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Museo Andes 1972 / Crash Memorial Admission Ticket

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Montevideo, Uruguay
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  • 45 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket

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Overview

Visit the Andes Museum in Montevideo to discover the story of a 1972 plane crash in the high mountains. You’ll see personal items from some of the Uruguayans who died in the crash, as well as those who survived the ordeal, with museum information and videos in both English and Spanish. Pre-booking tickets to the Andes Museum is a time-saving strategy that lets you take care of planning in advance.
  • Admission to the Andes Museum in Montevideo
  • Enjoy the flexibility to visit at any time during museum hours
  • Mobile ticket option means no printing paper vouchers
  • Central location in the Old City of Montevideo

What's Included

  • Local guide
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Rincón 625, 11000 Montevideo, Departamento de Montevideo, Uruguay

    27 metres from Constitucion squere

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

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Andes Museum

Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.9
based on 390 reviews
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Museum was well laid out....

Cindy_B, Mar 2026
Museum was well laid out. Intro movie was thorough and informative. Displays and descriptions gave you a good sense of what the passengers went through.

A beautiful and humbling experience

Hannah_P, Jan 2026
An incredibly moving and beautiful experience. To see items such as the expeditionaries' makeshift mittens, Roy Harley's radio, Coco Nicolich's letters, and photos of Liliana Methol with her children is an incredibly humbling experience that drives home just how brave, intelligent, thoughtful and loving the passengers of Flight 571 were. I highly recommend this museum to everyone traveling through Montevideo.

Interesting and hard hitting museum

Roger_W, Sep 2025
Unique subject matter and hard hitting at times, but ultimately worth visiting. A must see when visiting Montevideo.

Great Job with a Difficult Subject

Ramona_P, Feb 2025
This was a very informative museum that covered every possible aspect of the tragedy and subsequent survival of 16 of the original 40 persons on that fateful flight. They even offer a simulator so you can experience the frigid temperatures that they endured for 72 days. Very moving

Great Museum!

Peter_V, Feb 2025
Visiting this museum is well worth spending an hour or so. They have many exhibits about the crash and rescue with a lot of original items. There's even a freezer you can go into for a short period of time to experience just a little of what those folks went through.

Poignant Experience in Montevideo

beverleyygoode, Feb 2025
Excellent, informative museum. Patron really passionate about the event and outcomes. Tragic but interesting. Highly recommend.

Interesting and informative museum off the beaten path

Rachelle_B, Nov 2024
Wonderful, informative and sobering museum. I learned a great deal about the subject of the “Alive” movie and book, things which I had no idea about before. I would highly recommend to all.

A lesson of survival

Marius_P, Jun 2024
Went there as I knew about the accident and I was not expecting such a good museum, full of information. I have met the owner which is a close friend of some of the people in rugby team involved in the accident.

A very emotional experience

John_W, Jan 2024
What the crash victims went through was terrible, but to see their thoughts as some them died and the stories from the survivors is very emotional. We knew the story and were very glad we took the time to see everything at the museum.

Andes Museum1972

cleusa_s, Nov 2025
Very good. Information. Place easy access for tourists. Nice surroundings. Street with many options.!!
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JORGE_Y, Sep 2025
It is a very enriching experience for those of us who know the history of tragedy. The museum staff very attentive to visitors, especially a gentleman who illustrated the story.
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Amazing!

Priscilla_F, Jul 2025
Very good! The museum is super complete and full of real elements of the event. In addition, it is possible to better understand what those people went through, through experiences made possible by the museum, such as those related to the feeling of temperature when touching different materials, for example.
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Conmovedora experiencia

Nancy_M, Nov 2024
Es un Museo conmovedor, ya que permite ver de cerca la experiencia de estos jóvenes. Está bastante explicado y hay piezas interesantes.

Excelente museu

Cintia_R, Oct 2024
Museu muito informativo e rico em detalhes. Mostra realmente como tudo aconteceu. Vale a pena a visita.

Amei

Juliana_V, Apr 2024
Muito bom, bem localizado, não estava muito cheio, a recepção foi muito tranquila e as pessoas bastante educadas.

Buena actividad

Daniel_V, Apr 2024
Buen acervo interesante. Al momento de llegar a boletería solo tuve que mostrar la entrada digital y no tuve problemas para ingresar

una maravilla, emocionante, el museo andes1972, te sientes en la codillera en 1972.

Gonzalo_C, Mar 2024
es una maravilla el museo andes 1972. es emocionante estar ahi esta muy bien hecho. estaba lleno de gente. A mi familia le encanto, eramos 14 personas en total. compre 5 libros en la libreria a la salida Te hacen viajar en el tiempo y en el espacio.

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