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Private Cotopaxi Horseback Riding & Inca Trail Footsteps

By Andean Roots Travel
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$264 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

After a scenic drive from Quito, enjoy a local food tasting and dress in traditional Chagra attire. While riding, you will enjoy impressive views of the landscape, volcanoes, and wildlife until reaching an ancient Inca settlement, Pucará de Salitre, where you will discover the path the Incas travelled and the reason for its strategic location.

After this adventure, you will walk around the Limpiopungo Lagoon or hike to the José Rivas Refuge at 4860 FASL (15 500ft). Finally, your guide will suggest the best places to have lunch before the return to your hotel.

Activity location

  • Laguna de Limpiopungo
    • Latacunga, Ecuador

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Laguna de Limpiopungo
    • Latacunga, Ecuador

Check availability

Grand Expedition

  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English

Driver + Professional Guide
Transport Availability: Mini Van (5 pax + guide) or Mini Bus (6-10 pax + guide)
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:00 AM
Price details
NZ$264.03 x 5 AdultsNZ$1,320.15
Total
Price is NZ$1,320.15
Until Tue, 5 May

Family and Friends

  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English

Driver Guide
Transport Availability: Special SUV (Up to 4 passengers) or Mini Van available
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:00 AM
Price details
NZ$264.03 x 4 AdultsNZ$1,056.12
Total
Price is NZ$1,056.12
Until Tue, 5 May

Mini Group

  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English

Driver Guide
SUV (Toyota, Renault, Kia)
Pickup included

Starting time: 8:00 AM
Price details
NZ$485.47 x 1 AdultNZ$485.47
Total
Price is NZ$485.47
Until Tue, 5 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Traditional Chagra riding equipment
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance fee to Cotopaxi National Park, Horseback riding
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local food tasting
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottle of purified water
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional bilingual Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal expenses

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • Operates in all weather conditions, weather may vary please dress appropriately

Activity itinerary

Machachi (Pass by)

As we pass through Machachi, we'll take a scenic drive along the legendary "Avenue of the Volcanoes." Your guide will do more than simply point out the geography; they will transport you through time by sharing the ancient legends and epic battles for love starring these Andean giants.

Cotopaxi National Park

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Before arriving at the National Park, we will make a short stop where our guide will offer you a local food tasting to start the ride with energy. Then, get ready for a 2-hour horseback ride. Dress in the traditional attire of a Chagra (Ecuadorian cowboy), including a poncho (wool cape) and zamarros (leather chaps), to ride while enjoying spectacular views of the volcanoes, wildlife, and unique landscapes. Your journey leads to Salitre Pucará, the remains of an ancient Inca military outpost and the place where the ancient Inca Trail passed through. Though only a few stone foundations remain today, you will discover why this specific point was chosen as a strategic control point.

Laguna de Limpiopungo

  • 40m
  • Admission ticket included
After your horseback adventure, take a walk around the Limpiopungo Lagoon, you'll enjoy the serenity of the páramo and observe diverse birdlife or depending on your energy levels, we can hike up to the José Rivas Refuge at 4860 FASL (15 500ft).

Cotopaxi National Park

  • 1h
After our adventure, our guide will give you some recommendations for a traditional lunch. In that place, you will be able to taste authentic flavours of the region while recharging your energy in a unique natural setting. Finally, our guide will take you back to your hotel.

Location

Activity location

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    Laguna de Limpiopungo
    • Latacunga, Ecuador

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Laguna de Limpiopungo
    • Latacunga, Ecuador

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