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• Beautiful view

  Jean K,Apr 22, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Take walking sticks, make sure you are acclimated to elevation wonderful experience to walk in the clouds

• Must do when visiting Quito area!

  lu blm,Apr 20, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We had a great time on this tour! It was perfectly organized. Irene, our tour guide was amazing, very knowledgable and had a great energy!

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Amazing Experience

  Q7006QNjacqueliner,Apr 20, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Climbing Cotopaxi was a dream of a lifetime. Irene was an exceptional tour guide as well as her driver Mauricio. Irene was professional, engaging and very personable. From start to finish, everything was seamless. She was caring along the trail making sure everyone was safe and if anyone needed assistance. I am an experienced hiker however, it was challenging due to cold temperature and windy conditions. But the view was amazing and memorable. It's important to dress very warm and know your limits. The breakfast and lunch were great. The food was delicious. Irene was knowledgeable and provided interesting facts. I highly recommend visiting the Cotopaxi National Park and Irene. Muchas gracias!!

  

  

• 10/10 Cotopaxi tour

  249hinam,Apr 20, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Great tour to Cotopaxi with amazing tour guide Irene and driver Jonathan. Pick up time was clearly communicated, and everything was thoroughly explained for the agenda of the day. Our tour guide was super insightful, engaging and attentive. She ensured everyone was well at each point given the altitude challenges. We had a great day seeing such an incredible mountain. Highly recommend this tour and Irene!

• Nice day in Cotopaxi

  Camila Bassetto,Apr 19, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  It was a very pleasant day. The guide Yessica and the driver Javier were great. The climb to the shelter is not very long, but very exhausting due to the altitude. But by going slowly you get calm.

• It's an extraordinary tour

  Ricardo G,Apr 19, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  It's completely worth it. You visit several places and the guide always attentive, friendly and caring for the group.

  

  

  

  

• The guide Jessie and the...

  Janet L,Apr 18, 2026

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  The guide Jessie and the driver are very friendly, helpful and caring. We are grateful for their professional service. We are lucky with the weather and the entire trip is enjoyable

• Breathtaking, safe and informative

  michelacW1107QW,Apr 18, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Wow! What a rich experience. Our guide Irene is so kind, passionate, and intelligent…taking the time to share history, ecological facts, and fun information throughout the drive. She cared for everyone’s health and safety. My friend and I felt so so happy we booked through this organization. Without Irene, we would have been looking at a big mountain, but because of Irene, everything we looked at came to life through her stories and information. The altitude made the hike challenging, but she stays in the back of the group so that everyone can go at their pace and nobody gets left behind. Irene and the wonderful driver were marvellous. Irene, muchísimas gracias por tu tiempo, tu entusiasmo y tus conocimientos.

• One of the best things I have ever done

  G5ive,Apr 17, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Where do I begin? Never in a million years did I think I would one of those people that would climb a mountain (in this case a volcano) I would even criticize people for doing that. I booked the tour thinking that we would just go take pictures and climb a few feet up. We were picked up at exactly 7am on the dot, and from there we would go on to pick up a few more people on the tour. We were met by Irene and the driver Mauricio, I just thought Irene was someone just in charge of organizing everyone into the bus and nothing else, turns out she's one of the best tour guides I have ever interacted with. We picked everyone up and drove towards Cotopaxi, the drive is about an hour to two hours (depends on traffic), everything was so well organized, Irene starts taking orders for breakfast and briefs everyone on getting prepared for the climb. We make a 20 minute stop at a spot where we have breakfast and buy anything else we might need for the trip. We get to the national park and we start to drive up towards the parking lot (meeting point) which is the base where we're going to start the climb. As soon as you enter the park and start appreciating the beauty you know it's gong to be special. The drives towards the sparking spots take a while I would say around another 20-30 minutes. We finally get to the parking spot and as soon as you get there it hits you (I'm about to do something incredible) if you have never climbed anything higher than a hill this experience will be among the top things you have ever done, and of course Irene which she is also not just the tour guide but she also CLIMBS TOO! You start climbing and that altitude starts to hit you, at one point I wanted to quit, it's not even the cold, it's the shortness of breathe, the exhaustion, the physical demanding activity you signed up for and you were instructed to climb up a certain way but your body starts to tell you "Hey maybe this was a bad idea" (no don't worry, you have to choice to go back down) but then you start to look around and you see Irene behind you, climbing slowly but surely, then it turned from a simple picture tour to a personal challenge. After about an hour (depends on how you climb) you start seeing the light and can closely see the base camp, now you can't go back, it's there, and you finally make it to base camp which is around 15,953 up, think about that, not many people have done something you just did, it might not be Everest and you did not start from sea level, but again, not many people have just achieved what you just achieved. After the climb, we rest, have some hot drinks, take the group tour pick and start to make our descent. After the descent you get to the tour bus, Irene again shines and starts to make sure everyone is on the bus then starts to take lunch orders so they can order ahead of time, we make a quick stop by Laguna Limpiopung which you'll be able to admire Cotopaxi from. After lunch we head back to Quito and the drop offs begin. This tour has been the best tour I've ever done, hands down, but it was nothing without the tour guide and the driver, Irene is someone that is super knowledgeable and goes above and beyond to make the tower what is it, remember she's the guide and a climber too. Mauricio (driver) is definitely and experienced driver and not one second I felt unsafe, his shine is on the way up and on the way down.

• Great day in Cotopaxi

  LoriP505,Apr 17, 2026

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  This was a very fun trip made extra special by our guide Irene. She is very knowledgeable about the park, the volcano and Ecuador. I was really worried about altitude sickness coming from flatland but she gave us great instructions on what we could do to prevent it. We made it to all the way to base camp! It’s a beautiful park and we were lucky to see deer, a fox, and birds including a closeup of a raptor called a curiquingue. We ended the day with a delicious lunch with Ecuador’s famous potato soup. Loved spending the day with Irene, the bus driver and a fun group of travelers.

  

  

  
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