These tours will take us to explore some of the most fascinating areas around Quito, you will go with an specialized guide according to the activity that you choose.
QUILOTOA FULL DAY
This trip will take us south of Quito throughout the avenue of the volcanos, on the way we´ll visit a local indian market where we´ll see the local produce and later on we´ll continue through indian villages that have preserve their local costumes and customs until we reach to one of the most striking land scape of the central Andes in Ecuador. The more active traveller can hike down into the lake it self where you can have a Kayak experience in this amazing crater lake.
This lake has one of the most outstanding easy-to-reach landscapes in the high Andes of Central Ecuador.
When visiting Quilotoa lake, we’ll also visit a local family in order to learn about their culture and traditions.
When visiting Quilotoa Lake, we´ll have the chance to descend to the bottom.
Once we reach the bottom of the crater, we´ll have the chance to kayak into its turquoise waters.
Antisana National Park is the closest High Andes National Park around Quito, with an easy access and spectacular landscape you will learn about the flora and fauna of the high Andes. This park is also the best place to see the Andean Condor and the Giant Hummingbird in Ecuador.
For the more active traveller, we provide hiking daily activities inside the park.
Otavalo is one of the most colorful indian markets in South America, this trip will take you to discover not only the market but the millenary culture that still remains on its surroundings.
For the more active traveler we provide hiking excursions and extension trips of two or there days visiting lakes, waterfalls, indian villages with their own crafts, shamanic healing and much more. Contact us.
Otavalo people are great weavers and busines men and women, you always encounter them selling their crafts in this region of magnificent landscapes.
At the market we´ll amid with local people and crafts.
This is the heart of the province where the origins of the Ecuadorian Otavalo people have risen.
Great variety of hand crafts can be found at this market
Cotopaxi volcano is the second highest active volcanoe in the world, visiting the national park at its foothills and an indian market in the surrounding, makes a perfect combination for a full day of learning and discovery close to Quito.
For the more active traveller, we´ll climb up to its refuge at 4,800 mts ((15,800 ft) and if you are an experienced climber we can put you at the top at 5,870 mts.
A visit to the National Park of the same name will provide us with great views of the mountain, its flora, and fauna.
A view of Cotopaxi at the Blue Hour.
This is a natural excursion into the cloud forest, full of hummingbirds, toucans and colorful tanager, Mindo area is the perfect choice for the ones who want to have a day full of nature visiting also waterfalls, butterfly gardens and all what a cloud forest can offer to the visiter jus one and a half hours away from Quito.
An easy bird to find when visiting Mindo area
This pass is located at the entrance of the Amazon basin, an spectacular land scape place full of mountains, snow caped volcanoes and the easiest place to locate the rear Spectacled Bear. After a full day of adventure learning and discovering about this area, you can have a great meal and get a deep into these fantastic thermal springs.
This tour will take us to visit the medicinal waters of Papallacta and Baños, in a circular trip where you will witness some of the most spectacular landscapes of rivers and waterfalls in our country; you will also learn about the local cultures that inhabit Amazonia and and last but no least, you will enjoy the most delicious food that is served in our country.
The first stop in our journey are the thermal springs of Papallacta.
At the beginning of our adventure and if the weather aloud us, we'll be able to see this majestic volcano.
Even from the springs, in a good weather the fantastic Artisan will be in view.
Along the way in our journey, we will pass spectacular rivers and vegetation unique to this part of the world.
This is an amazing location where you can get in the natural ponds on the other side of the LLanganati mountains.
This is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Ecuador, you will have the chance to witness the power of nature from one of the sides of the waterfall.
