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2 Day Trip: QUITO – COTOPAXI - RIOBAMBA
THE HIGHLANDS OF ECUADOR
1st day: Quito – Cotopaxi – Riobamba
Pick up from your hotel. Then we drive South through the Avenue of Volcanoes. . First stop the Cotopaxi National Park, located in the base of the Cotopaxi Volcano. Cotopaxi means "throat of fire" in indigenous language the incredible eruptions helped this surname, considered the highest active volcano in the world. First we visit the interpretation center and Limpiopungo lake (paramo grasslands / Ecuadorian equivalent of the arctic tundra), drive up to 4800m (15.000 ft) and trek up to Padre Rivas mountain climbing refuge (1 hour hiking). You will have the opportunity to touch and lay on the snow.
Optional lunch at the colonial hacienda La Ciénega an old hacienda of the XVII century. Then we continue to the Andean city of Riobamba, cradle of ecuadorian nationality, popularly known as Frio-bamba because it is surrounded by the majestic snow-covered volcano "Chimborazo” the highest peak in Ecuador 6310 m (20700 feet).
2nd day: Riobamba - Train – Devil’s Nose – Quito
After breakfast, early in the morning we depart to Alausi, just less tan 100km (62 miles), beautiful old town with one hundred houses. Time to take the spectacular train, considered the most dificult train of the xx century. You will descend gradually from the highlands to the lowlands, at times zigzagging, or hugging the cliffs. In the descending at the lowest point the incredible devils nose an interesting rock will appear in the horizon. The train descends and then returns to Alausí again. Then we return to Quito.
Departure: Any day (except sunday)
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Day
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Route
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Superior
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Standard
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Tourist |
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1st
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Quito - Cotopaxi – Riobamba
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Abraspungo
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Abraspungo
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Marquez del Rio |
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2nd
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Riobamba – Train – Quito
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Prices per person:
| Hotel |
Double Room |
Supl. Single |
1 pax |
| Superior |
415 |
495 |
610 |
| Standar |
360 |
380 |
500 |
| Tourist |
315 |
325 |
435 |
(*) Single supplement: For those persons that belong to a group and prefer a single accommodation.
(*) Solo Traveler: This prices are for the persons that are traveling solo.
The Package Includes:
- 1 night Hotel double accommodation
- 1 Daily American breakfast
- Cotopaxi National Park fees
- Train ticket to the Devil's Nose
The Package does not Include:
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