Hiking trip 5 days
4 nights in Andes
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Hiking trip 5 days
Itinerary
Two nights in Quito
Hike in Pasochoa Nature Reserve
Hike in the paramo mountains of Papallacta and visit the thermal baths
Two nights in Otavalo
Hike on Fuya Fuya Mountain and Mojanda
Hike around Lake Cuicocha
All transfers with private car!
- all excursions with private English-speaking guide
- all transfers with private car!
- For info and support you can always contact our EN-speaking colleague in Ecuador.
STANDARD
743 USD / person
based on 2 persons
Hotels
Quito: Antinea Hotel – Junior Suite
Otavalo: Casa Sol – superior room
Includes
* All hotel stays with breakfast, transfers, domestic flights and excursions as mentioned in the program.
* Lunch and dinner in accordance with the program if stated.
Excluding
* Drinks, tips and expenses of a personal nature.
* International flights to and from Ecuador.
* Travel or cancellation insurance.
This is a sample trip. The order of the trip and the choice of hotels and excursions can be adapted to your wishes. You can combine this trip with another example trip or a cruise to the Galapagos Islands. The extensive range of hotels, excursions and cruises can be found elsewhere on this website.
DAY 1
Arrival from Belgium in Quito
Transfer from Quito Airport to Hotel in Private Car
You will be met at the airport and taken to the hotel.
DAY 2
Hiking to Pasochoa Volcano
This nature reserve is located 25 km southeast of Quito between 2700 and 4200 meters altitude, along a mountain river against the flanks of an extinct volcano near the white top of the Antisana mountain. There are walking routes of 30 minutes to 8 hours in this park, which you can follow yourself. You will find a wide variety of flora and fauna. You will find more than 120 bird species here. We make a tour with a guide. Difficulty: easy to moderate. Duration: about 5 hours. Included: English speaking guide, transport and packed lunch. Not included: Park entrance (5 USD to be paid locally).t.
DAY 3
Walking Tour Agua y Vida de Papallacta
This walking tour of 5 to 6 hours takes place between 3800 and 4300 meters above sea level. In the morning we leave Quito by car and drive to “La Virgen”. The hike starts here at its highest point: from here we descend slowly to Papallacta. On clear days you have a view of some snow-capped volcanoes: the Cotopaxi, Antisana and Cayambe. Along the way we look out for the spectacled bear, the mountain deer, the mountain tapir, paramo wolves and small mustelids. You will find partridges, the chimborazo hummingbird, the Andean gull, ducks, eagles and curiquingues, even condors and other species typical of this ecosystem. A little after noon we arrive at the hot water baths of Papallacta, where you can regain your strength. Here is a fine restaurant. In the evening a car will pick you up in Papallacta and take you to Otavalo.
Included: local English speaking guide, transport by private car H/T, lunch box.
Transfer from Papallacta to Otavalo in private vehicle
You will be taken from Papallacta to Otavalo in a private vehicle by a Spanish-speaking driver. This drive through the Andes Mountains takes about 3 hours. Along the way you pass the pilgrimage town of El Quinche known for its cathedral and just before Cayambe a small equatorial monument.
DAY 4
Hiking Tour of Mojanda Lakes and Fuya-Fuya Mountain
To visit these beautiful lakes, we first trek from Otavalo to Lake Karicocha at an altitude of 3715 meters. Then we continue to Mount Fuya-Fuya which reaches up to 4263 altitude. At the top we rest and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Includes: transport, bilingual guide (Spanish – English) and lunch box. Duration: 6 hours Difficulty: Intermediate
DAY 5
Hiking Tour Around Cuicocha Crater Lake
Cuicocha is one of the most beautiful lakes in Ecuador. With a private car we drive to the entrance of the Cotacachi-Cayapas Reserve, where we start a 5-hour hike that takes place between 3100 and 3500 meters above sea level. Along the way we enjoy the biodiversity, the
views over the picturesque Lake Cuicocha with its two islets, as well as the panorama of the mountain peaks Cotacachi, Imbabura and Cayambe. Difficulty: moderate Duration: approx. 7 hours Includes: English speaking local guide, private transport, meal or packed lunch What to bring: good walking shoes, sun protection, mosquito repellent, fleece or pullover, water (min. 1 litre)
Recommended: camera, binoculars, rain jacket, reasonable condition also at altitude
Transfer from Otavalo to Quito in private car
You will be picked up at the hotel by a Spanish-speaking driver and taken to Quito in a private car. This drive through the Andes Mountains takes about 2 hours.
Comments
* All transfers are done with a private car and Spanish-speaking driver unless otherwise stated
* Listed trips and excursions are examples from a wider range. Check out our website for more choice.
* This travel proposal is based on 2-person standard rooms, unless stated otherwise. Surcharges for single or deluxe rooms
rooms are on request.
* This travel proposal is without obligation, depending on the travel period and subject to availability.
* Certain fixed days of activities must be taken into account in the definitive travel program, such as inemse
markets, departure dates of cruises and flights, etc. We do everything possible to optimally incorporate listed activities in the program
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I am Tom from Belgium and I have been living in Ecuador for more than 10 years. I got my guiding diploma here. Traveling and discovering new places is my passion. Together with the travel agency Descubre-Ecuador, we offer tailor-made tours in Galapagos and on the Ecuadorian mainland.