Cajas National Park Tour: Discover South America's Spectacular Andean Ecosystem

Embark on a full-day tour of Cajas National Park and immerse yourself in the breathtaking Andean ecosystem. Discover over 200 glacial lakes, diverse vegetation, and encounter beautiful birds, llamas, and alpacas. Experience the authentic beauty of South America!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • El Cajas National Park - TOUR DETAILS :
    • Lenght: 8 hours approx.
    • Start / Finish: Cuenca
    • Activity Level: Moderate to Challenging
    DESCRIPTION:  
    Be picked up from your accommodation in the morning and drive for approximately 1 hour to Cajas National Park, located 30km west of Cuenca. During this tour you’ll visit two altitude levels within…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Lunch included (option available without lunch)
  • Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Tips
  • Personal expenses
Additional Information

Discover the magic of Cajas National Park, one of the most beautiful places in South America, on a full day tour of approximately 8 hours. Explore and learn about the Andean vegetation.
In this spectacular place you can enjoy a lake system that has more than 200 lakes of glacial origin.
In addition to the beautiful landscape, you can enjoy the presence…

Location
El Cajas National Park
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Voyager32648525043
Aug 8, 2024
To do absolutely! - Very nice visit to the park cajas and Diego super Guide! We recommend this tour a place near Cuenca to discover absolutely. Antoine
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848daxr
Jul 31, 2024
El Cajas, stunning natural beauty - Our tour guide Diego was the best we’ve had while traveling in Latin America this last year. He was knowledgeable not only about the El Cajas National Parks history, but plant and wildlife residing there too. Diego was also energetic and engaged throughout the entire day from pick up early in the morning till he dropped us off late in the afternoon. El Cajas is a must see national park. With its multiple ecosystems, terrain, climates and wildlife within. This jewel should be well known as Yosemite, Yellowstone or the Amazon Rainforest.
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Sayurij2018
Jul 27, 2024
Great excursion not too far from Cuenca - My guide was Edison. This was a well planned trip with a nice longer scenic hike through the Toreadora area. Lunch was at a restaurant with a beautiful view and typical Ecuadorian food. The last part of the tour was a visit to the lowest altitude area of the park, Llaviucu. It was a shorter hike with very different vegetation from the first hike. Edison is very fluent in English and is very knowledgeable. Edison kept the trip right on schedule the entire day and we got back to Cuenca just before 4pm.
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Mohdahli
Jul 8, 2024
Great tour and amazing views. Recommend when visiting Cuenca - Moses was very professional, fun and informative. We went to a beautiful trail with many lagoons and enjoyed the views. I never expected cajas would be worth it, dont see the pictures just go.
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Cameronn552
Jun 21, 2024
Priceless adventure - We picked the group tour including lunch, and we ended up being the only ones on the tour. Eddie was our tour guide, and he was amazing!! He was timely picking us up at our airbnb, he was extremely knowledgeable about the city and flora and fauna, and he was a great photographer for my partner and I. He was very kind, and understanding with me having some altitude sickness issues. He altered the route based off of our liking and capabilities, and he also took us on an errand we needed to run before dropping us off back at our airbnb. It was the most amazing and affordable excursion we’d ever been on, and would most definitely do another with him! I highly recommend doing this tour!
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Laura
Jun 12, 2024
Amazing hike - We had an amazing time. Andres was very informative and really knew his stuff. We weren't sure what to expect but we had a wonderful time on both hikes.
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Sherpa485261
Jun 11, 2024
Great experience ! - The experience was amazing. Even though we weren’t fit for the trip our guide still gave us enough time to enjoy our trip and even compromised in order to make the most of our trip!
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Jcallihan21
May 28, 2024
A beautiful day in Cajas - Moisés was an excellent guide with a wealth of knowledge. We hiked roughly 5 miles and had incredible views the entire time. He has excellent knowledge of plants and animals for the region. This is a very professional service and I would recommend to anyone visiting the Cuenca area!
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Timom933
Apr 13, 2024
We had an amazing time at Cajas national park with Polylepis tours - We had an amazing trip to Cajas national park with Polylepis tours and our amazing guide Wilson. We did two two-hour hikes at two different locations, and also went to a beautiful viewpoint, from which we could have a very nice view over parts of the Cajas national park. Everything was very well organized and everything was on time. We were also picked up from our hotel. Our guide Wilson was very friendly and was very talented at spotting all the different interesting animals and plants and was even able to name all of them. He knew many interesting facts about the Cajas national park and we were amazed by his knowledge. At the end of the tour, we also he an exceptional lunch. I would highly recommend this tour if you are in Cuenca and I can highly recommend Polylepis tours and their amazing guide Wilson.
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Ebandersen
Jun 24, 2024
Really good trip, which can be recommended - We had a really good trip with William, who was a really nice guide with a lot of knowledge and who spoke super fine English. The National Park was also really nice and the included lunch was also nice with different options.
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