Quito to Cuenca Tour: Exciting 4 or 5 Day Exploring Cotopaxi, Quilotoa, Baños, and Chimborazo

Embark on an exciting 4 or 5-day tour from Quito to Cuenca, exploring Cotopaxi, Quilotoa, Baños, and Chimborazo. Experience the best of Ecuador with accommodation, transportation, and a private guide.

Duration: 5 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Quito - Cotopaxi - Quilotoa - Latacunga

Cotopaxi National Park - 06:30 Early in the morning, the guide will pick you up from your hotel in Quito to begin the tour, first visit the Cotopaxi National Park, you will walk around the Limpiopungo Lake,and if the weather is clear you will have time to enjoy the scenery of one of the highest volcanoes of…

What's Included
  • Breakfasts
  • Pure water all the trip
  • One meal of courtesy
  • Driver/guide SUV (2 to 3 people) - Minivan (4 to 6 people) - Minibus (7 to 15 people)
  • Souvenir of courtesy
  • 4 or 5 nights accommodation depending on the tour option you choose. (based on double occupancy)
  • Entrance fees to all activities according to your tour
What's Not Included
  • Meals
  • Personal expenses
  • Tips
  • Optional Horse at Quilotoa Lake ($10)
Additional Information

If you’re short on time and want to see all that Ecuador has to offer, take a comprehensive four or five-day tour. Accommodation and transportation is included between your visits to Quito,Cotopaxi Quilotoa ,Banos, Chimborazo, Cuenca, and more. Every step of the way, your private guide will be with you to narrate your experience. Where you begin is up…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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157corneliaf
Aug 25, 2024
Just perfect! - We were so lucky with our guide Christian! Before that, we were still considering whether to ride the tour independently. Lucky we didn't do that. We would never have managed to see and experience so much in such a short time. The trip was worth every dollar. We had chosen the economy variant. The hotels were nice to very nice. The commitment of Christian and our driver José was fantastic. A lot of consideration was given to our wishes, the two also had a lot of patience when we needed a little longer. Christian also knows fantastically about plants, animals and birds, the explanations were very instructive. We had some reservations about Trips to Ecuador as a family because of the security situation before the trip. That was completely baseless inland, you have no problems whatsoever. We would go back anytime and book Polylepis.
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Rrj_ca
Jul 11, 2024
Introduction to the Ecuqdorian Andes with a Superb Guide - This 4 day trip took us through different parts of the central Andes, from Cotopaxi to Cuencaa. Diego is one of the best guides I’ve ever had. He arranged things smoothly and went the extra mile to have us feel well looked after throughout our four day trip. He provided rich commentary with broad knowledge of a wide range of topics. He pointed out differences in the ecosystems as we changed zones of the Andes, discussed how current economic development initiatives and initiatives affected the communities we traveled through, educated us about indigenous culture and agriculture, pointed out the medicinal uses of various plants, and shared his deep love of his home city, Cuenca. We came away with rich context that helped us understand the people, climate, indigenous legacy and modern history that shape the beautiful landscapes we were seeing.
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Kellyjohannan2023
Jun 30, 2024
Excellent activities and food - Excellent tour. Edison a very friendly guide and took us to nice places and allowed us to taste typical very rich food. Ecotourism, culture and city were mixed. Highly recommended
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Hannahncoop
Jun 22, 2024
5 Days of Fun! - Eddie was an amazing tour guide for our 5 days from Quito, through Cuenca, and then to Guayaquil for our flight to the Galapagos. He was always kind and professional and had a wealth of information to share about the regions cities, geography, and history. He knew every plant we asked about and always presented information clearly and concisely. Our driver Jose was also very kind and made getting from place to place smooth and easy. We were sad to leave them for our next leg of the trip! If you are looking for a guide and driver, you can’t go wrong with these two!
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Claudiw
Jun 2, 2024
Ecuadorian Andes - Our trip to the Ecuadorian has been awesome. Diego was very attentive , giving us a lot of information , giving us all the time we needed and the scenery was amazing. Thank you for making our vacation so memorable.
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772alrashidr
Dec 28, 2023
Wonderful tour that exceeded all expectations - Amazing tour that shows you authentic Ecuador and amazing sights in a quick period of time. My guide Andrés was by far the best tour guide I’ve ever had in any country. He went above and beyond, was extremely knowledgeable, and great to get along with! I would highly recommend this tour if you want to learn about Ecuadorian culture, cuisine, and nature.
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Bettyps2433ib
Oct 2, 2023
Absolutely wonderful - Just completed the 5 day tour and it was absolutely fantastic. Eddie and Cristian provided a trip way beyond what we were expecting. There is so much to see and do in Ecuador and their knowledge is superb.
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Tomas
Sep 9, 2023
Great experience! - I would really recommend this tour. You will see a lot in such a short time. I really enjoyed this experience. My guide was Diego and he did a great job. He gave me so much informations about Ecuador.. He drove safely all the way to Cuenca and also.. he was giving me good tips where to go eat in places we stayed. Definitely would do it again.
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Edgarb602
Aug 23, 2023
100% valuable & recomendable - Reliable tour operator in Ecuador. Excellent communication and good tours, hotels and restaurants. I highly recommend Polylepis Tours. We had a great time and all was set on time. Thanks Edison and Wilson!
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B8539vgannab
Aug 21, 2023
Wonderful trip - Our favorite was on the one hand visiting Mindo. It is a beautiful small city with its own charm. Visiting Quiolotoa was also a wonderful experience. On the other hand we really enjoyed climbing the Chimborazo. Even though it wasn't easy and a bit challenging, we did it. And standing up there was amazing:) But all in all the whole tour was a highlight! Thanks to our guide Diego! :)
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From $654
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).