Tour Quito to Baños visiting Cotopaxi Volcano & Quilotoa Lagoon

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About this activity

We connect authentic tourist destinations, local communities, and families, taking independent travelers to places others don't visit. We handle the logistics so you can focus on enjoying yourself: transportation, paid activities, and the flexibility to stay as long as you like.

Enjoy the Quito- Baños adventure with the Jacamar Pass! Discover Ecuador in the most incredible way. Travel from Quito to Baños in a single day filled with epic landscapes, authentic culture, and unforgettable experiences. With Wanderbus, you'll visit Cotopaxi National Park and Quilotoa Lagoon, all while making your way to Baños on a unique tour you won't find anywhere else.

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At a glance

Duration: 7–8 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 20 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: Wanderbus Ecuador

Ages: Children (0–9 years) · Adults (10–89 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Tour guide
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle

Not included

Not included: Breakfast
Not included: Lunch
Not included: Dinner
Not included: Accommodation

Itinerary

Quito

one hour

Departure from Quito:

Blue house Hotel 06:15 or

Café Zular 06:30 (Nex to San Blas Squarea)
Cotopaxi National Park

one hour Admission included

Hiking at Limiopungo Lake inside Cotopaxi National Park, home to one of the world’s highest active volcanoes.

There you can visit the Limpiopungo Lagoon which is at the foot of a volcano and there is possible to see some species of flora besides the volcano
Canon del Rio Toachi

3 hours Admission included

Transfer from Cotopaxi National Park to Cañon del Río Toachi. (2:30)

Here we can take some pictures and the guide will explain you about its formations wich are product of pyroclastic flows whose source was the Quilotoa volcano (0:30). The materials that form the base of the canyon are pumiceous elements, lapillis, and volcanic bombs. The emission of these flows has a suggested age of 1800 years.
Laguna Quilotoa

1 h 30 min Admission included

You will arrive to the Crater and inside it the lake, the guide will explain to you about its origin and about the flora of this zone, if the day is clear you can see all the scenery from the top of the crater and if the time is enough is possible to go down to the lake and go boating (not included)
Salcedo

5 min

Stop for famous Ecuadorian ice cream on the way to Baños.
Banos

10 min

Transfer from Quilotoa to Baños

Drop off in the Central Park of Baños (Church)

You can add our extra tour for your free days in Baños

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Historic Center at 06:30

It is necessary to confirm with us if this will be the point for your pickup point
This is in the Mariscal Zone at 06:15.

It is necessary to confirm with us if this will be the point for your pickup point