Cotopaxi and Quilotoa Tour: One-Day Adventure

Embark on a breathtaking guided tour of Cotopaxi and Quilotoa, two natural wonders in Ecuador, in just one day. Explore the active volcano of Cotopaxi and hike around Limpiopungo Lake, before visiting the stunning Quilotoa lake in the Ecuadorian Andes.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cotopaxi National Park - enjoy the nature in the Cotopaxi national park,
  • Laguna de Limpiopungo - this is the best place to enjoy of the Cotopaxi volcano, in our hike around the Limpiopungo lagoon in the national park
  • Laguna Quilotoa - the great color of this lagoon is magical, you have the chance to hike to the botton
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bilingual Tour Guide
  • Pick Up / Drop off
  • Lunch
  • Entrance to Quilotoa Volcano
  • Entrance to Cotopaxi National Park
What's Not Included
  • Breakfast
  • Alcoholic beverages
Additional Information

Enjoying one day Cotopaxi and Quilotoa Tour from Quito, these locations in a single day, everything included. Our guide will pick up from your hotel in Quito Metropolitan to start with this spectacular excursion on the avenue of the volcano, where you enjoy the Cotopaxi Active volcano and hike around the Limpiopungo Lake, and then, connecting to the…

Location
Cotopaxi National Park
Cancellation Policy

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

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Caroline
Mar 26, 2025
Highly recommended tour! - My guide Pedro was very knowledgeable and the tour so interesting. We even got to see rare Ecuadorean condors as they circled Cotopaxi volcano - its summit covered in a glacier. We visited the nearby lagoon and he pointed out many birds and flowers of interest. The magnificent Quilatoa was a highlight! A magical day!
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Brie4570
Jan 31, 2025
Best guide to see Quito! - Diego is an awesome guide. He showed us so much of Quito in the 10 hours we spent with him. He was knowledgeable, patient, and his English was perfect. He seemed to know where to go to have the best views and the best weather. We could not have had a better guide to see the beauty of Quito.
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Susanjane2015
Jan 23, 2025
Great trip, great guide! - Diego was an excellent guide. He arrived on time and shared much interesting information about Cotopaxi and Quilotoa and about Ecuador in general. I highly recommend him.
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Iantz7526jw
Jan 17, 2025
Amazing day touring Cotopaxi and Quilotoa! - Pedro was an amazing guide, he constantly went above and beyond to make sure I had the best day and tour possible! It was a cloudy day so we drove around and up Cotopaxi to get the best views possible. After Cotopaxi we had a quick view of Quilotoa followed by lunch and then a hike down and back up. Overall 10/10 day made possible by Pedro.
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560chanceh
Jan 16, 2025
A must do on your trip! - We had an amazing time, Pedro was very knowledgeable and helpful with giving us the best experience possible! We really enjoyed the volcano experience we even got to pet some alpacas.
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Susie
Dec 23, 2024
The perfect 2 days outside of Quito - This was a perfect 2day-1 night! Pedro is exactly the type of guide I like, knowledgeable, informative, not pushy on sales, and did exactly the tour I wanted. One day focused on Cotopaxi and then next on Quilotoa. The hotel was old with a lot of history and we loved the chimney in our room. I 100% recommend this tour and guide!
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Chanels106
Dec 10, 2024
Pedro toured me to Cotapoxi and Quilatoa! - I had a wonderful time visiting Cotapoxi and Quilatoa with Pedro! He was knowledgeable and very kind! I highly recommend you asking for Pedro and do the same tour.
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Miraedelstein1
Oct 12, 2024
Fantastic day visiting 2 volcanos - We had a wonderful day visiting the Cotopaxi and Quilotoa volcanos with the best guide! Pedro was so kind, informative, helpful and fun! We highly reccommend this tour to visitors coming to Quito. Ask for Pedro!
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Team_gel_canada
Feb 9, 2024
Excellent tour, ask for Irene and Jimmy - Excellent tour, ask for Irene and Jimmy. The tour started with a seamless hotel pickup at 7:00 am. the first stop along the way was at Cotopaxi. We received a brief orientation at the information post where we also stopped for a hot cup of tea. Continuing on, we reached the viewing area where we were given the opportunity to take some pictures. We were given the choice of going a bit higher or walking around the lagoon and we opted for the lagoon walk. It was a bit cloudy but we still managed to get a few decent pictures of Cotopaxi. From Cotopaxi was a long drive to Quilotoa but the scenery was very interesting to look at. The views of Quilotoa were spectacular. We opted not to go down to the lake as the views from the top were awesome and it was nice to relax and take in the views. The hike to the bottom and back to the top would have probably added another couple hours had we done it. Lunch at Quilotoa was also really good. One of us opted for the set menu option and the other got the potato soup. Both were delicious. We were also given the opportunity to visit a few souvenir shops. The tour ended up taking just over 10 hours to get us back to our hotel. Irene was a fabulous guide. She was very easy to understand and provided plenty of very informative information both during the drives and at each of the stops. Jimmy was a very good driver. We felt very safe for the entire journey and he did a very good job on making the windy roads an enjoyable experience. Overall, it was an excellent trip and a great way to see two of Ecuador's top sites in a single day. If you're pressed for time, this is an excellent option.
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Sramirezn
Dec 12, 2023
Great experience visiting Quito and surroundings, it is a unique experience - Quito is very worth it for the surroundings that you can visit and in the city the best thing that you should go to is the Quito cable car and the visit to the Basilica going up to the towers. Both are great and unique experiences. Having visited Mindo, Quilotoa and Baños (go to the Pailon del Diablo waterfall and look for the tree house), made our trip memorable
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