Quilotoa - Baños - Cotopaxi 3Days 2Nights

Quilotoa - Baños - Cotopaxi 3Days 2Nights

Enjoy in 3 days several fantastic sites such as Quilotoa lagoon, Baños, and Cotopaxi Volcano. Discover indigenous communities, and adventure sports.

Itinerary

Day 1: Quilotoa Laguna

Stop At: Laguna Quilotoa, Laguna de Quilotoa, 070701 Ecuador
Day 1
Quitlotoa laguna
In the countryside of Latacunga city, in the Cotopaxi province. We can find the crystal green lagoon of Quilotoa with its ring-shaped. Separating from the Panamericana High way, the road is curving at the beginning to get to the Paramo Andino. One side to the other the beautiful patchworks of potatoes, onions, barley, and other crops are appearing; some sheep, llamas, and alcapas peacefully sooner come.

A long the way to the lagoon, some villages, small towns, of Kichua people are offering ancient art painting from Julio Toaquiza and his generation; in Tigua, wooden mask too. In Zumbahua a nice market will occur every Saturday, where the vendors are coming from mountains to the main plaza. Guinea pig, groceries, local products and fruits from the coastal region are easy to find.

Its last activity of Quilotoa crater lake was happening proximally 800 years ago, causing a large pyroclastic flows of pumice stone and fall ash deposits. All of this volcanic material was threw out to the north part of the Cordillera of the Andes, therefore permitting the migration of the native people.

In the Illinizas Ecological Reserve, we find the Quilotoa lagoon, with an average diameter of three kilometers and a depth of 270 meters, its green color is due to the minerals it has and the reflection of the sky, it also becomes turquoise when the Low temperature during the night. Located at an altitude of 3883 meters above sea level, with an excellent view of the landscape.

Itinerary
Pick up from your hotel in Quito at 07H00 am.
Discovering the native market of Saquisili (Thursday) o Pujili.
Visiting the native family.
A short stop in Tigua, a little village of painters.
The viewpoint of Toachi canyon.
Walking to the bottom of the Quilotoa lagoon.
Driving to Baños
Accommodation included. Hotel Alisamay or similar
Breakfast included

Duration: 8 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Located in a standard hotel building, it offers rooms with hot shower, free Wi-Fi and breakfast.

Day 2: Baños

Stop At: Banos, Banos, Tungurahua Province
Baños enjoys a subtropical and warm climate, located in a small plateau of the Ecuadorian Andes. Its altitude 1820 meters above sea level (5.971 ft.), surrounded by green mountains and waterfalls. The thermal baths give the name to the town. Baños offers great opportunities for outdoor activities such as cycling, canyoning, zip-lining, rafting, hiking, bungee jumping, and horse-riding, that`s why is one of the most visited destinations in Ecuador.

Although the unpredictable condition of the Mama Tungurahua volcano towering above the town, the volcano's unpredictability is something of a draw in itself, with tourists flocking to high vantage points on cloudless nights to watch it spit lava and rocks into the sky like fireworks.

Itinerary:
Pick up from your hotel at 8H30
Treehouse
Agoyan waterfall
Cable Car in "Manto de la Novia" waterfall.
Walk to the "Pailon del Diablo" waterfall.
The tour includes:
Private Transportation.
Certified Tour guide.
TreeHouse
Cable car to the “Manto de la Novia” waterfall.
“Pailon del Diablo” Waterfall.
Accommodation included. Hotel Alisamay or similar
Breakfast included

Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Located in a standard hotel building, it offers rooms with hot shower, free Wi-Fi and breakfast.

Day 3: Cotopaxi National Park

Stop At: Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador
Cotopaxi
It is the second highest volcano in Ecuador with a height of 5897 meters. It is located in the eastern mountain range of the Andes. It is surrounded by other mountains such as Sincholagua, Pasochoa, Rumiñahui, all within the avenue of volcanoes. With its wonderful symmetrical shape, it is an excellence stratovolcano, translated from Quichua into Spanish as the neck of the moon.

It is located 50 kilometers from the city of Quito, and within the National Park of the same name, it rises with perpetual snow that starts at 5000 above sea level

Itinerary
Pick up from your hotel 08H00 am.
Arrival to the southern entrance of the Cotopaxi National Park, explanation of the Mariscal Sucre interpretation center
Hike towards the glacial
Hiking in the limpiopungo lagoon
Return to Quito
The Tour Includes
Private Transport
Bilingual Certificate Guide
Entrance to National Park Cotopaxi


Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Located in a standard hotel building, it offers rooms with free Wi-Fi and breakfast.