Adventure Planet Ecuador » Hiking http://www.adventureplanet.ec Discover South America Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:26:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Hike in the vicuña and andean train 4 days http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/hiking/hike-in-the-vicuna-and-andean-train-4-days http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/hiking/hike-in-the-vicuna-and-andean-train-4-days#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:38:37 +0000 admin /adventure/?p=290 Trip highlights:

Impressive landscapes close the Chimborazo   volcano and  the fantastic Vicuña reserve . Ride with the old Andean train  through the old Devils Nose railroad stage with more than 100 year old . Great walks in the Quilotoa lagoon  and Cotopaxi national park  ..

Specifications:

Trip length : 2 Days / 1 Nights
Season : June to February (for private tours).
Difficulty : Not difficult (Two to three hour hikes with periodic rests, over rolling landscapes).
Group size : max 12 people.
Dates:
Dec
Feb
Jun/Jul/Aug/Sep/Oct

Itinerary

Day 1. -Hike Cotopaxi National Park.
Day 2. -Hike quilotoa lake
Day 3. -Hike in the vicuñas National Park
Day 4. -The andean train stage, drive back to Quito.

]]> http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/hiking/hike-in-the-vicuna-and-andean-train-4-days/feed 0 Hike around Otavalo’s region | 5 days http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/hiking/hike-arround-otavalo-region-5-days http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/hiking/hike-arround-otavalo-region-5-days#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:37:04 +0000 admin /adventure/?p=288 Trip highlights:

A fantastic hike adventure in this beautifull province of Imbabura.Visting pambamarca ,Zuleta , cuicocha and san Pablo lake and more……………..

Specifications:

Trip length : 5 Days / 4 Nights

Season : June to February (for private tours).

Difficulty : Not difficult (Two to three hour hikes with periodic rests, over rolling landscapes).

Group size : max 12 people.

Dates:

Dec
Feb
Jun/Jul/Aug/Sep/Oct

Itinerary

Day 1. -Hike Quito Loma ,Guachala, Visti the inca road of quitoLoma.over night in cayambe
Day 2. -Hike pabamarca- zuleta san pablo del Lago- Overnight stay at Lake San pablo
Day 3. -Otavalo market , hike arround cuicocha lake , Overnight stay in Otavalo
Day 4. -Hike fromla virgen to papallacta hot springs ,over night in Papallacta resort
Day 5. -after lunch transfer to Quito end of our services ./ extension to Galapagos Islands or the Amazon rainforest

]]> http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/hiking/hike-arround-otavalo-region-5-days/feed 0 Hikes in Cotopaxi National Park http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/hiking/hikes-in-cotopaxi-national-park http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/hiking/hikes-in-cotopaxi-national-park#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:35:28 +0000 admin /adventure/?p=285 Trip highlights:

Daily excursions to the most interesting sites in this spectacular National Park.

Specifications:

Trip length : 3 Days / 2 Nights

Season : June to February (for private tours).

Difficulty : Not difficult (Two to three hour hikes with periodic rests, over rolling landscapes).

Group size : max 12 people.

Dates:

Dec
Feb
Jun/Jul/Aug/Sep/Oct

Itinerary

Day 1. -Hike from Los Chillos to Loreto Valley. Overnight stay at Chilcabamba Lodge.
Day 2. -Hike from Loreto Valley to the Cotopaxi National Park, Overnight stay at Tambopaxi Lodge.
Day 3. – Hike to the Cotopaxi glaciers. Drive back to Quito.

]]> http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/hiking/hikes-in-cotopaxi-national-park/feed 0 The best hikes of Ecuador | 10 days http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/hiking/the-best-hikes-of-ecuador-10-days http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/hiking/the-best-hikes-of-ecuador-10-days#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:33:37 +0000 admin /adventure/?p=282 Trip highlights:

Hikes at Cotopaxi National Park, El Cajas, Llanganatis Ecological Reserve, Chimborazo, and Antizana. Visit regional indian markets. Travel by train through the Andes with stops at the pictoresque cities of Baños and Cuenca; all this and much more.

Specifications:

Trip length: 10 Days / 9 Nights

Season: June to February (for private tours).

Difficulty: Begineer (Two to three hour hikes with periodic rests, over rolling landscapes) .

Group size: max 16 people.

Dates:

Nov/Dec

Jan/Feb

Jun/Jul/Aug/Sep

Tourist class hotel service

US Superior class hotel service

Itinerary

Day 1.-Arrival to Quito.
Day 2.-Hike Antizana Reserve.
Day 3.-Hike Cotopaxi National Park.
Day 4.-Hike Llanganatis cloud forest.
Day 5.-Hikes Waterfall route in the Baños area.
Day 6.-Hike Chimborazo Reserve.
Day 7.-Train through the Andes to Cuenca.
Day 8.-Hike El Cajas National Park.
Day 9.-Visit the city of Cuenca – return to Quito by air.
Day 10.-Departure or extension to Galapagos Islands or the Amazon rainforest.

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