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Day 1 Transfer in Quito
Your guide will pick you up at the airport and you will be driven to your hotel. Overnight at hotel Fuente de Piedra.
Day 2 Quito City tour + Equatorial Monuments
To Day you will discover Quito in the morning, A short tour of Quito, taking you to its various splendid churches, monasteries, monuments, the Parliament Building and the Panecillo hill, is followed by a visit to the Equatorial Monument located 45 minutes north of Quito. Recently renovated, the “Middle of the World Village” provides a variety of attractions, including a fascinating museum displaying artifacts from all Ecuador’s ethnic groups as well as a visual history of their way of life. Overnight at hotel Fuente de Piedra. Breakfast included.
Day 3 Pasochoa Trek
We will start the day with a one-hour drive to the Pasochoa Volcano. The 5-6 hour trek from the Ecology Reserve entrance to the summit takes us through rain forest and upper grasslands. It’s a tough trek to the summit, along the ridge of the volcano, where you will hopefully see hummingbirds and smaller Ecuadorian birds. Overnight at La Estacion
Breakfast, Box Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 Corazon Hike (6 to 8 hours)
El Corazon is located on the western side of the Avenue of the Volcanoes south of Quito, between the Ilinizas and the Atacazo. It is named such because some claim to see the shape of a heart on the mountain in two gullies from the northwest.
In the morning we will take a day hike to El Corazon (4.721m). It is a common acclimatization climb for mountaineers. Afternoon we’ll return to Tambopaxi for dinner. Overnight at La Estacion
Breakfast, Picnic Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 Manatial / Pucara Soft Trek
Today there is the option of a gentle hike to the pre-incan archaeological site, Pucara and an easy trek around el Manantial. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at Tambopaxi lodge.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6 Cotopaxi Refuge
Your support vehicles will drive you for approximately 45 minutes to the Cotopaxi refuge Jose Rivas hut at 4,800m. Around midday you will have lunch and then do some ice climbing practice in the afternoon. You will have an early dinner and be encouraged to go to bed at around 7pm, in preparation for the big day tomorrow.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7 Cotopaxi Climb
You will leave the refuge at around midnight for Cotopaxi summit, which is a gruelling 6-hours of constant climbing up steep glaciers. Using crampons and ice axes, and roped up to professional guides, this climb is tough but with unbelievably rewarding views from the summit. After summiting, you will descend to the refuge for a mid-morning hot soup. You will then return to the vehicle stop at 4,495m and drive to Quito. Overnight hotel Fuente de Piedra.
Breakfast & Lunch included.
Day 8 Transfer Out
You will be driven to the airport for your international flight. Breakfast included
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