Itinerary
Day 1: Visit Cotopaxi Volcano to the glaciers and descent by bicycle (optional)
Stop At: Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador
On this tour you can see landscapes that are truly worthy of admiration, our departure is from the city of Quito.
Once inside the National Park, we walk to the Jose Rivas refuge that is 4896 m away, here we will rest a bit to recharge our energy. Once this is done, we will walk a little more until we reach the glaciers, at a total altitude of 5000 m. On the way back to the parking lot, we will take our bicycles to make the descent to the Limpiopungo Lagoon. (It is an optional activity)
Once in the Limpiopungo lagoon, if the weather permits, we can take a beautiful photograph of the Cotopaxi. After visiting the lagoon, we will take the bus to the restaurant, where we will have our well-deserved lunch. After a day full of adventures, we will take a break and it will be time for them to rest in their lodging.
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Laguna de Limpiopungo, Latacunga Ecuador
We will visit this Laguna that is at the foot of the Cotopaxi Volcano. From here we can have the best photographs of the Cotopaxi.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Machachi, Machachi, Pichincha Province
We go to our resting place, here you can relax, take a shower and rest. It is important that you rest to continue with enough energy the next adventure that awaits us at dawn.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch: Ecuadorian Menu: Soup, main course and juice.
Accommodation included: The night will be at Hosteria Papagayo or at Chuquiragua Lodge, availability depends.
Day 2: Visit Laguna del Quilotoa and descent to the crater
Stop At: Zumbahua, Zumbahua, Cotopaxi Province
We visited the house of an indigenous family, here you can see how they live, what they do and how they raise their animals.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Canon del Rio Toachi, Kilometros Del Canton Sigchos 10, Pujili 050450 Ecuador
Explanation and photographs of this place that formed after the previous eruptions of the Quilotoa volcano in Ecuador.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Quilotoa, Quilotoa, Cotopaxi Province
Travelers visit the viewpoint where they can contemplate the magnitude of the Lagoon. The guide explains more about this beautiful lagoon and they descend to the inner part of the volcano until they reach the shore of Quilotoa. Optional activity for kayaking.
Duration: 4 hours
Pass By: Reserva Ecologica Los Ilinizas, Machachi Ecuador
From the road we can observe these two great elevations of the Andes
Meals included:
• Lunch: Ecuadorian Menu: Soup, main course and juice.
No accommodation included on this day.