Description
Your driver will pick you up from your hotel in Quito at 7 a.m. and take you to the Visitor’s Center at the entrance to Cotopaxi. From here you can do some light hiking on your own for two hours to get views of the mountain if it is not under clouds. The driver will wait for you and return you to Quito by 1 p.m.
Package Includes:
- Driver (Spanish) and Transportation
- Entrance fee to the park
Not Included:
- Snacks or water
- Tips
Schedule:
- Every day at 7:00 a.m.
Cancellation Policy:
| If you cancel: | Refund: | |
| 7+ days in advance | 80% | |
| 3-6 days in advance | 50% | |
| 2 days in advance | Not refundable | |
| Refund processing takes a maximum of four weeks. | ||
Your driver will pick you up from your hotel in Quito at 7 a.m. and take you to the Ventanillas viewpoint on the rim of the Pululahua crater, one of only volcano craters in the world in which people actually live inside of and grow crops.
From the viewpoint, you can start a 1.7-mile hike (steep, but safe) down a trail into the extinct crater
The driver will wait for you in the parking lot and return you to Quito by noon.
Package Includes:
- Driver (Spanish) and Transportation
- Entrance fee to the park
Not Included:
- Snacks or water
- Tips
- Optional visits to adjacent sun temples/museums.
Schedule:
- Every day at 7:00 a.m.
Cancellation Policy:
| If you cancel: | Refund: | |
| 7+ days in advance | 80% | |
| 3-6 days in advance | 50% | |
| 2 days in advance | Not refundable | |
| Refund processing takes a maximum of four weeks. | ||
Your driver will pick you up from your hotel in Quito at 6:45 a.m. and take you to the Quilotoa viewing platform on the rim of this famous volcano crater filled with water, from which you can start a hike in either direction around the rim for two hours.
On the way back, we will stop for an authentic Ecuadorian lunch where both meat and vegetarian options are available.
Package Includes:
- Driver (Spanish) and Transportation
- Entrance fee to the park
- Lunch
Not Included:
- Snacks or water
- Tips
Schedule:
- Every day at 6:45 a.m.
Cancellation Policy:
| If you cancel: | Refund: | |
| 7+ days in advance | 80% | |
| 3-6 days in advance | 50% | |
| 2 days in advance | Not refundable | |
| Refund processing takes a maximum of four weeks. | ||
Antisana is the 4th highest volcano of the Andes and looms over the city of Quito. It is a wonderful option for both hiking and birding. You will be astonished at the natural and icy beauty of contrasting glaciers, wind-swept plains, and high cliffs that are preferred by Andean condors.
Your driver will pick you up from your hotel in Quito at 6:30 a.m. to reach the Antisana Reserve by 9 a.m. You can then follow the trail and see waterfowl around the Mica lake until 3 p.m., when you come back to the waiting driver who will get you back to your hotel in Quito by 5 p.m.
Make sure to pack a lunch and bring cameras, binoculars, rain poncho, good walking shoes,
warmer clothes, water bottle, a head covering, sunscreen,
and insect repellent.
Package Includes:
- Driver (Spanish) and Transportation
- Entrance fee to the park
Not Included:
- Meals
- Tips
Schedule:
- Every day at 6:30 a.m.
Cancellation Policy:
| If you cancel: | Refund: | |
| 7+ days in advance | 80% | |
| 3-6 days in advance | 50% | |
| 2 days in advance | Not refundable | |
| Refund processing takes a maximum of four weeks. | ||
In the hills to the west of Quito lies the legendary Yanacocha, a nature reserve of immeasurable beauty and fascinating species of both birds (especially hummingbirds) and plants.
Yanacocha Reserve is well-known among local birders. Originally created to protect the habitat of the critically-threatened Black-breasted Puffleg, it’s also home to other interesting species, including: Andean Guan, Imperial snipe, Giant Conebill, Tawny, Undulated, Chestnut-crowned and Rufous Antpittas, Ocellated Tapaculo.
There’s also plenty for hummingbird lovers to enjoy at the feeders. Keep your eyes peeled for Great Sapphirewing, Sapphire-vented and Golden-breasted Pufflegs, Tyrian Metaltail, Buff-winged Starfrontlet, and of course the unforgettable Sword-billed hummingbird.
You might also be fortunate to spot wildlife like the shy spectacled Andean Bear, the Andean Fox, Coati, Guanta, and maybe even a puma.
Your driver will pick you up from your hotel in Quito at 6:00 a.m. for about an hour’s drive to the trail entrance to Yanacocha. You can then follow the trail at your own pace to the interpretive center, side-trails of low and medium difficulty, the hummingbird garden, a waterfall, and a picnic area.
Return to the parking area to meet your driver by 2 p.m. and you will be back to your hotel in Quito by mid-afternoon.
Make sure to pack a lunch and bring cameras, binoculars, a rain poncho, good walking shoes, warmer clothes, a water bottle, a head covering, sunscreen,
and insect repellent.
Package Includes:
- Driver (Spanish) and Transportation
- Entrance fee to the park
Not Included:
- Meals
- Tips
Schedule:
- Every day at 6:00 a.m.
Cancellation Policy:
| If you cancel: | Refund: | |
| 7+ days in advance | 80% | |
| 3-6 days in advance | 50% | |
| 2 days in advance | Not refundable | |
| Refund processing takes a maximum of four weeks. | ||
