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Enjoy a wonderful 3-day tour hiking accompanied by the best landscapes of the Andes. Local Indigenous Markets at Pujili or Saquisili. Cotopaxi National Park & The Quilotoa Loop in the central highlands is a great way to experience the beautiful countryside of the Andes. You will pass indigenous and mestizo villages, meet local farmers and enjoy spectacular scenery with deep canyons, paramo highlands, and snow-capped peaks. On this trip, you will spend the nights in cozy lodges with fireplaces, so it is the perfect trek for does who want nature, but prefer staying at lodges instead of camping.
What's Included
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Meeting and pickup
Hotel´s pick up/drop off outside of the city has an extra charge
Itinerary
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1Cotopaxi National Park
Visit to Cotopaxi Volcano located in Cotopaxi National Park. Departing from Quito, admire the beautiful Andes mountain range on the way. Upon arrival, visit the Interpretation Center to learn more about Ecuador's 2nd highest mountain peak, flora, fauna of the National Park. A short hike through the surroundings of the Limpiopungo valley, and then climb from an altitude of about 4,500 meters above sea level to an elevation of about 4,830 meters (Padre Rivas Refuge) If physical conditions allow you hike up to the glacier (5,000 meters) Lunch at a local hosteria in the surroundings. Overnight in Chugchilan
3 hours • Admission ticket included -
2Laguna Quilotoa
Quilotoa is a water-filled caldera and the most western volcano in the Ecuadorian Andes. The 3-kilometer (2 miles)-wide caldera was formed by the collapse of this dacite volcano following a catastrophic VEI-6 eruption about 600 years ago, which produced pyroclastic flows and lahars that reached the Pacific Ocean and spread an airborne deposit of volcanic ash throughout the northern Andes. This last eruption followed a dormancy period of 14,000 years and is known as the 1280 Plinian eruption. The fourth (of seven) eruptive phase was phreatomagmatic, indicating that a Crater lake was already present at that time. The caldera has since accumulated a 250 m (820 ft) deep crater lake, which has a greenish color as a result of dissolved minerals.
4 hours • Admission ticket included -
3Canon del Rio Toachi
4-hour hike from Chugchilan to Isinlivi passing through Cañon del Toachi, indigenous Andes houses, and landscape
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Cotopaxi National Park
Quilotoa - Chugchilan 4 hour hike
4 hour Hike Chugchilan - Isinlivi
Additional info
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Minimum age is 10 years
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Additional info
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Minimum age is 10 years
- It is recommended that you bring trekking shoes, a jacket and comfortable trekking clothes
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Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 6 full days before the experience’s start time.
- For a 50% refund, you must cancel 2–6 full days before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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