Cajas National Park tour from Cuenca
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Cajas National Park is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful natural places of Ecuador with more than 200 glacial lakes and a range of alternatives for hiking for everyone. Enjoy the scenery of the Andean Highlands during this private tour designed according to your requirements.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
A minimum of 1 people per booking is required
Minimum age is 11 years
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
A minimum 1 adult to buy the tour four a chlid
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
El Cajas National Park
Be picked up from you accommodations in the morning and drive for approximately 1-hour to Cajas National Park, located 32km west of Cuenca. Visit two heights, the middle part, 3,960 meters, located in the area of Toreadora where you will walk the time thay you considered enough. Along the trek you will see the andean mountain scenary and Polylepis forests. and the guide will explain about moorland vegetation. Then, you will have lunch in a restaurant in the zone. Finally, you will visit the lower part of the park, near Llaviuco at 3150 meters, in a different ecosystem known as primary mountain forest and have a walk around the lake for about 1.5-hour or less if you prefer.
Mirador de Turi
The turi viewpoint allows you to enjoy an extraordinary panoramic view of the city of Cuenca, located in the Cañari de Guapondeleg valley, which was later called Tumipampa during the Inca empire.
What‘s Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide
Lunch (Less in the option without lunch)
All activities
Transport by private vehicle
Drinks
Tips
Pickup points
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Options
Group tour with local lunch
Group tour with lunch: Special option for people who like to try a delicious lunch in a local restaurant.
Pickup included
Private tour
Private Tour: Special tour designed according to your requirements, you can decide the pick up time and other details.
Pickup included
Group tour without lunch
Perfect option for people who prefer to bring or buy directly their own food.
Pickup included
Reviews
10 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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Tracy A,,Nov 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Eddy was our guide and the tour was fantastic. A beautiful park! See my review on Trip Advisor for more details!
Cajas is definitely worth it and must visit when cuenca
Mohammed A,,Jul 9, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Tour was professional and nice. Good talk and information about plants, animals and mountains. It was really interesting and great hike. I recommend the long hike 4 hours
Great hike and amazing guide
czabel2150,,Apr 28, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Diego was an amazingly informative guide. Couldn't be happier with the trip. The altitude Hit me hard but Diego was super patient.
Birdwatching in Cajas Park
janetteo924,,Jan 18, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Highly recommend Eddy for birdwatching as he is exceptionally knowledgeable; recognizing bird calls, naming each species and able to lure many out for viewing. He’s also punctual, a safe driver and an all around great person. We will use his services again.
Hiking tour with Polylepis
loveroanmountain,,Nov 9, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent excursion with excellent, professional guide, Flavio, extremely knowledgeable on the flora and fauna and climate of the Cajas. Very patient, with me taking photos on the beauty of Cajas. Carlos, our driver was very professional and safe driver. Five stars for Flavio Carlos, and Polylepis
Much seen and superbly looked after by Flavio
JuergSigrist,,Jan 29, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00In just over 2 hours Flavio brought us closer to nature with the flora and fauna of Cajas National Park. All our (many!) Questions were answered. We were impressed by Flavio's great knowledge. He showed us the smallest flowers we wouldn't have seen without him. Of course, always with the Latin name! His excellent English impressed us. That we met another llama family with a young animal (enclosed photo) was the icing on the cake.
Beautiful park with good friendly guide
Adblitters,,Nov 29, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The trip booked with Polylepis is very well organized. I had a small question and was able to drop into the office in cuenca (so nice to physically meet people too) The park itself is beautiful and my guide Eddy has a particularly broad knowledge of birds, plants and flowers! He also knows how to tell the history and origins of Cajas national park, its surroundings and local culture in detail! Very informative and very nice trip! Thank Eddy and the rest of the organization!
Perfect tour and perfect guide
RK-Koeln,,Sep 26, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00End of September 2018, my wife and me enjoyed the private day tour to Cajas NP by Polylepis tours. The website information is correct and precise, booking at the tour office in Cuenca was easy and straightforward. Edy (Edison Juca) was our guide. Organisation of the tour and the tour program was flawless (actually, we admittedly profited of a nice day, too), and Edy turned out to be a guide with absolutely impressive capabilities. He adapted the choosen hiking trail perfectly to our physical conditions, he was able to name and explicitly describe all plants and birds which we recognized on our tour, and he virtually named every single species with its English, Latin and Spanish name (which was rather helpful in view of our German origin). He provided sound information on the geologic, historic, and cultural background of the area, and - on our way back - we enjoyed a comprehensive, detailed and very informative discussion with him on the actual political and social situation in Ecuador. Taken together, this was an outstanding highlight during our three-months tour through Ecuador. Thank you, Edy!
Wonderful day hike a Cajas
Kahanni,,Aug 14, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The hotel Victoria organized this trip for us. Our guide and driver fetched us at the hotel and was really friendly and helpful. After 45 minutes we climbed up the highest peak of Cajas and had wonderful view. Afterwards we walked some kilometres through Cajas and the Quinoa wood which was amazing. Our guide did know many things about the nature and explained it in English and Spanish. In the end we had a good lunch with a soup and trout in a restaurant nearby. Thank you.
Wonderful Day Trip to the Cajas
Edwin M,,Feb 16, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Edison Juca really knew about the animal and plant life, plus the geology, climate, and history of the park. The scenery was breathtaking. Also we learned how the alpine tundra stores and filters the water so that Cuenca has good drinking water.
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