2-Day Chimborazo Volcano Summit Trek from Quito

Enjoy the view

Driving in the snow

Refuge Center

Highlights

Visit the Cotopaxi National park and The Refuge park

Take up a glacier training course

Climb up to the summit and have an amazing adventure

Cotopaxi National Park, Quito, Chimborazo

nature, trekking, climbing

Group Tour

2 Days

Hard

English

Description

Join us on this exciting tour and climb an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, Chimborazo Volcano, one of the highest active volcanoes in the world. Spot the Andean bear, Andean puma, and guanacos in the Cotopaxi National Park, and participate in a fun-filled, adventurous glacier mountaineering course.

Itinerary

Day 1- Visit the Cotopaxi National Park
- Meet the tour guide in Quito at 9:00 am and visit the Cotopaxi National Park and Refuge Center. Stop for lunch. Spot the Andean fox, Andean puma, and guanacos, among other species.
- Put on the gear and go through a glacier training course with the guide before having dinner and resting until midnight.
Day 2- Climb to the Summit
- Climb to the summit, which will begin at approximately 1:00 am (it will take five hours to reach the top). The return climb takes approximately two to three hours.
- Return to Quito around 2 pm.

What's Included

Private transportation

English-speaking (bilingual) Ecuadorian guide

Park entrance fee

Technical climbing equipment

Complete meals

Stay in refuge/ camping equipment

Short glacier instruction course

What's Excluded

Extra snacks and drinks

Know Before You Go

Cotopaxi was also once worshipped by Ecuador’s ancient civilizations, thought to be the bringer of rain and prosperous crops. The top of Cotopaxi was considered to be where God resided. It was first climbed in 1872, and the ascent has only gotten a lot more popular since then.