Horseback Ride & Hike in Cotopaxi Volcano Day Trip from Quito

Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

9 hours

Mobile ticket

Enjoy a thrilling horseback riding experience in the Cotopaxi National Park and have a spectacular view of the Andes Mountains. Our guide will pick you up at 7:00 a.m. to go to "El Pedregal", located in the Southeast of Quito, among the Rumiñahui, Pasochoa, Sincholagua, and Cotopaxi volcanoes! Once you arrive at a traditional hacienda of the Andes, and get a "canelazo" as a welcome drink, you have the opportunity to wear typical costumes of the Ecuadorian Chagra. This full-day tour from Quito includes a 2-hour horseback adventure and explores the most iconic volcano of Ecuador.

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Explore the Cotopaxi National Park by horseback riding and going through volcanic rock ravines, several Historical Haciendas, and indigenous communities in a full-day trip from Quito. After 2 and a half -hours of horseback riding you will visit the Limpiopungo Lagoon. Take a short hike in the surroundings of Limpiopungo Valley before driving ever-higher into this sky-high region, stopping at the 15,800-feet (4830-meter) Padre Rivas Refuge. (optional hike) You will experience different landscapes, either choosing a long tour going through different mountains or a simple tour on roads going through the forest and communities. Return to Quito.

What‘s Included

Box lunch (in shared service)

2-course lunch (only in private service)

All activities, horses, local guide

Transport by private vehicle

Hotel pickup and drop-off in centrally hotels in Quito

Certified English/Spanish speaking guide

Tips

personal expenses

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

Private service + menu lunch

Pickup included

Shared Tour - Box lunch only

Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

2 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Super day!
Inspire23866519176,,Dec 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This is an outstanding excursion. Our guide, Javier, is very knowledgeable and couldn’t have been nicer. The hacienda where we went riding was outstanding. Great guide, great horses, and great hospitality. Highly recommended!
A once-in-a-lifetime experience
KevinApp,,Jun 8, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My wife and I were picked up promptly (actually ahead of time) by our guide, Diego, who then drove us the two hours to the Hacienda “Los Mortinos”. Following a comfort stop and a cup of delicious sweet fruit tea we were given our instruction and safety briefing by Oscar, our trekking guide, and mounted up. Neither of us had been on horseback for 30 years, but we were instructed and led patiently and appropriately for our skill level. We never felt pressured or unsafe. Diego, our Latin Adventures guide and an accomplished horseman himself, accompanied us throughout the ride, providing photographic services and translation of Oscar’s instructions. During the trek through the national park we saw many birds, meadows full of wild flowers and huge herds of wild horses. In three hours we saw precisely 3 other human beings! We dismounted once for water and to stretch our backs. Back at the Hacienda we had a lovely light lunch and then headed back to our hotel in Quito. Diego gets regular 5 start reviews and its easy to see why - punctual, friendly, proud of his country, good knowledge, great English and very considerate of the needs of his clients. We had the benefit of extraordinarily good weather and clear skies (use lots of sunblock) which cannot be guaranteed, of course, but for us this was a day that ranks high in the list of “best days in our life”. Highly recommended.