 🤣. If you are passing through Mendoza, you must go here.

(Translated by Google) We went in winter, beautiful to do culipatin, be careful with the stone edges, it is sometimes difficult to climb, due to the lack of oxygen. If you go to parts where the snow is not trampled as much, it is softer for the snowmen, otherwise use a stone to dig, photos everywhere and close to a place to eat... the king's hut was closed (Original) Fuimos en invierno, hermoso para hacer culipatin, ojo con los bordes de piedras, cuesta aveces subir, por la falta de oxígeno. Si vas a partes donde no se piso tanto la nieve es más suave para los muñecos de nieve, sino usa una piedra para escarbar, fotos por todos lados y cercano a un lugar para comer... estaba cerrado la casucha del rey

(Translated by Google) I went there in August. It was windy and very cold, but the view was spectacular. (Original) ８月に行きました。風が強くてとても寒いですが絶景です。

(Translated by Google) On family vacations. Historical place. Shacks that served as shelter on the old road to the high summits Built during the Sarmiento government. (Original) De Vacaciones en familia. Lugar histórico. Casuchas que servían de refugio en el antiguo camino de las altas Cumbres Construidas durante el gobierno de Sarmiento.

(Translated by Google) Nice place for some good photos and see incredible landscapes, if there is a lot of snow it is difficult to get there even though it is close to the route (Original) Lindo lugar para unas buenas fotos y ver paisajes increíbles, si hay mucha nieve cuesta llegar a pesar de que está cerca de la ruta

(Translated by Google) The high mountain excursions in Mendoza reach this place, depending on the truck traffic, the stops they will be able to make, the place is fabulous and you can slide on the snow (depending on the weather conditions) it is worth getting there. Buy alfajores, they are very delicious!!! (Original) Las excursiones de alta montaña en Mendoza llegan hasta este lugar, depende del tráfico de camiones son las paradas que van a poder hacer, el lugar es fabuloso y se puede deslizar sobre la nieve (dependiendo de las condiciones climáticas) vale la pena llegar. Compren alfajores que son muy ricos!!!

(Translated by Google) Excellent stop before crossing the border There are 2 restaurant options Take the dirt road to go up to the Mirador de Cristo (Original) Excelente parada antes de cruzar a fronteira Tem 2 opções de restaurantes Pegue a estrada de chão para subir até o mirador de Cristo

(Translated by Google) It earns 5 stars because the place is fantastic. You feel small in the middle of the mountain range. We brought our food, so we looked for a good rock, a good view and started eating... it is also convenient to bring food because the restaurant fills up and you have to wait. While if you bring food, you are already at the top and you have an hour (if you go with a tour) to walk calmly. (Original) Se gana las 5 estrellas porque el lugar es fantástico. Te sientes pequeño en medio de la cordillera. Nosotros llevábamos nuestra comida, así que nos buscamos una buena roca, buena visual y a comer... además es conveniente llevar comida por qué el restaurante se llena y te toca esperar. Mientras que si llevas vianda, ya estás arriba y tienes una hora (si vas con algún tour) para caminar tranquilo.

Unbelievable... Frozen in time shelter, on the slope of the mountain. Extremely friendly owner, Carlos. Excellent menu in the restaurant with good choice of beers and wines. Just loved it.

Food was good, except for the fly I nearly swallowed when drinking my wine. Staff said it must have fallen in when the bottle was sitting open. Yuck.

Nice ambience, excellent food.

Everything was perfect, tasty food, I was looking for asado de tira. Even though the portion was small was very tasty

Very nice and amicable service.

Very good

I love it