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Premium Cotopaxi Full Day Tour
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Volcano, Wildlife

  • Duration

    8 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, Spanish

Description

With unique Andean views along the way and surrounded by the beautiful local flora and fauna, this is the best chance to experience one of the most incredible places of the region, the adventure to Cotopaxi National Park. This is the perfect opportunity to enjoy hiking, admiring the Andes, seeing iconic birds such as the Andean condor, being surrounded by a chuquiragua garden, and visiting a Country House with more than 3 centuries of history.

Highlights
  • Travel through "Avenida de los Volcanes" in Ecuador
  • Observe species that inhabit the lagoon of Limpiopungo 
  • Enjoy a delicious lunch at La Ciénega 
  • See lagoons, rivers, waterfalls and enjoy views of the Cotopaxi Volcano
  • Cotopaxi National Park Tour expand_more
    • Wake up early in the morning and meet your tour guide at your hotel in Quito. Visit one of the most important National Parks, the Cotopaxi National Park, in the central Andes. Located 86 kilometers from the city of Quito, it gives us the opportunity to change the panorama of the cars and buildings towards the Andean Páramo and the Chuquiraguas (endemic plant of the highlands).

    • Travel through the Panamericana Sur or the known “Avenida de los Volcanes”, and you can see volcanos such as Atacazo, Corazón, Ilinizas, Pasochoa, Rumiñahui, among others, to finally reach the entrance to the Cotopaxi National Park.

    • Start your adventure by driving through the grasslands. The Cotopaxi National Park has more than 33,000 hectares of extension with various trails, lagoons, rivers, waterfalls and of course, the Cotopaxi Volcano, which is beautiful. In this area, you can also see exuberant flora and fauna, with the condor an icon in the Andes. In the lagoon of Limpiopungo (3830 masl), it is possible to walk for two hours to observe some species of birds that inhabit the lagoon.

    • Continue by car to the parking lot (4500 masl) and then to the refuge called José Rivas (4800 masl). Of course, this last visit is possible, depending on your physical condition.

    • Enjoy lunch at the end at a typical Hacienda called La Ciénega, the place of residence of the French Geodesic Mission that arrived in Ecuador to make the measurement that corresponds to half the world in 1736. (LUNCH NOT INCLUDED)

    • At the end of the tour, you will return to your hotel in Quito.

What's Included
  • Private transportation

  • Private Spanish/English speaking certified tour guide

  • Entrance fees according to the itinerary

  • All sightseeing according to the itinerary

  • Saquisili Indian Market Visit (ONLY ON THURSDAYS)

What's Excluded
  • Meals not specified in the itinerary

  • Gratuities

  • Any activity not specified in the program

  • Lunch
  • Personal expenses
Know before you go
  • Unique Andean views along the way to Cotopaxi Park. The best chance to experience the Andes not far from Quito, with hiking admiring the Andes and visiting a Hacienda with more the 3 centuries of history.

  • On Thursdays, we include Saquisili Indian Market instead of the Hacienda La Cienega visit, so please take note for further bookings.

Meeting Point

Quito, Ecuador

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 5 USD 220 Per Person
Child
1 To 5 USD 100 Per Person

This is a group tour

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USD 220 / person