Recommendations for people who want to climb snowy mountains - Great journey, I set out alone and my guide Kevin was very responsible. I know it takes five hours to get from Quito to Chimborazo, but along the way you can see the famous volcanoes and experience different central scenery. The climb takes one to two hours depending on physical strength, and we go from shelter one to shelter two, 5,033 metres. It's a little hard to climb, so make sure you wear good shoes. Temperatures in July are around zero, but windy near the summit. After coming down we went to lunch, in a warm mountaineer hostel, and the food was surprisingly good. Recommended for anyone who lives in Quito and wants to climb a snowy mountain, Chimborazo's history and scenery will never disappoint you.

Excellent!!!! - Excellent Tour, beautiful views, the volcano is a beauty in every sense. It is well worth the effort to get to the ice part, it is very close to Laguna Cóndor. The guides were excellent, very friendly and made our experience the best.

Long but worth it! - It was a long drive, as expected, but the trip was worth it! The views on the drive were amazing, and we saw many vicuñas and a fox on our hike up Chimborazo. Would recommend!

Great Trip to See Chimborazo - This is a great way to see Mt. Chimborazo from Quito. It comes with breakfast before we get to the mountain and lunch after. The hike to the refuge is challenging, but well worth it. The views are are spectacular. Our tour guide was terrific.

To short… - The Guide was best you can have. He know a lot about the nature and ecplained very well. The trip was safty and good organised. Thanks!

best way to go to the Chimborazo - I had a very good hike with them. They took you from Baños to Chimborazo in a van, and from the first refuge you walk 50 minutes to get to the Condor Cocha Lagoon. The guide is very promptly and kind, he answered every question I had. The downhill was so good. The guide is near you in the van just in case. Highly recommended.

Awesome experience at a unique mind blowing location - This was a magical day @ a real mind blowing volcano and landscape. Both my guide Daniel & driver Santiago went out of their way to get the most out of this experience. If I had to rate them, it would have been 5 stars plus, ver well done!!! Nevertheless I rate the booking 3 stars, because the description says biking downhill. There is no such thing included and they offer no restitution for not living up to that part of the trip. Second point is that communication before the trip started, was mediocre. No response to email and dietary restrictions were not noted

Do not recommend - This tour was disappointing from beginning to end, and I cannot recommend it to anyone. The good: The hike itself - a bit challenging due to the altitude and scree but overall a solid hike. No need for hiking boots, but a trailrunner or trail sneaker (something with good tread) would be ideal. Cold weather gear is a must. The hike takes up maybe 2 hours out of the entire trip. The bad: First, the way the tour is scheduled, we ended up leaving Quito probably around 7:30/8am or so, and did not reach the mountain until well after noon. Any hiker knows that you should ideally reach the mountain in the morning when the weather and clouds have not settled. We weren't even close. Could not see a thing. The company should schedule their pickups earlier and not allocate an hour for breakfast (way too long for eggs and bread). The lunch plan was... nonexistent. We drove around for 30+ minutes after leaving Chimborazo as the driver and guide could not find the lunch restaurant. It turned out that the company had picked a place that no one had ever heard of or been to (including the locals, who we pulled up alongside x3 to ask for directions). The company ultimately gave us a plan B, which was a restaurant that wasn't even open! They clearly had agreed to open up the place just for us as the lights hadn't even been turned on. The tour guide then told us that we had a stipend of $5 USD to spend on lunch and anything over that we would need to reimburse. There were not many things covered by a $5 stipend, so we had to top up on our lunch that should have been included in the "all-inclusive" tour cost. Last thing, our guide barely spoke to us the entire tour, preferring to speak to other travelers who knew Spanish. He did not provide much information to the group about Chimborazo, the local area, vicunas, Quito, Ecuador, etc. Most of the (long) van journey was silent. I was very excited for this tour, but unfortunately, it was a major letdown. I recommend that you consider other options before booking. Note: The booking states "This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate" but this is not accurate as there was another couple on our tour.