Avenue of the Volcanos
The Avenue of the Volcanoes is a 12 day trekking and mountain climbing tour that takes you around Ecuadors beautiful “Avenida de los Volcones”
1. The first trek on the trip is around the rim of the Quilatoa Loop Crater Lake which will give you a taste of high altitudes and stunning views.
2. The next trek is the climb up the 3,300 meter (10,826 feet) mountain Punay where we camp at the giant pre-incan pyramid on the mountains peak above the clouds.
3. The next trek to the glacial lakes and multicoloured Lagoons of El Altar is where we start to get some serious height to about 5,000 meters. The trek takes you through a Mordor-like terrain that the locals call “the lost world” where on a clear day we will see the eruptions of Volcano Sangay in the distance.
4. Now that you are fit and acclimbatized enough to start your first ascent of Mount Cotopaxi
5. Finally its time to climb Mount Chimborazo the largest mountain in Ecuador.
Day 1: Arrive in Quito
Day 2: Start Quilatoa Loop
Day 3: Finish Quilatoa Loop, arrive in Riobamba.
Day 4: Climb up to the Pyramid Punay
Day 5: Climb down and return to Riobamba
Day 6: Rest Day
Day 7: Start Lagoons of El Altar
Day 8: Lagoons of El Altar Trek
Day 9: Return to Riobamba, half day rest
Day 10: Climb Cotopaxi
Day 11: Rest Day in Banos
Day 12: Climb Chimborazo
The View From the Summit of Ecuadors Lost Pyramid
The Lagoons of El Altar Trek with Mount Sangay in the Distance
Mount Sangay Erupts in the Distance
The Crater on the Summit of Mount Cotopaxi
The Peak of Mount Chimborazo
Price per Person:
2 People: $2491 each
3 People: $2155 each
4 People: $1924 each
6 People: $1735 each
8 People: $1735 each
10 People: $1659 each
15 People: $1567 each
Price Includes
- Airport Pickup – We will be waiting at the airport for you.
- Private Transport between cities and mountains.
- All accommodation in very comfortable 3/4 star hotels
- National Park Entrance Fees
- Accommodation in Refugios / Base Camps on the mountains.
- All camping equipment including tents, sleeping bags, and stoves.
- All climbing equipment including plastic mountain climbing boots,
crampons, harness, ice axe, helmet, gloves, high-quality mountani
climbing clothing.
Recommended to Bring
- A flashlight or headlamp
- A refillable water bottle
- Multiple pairs of warm socks (alpaca wool socks are cheap in Ecuador)
- We supply the plastic mountain climbing boots but it is recommended
you bring a pair of trekking / hiking boots with ankle support and
preferably water resistant.
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