Cotopaxi and Quilotoa 2-Day 1-Night departures everyday
Overview
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48 hours
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In two days you will visit the main attractions in the Andes: the second highest volcano Cotopaxi and the most beautiful lake, Quilotoa.
The order of the days may vary, we will inform you of the final itinerary one day before the tour.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Quito to Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi National Park
Depart from Quito to the Cotopaxi National Park.
Laguna de Limpiopungo
Visit the Limpiopungo lagoon in the slopes of the volcano. Stay to enjoy the landscape and take beautiful pictures of the volcano and the lagoon. Visit the Mariscal Sucre Interpretation Center
Cotopaxi Volcano
Take a trek to the José Rivas Refuge. Leaving the Cotopaxi National Park, savor lunch and spend the night in the Hacienda.
Cotopaxi, Quilotoa and back to Quito
Laguna Quilotoa
Visit the community viewpoint.
Sendero al Fondo del Crater
Start to descend towards the lagoon. Take some free time to explore the area. Start the return, a strong walk. Make a stop for lunch. Make your way back through a Tigua craft workshop, famous for its colorful pictures.
Tigua
Visit the community and its art of Tigua
What‘s Included
Visit a traditional house in the moorland
Visit Tigua art galery
Cotopaxi and Quilotoa entrances
Bilingual guide (English and Spanish)
Touristic transport
Details not specified
Tips
Food and drinks
Hotel
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
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Cotopaxi/Quilotoa 2D Shared
Visit the Cotopaxi National Park (shared tour) from Quito, spend the night in a Hacienda (shared bedroom) and next day visit the Quilotoa Lagoon (shared tour). Return to Quito finally.
Pickup included
Cotopaxi/Quilotoa 2D
Pickup included
Reviews
18 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
First equator
W7836NFdayanas,,Oct 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I decided to travel only by equator and without a doubt, it was an experience that I recommend to everyone. With the guides Ire and Pame🙌🏻❤️
Excellent guide Irene
X4190MCmonicav,,Jan 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent, if you like the quality of the guide, Irene, always in a good mood, dedicated to her group and with great knowledge of her country. One dedicated the best guides I've ever had, and I travel a lot.
Cotopaxi Volcano
Expedition674567,,Aug 12, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful experience up Cotopaxi volcano. I would like to thank Irene for being the best tour guide, full of energy and very knowledge about her country, highly recommended. The hike was challenging but worth it at the top for a cup of cocoa. Potato soup was tasty at the food diner, a nice treat after a day of hard work.
Cotopaxi
elizabethkY6520FX,,Aug 12, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Irene lead us through an amazing day through Cotopaxi!!! She was so informative and passionate about her country which made the experience so much better. It was chilly- but worth every step!!
Great guides Adrian and Johanna, excellent adventure!!!
quinlanm2024,,Mar 19, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00When booked this tour in Feb of 2024 with our guide Adrian and driver Patrick. Adrian was an extremely informed and engaging guide. He is a enthusiastic interpreter of the natural world and a knowledgeable tour guide. Adrian is a wonderful representative of the Ecuadorian people, he took great pity in my poor friend as he struggled to climb Cotopaxi. Patrick is an extremely skilled driver, not once were we stuck in the mud on our treacherous way to the volcano. For our second day we visited Quilatoa and the surrounding community. Our guide was Johanna who exceptionally charming and friendly. She was a wonderful guide and taught us a lot about Ecuadorian culture and language. Everyone we meet along the way made us love the county and want to stay forever.
Quilatoa Tour with Irene
ericwR9846MT,,Jan 15, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This is an absolutely amazing tour, partially because of the great Quilatoa lagoon and hike, but also because of our outstanding tour guide, Irene, who is extremely knowledgeable and fills the time with very satisfying facts about food, indigenous practices, indigenous language, etc. The visit to the indigenous household was mind alteringly beautiful and life affirming. What an exceptional day! The hike is very steep to Quilatoa, on the way back, but there’s a horse option if you are not up for it.
Very active, fun experience
G1907ZUmarkr,,Jan 7, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Just a really fun tour. Adriene our Day 1 tour guide was knowledgeable, enthusiastic and humorous; so was our Day 2 tour guide Dani. The Cotopaxi hike was challenging, be sure to acclimate to altitude in Quito at least two days first, bring appropriate hiking gear and water. Quilotoa was beautiful and challenging as well. After a strenuous week, I elected to ride a mule on the way up. Highly recommended.
WONDERFUL DAYS
brendaaO1281TZ,,Oct 14, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00EXCELLENT SERVICE FROM THE GUIDE IRENE. HIS ENERGY AND DESIRE FOR US TO HAVE A GOOD TIME IS CONTAGIOUS. 10 OF 10. EXCELLENT SERVICE FROM GUIDE ALEJANDRO 10 OUT OF 10 A UNIQUE HUMAN BEING AND HIS WAY OF ACCOMPANIING WAS EXCELLENT 10 OUT OF 10
Nice and easy tour to experience the Andes from Quito
Nanqiao X,,Aug 5, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00It is a great 2 day tour to visit both the Cotopaxi mountain and Quilotoa lagoon. As other reviews mentioned, it was two separate tours each day, but we did get the benefit of having to go back to Quito after Day 1. The hotel the tour dropped us at is a very nice surprise, with beautiful garden and nice Mountain View. Special shout out to tour guide Camila who took us to Cotopaxi. The organizer Grace was amazing as well, and helped us change your dates when our plans changed a couple of weeks prior to arriving. The natural beautiful of this tour is breathtaking. I highly recommend the tour if you have two days to spend to enjoy the Andes near Quito.
Decent experience
Vinay D,,Jul 7, 2023
- Review from Viator
3.001st Day activity included Cotopaxi Volcano base camp hike and it was good and challenging with day 1 guide being also informative. Overnight Hacienda after Day 1 activity was not a good one. 2nd day activity included Quiloatoa Lake hike and it was not as good as 1st day and the guide was kinda of okay.
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