ANDES OF ECUADOR
(8 days / 12 días )
Chimborazo’s Whymper summit from the Summit of Vintimilla
Summit of Euador Tour
Itinerary
Saturday 16th to Wednesday 27th
Quito City Tour
Día 1: We are going to visit the main churches of historical center in Quito , the Panecillo Virgen that represents the most popular viewpoint of the city and finally the Middle of the World Monument located on the line dividing the northern and the southern hemispheres.
Lodgment: Hotel in Quito
Día 2: We’ll visit “ Guagua Pichincha volcano” early in the morning to enjoy the change from cloud forest to paramo to volcanic rock of 4781 m. Then we’ ll admire the spectacular views during the drive up to the Guagua Pichincha Summit . Learn about the area’s natural history and geology from your expert guide and look into the active caldera of Guagua Pichincha.
Lodgment : Hotel in Quito
Día 3: We’ ll head to the south of the city to “Iliniza Norte” (5105 m) . It takes 1h30 minutes from Quito to the “ Virgen” and then it takes 3 hours the ascent to the refuge and finally 2 hours to the summits of Iliniza Norte. Then we will descent to get to Vulcano Land camping.
Día 4: We are going to head Cotopaxi vulcano and we’ll observe the colossal vulcano from Limpiopungo lagoon early in the morning and we will continue the trip to Antizana Ecological Reserve in north west direction, it takes 3 hours from the Vulcano Land camping. We will have a glacier school in Atizana’s glacier at 1pm to 4 pm . At 5pm we will up camp to rest.
Lodgment: Camping in Antizana Ecological Reserve
Día 5: Early in the morning we will enjoy of the wonderful landscape. Then we will have 2 hours of glacier school and finally return to Quito
Lodgment : Hotel in Quito.
Día 6: We are going in north direction heading Otavalo the most popular town in Ecuador. Then we’ll have a trek of 5 hours in Cuicocha lagoon into the Ecological Reserve Cotacaqui to observe the endemic flora and fauna.
Lodgment: Hotel in Otavalo
Día 7: We’ll visit the handcrafts made in Ecuador by the local craftsman of Otavalo in the indigenous market. We’ll head Cayambe refuge at 2 pm to rest. At 6 pm we will have a dinner and take a nap. At 11 pm we will prepare our equipment to star the ascent to the Summit of Cayambe at 12 pm.
Lodgmente: Refuge
Día 8: It takes 8 hours to reach it. We will enjoy of a magic landscape of the equadorian andes.
Then we are going to star the descent around 3-4 hours .Finally we will return to the refuge to take a nap and return to Quito
Lodgment: Hotel in Quito
Día 9: Day- off
Lodgment: Hotel in Quito
Transfer Out Optional
Día 10: We will head Quilotoa Lagoon at 9 am from Quito to have a trek of 4hours .
Lodgment: Hotel in Chugchilán
Día 11: We will head Chimborazo vulcano in south direction to the refuge at 9 am, it takes around 7 hours. At 6 pm we will have a dinner and sleep until 10 pm. To get prepare for the ascent, we’ ll hace an hour to have our equipment ready for the ascent at 11 pm.
Note: we’ll probably retracing one hour prior to all activities to reach the summit earlier
Día 12: It takes around 10 hours reach the Summit so we will get there at 8 pm to take pictures and have a wonderful sight og equadorian Andes. Then we will start the descent of 4 hours. At 1 pm we will return to the refuge to take a nap and return to Quito.
Lodgment: Hotel in Quito