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COTOPAXI TREKKING (6 days) |
| Quick Info |
Price: From USD 694 (Min 4 pax)
Length: 6 days
Location: Andes (Cotopaxi National Park)
Grade: Moderate
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| Overview |
The tour starts in Quito and will lead you to the south to the Cotopaxi National Park. During this tour you will discover the paramo vegetation of the Cotopaxi National Park and also its animals. Maybe you are lucky and will see one of the condors that live in this region. You will trek through the national park and sleep in different haciendas, farmhouses and camps. You will follow the footsteps of the Incas during some parts of the trek. From some points you will have fantastic views of the surrounding. |
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Nº of Passengers
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4 or more
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3 pax
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2 pax
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1 pax
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Cotopaxi Trekking (USD per person)
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694
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925
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1390
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2775
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Single supplement USD 165.
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Cotopaxi Summit Extension (USD per person)
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315
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315
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315
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550
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| ◊ PRICE INCLUDES |
The price of this itinerary includes full services from airport or hotel in Quito to airport or hotel in Quito:
•Lodging (based on double machai room and tents)
•16 meals
•Described activities
•Guides (bilingual and local depending on the activity)
•Basic climbing equipment (climbing boots, crampons, ice axe, )
•Transportation from and back to Quito (on tour days)
COTOPAXI SUMMIT EXTENSION:
• All in country transportation.
• All accommodation costs (one night at the Cotopaxi Refuge).
• All meals (lunch, dinner, box lunch while climbing).
• All group climbing gear.
• Park entry fees and permits.
• Certified bilingual Mountain Guide.
• Glacier climbing ratio: 2 climbers /1 guide.
• Personal gear (5 items).
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| ◊ PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE |
•Cotopaxi National Park entrance fee (US$10 for foreigners)
•Personal trekking equipment
•Bar and shop
•Tips
COTOPAXI SUMMIT EXTENSION:
• Personal gear not included in our 5 items (everything else can be rented easily in Quito; see our Climbing Volcanoes Equipment List and Climbing Volcanoes Equipment Rental List).
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| Detailed Itinerary |
| • Day 1: Quito - Pasochoa |
Transfer from Quito to Santa Rita Private Reserve to start the hike to Hacienda El Porvenir. The hike from 3.000 m (9,842 ft) to 3.500 m (11,482 ft) takes about 6 hours. The trek follows a road surrounded by native forest and offers you a great view of the valley and some mountains such as Antisana, Pasochoa, Viudita, etc. at night there will be a briefing about the history, landscapes, flora and fauna of the region.
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| • Day 2: Cotopaxi National Park |
After breakfast we go to a place called “El Pucará del Salitre”, a strategic military fortress from the Inca Empire. This “fort” was used to monitor the “incañanes,” or roads, that led to the Amazon rainforest and to the Latacunga valley. Following this Inca road, we will head to our campsite. We will have the chance to see herds of Alpacas and learn a little bit about them. This hike takes 6 to 7 hours and is relatively flat. |
| • Day 3: Hacienda El Tambo Quilindaña |
 This day our hiking goes to el Tambo Quilindaña, a pre-colonial Inca refuge on the road towards to the jungle. Many volcanoes surround this magical place: Quilindaña that presides over it and other mountains like Yanahurco, or black hill, legendary Predicator or majestic Antisana. The hike will take 6.5 hours and it's relatively flat. El Tambo Quilindaña farmhouse is at 3.700 m (12,136 ft) |
| • Day 4:Chirimachai |
The group loops around Hacienda El Tambo Quilindaña going to Chirimachay’s base camp through the páramos of Cotopaxi’s. The scenery of this area is unique because of the lava that flowed through here during Cotopaxi’s last eruption. This hike takes about 5 hours. On today’s hike some chagras (Andean cowboys) will ride along with us, and share their culture. Chirimachay base camp is at 4.000 m (13,120 ft) |
| • Day 5: Cotopaxi National Park |
We start our hike in the morning going through a flat and high road towards Limpiopungo Lagoon. This is an excellent day of acclimatization with fantastic views were breathtaking pictures of the Cotopaxi, Rumiñahui and Sincholagua Volcanoes can be taken on a clear day. The hike will take 6 to 7 hours. Campsite at Rumicorral 3800m (12,464 ft). |
| • Day 6: Cotopaxi Refuge |
 
On our final day we hike to the shelter on Cotopaxi at 4.800 m (15,748 ft). The hike takes 4 to 5 hours to reach the refuge and 15 minutes back down to the parking lot were our vehicles will pick us up to take us to Hacienda El Porvenir from where we return to Quito.
Note:
Although this is a moderate trek, it could be very hard if you are not properly acclimatized. You need to be ready and prepared to walk on trails as well as on cross-country terrain, marsh and forests. Do not expect to find well-marked trails like in the Alps or the National Parks of the USA. |
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