Day Tour Cotopaxi

Cotopaxi, Ecuador

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Duration: 1 day
Group size: 1 - 999
Day Tour Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi, Ecuador

Optional Tours
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112 reviews

Duration: 1 day
Group size: 1 - 999

About this trip

 

The Cotopaxi National Park is in the central highlands of Ecuador and is famous for the stunning Cotopaxi volcano. Cotopaxi is 5897 meters high and is considered to be one of the highest active volcanos in the world. This tour starts from Quito, with a pickup at your hotel. The drive to the entrance of the National Park is about 2 hours and once there, the adventure continues.

First stop is the museum of the National Park. A small site museum with an explanation of the history of the volcano. After this the bus ride continues for another 15 minutes to lake Limpiopungo.
At this lake, we recommend a short walk to watch the water birds that inhabit the lake. Once there and with the luck of clear weather you will be able to enjoy the breath-taking view of both Rumiñahui and Cotopaxi volcano. From here the bus ride continues up the Cotopaxi by road for 30 minutes up to the parking lot situated at 4500 meters. From here passengers can walk an additional 300 meters in altitude (takes about 45 minutes to walk) to the climbers’ hut, located at 4800m. Here you can sit down for a snack or a hot drink and ask for a stamp in your passport for having reached this highpoint. After this unforgettable walk we will drive back to Tambopaxi lodge located in the Cotopaxi national park for an optional lunch (not included) before driving back to Quito  

Group – Minimum 2 passengers

Daily Departures - Closed Monday

What’s included

  • Private Group
    Minimum 2 passengers
  • Transport (English)
    (1-5 pax English speaking driver, and after 6 pax a separate driver and a guide) Obligatory national park guide National park Cotopaxi patentee
  • Or Transport (French)
    With French speaking Driver/Guide from 1 to 3 pax, and after 4 pax a separate driver and a guide French Speaking Obligatory national park

What’s not included

  • Lunch

Available Packages

Guide Speak English
$98

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Reviews

We had a great time and really enjoyed all of the hotels and tours we had booked
By Adam S for Adam's Adventure to Patagonia on Mar 23, 2024
Wonderful experience, the guides were fantastic . Great choice of excursions and highly adaptable to our wishes.
By David M for David's Adventure to Argentina & Brazil on Jan 27, 2024
Bester Fahrer, den wir während unseres Aufenthalts in Ecuador hatten! Wegen der guten Englischkenntnisse des Fahrers haben wir sehr viel über das Land gelernt. Alles hat wunderbar geklappt und wir haben uns auf der Fahrt nach Guayaquill sehr sicher gefühlt.
By Clara S for Additional Service 07 on Oct 06, 2023
Andres is an exceptional guide who is very friendly, knowledgeable and his English is perfect! We had a great time with him in the surroundings of Cuenca.
By William B for Additional Service 07 on Oct 01, 2023
It was a very good and nice tour. The falls are so impressive and you get very close. Gustavo was a very friendly, relaxed guide who gave us a lot of attention and information. The boattrip was amazing, beautiful and spectaculair! We certainly wouldn't want to have missed this. The jungle tour with the 4 wheel drive however was not what we expected. It was not more then a bus drive in an open bus to get to the boat. We did not get a chance to see the surroundings or any anima at all (we Nederland made a stop).
By Patrick M for Argentinien Falls & Great Adventure Excursions on Oct 03, 2022
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