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Cajas National Park Tour: Half-Day Hike from Cuenca
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58 Ratings
Cuenca
Explore one of the most spectacular parks in Ecuador on our half-day tour from Cuenca. Hike through the park’s grasslands and its landscape surrounded by lakes, paramo vegetation, llamas, ancient Polylepis trees. A great option hikers, nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts.
Explore one of the most spectacular parks in Ecuador on our half-day tour from Cuenca. Hike through the park’s grasslands and its landscape surrounded by lakes, paramo vegetation, llamas, ancient Polylepis trees. A great option hikers, nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Dos Chorreras Restaurant - We start our tour with Hotel or Airbnb pick-ups in Cuenca. Then we drive for about 45 minutes to Toreadora refuge. On the way we stop for a grab and go coffee and snack at Dos Chorreras.
- El Cajas National Park - Our tour takes you to Toreadora Refuge in the Cajas National Park. One of the most beautiful areas in…
- Dos Chorreras Restaurant - We start our tour with Hotel or Airbnb pick-ups in Cuenca. Then we drive for about 45 minutes to Toreadora refuge. On the way we stop for a grab and go coffee and snack at Dos Chorreras.
- El Cajas National Park - Our tour takes you to Toreadora Refuge in the Cajas National Park. One of the most beautiful areas in Ecuador. There we will have the chance to do a hike through the grasslands to explore the scenery, lakes and very magical Polylepis forest. Our tour guide will show you couple options that you can choose from based on your interest and fitness.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off convenience
- Inclusive of all taxes, fees, and handling charges
- Comfortable transportation throughout the tour
- Expertise of a licensed tour guide or driver
- Hotel pickup and drop-off convenience
- Inclusive of all taxes, fees, and handling charges
- Comfortable transportation throughout the tour
- Expertise of a licensed tour guide or driver
What's Not Included
- Gratuities (Optional)
- Gratuities (Optional)
Location
Alfonso Moreno Mora 1-84
Alfonso Moreno Mora
Cuenca Bestours Tour Operator
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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801yuanp
Apr 22, 2025
Best Tour Agency in Cuenca! - We’ve visited Cuenca and Guayaquil, Luis was a great guide, very knowledgeable and told us lots of local stories, we really enjoyed the trip!
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Sarah_m
Apr 21, 2025
Our guide Eddy was so... - Our guide Eddy was so friendly and knowledgeable! We had a wonderful time learning about Cuenca and Parque Nacional Cajas!
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Andresrob93
Apr 19, 2025
Excellent - Our experience with Luis was amazing, he knows a lot and gave us a great time. We were able to visit several important sites and had time to shop
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320karlac
Apr 19, 2025
Amazing Basin Tour - Tour with Luis González was excellent! He knows a lot and shared with us a lot of knowledge. We went to many beautiful places
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K2041cckatief
Apr 13, 2025
Amazing slice of Cuenca! - We went on a group tour with Wilson and Carlos on 4/13/25, and the experience was amazing! This was our first time to Cuenca (and even our first time in South America), and this tour had everything to give us an idea of what Ecuador has to offer. Wilson took very good care of us and made sure to always give us the English translation since we were the only English speakers on the tour. Very informative and I would recommend to anyone!
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Navigator983
Mar 14, 2025
Great tour of Cajas. - We had a great private tour of Cajas with Wilson. I recommend him. We had a great hike of the park and detailed information about flora and fauna was provided.
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C1369flmarkf
Feb 10, 2025
Cuenca BesTours - Cajas National Park - Easy & Informative - Cuenca BesTours made it very easy to experience the Cajas National Park half-day tour. Our excellent guide, Wilson, met me at the front door of the building I was staying at. This door to door pickup/drop off service from Cuenca to the park and back saved me the round trip cab faire I was expecting to pay.
Wilson shared his extensive knowledge about Cajas’ geology, hydrology, human history, plant and animal life, including invasive species inadvertently introduced to the park’s environment decades ago.
From the moment I signed up, Cuenca BesTours provided good communication about the tour’s itinerary.
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Lornas617
Feb 1, 2025
Cana National Park hike - Great tour, Diego our guide was a wealth of knowledge not just about the ecosystem of the hike but the history of the area and the geology.
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Bartosz
Jan 21, 2025
Cajas half day trip - great trip south to Cajas. with the guide we could see the park from a different side and learn stories about fauna and flora. very interesting experience. we highly recommend :)
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Briona2015
Oct 24, 2024
What an amazing day! - We had an absolutely amazing day on our tour of Cajas National Park with Javier!! He is an exceptional guide who shared his extensive knowledge of the local flora and fauna as well as engaged us in discussions about the history, culture, and politics of Ecuador. As a native of Cuenca he knows so much about the area and you can truly tell that he loves his home. A highlight of the trip was the Polylepsis forest which was other worldly and like nothing else I’ve ever seen in all my travels. We opted not to stop for the trout lunch and instead Javier took us to one of his favorite restaurants back in Cuenca for a traditional Ecuadorian lunch. All in all it was an absolutely wonderful day!!
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