Day One: Arrive Quito (9500 ft)
Arrive in Quito. A CAG representative will meet you
at the airport to escort you to town.
Day Two: Quito tour and travel to Otavalo
A morning city tour of the capital city Quito and
then an afternoon drive north to the town of Otavalo
and a stay in a beautiful and luxurious converted
Hacienda. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day Three: Acclimatization Hike up Fuya Fuya (13,986
ft)
An easy day hike and picnic lunch to continue our
acclimating. Overnight back at the hacienda. (Breakfast,
Dinner)
Day Four: Acclimatization climb up Cotacachi
(16,204 ft)
An easy climb up another volcano to further our acclimating.
Overnight back at the hacienda. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day Five: Drive to Cotopaxi
Another beautiful drive to Cotopaxi and an hour hike
to the hut (15,000 ft) (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day Six: Glacier skills practice
Brush up on ice axe, crampon and crevasse rescue skills
at the glacier on Cotopaxi. Overnight in the hut.
(Breakfast, Dinner)
Day Seven: Climb Cotopaxi (19,347 ft)
We wake up very early for our summit attempt of this
incredibly beautiful peak and then drive in the afternoon
to Riobamba, near Chimborazo, for some needed rest.
Overnight in a restored colonial hacienda resort.
(Breakfast, Dinner)
Day Eight: Rest and Relaxation
A day of rest to do what ever you like at this relaxing
retreat. (Breakfast)
Day Nine: Travel to Chimborazo basecamp
A horse supported trek into our basecamp(Breakfast,
Dinner)
Day Ten: Climb Chimborazo (20, 702 ft)
Wake up very early for our summit attempt and then
an afternoon drive to the spa resort town of Banos.
(Breakfast, Dinner)
Day Eleven: Hot springs and spas in Banos
/ or Weather day
This day is used for much needed rest in the hot springs
of Banos or it will be used as an extra day in case
we have to wait out weather on either Cotopaxi or
Chimborazo.
Day Twelve: Travel to Quito
Travel back to Quito for a celebratory dinner and
final night before flying home.
Itinerary subject to change due to conditions
or other circumstances
