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Cotopaxi & Quilotoa Tour: Witness Nature's Wonders with Optional Hotel Transport
4.5
166 Ratings
Quito
Experience the wonders of nature on a full-day guided tour from Quito. Witness the majestic Cotopaxi volcano, explore the stunning Limpiopungo Lagoon, and indulge in shopping. Optional hotel transport available.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Cotopaxi National Park - The park is located in the largest volcanic area of Ecuador. In the central part is the Cotopaxi, one of the most active and highest volcanoes in the world. To the northwest is the Rumiñahui and between the two mountains is the Limpiopungo valley. Despite the great height, the Park has numerous species of mammals and birds.
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What's Included
- Professional guide
- Optional hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Lunch and drinks
Additional Information
Get the best of all worlds and combine history, nature and shopping on a full day guided tour from Quito. You’ll witness spectacular scenery, see the active volcano Cotopaxi and the Limpiopungo Lagoon - all before returning back to Quito!
It’s a tour that visits two major tourist attractions in a single day.
On the way to the Cotopaxi National Park, you will have the opportunity to drink tea to prevent altitude sickness.
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- Note: train operation is subject to change. Days in which train operation is not available the trip will be made by bus.
- Optional pick-up and drop-off from selected hotels at an additional cost.
Location
Hotel NH Collection Quito Royal
Luis Cordero
The meeting point is the NH Collection at 7:00 am.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(166 Ratings)
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Peiney_a
Jul 31, 2024
Xavier communicated with... - Xavier communicated with us early and often prior to our pick up day to confirm times. He was flexible even when our flight was delayed several hours on arrival. Professional and courteous. Would recommend and use his company again in our future travels
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Rom_t
Jul 26, 2024
Great tour, highly recommended - Great experience. Javier is a good guide. He made sure that we all had a good time. The tour to Quillotoa was the best. I’ve never seen such a beautiful Lake in all of my travels..
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Grigori_t
Jul 10, 2024
Good tour from Quito - Nice tour, we visited everything during one day. Basically you spend most time in the bus driving from one location to another. If you don't want to do hiking over Cotopaxi and Quilotoia, this tour is ideal. Guide was very nice and tried to tell us everything.
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Zach_l
Jun 21, 2024
Perfect Day Trip! - Pick up as your choice of hotel was a breeze. The 15 passenger bus arrive promptly at the scheduled pick up time. There were a total of 4 passengers (all of us were solo but ended up becoming friends) with a driver and guide. Andrea was excellent! She gave us the history, fun facts, and geology of Quito and the region as we headed to Cotopaxi. We stopped for restrooms and food between Cotopaxi and Quilotoa and got lunch before making the drive back to Quito. We also made a stop at Toachi River Canyon (Mini USA Grand Canyon) for a cool viewpoint and restroom break.
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Tour58000540655
Jun 18, 2024
Book with Irene! - This is a great trip because you can see Cotopaxi and Quilotoa in the same day. There's a quick stop for breakfast in the morning if you didn't eat before, and we had a nice lunch at Quilotoa after Cotopaxi around 2pm. The meals aren't included but everything is priced reasonably.
Irene is honestly one of the best guides I've ever had. She is amazing at her job. It's not easy what guides do but she made it seem effortless. Some people are just so well suited to what they do. Thank you so much Irene, it was an unforgettable day!
Dan
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Kirsten_d
Jun 14, 2024
A MUST DO WHEN YOURE IN ECUADOR - This is the tour of all tours from pick up to drop off! They pick you up right from your hotel & on the way to Cotopaxi mountain they stop for breakfast which was perfect before we started the day! We got to Cotopaxi and it was cloudy, but Irene our tour guide kept saying we have to keep faith and be in good spirits & we got to the top at the views of Cotopaxi mountain were clear as day!! Irene was so knowledgeable about all things Ecuador from tour related information to any random questions we asked! Then we headed to Quilotoa lake, which was beautiful! We stopped at the viewpoints to take photos and had lunch at a restaurant there which was delicious - you must try the Potato soup! Hands down the best tour I’ve done in Ecuador - make sure to choose this one and ask for Irene to be your tour guide - oh she also takes the best photos!!
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Janiceg674
Jun 13, 2024
Excellent tour - Irene the tour girl is amazing, her knowledge and professionalism is on top. She knows so much about her culture and everything that i asked her she answer me with a lot knowledge . She explained every single details about our trip. I really enjoyed the trip
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Benedict
Jun 11, 2024
Great experience enjoy taking the photos and seeing people. - Very lovely person who showed us to the two main places. Beautiful weather that day. Very impressed with guide able to speak Spanish and English.
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Nir_e
May 15, 2024
great tour, great guide. - great tour that covers both sites which are usually in separate tours.
our guide, ANDREA was excellent, and so was the driver.
thanks!
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Marcelaph3055gh
Jun 22, 2024
Nice experience in Ecuador - Good tour, beautiful place, very dear guide Javier and always attentive to those required by those who went on the tour.
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