Cotopaxi and Banos Tour: Experience Volcanoes, Lagoons, and Waterfalls All in One Day
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Cotopaxi National Park
Embark on an unforgettable adventure through Cotopaxi National Park and Baños. Explore volcanoes, lagoons, waterfalls, and even swing above the clouds in the Tree House. Book now!
Duration: 14 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Cotopaxi National Park - We arrive at the Main Entrance of the National Pak Cotopaxi.
What's Included
  • Pick up and Drop off
  • Bilingual Tour Guide
  • Tickets
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Breakfast
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

Our journey commences in the early hours, as our guide collects us for an exciting expedition. Ninety minutes later, we’ll reach the gateway to Cotopaxi National Park to log our entry before making our way to the Limpiopungo lagoon. Given favorable weather conditions, we’ll have the chance to gaze upon the majestic Cotopaxi Volcano, towering at 5,897 meters, followed by a trek around the lagoon. We then embark on a three-hour journey to Baños, enjoying a brief exploration of the city. Next, we proceed to the Agoyan Waterfall for a photo opportunity, and subsequently experience the Manto de la Novia waterfall cable car crossing over the Pastaza River, offering an intimate view of the cascade. Our tour includes a visit to the renowned Baños confectionery workshop, before heading to the exquisite Pailón del Diablo waterfall, the most celebrated in Baños. Our culminating venture is to the Tree House, home to the iconic swing hanging amidst the clouds. Concluding this adventure, we make our way back to the city of Quito.

Location
Cotopaxi National Park
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sabyasachi_g
Apr 8, 2024
Amazing day trip - Lovely lovely trip in a super comfortable car with a lovely guide Pedro. The view of Mount Cotopaxi took our breath away .The Ecuadorean roads were so wonderful.Banos was a tourist paradise,such a happening place with lots to shop and eat. The waterfalls were stunning and the cable car ride across the river was the highlight of the trip. Pedro drove us around beautifully and kept informing us about all things needed. The ice cream stop on the highway was also a surprise. Over all a great day out albeit quite long at almost 14 hours but we slept all the way back. Lunch was also yummy ,the trout was delectable . A must do day trip if you are short of time and not want to miss the two attractions. Thank you Pedro .
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Deliat887
Mar 31, 2024
Beautiful and fun day to Banos - Highly recommend this tour. It was busy long day but we had fun time whole day. We only have short stay in Quito before Amazon trip. The guide David is knowledgable. We learn lots of history too. The views are beautiful, the lunch was delicious local food. The highlight was the swing, so much fun. The park is beautiful. Highly recommend this company. Communicate is clear. We started on time. It was a long day due to traffic on holiday. The driver Robert drove nice safely.
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402susannek
Mar 23, 2024
Great day trips!! - Our guide Pedro was great! We went to Cotopaxi, Baños and Mindo. He showed us all the good places and explained everything! We really enjoyed our two days with him and would always book it again!
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Steven_t
Mar 8, 2024
Amazing places with an amazing guide - We had a great day with David touring Cotopaxi and Banos. Day was jam packed with photo stops, breakfast, lunch a walk in Cotopaxi, two sets of water falls, a tram, ice cream and a ride on a swing on the side of a cliff. Highly recommend David as a tour guide as he was attentive, engaging and a wealth of information. Thanks David for making it a great day !!
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538laurenv
Mar 4, 2024
Jam-packed and totally worth it - What a great way for us to see more of Ecuador on a tight schedule. This day trip was one of the biggest highlights of our 2 week trip! Be prepared for a long day, but it's jam-packed with gorgeous scenery and beautiful sights. Pedro is a wonderful guide and Javier is an excellent driver. We did the private option for 4 people and had an entire minibus to ourselves.
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Stevegv77
Feb 24, 2024
A Tour of Paradise - Cotopaxi & Baños tour is absolutely amazing! Cotopaxi National Park is stunning and beautiful. The park is like a different planet - you feel alone in the world. It’s refreshing. Cotopaxi peak can be tricky to see, you have to be lucky just like any tall mountain peaks but we were fortunate! Baños and surrounding area is a great town and backpacker’s dream destination. The round trip from Quito is gorgeous. The green mountains are adorned with waterfalls and you get to get up close and personal with a couple including the Devil’s cauldron which is easily one of the most spectacular spots we’ve seen anywhere on Earth! Pedro is an incredible tour guide - friendly and knowledgeable and Javier is one of the best drivers around! Ecuador is beyond beautiful and we were lucky to find this awesome tour. 110% worth it!!!
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Arob
Feb 14, 2024
Adventures across Ecuador. - Great driver and guide on a busy holiday weekend using Google maps to avoid the crowded streets. We got to see views that most don’t. Fun stops and the ease of having everything taken care of a big plus.
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Erikamalhotra
Dec 15, 2023
Great day with Pedro as our guide! - Pedro was an excellent tour guide and was a huge part in making our first trip to Ecuador so great! He was flexible in the things we wanted to do and made the right adjustments based on weather. It was cloudy at Cotopaxi so he drove as high as he could to see if it would clear - it didn’t but we played on the snow at 15,000 feet and had some glimpses of the top of the volcano. What a memory! We made all the stops in Baños and had a great lunch, complete with our request for tomate de arbol (tree tomato) in juice form so we could try it and then became addicted! We did A LOT in one day and thoroughly enjoyed our day! One note for others is that that lunch was later in the afternoon (2:30 to 3pm ish) so we would have brought more snacks or eaten something small at one of the prior stops if we had been clear on that. Thank you, Pedro!
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Sandriiemer
Dec 8, 2023
Day in Ecuador - This trip was fantastic! Our guide, Irene, knew what she was doing and was amazing! You could really feel the love she has for Ecuador. The day was foggy so we didn't get a good view of Cotopaxi but Irene added some food stops along the way to help us feel like the time spent going there wasn't wasted. Banos was fabulous and allowed us to see some beautiful rock formations not seen at other waterfalls This tour was very long but we didn't mind as we were able to see so much of the country. Our driver, Gabriel, did a great job getting us around safely.
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41priyankak
Nov 7, 2023
Amazing day trip! - This tour was amazing! My friends and I got great views of the volcano and the waterfalls! Pedro was the best - he was dedicated towards getting us the best views, told us a lot of history and fun facts about Ecuador & things we saw and was very patient with our request for photos (:P). We were a group of 3 girls and felt safe the entire time! Would highly recommend this tour!
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