Thank you for expressing interest in my homeland, Ecuador!
I am Hugo Pineida and I cordially invite you to discover a little bit more about my beautiful country, Ecuador. The best way to get to know the country is through guided routes, which I present here. With groups of 2 or more persons, I'll show you the beautiful landscape, the people and the mountains, of course!
I offer the three routes presented on request but I can also plan and take other routes with you. You just need to let me know!
I am not a mass tourism travel agency; I have personally prepared all the trips and I am the accompanying guide, who has the objective of showing to my travelers a fair and sustainable image of Ecuadorean life and its variety. In case you have a question or are interested in a specific route, send me an e-mail to:
contact@andean-bear-expeditions.com
It will be a pleasure to meet you and enjoy our time together in Ecuador.
Enjoy an individual trip to Ecuador in 7/10/14 days, minimum 2 persons
7 Day Tour
Day 1: Quito at 2,800 m, 15 minutes by cable car up to 3,900 m, from there we hike approximately 4 hours until we reach the summit of the Guagua Pichincha at 4,760 m; in the afternoon, we travel back to the hotel in Quito.
Day 2: From Quito, we travel by car 2 hours to 'Parqueadero de la virgen' at 3,950 m, from there we hike 3 hours to the mountain retreat at 4,700 m.
Day 3: From the Asenso retreat to the summit of Iliniza Norte at 5,120 m; in the afternoon, we return to the hotel in Quito.
Day 4: Quito Cayambe retreat 3 hours by car to mountain cabin at 4,600 m.
Day 5: Cayambe summit, in the afternoon we travel back to the hotel in Latacunga.
Day 6: from Latacunga, 3 hours by car to the Carel retreat at 4.800 m.
Day 7: Chimborazo summit at 6,310 m; in the afternoon return travel to Quito.
10 Day Tour
Day 1: Transfer from Quito Airport.
Day 2: All-day tour, starting with the Quito city tour, altitude 2.800 m, including the city’s old colonial zone, continuing to the Mitad del Mundo (the equatorial line), the Inti-Nan-Museum, afterwards to the oldest crater, the Pululagua; in the evening, back to the hotel in Quito.
Day 3: Two-hour car trip from Quito northward to Otavalo, province of Imbabura; visit to the Indian market, poncho square, altitude 2.600 m; three-hour hike to the circle in the Cuicocha crater lake altitude 3.900 m; in the evening, back to the hotel in Otavalo.
Day 4: Car trip from Otavalo to Lake Mojando, altitude 3.700 m. From there, hike to Fuya Fuya, altitude 4.200 m. This mountain is for altitude acclimatization; in the evening, back to the hotel in Otavalo.
Day 5: Imbabura, altitude 4.700 m. Car trip from Otavalo to Chiriguasi, 4-hour hike to the summit of Imbabura mountain; in the evening, back to the hotel Esperanza.
Day 6: Trip to the Cayambe shelter, altitude 4.600 m. Relaxing car trip, hikes, photos, checking the mountain gear, etc.
Day 7: All day long at the glacier school, learning how to walk on snow, use the ice axe, how to brake when falling on snow, how to ascend in ice.
Day 8: Cayambe summit, altitude 5.790 m; in the evening, back to the hotel in Quito.
Day 9: All-day relax tour to Mindo to see small waterfalls, hike through the secondary natural forest, warm climate; in the evening, back to the hotel in Quito.
Day 10: Transfer to depart from Quito Airport.
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14 Day Tour
Day 1: Transfer from Quito Airport, altitude 2.800 m, to the hotel.
Day 2: Car trip from Quito eastward to Papallacta, two-hour hike through Andean woods until reaching an altitude of 3.800 m and return to the hot springs of Papallacta for a bath in the thermal water pools that flow down from Antisana Volcano; in the evening, back to the hotel in Quito.
Day 3: Quito Pasochoa, altitude 4.200 m, 6-hour hike; in the evening, back to the hotel in Machachi.
Day 4: To the Corazón (4.782 m), 4- to 5-hour hike to the summit and down to the hotel in Machachi.
Day 5: Iliniza Norte, altitude 5.120 m, car trip from hotel to the Virgen, altitude 4.000 m, 3-hour hike from there to the shelter, altitude 4.700 m.
Day 6: From the shelter to the summit, altitude 5.120 m; in the evening, back to the hotel in Quito.
Day 7: Quito, Cayambe shelter, altitude 4.600 m, short practice hikes in the glacier, photos, mountain gear preparation.
Day 8: Backpacking trip to the Cayambe summit, altitude 5.790 m, and down to Latacunga, to the hotel Cotopaxi.
Day 9: Car trip to Quilotoa crater, altitude 3.900 m, Indian village, hike down to the crater; in the evening, back to the hotel in Chucchilan.
Day 10: 4-hour car trip to the Carel del Chimborazo shelter (4.800 m)
Day 11: From the summit of the Chimborazo (6.310 m), hike down to Baños in the afternoon.
Day 12: Visit the country’s best known waterfalls in Baños, one of them is the Pailon del Diablo; hike deep in the natural forest; Baños is the gateway to Amazonia, warm climate; in the evening, back to the hotel in Baños
Day 13: Car trip from Baños to Riobamba Alausi, rail trip to the Nariz del Diablo; in the evening, back to Quito.
Day 14: Transfer to depart from Quito Airport.
Impressive!
Ecuador, located in northwestern South America, is one of the world's most geographically, topographically, climatically and ethnically varied countries. Ecuador borders Colombia (590 km), Peru (1420 km) and the Pacific Ocean.
If you wish to practice backpacking, hiking and mountain climbing, but especially ascend high-altitude volcanoes, then you are in the right spot. Little Ecuador on the equator has many options for that.
Guided trips on request!
Mountain climbing, backpacking and hiking in Ecuador!
If you wish to practice backpacking, hiking and mountain climbing, but especially ascend high-altitude volcanoes, then you are in the right spot. Litte Ecuador on the equator has many options for that.
Contact me
Send me an e-mail to:
contact@andean-bear-expeditions.com
Tel.: +593 98 674 0823
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Ecuatoriana de Guías de Montaña
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