Itinerary 1 itinerary
Day 1
Pick-up available: Pick-up point: . Beyond specified area: Transfer services are not available beyond the specified pick-up/drop-off area, You will be picked up from your hotel or address, within Quito's district, at 7:00 a.m.Attractions and Activities: Quito (Free entry) Antisana is a stratovolcano of the northern Andes of Ecuador. It is the fourth highest volcano of the country (5.753 m - 18,874 ft), and is located 60 kilometers southeast from Quito. It is a perfect volcanic cone, compound by two volcanic cones; the oldest one was eroded by an old glacier. Your tour guide will pick you up at 7:00 a.m. from your hotel in Quito, and then he will drive you straight through the eastern mountain range, until the village of Pintag, where you start to drive uphill way to the Ecological Reserve. 1 hr(s)
Attractions and Activities: Tambo Condor (Free entry) At 3.810 meters (12,500 ft), you have big opportunities to spot very interesting fauna, like eagles, carunculated caracaras, white tail deer, foxes, and of course the majestic Andean Condor, considered the largest flying bird of the world and one of the rarest species that probably had survived since the age of the mega beasts (10.000 years approx.)! 20 min(s)
Attractions and Activities: Antisana Ecological Reserve (Ticket included) You will take a hike through the Andean slopes until the Mica Lake (4.050 m - 13,287 ft), product of the end of the last ice age, in order to have a better view of the volcano and to watch beautiful water birds like Andean lapwings, Andean gulls, Andean coots, Andean ducks, and black-faces ibis, that curiously live in Chile and only in the Antisana Volcano in Ecuador! 1 hr(s)
Attractions and Activities: Antisana Ecological Reserve (Ticket included) After your unbelievable experience in the best Condor's territory of Ecuador, you will drive again back downhill way to the Isco canyon, where the nests and cliffs where condors sleep are! Enjoying more views of these spectacular birds, you will have a traditional and tasty lunch at a local restaurant, enjoying the company of different species of hummingbirds. 2 hr(s)
Attractions and Activities: Quito (Free entry) You will be back to your hotel approximately at 4:00 p.m. End of this spectacular day at the Ecuadorian Andes! 1 hr(s)
*Itinerary times are in the local time of the place of visit and may be subject to changes due to weather conditions, road conditions, and other factors. We appreciate your understanding.