Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
Venture yourself in this incredible 2-day expedition, biking on dirt roads and single tracks, enjoy the amazing landscape created by the powerful Andean Volcanos, camp right in front of Cotopaxi, the highest active and most beautiful volcano of Ecuador and trek to the basecamp at 16.000 feet.
Important Note: A minimum of 2 passengers is required for this trip.
What's included
Accommodation based on double occupancy: Camping.
Private transportation
Activities: Bike and Trek in Cotopaxi National Park
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Trip Leader: Certified AJ expert English-speaking adventure trip leader
Gear: High quality bikes, front suspension and hydraulic brakes
Travel insurance (required)
Meals not listed in the itinerary
Personal expenses
Tips for guides and drivers
What to expect
Day 1: BIKING TO THE INCA RUINS
Cotopaxi National Park
12h · Admission ticket included
On our first day you will be picked up at 8:00 am from your hotel, then travel by car for two hours to the Cotopaxi National Park, our first stop will be at the Mariscal Sucre Museum, here your guide
will explain about the Volcano and surroundings, later we continue by car for twenty more minutes and arrive at the water channel, hereafter a safety talk, we will start our biking adventure, the first part is on a dirt flat road, and late it will be on a single track surrounded by volcanic remains from the last eruption of Cotopaxi, after two hours we arrive at the Pucará, these are some Inca ruins where we have a stop for learning about this very important Ancient Civilization, and here we have lunch as well.
Later we continue by bike on some single tracks, flat and downhill, depending on you, you can continue biking on a challenging uphill for 2 hours to the campsite, or you can jump in the car. Tonight we dine and sleep at the campsite in front of Cotopaxi.
Day 2: TREK TO THE BASECAMP
Cotopaxi National Park
12h · Admission ticket included
Today in the morning our guide will have hot coffee ready for you to drink it while you enjoy the view of the Cotopaxi Volcano, after breakfast we will drive to the parking lot at 15.000 feet and then trek all the way to the José Rivas Refugio at 16.000 feet, if your physical and the weather conditions allow us, we might continue to the glacier at 17.000 feet, later we go back to the car and drive to a local restaurant to enjoy a warm lunch before traveling back to Quito.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Meet your guide at the lobby hotel at 8 am
Additional information
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
