8-day Ecuador volcanoes tour with summits on Illiniza, Cotopaxi & Chimborazo

Join one of our experienced mountain guides for an 8-day adventure that will take you to the summits of several volcanoes in Ecuador, including Illiniza, Cotopaxi and Chimborazo.

Group

Andes

8 Days

Nov

High

Intermediate

Highlights

Enjoy an 8-day expedition on the Avenida de los Volcanes in Ecuador.
Climb to several summits, including Cotopaxi and Chimborazo.
Visit the town of Banos, which is filled with soothing hot springs.

Description

When it comes to seeing, exploring and climbing amazing volcanoes, few places can match the unbelievable Avenida de los Volcanes in Ecuador. Filled with the highest peaks in the country, including the nation’s highest peak: Chimborazo (6,310m), along with other great peaks like Cotopaxi (5,897m), this natural avenue will take your breath away. And, on this 8-day expedition, you will get to climb to the summit of the best peaks in the area.

Our trip will begin in the capital city of Quito. From there we will go to the Pasochoa Peak (4,250m), which you get to climb for acclimatization. Afterwards, we will spend the night in Machachi. On the following day, we will head to the Los Ilinizas Refuge (4,700m), and the day after that, we will climb to the summit of the beautiful Iliniza volcano (5,126m).

For the fourth day of the trip, we will make our way to the Cotopaxi National Park. Once there, we will go to the Jose Ribas Refuge (4,864m), where we will spend the night, and on the following day, we will climb to the summit of the great Cotopaxi Peak. After the ascent we will make our way to the town of Banos, where you can enjoy some soothing hot springs. You will also get to visit the Pailon del Diablo Waterfall.

On the seventh day of the trip, we will go to the Whymper Refuge (5,000m), on the Chimborazo Volcano, and on the following day, we will make the ascent of this incredible peak. Afterwards, we will return to Quito.

A varied, exciting and unforgettable trip, this 8-day expedition will show you a great deal of the natural beauty of Ecuador. To join us on this adventure, please send a request.

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Price includes

Guiding fee
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Price details

The price does not include drinks and personal expenses, permit and entrance fees, nights in the refuges, sleeping bag and personal insurance.

Itinerary

Day 1: VOLCAN PASOCHOA - MACHACHI

Day 2: REFUGE OF LOS ILINIZAS

Day 3: VOLCAN ILINIZA NORTE

Day 4: COTOPAXI REFUGE

Day 5: VOLCAN COTOPAXI - BAÑOS

Day 6: BAÑOS

Day 7: CHIMBORAZO ASCENSE 6310M

Day 8: CHIMBORAZO - QUITO

About the guide

México

4.8

(19)

Tour Operator

We are a team of experienced and qualified guides based in Mexico, offering adventure tourism tours in the central region of the country. We promote the sustainable development of the local communities we visit, together with respect for the environment.

We offer a personalized service and look to provide our clients with an enjoyable, safe and harmonious experience. Contact us and we will take you on an unforgettable adventure!

Languages

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What people are saying about México

The guides on Malinche and Orizaba were very good. But there was a big problem on Iztaccihuatl. I said to each of the guides that I had there that I wasn't bothered about seeing the sunrise from the top, and would it be possible to start a bit later than the usual 1am? They both agreed that it was, one saying that the reason for leaving so early was that normally they needed to take clients back to Mexico City after the climb, and in my case that wasn't necessary as I would stay at the visitor's centre. So in the end we left the visitor's centre at 4:30am. When we got to a foresummit of Iztaccihuatl at 11am, my guide said that we had left very late, and would have to turn back. So we never reached the top, to my great annoyance. In retrospect the best option would have been to have spent one night at the refuge at 4700m before going to the top, but this was never really offered as a possibility.

Alicia

I love Carlos and the team! We ended up changing our itinerary to 3 mountains in 8 days and had a great experience. I will recommend Carlos and his wonderful hospitality and working with logistics anytime!

Jessica

Bernardo was so nice and made sure that we were all safe and sound at all time. The taco place we went afterwards were so good. I had a wonderful trip that day and will definitely recommend it to everyone! Thank you!

Ryan

The guides were awesome and supportive. I will absoutely be using explore share in the future

Jairo

Great experience, glad I had the opportunity to do this hikes. I was only able to summit one of 3 peaks. One of them Malinche was because the cops didn't let us go up. make sure to start really early so that won't be a problem. The cops stop everyone in bad weather regardless if you have a guide or not. Iztaccihuatl I was able to summit bc the guide Carlos make sure we save our energy for the key areas. Pico de Orizaba it was not possible, because 40 mph winds and snow or hail, the guide make sure we returned safely back to the refuge. If we were able to extend the trip by one day we could have summit, no one summit that day but those that tried the following day had much better success rate. Either way always respect the mountain