Climbing Cotopaxi Volcano

Summit
(180 Reviews)
Daily Departure Min 2Pax
$395 pp

Climbing Cotopaxi
Climbing Cotopaxi
Climbing Cotopaxi
Climbing Cotopaxi
Climbing Cotopaxi

Tour Description

We meet in our office at 10am where our guide will help us with all the gear and the necessary stuff for this adventure. Climbing Cotopaxi takes 2 days and a good physical condition is highly recommended; remmenber in Ecuador the mountains aren´t technical but they are tough due the altitude and the Mountain's shapes
After we have everything we need, we departure towards Cotopaxi Volcano which we reach in about 2:30hr. By car we reach 4.500mt where is the parking place and from where we do an easy hiking to the José Rivas Refuge .
Being in the refuge we look for a place for the night. After a light lunch we will go to the glaciers for learning some basic techniques, late evening we will have dinner and then resting till the midnight.
At midnight we wake up and get ready with our gear and stuff our guide will control we don't forget anything and we'll have something warm before we start our summit.
From this point it takes us 6hr aproximately to reach the top, after we enjoy the dawn we start to climb down, after we get the refuge we change our clothes and then return to Banos City or we drop you off as arranged.

Why you choose this package

The most Visited, but not crowded
Moorland Flora&Fauna
Certified Guides

One of the highest in Ecuador&South America
Driving through Volcano Street
Pics&Vid Incl.

Additional Info

Location

Duration

Min Age

Max People

Landing

Cotopaxi

2 Days

15 years

8 e/Van

Banos

Tour Description

1

10:00 meeting at the office pick up under request
We meet in our office or we pick you up under request, here we fill out the registration and we control we have everything we need.

2

Getting Cotopaxi

In about 2:30 we reach the parking place of the Cotopaxi National Park.

3

Hike to the Refuge

After we reach the parking place we take our stuff and do an easy hiking to the Jose Rivas Refuge. In the refure we will look for a place for the night, we have a light lunch and in the afternoon we go the glaciers for learning some basic ice techniques.

4

Dinner&Rest

Late in the evening we will dinner and rest till the midnight, where we start our summit.

5

Summit

We wake up at midnight and get ready with our equipment, we have somthing warm, after a last check to our stuff and gear. In around 6hr we reach the top, enjoy the dawn and climbing down.

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