| DAY 1:
Leaving Quito at 8:00am with a bilingual guide, we take you south on the majestic Pan-American Highway to the entrance of Cotopaxi National Park. Upon entering the national park we will do an acclimatization hike around Lake de Limpiopungo for approximately two hours and visit a museum exhibiting local flora and fauna. After lunch, we will hike for an hour more to the refuge center (4800m). From there we continue onto the glaciers for half an hour before going to the Mama Hilda Hotel in Chuchilan. -/L/D
DAY 2:
In the morning after a good breakfast, you’ll have the opportunity to go horseback riding for as many hours as you’d like. After that we will have lunch, and we’ll have a short walk around the area; getting to know all the flora and fauna. We will then be on our way to Quilotoa where we’ll spend the night in the Quilotoa Lake Lodge.
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DAY 3:
You’d be starting early in the morning, firstly, going to the small town of Saquisili, and getting to see their small market before we head to the lake; when we arrive we will have a small hike up to the top, and we’ll go around the crater. We’ll then head down to the lake itself, where we’ll have fantastic views of its unique scenery. As we make our way back up, we’ll have the option of going back up on foot or on donkey back, which makes for a great experience. We’d be back in Quito at about 6:00 pm. B/L/- |
