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4 or 5 Day Quito to Cuenca and Cotopaxi,Quilotoa,Baños,Chimborazo

By Polylepis Tours
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$1,046 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 5d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

If you’re short on time and want to see all that Ecuador has to offer, take a comprehensive four or five-day tour. Accommodation and transport is included between your visits to Quito,Cotopaxi Quilotoa ,Banos, Chimborazo, Cuenca, and more. Every step of the way, your private guide will be with you to narrate your experience. Where you begin is up to you, as the tour can begin from either Quito or Cuenca.

-Enjoy four nights arranged accommodation
-Relax in comfortable transport between each destination
-Experience a huge amount of Ecuador in just few days
-Get an immersive and personalised experience with a private guide

(OPTIONAL: after fihishing your tour in Cuenca if you need to travel to Guayaquil, you can have a Transfer tour to Guayaquil with an extra charge)

Activity location

  • Canon del Rio Toachi
    • Kilometros Del Canton Sigchos 10
    • 050450, Pujili, Ecuador

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Canon del Rio Toachi
    • Kilometros Del Canton Sigchos 10
    • 050450, Pujili, Ecuador

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Economic 4-day (shared tour)
  • Activity duration is 5 days5d5d
  • English

Economic Class Hotels: 4 nights
SUV,VAN,MINIBUS: Profesional transport
Economic: Option with a nice tourist class hotel (shared tour)

(In this kind of tour it is possible that more people join)
Pickup included

Starting time: 6:30 am
Price details
AU$1,046.27 x 2 AdultsAU$2,092.54
Total
Price is AU$2,092.54
Until Tue, 24 Dec
Standard 4-day Tour
  • Activity duration is 5 days5d5d
  • English

Standard Class Hotels: 4 nights
SUV,VAN,MINIBUS: Profesional transport
Standard: Special tour with standard hotels.

(In this kind of tour it is possible that more people join)
Pickup included

Starting time: 6:30 am
Price details
AU$1,751.78 x 1 AdultAU$1,751.78
Total
Price is AU$1,751.78
Until Tue, 24 Dec
First class 4-day tour
  • Activity duration is 5 days5d5d
  • English

First Class Hotels : 4 nights
SUV,VAN,MINIBUS: Profesional transport
Private tour : Great tour with excellent hotels 3 & 4 stars (private tour)
Pickup included

Starting time: 6:30 am
Price details
AU$2,438.10 x 1 AdultAU$2,438.10
Total
Price is AU$2,438.10
Until Tue, 24 Dec
Economic 5-day (shared tour)
  • Activity duration is 5 days5d5d
  • English

Economic Class Hotel: 5 nights
SUV,VAN,MINIBUS: Profesional transport
Economic: Good economic option with the possibility of travelling with other people. Guaranteed departures.
Pickup included

Starting time: 6:30 am
Price details
AU$1,553.41 x 2 AdultsAU$3,106.82
Total
Price is AU$3,106.82
Until Tue, 24 Dec
Standard 5-day Tour
  • Activity duration is 5 days5d5d
  • English

Standard Class Hotels: 5 nights
SUV,VAN,MINIBUS: Profesional transport
Standard: NIce option with a better category of hotels.
Pickup included

Starting time: 6:30 am
Price details
AU$2,278.12 x 1 AdultAU$2,278.12
Total
Price is AU$2,278.12
Until Tue, 24 Dec
First class 5-day tour
  • Activity duration is 5 days5d5d
  • English

First Class Hotels: 5 nights
SUV,VAN,MINIBUS: Profesional transport
First Class: Excellent option in private service with better category of hotels, you can decide some details of the tour with this option.
Pickup included

Starting time: 6:30 am
Price details
AU$2,918.04 x 1 AdultAU$2,918.04
Total
Price is AU$2,918.04
Until Tue, 24 Dec

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedBreakfasts
  • What's includedWhat's includedPure water all the trip
  • What's includedWhat's includedOne meal of courtesy
  • What's includedWhat's includedDriver/guide SUV (2 to 3 people) - Minivan (4 to 6 people) - Minibus (7 to 15 people)
  • What's includedWhat's includedsouvenir of courtesy
  • What's includedWhat's included4 or 5 nights accommodation depending on the tour option you choose. (based on double occupancy)
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fees to all activites according to your tour
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMeals
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPersonal expenses
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTips
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedOptional Horse at Quilotoa Lake ($10)

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 1 paying adult
  • If you are staying in a place different than a hotel, the guide will pick you up from your airBnB or house(please let us know the exact address)
  • Passport name, number,date of birth, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Quito - Cotopaxi - Quilotoa - Latacunga
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Latacunga hotel
Cotopaxi National Park
  • 4h
  • Admission ticket included
06:30 Early in the morning, the guide will pick you up from your hotel in Quito to begin the tour, first visit the Cotopaxi National Park, you will walk around the Limpiopungo Lake,and if the weather is clear you will have time to enjoy the scenery of one of the highest volcanoes of Ecuador and one of the most active in the world.
Laguna Quilotoa
  • 4h
  • Admission ticket included
After visiting Cotopaxi National Park, you will go to Quilotoa Lake, for many the most beautiful place in Ecuador, here you will walk to the bottom of the lake and for the return you can walk up or if you prefer you can rent a horse to ascend.. Finally you will travel to Latacunga to rest in your assigned hotel.
Canon del Rio Toachi
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
After visiting Quilotoa, you will have a short visit to the most impressive canyon in Ecuador. the Toachi canyon located next to the parish of Sumbahua. Finally you will travel to Latacunga City.
Day 2: Latacunga - Baños-Riobamba
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Riobamba hotel
Laguna de Yambo
  • 15m
The first stop of this day will be the viewpoint of the enchanted lagoon of Yambo. from here you will enjoy an amazing scenery.
Banos
  • 5h
09:00am-After visiting Yambo Lake you will go to the charming city of Baños to enjoy the famous” Av. De las Cascadas”, after visiting the waterfall of Pailon del Diablo, you will have time for a delicious lunch and then you will travel in one of the nicest cable cars over Pastaza river.
La Casa del Arbol
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
After your lunch, you will take the “Swing at the end of the world”, one of the most famous swings in Latin America. After this experience you will travel aroun 1:30 hours to Riobamba city.
Day 3: Riobamba-Chimborazo-Ingapirca-Cuenca
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Cuenca Hotel.
Mount Chimborazo
  • 4h
  • Admission ticket included
07:15am- After breakfast, the guide will pick you up to travel to Chimborazo Faunistic Reserve, there you will walk and enjoy the scenery of the highest mountain en Ecuador "Chimborazo", also there some times you will see vicuñas, lamas and alphacas. In this place you will arrive by car till the first refuge (4800masl) and from there if you agree, you could walk up 200mts to the second refuge of Chimborazo located at 5000masl. After this you will have time for your box lunch.
Iglesia de Balbanera
  • 15m
After visiting Chimborazo Mountain, you will visit the oldest church of Ecuador, La Balbanera is considered one of the most important churches in Ecuador and it is located in a nice andean valley, where the local people are preparing and selling the famous guineapig.
Ingapirca Archaeological Complex
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Here you will visit an archaeological complex of Ecuador "Ingapirca" here you will learn about the Cañari and Inca cultures. For people who start their tour on Fridays or Saturdays, the complex will be visited from outside since the Ingapirca ruins are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and will be complemented with a visit to the mountain called "face of the Inca". Then you will travel 1:30hours to Cuenca. Stay overnight .
Cuenca
  • 2h
Then you will travel for 1:30 min. to arrive to Cuenca to stay at the assigned hotel. Cuenca is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Ecuador and Southamerica (two nights in Cuenca)
Day 4: Cajas National Park + Cuenca City Tour
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Cuenca hotel End of services ( for the 4 day tour option )
El Cajas National Park
  • 4h
08:30am- after breakfast for the morning you will visit Cajas National Park, this place is considered one of the nicest places in all south America. you will walk in one of its trails learning and enjoying its magical andean scenery. After visiting the middle part of Cajas you will have time for a delicious lunch, and then you will travel back to the city of Cuenca for the city tour.
Cuenca
  • 4h
In the afternoon you will have a half day city tour of Cuenca considered the most beautiful city in Ecuador, here you will visit its historic centre that was declared a Cultural Heritage Site in 1999 by the Unesco, also you will walk by the riverbank of Tomebamba river. Additionally you will visit Turi viewpoint from where you will have a spectacular view of Cuenca and in the tour is possible to visit a Panama Hat Factory.
Day 5: Gualaceo and Chordeleg + Piedra de Agua SPA( Only 5 day tour option)
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Overnight at Cuenca Hotel End of services ( for the 5 day tour option )
Gualaceo
  • 4h
In this day you will visit the cantons of Gualaceo and Chordeleg to learn about jewellery to know more details about the famous filigrine technique and the manufacture of textiles in a traditional technique called IKAT. After visiting the artisanal villages you will travel back to Cuenca.
Piedra de Agua Fuente Termal & Spa
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
In the afternoon after lunch you will go to the parish of Baños to relax your body in one of the best SPAs in the country. Baños is an extinct volcanoe of Ecuador.
Cuenca
  • 1h
After doing the activities the tour guide will drop you off in your hotel in Cuenca. End of services.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCanon del Rio Toachi
    • Kilometros Del Canton Sigchos 10
    • 050450, Pujili, Ecuador

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLECanon del Rio Toachi
    • Kilometros Del Canton Sigchos 10
    • 050450, Pujili, Ecuador

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