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This program has been designed for people who wish to discover Ecuador and its various native communities through a different approach, using different means of transportation: hiking, horse-riding, mountain bike and rafting.
For this program, you have to be in good physical shape and able to adapt to all kind of landscape and climate...
Here is the suggested itinerary, keeping in mind it could be subject to modification according to season, weather and unexpected events.
PROGRAM
Meals included are indicated as follow: B: Breakfast L: Lunch D: Dinner
Day 1. PICHINCHA VOLCANO - HIKING.
Departure to the Pichincha active volcano for an altitude acclimatization hiking. Ascension to the top 4.784 meters, 5 hours hike. Magnificent view over the crater, box lunch. Return to Quito in the afternoon. Hotel in Quito.
L (Box lunch)
Day 2. PAPALLACTA - TAMBO - HIKING.
Breakfast and then departure to Papallacta pass (at an altitude of 4200 meters). Acclimatization hiking around the lakes
of the area. Box lunch. Night in Papallacta.
B L (Box lunch) D
Day 3. ANTISANA - HIKING.
Breakfast then loading luggage on the horses and departure for the base of the Antisana volcano. 8 hours hiking. Box lunch. Supper
and camping at night in tents.
B L (Box lunch) D
Day 4. ANTISANA - LASSO - MOUNTAIN BIKE.
After breakfast, clean-up of camping grounds, then departure on mountain bikes towards Quito through the high moors of the
Central Cordillera (42 Km and 1200 meters Down Hill). Box lunch. Transfer by private transport to Lasso where we'll have supper and spend the night at the local inn.
B L (Box lunch) D
Day 5. RUMIÑAHUI - TIGUA - HIKING.
Breakfast then departure by private car towards Cotopaxi National Park. Ascension of the Central Peak of Rumiñahui volcano 4721 meters and 7 hours walk. Box lunch. Return to Lasso and then to Tigua. Supper and night at the Inn.
B L (Box lunch) D
Day 6. ZUMBAHUA - QUILOTOA - MOUNTAIN BIKE.
Breakfast and departure by Mountain bike towards Quilotoa (27 km and 700 meters Up Hill). Visit on the way of the Zumbahua Market (only on Saturday).
Hiking down to the crater of the volcano. Box lunch. Supper and overnight in the Community of Quilotoa.
B L (Box lunch) D
Day 7. QUILOTOA - CHUGCHILÁN - HIKING.
Breakfast then hiking from Quilotoa to Chugchilán. Beautiful rural sceneries. Box lunch. Supper and overnight in Chugchilan
B L (Box lunch) D
Day 8. CHUGCHILÁN - HORSE RIDING - BAÑOS.
Breakfast. Horse-riding for approximately 4 hours to the rainforest near Chugchilán. Lunch. Departure from Chugchilán to Baños. Hotel in Baños.
B L (Box lunch)
Day 9. BAÑOS - RELAX.
Breakfast and free day in Baños. Hotel in Baños.
B
Day 10. BAÑOS - PUYO - TENA - MOUNTAIN BIKE.
Breakfast. Mountain bike downhill until Puyo (80 Km and 1000 meters Down Hill). Box lunch. Departure to Tena by public transportation. Hotel in Tena.
B L (Box lunch)
Day 11. RAFTING ON JATUNYACU RIVER.
Breakfast. Rafting trip. 25 Km, 3 hours downstream the river. Box lunch by the riverside. Return to Tena. Hotel in Tena.
B L (Box lunch)
Day 12. COME BACK TO QUITO.
Breakfast. Return to Quito. Hotel. End of program.
B