Cotopaxi tour from Quito -horseback ride and hike-NO TOURISTY way
Cotopaxi tour from Quito -horseback ride and hike-NO TOURISTY way
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ONLY HORSEBACK RIDE experience inside this National park. Others do it from outside the park.
Perfect balance between horseback ride and hike TWO different landscapes.
*Forget about painful lines to enter to the NP by entering by a NO TOURISTY WAY and leaving by the regular way.
- No need horseback riding previous experience
We start at 7 am from Quito and will take a different way to enter to the National park and will leave by the regular national park entrance gate.
Driving through 3 volcanoes PASOCHOA, RUMIÑAHUI and SINCHOLAGUA going through the real AVENUE OF THE VOLCANOES.
1st activity: HORSEBACK RIDE.
After this horseback ride experience, we will drive for about half hour until the parking lot located on the 14800 feet or 4700 mts above sea level from where the hike to the BASE CAMP will start.
If you are not an adventurous person, don't like bumpy roads, get bothered for changing weather or heart problems. DO NOT JOIN this experience.
Itinerary
Avenida De Los Volcanes
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe will drive by the real Avenue of the Volcanoes noted on Gps as Avenida de los Volcanes. On the way we will stop by a gas station for using restrooms and buying something for lunch as well as enough water and any snacks needed for the day. We will drive in the Middle of the following volcanoes (Pasochoa/ Rumiñahui and Sincholagua)until arriving to Cotopaxi Volcano.Northern entrance to the Cotopaxi National Park(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeOnce we arrive to this entrance gate, you will have the opportunity for buying coca leaf bags ir candies to help with the altitude problems, also convenient spot to buy gloves, hats, ponchos made by a local.Cotopaxi National Park
1 hours 20 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedOnce inside the National Park, we will start with the horseback ride experience. Getting ready with the provided equipment as helmet and poncho. And then we take off along this less visited side of the national park with amazing views and opportunities to connect with the mother nature.Cotopaxi refugee parking
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedWe will drive for about 30 minutes after the horseback ride from 12000 feet to 15000 feet where we will park and start out 1.5 mile hike to Basecamp. Amazing experience and views. Like being in another planet.Barrio el Caspi
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe will leave by the touristy side back to Quito.
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Footprint-Journeys Ecuador
MYR 840.67
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