2 volcanes Cotopaxi y Quilotoa en 1 Día
Descripción
Disfruta de viajes de dos días para uno. Este es un recorrido perfecto para las personas que aman la aventura y las actividades al aire libre. El viaje está lleno de naturaleza, vida silvestre y vistas panorámicas impresionantes. Cruzaremos en gran parte de la avenida los volcanes, pueblos o aldeas. En el camino hay campos de maíz, papa y cebada ubicados al pie de las escarpadas colinas. Las comunidades indígenas que se ubican a orillas de las carreteras muestran su gastronomía, cultura y formas de vivir y trabajar.
Opciones de la excursión
Itinerario
La aventura comienza en la ciudad de Quito que se encuentra a 2890m o 9000 pies sobre el nivel del mar. El Parque Nacional Cotopaxi se encuentra a 77 km al sur de Quito. Cuando llegas a la entrada principal del Parque Nacional es un buen momento para probar una bebida energética conocida como Coca Tea. Los incas bebieron esta bebida andina para mitigar ciertas molestias causadas por los efectos de la altitud. Luego, el vehículo nos llevará a la zona inferior del parque, cuya altitud es de 3900m o 12795ft por encima del nivel del sello. En esta altitud se encuentra la laguna de Limpiopungo. La laguna es un lugar perfecto para comenzar la caminata en aproximadamente una hora. La vida silvestre que rodea la laguna son caballos salvajes o conejos, gaviotas andinas, fochas, avefrías y lavanderas. Ocasionalmente, el Cóndor Andino está planeando el Parque y podría verse a lo lejos. El recorrido continúa conduciendo a la próxima atracción turística.
Después de 2 horas en coche del Parque Nacional Cotopaxi se encuentra la laguna de Quilotoa. Quilotoa es una caldera llena de agua que alcanza un máximo de 3800m o 12467 pies sobre el nivel del mar. Esta laguna muestra diferentes colores, depende si el día está soleado o nublado. Puedes estar tan activo o relajado como quieras en la laguna. Antes del pueblo de Quilotoa, hay una galería indígena que se visita para admirar y aprender más sobre este emprendedor y artesano. Se puede ver un conejillo de indias mientras está dando vueltas en el asado. Quilotoa ofrece una amplia variedad de actividades para elegir: senderismo, kayak, fotografía o simplemente disfrutar de este lugar tranquilo desde el mirador. La actividad que más disfrutan los viajeros es caminar al pie del cráter para mirar la laguna y regresar. Si su condición física no es la mejor, la devolución podría ser asistida por un hombre local que alquile mulas para volver al punto de vista. Después de un maravilloso día, es hora de regresar a Quito.
Lo más destacado
Qué incluye
Lugares y horarios de recogida
Ofrecemos recogida de viajeros desde el aeropuerto de Quito (Sin costo extra)
Valoraciones de viajeros
Información importante
- Hay opciones de transporte público disponibles en las cercanías
- Los bebés deben sentarse en el regazo de un adulto
- No se recomienda para viajeros con lesiones de la columna vertebral
- No es recomendable para embarazadas
- No se recomienda para viajeros con mala salud cardiovascular
- Los viajeros deben tener al menos un nivel de condición física medio
Opiniones(7)
Eduardo was a really good guide. He was very knowledgeable and willing to explore all the surrounding areas.
Incredible adventure, the views are beautiful, the hike is excellent for all ages. I hope to come back soon. highly recommended
The trip was amazing, the guide was very knowledgeable! We loved hearing about the native flora and fauna.
Our driver Eduardo was prompt to pick us up at our hotel and communication was very good with the company. He was a safe driver and had all sorts of great information and knowledge to share along the drive. We drove along the Avenue of the Volcanoes and the Pan American Highway which were all very scenic and good roads. Getting such stunning closeups of Cotopaxi was amazing. We hiked to the bottom of Quilotoa and then my husband hiked back up while I took a mule ride. Quilotoa is a stunning view at the top and equally so from the bottom. At the top are newly built shops and restaurants which were nice to visit as well before heading back to Quito. Our driver stopped as needed, we drove through several interesting small towns and he always told us all about the areas and people we were passing. It was an excellent, scenic, and informative way to spend a day of our short trip getting to see both popular and scenic sites. Highly recommended to spend the money. The day flew by with something new around every bend in the road.
Had a great tour the other day seeing both points of interest, driving through the small towns up to quilatoa was super scenic and our guide was super informative
We had a wonderful time while visiting two incredible places near Quito. Tour guide was professional, everything was very well organized (including lunch), and we had lots of fun throughout the day.
The tour operator, Galapagos My World, and tour guide Eduardo were great! Eduardo communicated with us before hand and even brought extra shoes and jacket for us since our luggage had been lost by the airline. It was a private tour with just the 2 of us and felt very COVID safe. We took off our masks only very briefly when outdoors for photos, but otherwise wore them all day. Eduardo was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot. He would also take pictures of us, which was nice. This trip is great to see both these sights, but it is a long day of driving. We got picked up at 6:30am and got back to hotel at 7:30pm. The hiking in Cotapaxi is very hard because of altitude and the ground is unstable volcanic rocks (our feet kept sliding down with every step) we did not go very high. At Quilatoa, the walk down is steep in many places and sandy (felt unstable and feet slipping). We did not go all the way down (because didn't want to have to go back up) but views were still amazing. We had great weather even though some fog and clouds sometimes blocked Cotapaxi. It was cold, though. In the 40s farenheit and windg in some spots. Bring jacket, hat, gloves. But wear layers because it seemed hotter down Quilatoa with no wind and direct sun. Highly recommend.
