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| Trip Itinerary | ||||||||||
| Please note that this itinerary is a guideline only. Although every effort will be made to adhere to it, unforeseen circumstances may force changes to be made at the last moment. Please be prepared to be flexible when necessary. On nearly every Ecuador trip the planned itinerary and the itinerary we end up following have been different. This makes each trip unique. | ||||||||||
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Leave home and arrive in Quito (9350 ft). We will be picked up at the airport and taken to the Alston Inn to check into our rooms. | |
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Tour of the City of Quito, including the "Old Town". See impressive architecture in Old Quito's churches, cathedrals and observatory. This is a good day to get out for a long walk and see the city. |
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3 |
Hike Guagua Pichincha (15,728 ft.) to begin our acclimatization. This volcano erupted in 1999. Stay in Quito. | |
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4 |
Travel to Otavalo to experience Saturday Market. This market is world famous and amongst the most colorful in all of Ecuador. This is a good place to shop for holiday gifts and to try your hand at bargaining with the locals. Stay in Otavalo. | |
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5 |
Climb Imbabura (15,190 ft.) This is a wonderful acclimatization hike with beautiful views of Cayambe, our first mountaineering peak. Stay in Otavalo. | |
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6 |
Travel to Cayambe (18,991 ft.) and hike to refugio. Stay in refugio. | |
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Spend the day on the Cayambe glacier practicing glacier travel skills. |
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A midnight start will take us to the summit of Cayambe, where hopefully we will watch a beautiful sunrise. We then descend to the comforts of Gua chala Hacienda to stay the night. | |
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9 |
Visit the hot springs at Oyacachi and travel to Hacienda La Cienega or Tambopaxi Lodge near the base of Cotapaxi (19,347 ft). | |
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10 |
Continue to Cotapaxi and hike to the Refugio Jose Rivas. Stay at Refugio Jose Rivas. |
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A midnight start will take us to the summit of Cotopaxi. Descend and stay at Hacienda La Cienega or Tambopaxi Lodge. | |
| 12 | Travel to hot springs at Papallacta, dine at a fine restaurant and spend the night in a cabaña by your own private hot spring. | |
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13 |
Travel to Quito and pack. | |
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14 |
Extra day. | |
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15 |
Leave for home. | |
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For climbers wishing to improve their language skills and round out
cultural opportunities for the trip we suggest doing a home stay and
language school with Academia Latinoamericana de Espanol. They have schools in Quito (Ecuador), Cuzco (Peru) and Sucre (Bolivia). The person to contact is Dr. Diego del Corral and his e-mail address is info@latinoschools.com. |
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