Cotopaxi Volcano Private Tour: Full Day Hiking and Horse Riding Adventure near Quito
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67 Ratings

Enjoy one of the finest experiences in the Andes Mountains near Quito, within an active volcano. If outdoor activities captivate you, then this is tailored for you. Engage in horse riding in the upper regions, trek to the José Ribas shelter situated at 4864m (15958ft), and encounter a rich variety of flora and fauna in these tremendous expeditions.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Parque Nacional Cotopaxi - Our Private and Personalized Cotopaxi Volcano Horse Riding and hike Day tour is the best Experience in the Andes Mountains. Leaving from your location at 07.30am, we will take the Highway but not without Before, a great stop in a viewpoint to admire Quito City from other perspective. Once we get to the Cotopaxi Nacional Park, we have a chance to visit a local gallery while we make the process to register our visit. Regarding our itinerary, we Will take the Horse Riding first. 1.30hours in the highlands above 13000ft in the flat area, accompanied for local cowboys. It is the best introduction to this beautiful landscape. Afterwards, we take our car and drive for thirty minutes to get to the parking lot. Our hiking activity Will begin there. An elevation gain from 4500m(14763ft) to 4864m (15958ft) to get to the José Ribas refuge and have the best views you ever seen. That is an easy hike but depends how we move there. Please let’s go slowly. Going back to the car, we will Drive for 45 minutes to get to the local restaurant. A taste a local gastronomy of the area. To feed the llamas and alpacas Will be the best Experience the day. Finally a drive to go back to the hotel around 17pm.
What's Included
  • Horse Riding rental included
  • All entry fees covered
  • Delicious lunch provided
  • Enjoy in-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Elijah_m
Jun 17, 2024
Nice tour guide, had a... - Nice tour guide, had a great time riding the horses. Great way to explore Ecuador. Would recommend. .
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Stefanie_h
Jun 12, 2024
Remarkable! - I recently had the pleasure of joining this tour led by an exceptionally professional guide, Joshua. The entire experience was meticulously organized, ensuring that every detail was taken care of. From start to finish, the tour exceeded all my expectations. Joshua's expertise and attentiveness made the experience truly memorable. I was thoroughly impressed and would highly recommend this tour to anyone seeking a remarkable and well-orchestrated adventure in Ecudaor.
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Raymond_s
Jun 5, 2024
My Favorite Experience in Ecuador - After having finished solo-traveling within Ecuador for almost 10 days, I can say with certainty that this was my best experience in the country. The scenery and overall atmosphere throughout the park was unlike anything I had ever seen before; it blew me away. Both the horseback riding throughout cotopaxi park and hike up cotopaxi volcano are definetly things everyone should try experiencing at least once. I highly recommend asking for Kathy when booking this experience. She was absolutely excellent. Not only is she a great conversationalist, but she went above and beyond on every step of the trip, ensuring that I was both comfortable and had a great time. While in the park, I had great experience, with her taking pictures and stopping as many times as I needed during the hike to acclimate to the elevation. She also gladly answered all of my inquiries and gave recommendations for other things to do during my trip. The lunch we had afterwards was also really good. This is definetly a must-do experience while in Ecuador.
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Volfs2016
Jun 3, 2024
Time and time going for the extra mile to make sure I have a great experience in the park 👍👍❤️❤️ very much love and enjoy the - I have a great experience 👍 very well spoke and spent the time it was on my bucket list and I'm thinking of going back over there
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Carl_c
May 31, 2024
The best trip ever! - One of the best tours ever! Marcial was the best guide ever. Exceeded our expectations in every way! Amazing, just amazing trip. I researched all the options on trip advisor, airbnb, etc. and this is the one!!! Safe, fun and top notch experience. Do it!
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Carldesouza
May 30, 2024
Cotopaxi tour with horse ride - Had an incredible time with Galindo on this tour! We drove from Quito to Cotopaxi, a very smooth ride. The National Park is spectacular. We went horse riding at the base of the volcano, which was surreal, and saw the lake as well. Lunch was really good! All in all, incredible tour and Galindo was an expert guide and a really wonderful person!
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Whisper
May 20, 2024
Surreal and Beautiful experience! INCREDIBLE - I had an amazing time! The horseback riding was so fun and I got to run with the horse which was my first time ever going fast with a horse. Then we hiked up to the Jose Rivas Refuge which was challenging but Kathy was a great tour guide and very encouraging! It was very windy and rainy but it was still so fun once I got to the top and finished. Didn’t have any altitude problems besides it was difficult to breath so we would take a few steps at a time then break. After the horseback riding and hiking we had a great lunch and Kathy gave me carrots to feed the llamas at the restaurant. It was so much fun I would definitely go again!!
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Fatima
May 18, 2024
Visit to Cotopaxi and horseback riding tour - An incredible experience, highly recommended. The horseback riding tour in the mountains is very worthwhile and best of all, no prior experience is necessary. Pato was very friendly, he told us many interesting things about the place and helped us with some incredible photos. The climb to the refuge is not complicated and the place is beautiful. An excellent experience!!!
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Jenniferpv2876uv
May 15, 2024
Amazing - I can’t say enough about Kathy. I had a wonderful day. The horses were very safe and the loop was beautiful. I didn’t make it all the way up to Cotopaxi. Darn elevation, I turned around at about 13000 feet. Kathy was so supportive and helping me decide to turn around. If you’re looking for a wonderful day of talking, sight seeing. This is the tour and guide to do it with.
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Connor
May 13, 2024
Amazing full day experience outside Quito - We did the full day private horseback ride and hike in Cotopaxi. Our guide was Kathy and the entire experience was absolutely amazing. Kathy was an incredible guide, she picked us up at 730am from our hotel sharing lots of knowledge and facts about the city of Quito along the way. We stopped for pictures and snacks before getting to Cotopaxi to go on the horseback ride. It was absolutely beautiful, Kathy told us about the local flora and fauna and also took so many great pictures with us. Once we finished the horseback ride we drove to the start of the trail, the hike up was hard but was well worth it. Afterwards we went for a wonderful lunch. I would highly highly recommend Kathy and this tour to anyone coming to Quito it was an amazing experience.
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