ADVENTURE, FUN & NATURE IN BAÑOS
5 days/4 nights
Adventure, nature, fun, friendly people, good food, do not wait longer to begin this wonderful experience.
Day 1: Arrival at Quito International Airport - Hotel
- Transfer from the airport to the hotel.
Day 2: Quito – Cotopaxi National Park – El Boliche Reserve – Baños
- Early in the morning, we depart south from Quito, driving through the “Avenue of the Volcanoes”. During the trip, you can admire the views of the valley of Machachi and the mountains including the Cotopaxi snow-capped volcano (5.897m), which is the highest active volcano in the world. The reserve is one of the 50 protected areas in Ecuador with a lot of flora and fauna. We make a stop at the bottom of the Cotopaxi volcano at the Cotopaxi National Park to admire its beauty and its lagoon.
- Then we drive to a beautiful hacienda where we will have a two-hour horseback riding time in the surroundings. After having lunch at this hacienda, we will continue our trip to Baños. Check in at the hotel and time to relax at the hotel or walk through the city.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch
Day 3: Waterfall Route-Rafting at Río Pastaza-Pailón del Diablo
- After breakfast, we will drive through the Route of the Waterfalls admiring the beauty of nature on our way to Río Pastaza. Once you get there, you receive a short introduction and safety instructions by experienced guides and then, you begin your whitewater-rafting adventure for about 3 hours. After this exciting experience, you will have lunch and after this, we drive back to Baños but making a stop at the Pailón del Diablo, which is the tallest waterfall so you can admire the beautiful landscape.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch
Day 4: Canyoning - Baños – Quito
- After breakfast, we start this wet activity to Rio Blanco. After a short trek into the canyon, you will receive safety instructions and the corresponding equipment.
- The fun activity includes walking, rappelling, sliding and jumping down narrow canyons or waterfalls. During this adventure, you will have the chance to admire and feel the nature and the amazing landscapes.
- After this experience, you will have lunch and go back to the hotel.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch
Day 5: Baños – Quito
- After breakfast, we drive close to Baños to San Antonio de Puntzán, to visit a touristic project of a group of local families. There you will feel like you were flying, sliding through the air with wires.
- While you feel the adrenaline of canopying through a circuit of 6 zip lines and 2,000 meters of wire, you could enjoy of the biodiversity, the rivers, and waterfalls of the place.
- Puntzan Canopy has trained guides to provide you with the best security. They also have the equipment made of resistant materials, which support any weigh and comply with international safety regulations.
- After the canopy, we drive to the Casa del Árbol (Tree House) that is the best place to have an awesome view of the Tungurahua volcano and the mountains that surround the city of Baños. There you could enjoy of the famous swing of Ecuador.
- Then we go back to Baños to have a deserved delicious lunch and begin our return back to Quito. Accommodation in selected hotel in Quito. End of the tour.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch
