COTOPAXI CHALLENGE

Itinerary

Day 01 Pasochoa Volcano

A private transportation and bilingual guide will pick you up from your Hotel in Quito, we will do a quick stop at El Porvenir for a hot canelazo and then we will drive you from El Porvenir to Pasochoa Reserve, crossing the paramo plains. Our hike will begin in Hacienda Santa Rita Private Reserve, at an altitude of 3,300 meters, (10826 ft), from which we will begin climbing Pasochoa Volcano.

Day 02 Rumiñahui Volcano

After breakfast we will drive to Limpiopungo Lake inside the Cotopaxi National Park. Our mountain climbing expert guide, will explain the highlights of this pristine and beautiful territory. We start our climb at 4000 mts. (ft) until we reach the base of the rock we start climbing through steep sand slopes until we reach the Central Summit (4634 m. / 15200 ft.). Then we loop through exclusive trails towards Hacienda El Porvenir

Day 03 Manto Blanco Hike

Participate in the High Ropes Course. You will traverse ladders, nets, tightropes, swinging logs, wobbly bridges, and more fun surprises at 20 ft from the ground (6m). Lunch. In the afternoon we will make a short hike on exclusive Hacienda trails and arrive at Manto Blanco waterfall.

Day 04 Cotopaxi Glaciers

After breakfast we will drive to Machachi to try out our mountain climbing gear. We will have an early lunch at Hacienda El Porvenir and transfer via car to the Refugio Jose Ribas. From there we will climb to the hut (4800 m / 15.744 ft). During the afternoon we will practice safety and mountain climbing techniques with our specialized climbing guide to get acquainted with the gear

Day 05 Climbing Cotopaxi

Today we face our biggest but most exciting challenge! Prepare to climb one of the most beautiful volcanoes in the world. The climb to the Cotopaxi Summit takes from 6 to 8 hours approximately, and 3 to 4 hours to descend. Our vehicle will be waiting for us at the car park and will transfer us to Hacienda El Porvenir, where we will enjoy a goodbye lunch and also a hot shower.

cotopaxi national park

The hike

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