Private Tour 4-Day Trip, Cotopaxi, Quilotoa, Baños with Devil´s Nose Train Ride
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From $778.47
4 reviews (4.00)
Price varies by group size
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Departs: Quito, Quito
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
The highlands of the Ecuadorian Andes with its alluring beauty, are an amazing and unique place due to the multiplicity of landscapes and surroundings. It lends itself to the variety of activities and adventures we could have without the need of large and elaborate arrangements. Although small in size, Ecuador is a country with unexplored or barely explored places. Its mountains hide beautiful and exotic nooks enticing those who love all kinds of adventure. This program allows you to enjoy the snow covered volcanoes, some currently active as Cotopaxi; beautiful landscapes, amazing adventures and old villages as if time had stood still form part of an amazing variety of attractions awaiting to be discovered by those who are willing and ready to go beyond the frequently used roads.
What's Included
3 nights accommodation in selected class hotels
Hotel pickup and drop-off
National Park fees, train ticket
Professional English/ Spanish speaking guide
Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
Dinners
Personal expenses
Tips
Traveler Information
- CHILD: Age: 5 - 11
- ADULT: Age: 12 - 78
Additional Info
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Face masks provided for travellers
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Face masks provided for travellers
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 7 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Reviews
Day 1 we traveled to Cotopaxi. The trip took us from 9,000 feet in Quito to 15,000 feet at Cotopaxi. I took altitude sickness medication, my wife did not. Neither of us had altitude sickness. Along the way we stopped inside the park and did short walks to see some lagoons and see how we did at altitude. Diego explained the terraced farming and how it was used by the Incas. The parking lot at Cotopaxi is at 15,500 feet. The trail up to the refuge has a vertical gain of 1,000 feet. It's a hard hike. I only made it about 1/3 of the way. Our son and his wife made it easily to the refuge. It's worth going to Cotopaxi even if all you do is hike the area around the parking area. The views are spectacular.
Day 2 we went to Quilotoa. There is a lot of time on the bus between locations. But Diego did a good job educating us about the areas we were traveling through. Quilotoa is a stunning place. The hike down to the Laguna is not difficult. If you're in your 70s take the mule back to the top. We stayed at a locally owned hotel which is also a farm. Great rooms, very nice people and good food. It was nice to experience locally owned hotels.
Day 3 we substituted a trip to the rainforest because Devil's Nose is closed. Latin Adventures arranged the day trip which was a long 11 day. But we saw a beautiful waterfall, learned a lot about the native plans and their medicinal value. The transition from the Andes to the rainforest was well worth the trip. We stayed in a nice hotel in Banos. The lodging and food were OK.
At all the locations we stayed the food was carefully prepared with purified water.
The lunches we ate at local restaurants also were very careful with the water. No one wanted diarrhea and Latin Adventures did a good job of ensuring there weren't any problems.
Day 4 we hiked to some amazing water falls, took cable cars across river canyons and did some hiking. Some of the hiking at the waterfalls was somewhat hard. But even at age 70 it was not too difficult.
If you have 4 or 5 days in Quito I'd highly recommend the trip. I've attached some of our pictures. After the trip we went back to Quito and then onto Guayaquil to go to the Galapagos. Latin Adventures arranged our PCR tests (which we needed to get on the Lindblad Expeditions boat) and they also arranged our airport transfers. Latin Adventures was good to work with.
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