ANDES CLIMBING EXPEDITION: 3 SUMMIT TREKS – 8 DAYS

DAY 1 – ARRIVAL AT QUITO 

A tour guide will be waiting for you at your arrival from your flight in the Quito airport and take you to the hotel by the airport. 

DAY 2 – Rucu Pichincha summit

After breakfast, we’ll head to Quito’s cable car. Once we get to the top, we’ll start our ascent to Rucu Pichincha. We’ll hike aprox. 3 hours to reach the summit (15,700 foot/4,785 meters) and then we’llcome back down. 

A very important summit for our acclimatization journey.

Elevation: 15,700 foot/4,785 meters
Moving Hours: 5-6 hours
Elevation Gain/Loss: +/- 2,400’
Hotel: Ibis Hotel or Finlandia Hotel. It varies upon availability.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch box

DAY 3 – Ecological Reserve Los Ilinizas

After breakfast, we’ll head to El Chaupi, 1.5 hours car trip, to start our ascent to New Horizons refuge in the Illinizas Ecological Reserve. This trekking will be of aprox. 3 hours. 

Mesmerizing views of Cotopaxi, Cayambe, Chimborazo and many other volcanoes. 

Elevation: 15,420 foot/4,700 meters
Moving Hours: 2.30-3 hours
Elevation Gain/Loss: +/- 2,624’ 
Acomodation: New Horizons refuge
Meals: Lunch box and dinner

DAY 4 – North Iliniza summit

At dawn we’ll start our hike to North Illiniza’s summit (16,817 foot/5,126 meters) with aprox. 2 hours of hiking. This summit is important to further acclimatize for Cotopaxi’s summit.

Elevation: 17.267 foot/5,263 meters
Moving Hours: 2-2.30 hours
Elevation Gain/Loss: +/- 1,847’
Acomodation: Los Mortiños Lodge or similar
Meals: Breakfast, lunch box and dinner

DAY 5 Rest/recovery day

Rest/recovery day at Los Mortiños Lodge or similar. We’ll spend the day resting, hydrating and eating.

Elevation: 10,990 foot/3,350 meters
Hotel: Los Mortiños Lodge or similar
Meals: Breakfast and dinner

DAY 6 – Jose Rivas refuge at Cotopaxi National Park

After lunch, we’ll head to Cotopaxi National Park to start our ascent to Jose Rivas refuge (15,748 foot/4,800 meters). This hike will take aprox. 45 minutes.

Elevation: 15,748 foot/4,800 meters
Moving Hours: 45 minutes
Elevation Gain/Loss: +/- 723’
Acomodation: Jose Rivas refuge Meals: Snack box and dinner

DAY 7  –  Cotopaxi summit – back to Quito

At dawn we’ll start our climb to Cotopaxi’s summit (19,324 foot/5,890 meters) with aprox. 6 hours of ascent plus 3 hours of descent. We‘ll have breakfast and then head back to Quito.

Elevation: 19,324 foot/5,890 meters
Moving Hours: 9 hours 
Elevation Gain/Loss: +/- 3,576’
Hotel: Ibis Hotel or Finlandia Hotel. It varies upon availability.
Meals: Summit lunch box and breakfast

DAY 8   – TRANSFER OUT TO AIRPORT

This day you will be transferred to the airport and fly home

Includes: 

Certified guide.
Private transportation.
Tickets to national parks.
Refuge.
Lunch box, breakfast and dinner.
Hotels/lodges.

Price: $4,900 per person. Minimum 2 travelers required. 

Does not include: 

Equipment (avaible for rent).
Meals not mentioned.
Travel insurance.

TOTAL PER PERSON FOR THE TRIP: $4,900 per person

Suggested equipment:

Equipment that you can bring or we can rent for  $230 per person:

Payment Policy:

50% required to book the tour. The 50% balance have to be paid 3 months before the trip. 

Cancellation Policy: