Cotopaxi Full Day Tour - All Included - Guided Hike And National Park Entrance

Everything was perfect. Friendly and helpful guide, on-time pick up, nice day! Thank you so much!

Daniel took great care of a mixed group. He was respectful of both Spanish and English speakers. We made a few good stops along the way which made a 2 hour trip go quickly. The hike, although short, was strenuous. One starts at 14,000’ and walk up to 15,000 in about a mile. The Refugio is quite authentic. One can imagine the brave climbers who summit 19,000’ Cotopaxi! The refugio also provides warm drinks and soup.

Irene was friendly and informative. She let us know up front how the trip was going to proceed, let us know where we would be stopping and why. Irene is fluent in English and Spanish and made sure that all participants understood what she said. The hike up to the staging area is very challenging. There are 2 paths you can take and she explained the differences. She made sure that all who participated in the hike were safe and able to complete the hike.

It was such a good experience! Our guide was super interactive, friendly, and always telling jokes. We did everything on the itinerary, and the experience also included learning about some local plants and lots about the local geography/mountains/volcanoes. Definitely recommend

It was an amazing experience. The scenery had me speechless. The climb was a little hard, but worth the views.

Very high altitude, over 15,000 ft. Hard to breathe for seniors. Air is very thin in this region. Good pictures.

Great trip, challenging hike up to the Cotopaxi base camp at altitude. Two meals both at good value before and after. I recommend.

This was a great day with Adrian and Ivan. Everything was well organised and Adrian was really supportive on the hike, making sure everyone made it at their own pace.

My parents and sister went on this hike and reported that they had a great time and met some interesting people. They were not able to make the hike to the base camp due to challenges with the altitude (it is no joke!); but, found Cotopaxi and the surrounding highlands beautiful and enjoyed the tour.

Irene the guide and Carlos the bus driver were great! Very professional and fun! They gave great explanation and advices. They made this trip even more pleasant. Great landscape! An excursion not to miss!

Excellent service. Very informative guide - Joshua who has an infectious enthusiasm and always helpful , and makes everyone happy,

Amazing tour! We got lucky and had a window where the clouds parted and we were able to see the volcano which made the entire trip worth it. The hike was tough with the elevation but was so worth it. Our guide Irene was absolutely incredible. 10/10

Rudest guide I have ever had. She turned a 11 hour tour into 8 hours. Good job for her I guest. This is my 67 country and again have never had a guide like her. I would avoid at all cost. Lucky the weather was amazing and the views we got were great. I would book this tour just not with the hop on/off company.

Ecuador Hop has been fantastic during my trip to Ecuador. They are very responsive and accommodating. They have many offerings, and I was thrilled with my trips. They will go above and beyond for your trip. I would use them again for any trip!

The weather was too bad to make the trek. It was a long way to go to sit on a bus all day. Just a shame.

Good trip Bus was somewhat old and very bumpy road. Not sure if we were altitude sick or just sick from sitting over the wheel in the back of the bus. Tip try and sit up front if you can. Tour guide Adrian was excellent.

Our group consisted of 9 people speaking Spanish or English. So, our guide had to cope with both languages, what he did very well. Doing so, Josue proved a profound knowledge about Ecuadorian vulcanos and the flora & fauna of this habitat. The tour was very well organized, being picked up from the hotel a superb confort ! I can only recommend visiting Cotopaxi with Josue and the Ecuador Hop Team.

Amazing experiences and people to meet are sure to be found when you book with this company! I booked both a full-day Quilotoa tour as well as a full-day Cotopaxi tour with them and both were incredible experiences with amazing guides! I have to thank Alex, as well as our driver and other guide whose name I unfortunately forget for a beautiful Quilotoa tour - super knowledge, friendly, and welcoming guides + driver! I also have to thank Adrian (guide) and Carlitos (driver) for the BEST experience at Cotopaxi. They both were super knowledgeable, friendly, welcoming, funny, and just wonderful people! Everyone that I met on both of these tours as well were amazing people, now friends. And the experience at Quilotoa and Cotopaxi...well, you're just going to have to go see it for yourself! Clean buses, amazing, friendly, high-energy, and knowledgable guides, great routes, great timing, beautiful sightseeing! Book book book with this company. There's not much more that I can say. Thanks again Ecuador Hop and special thanks to Alex, Adrian, Carlitos, and the other guide + driver! Enjoy!

We were picked up at our hotel, which was super convenient around 7:45 a.m. First we went to an ecolodge for breakfast, which served us pancakes with fruit and yogurt, bread and coffee and juice. Then we drove up to the parking area on Cotopaxi, which is around 16,300 feet we figured. The road up was bumpy and slow going and we couldn't believe the bus made it up there! When we got out to hike it was sleeting sideways with a wind that just about knocked us over! It was howling! Some people went on ahead up to the lodge, but we decided to turn back as we didn't have the right coats to stay dry and warm with us. The volcano was enshrouded in clouds the entire time so we didn't have much of a view. When everyone came back we went down to the lagoon and did a short narrated nature hike, where it was sunny and a lot warmer. We ate a late lunch at the ecolodge and made it back to our hotel around 6:30 p.m. It was a good adventure. We paid $49 per person.

I booked the Quito to Banos bus trip with the overnight in Cotopaxi (we stayed at Wim hostel instead of Chuquiagua), the Quilotoa overlook, and a swing tour in Banos. Here's what was great: -what happened:pick up in Quito at 6:34 (punctual to their 6:30 scheduled time!) at our hostel. Brought to a bus with everyone else that went to Cotopaxi. Had breakfast at Chuquiagua lodge. Left our luggage at the lodge for the overnight stay. Went to mountain!!! Hiked for 1-2 hours up and took option to go to see the glacier (instead of resting at the Chalet and drinking cocoa). Went to lagoon at base of mountain quickly. Bathroom stop. Back to Chuquiagua for lunch. We called our hostel (Wim hostel was amazing) he picked us up and dropped us back at the Lodge in the morning). At 8am the following day we went with the Ecuadorhop bus to the Quilotoa loop overlook (5 minutes hike) but the Cotopaxi overlook was just pulling off the side of the road on the highway to take pix. (so glad we did the hike!!). Here, some stayed to do the full day Quilotoa hike and return to Quito. We continued on the bus to Banos (no lunch only brief icecream/snack stop) arriving at 3:30pm. At 4:30, after quickly checking in to hostel, we joined the $10 Banos tour to the house of the tree, then the swing at the edge of the world, then a candy shop (no dinner). End at 6:30. -Cotopaxi was amazing. We gave ourselves a day to acclimate in Quito after flying in from sea level. Good decision for avoiding altitude sickness. We drove up a long bumpy road to a parking place to hike up the mountain. We went straight up! -It was 35F so I was warm enough with me fleece and down (and gloves and long underwear). -You have to walk slow because it is 4500m up there. Then some went to rest at the Chalet/refuge for 45 min while we continued with no break to the glacier. The clouds were thick but briefly parted for us to see the amazing glacier view and also my friend tasted the glacier stream water (not guaranteed safety :)). Probably at about 5000m. It was so beautiful. -The way down was steep through the dirt (maybe some volcanic ash) to make a faster desent). I slipped but brought trekking poles to help. -Erica was our guide with Besttrip (brother company that actually runs the tour to Cotopaxi) and Paula was our the leader from a local indigenous tribe who led us up the mountain. Both were excellent at getting us engaged and telling us important details about our surroundings. -Daniel was our guide on the bus from Quito and then on to Quilotoa. He was very helpful and helped me to feel like I was seeing something with him for the first or second time even though this is his everyday job. He was also an excellent guide.

I made the cotopaxi one day tour and was alright with the tour. The guides (Jackie and Paulina) and the meals were awesome. As a suggestion to staff, I suggest giving more time to people who want to reach the glaciars.

We bought our tickets for this full day tour from the TI in the Plaza Grande. It included breakfast and a late lunch, which we had at the same place. Food was simple, but good. Our tour guide Sofia was very good and attentive. On the way they stopped at a few places for pictures. Part of the drive to where the hike starts is very bumpy. And I mean very bumpy. We were the oldest people on the tour (60+) and we could not make it up to the end, but most of the younger people did. It is not an easy hike at 15,000+ feet. I think everyone was feeling the altitude to one degree or another. But Cotopaxi was amazing and we saw beautiful scenery and wild horses and a fox. It was a good day trip from Quito to get out of the city and see nature.

I had the privilege of visiting the Cotopaxi Volcano and National Park. We had an excellent driver who knew the terrain well. Our guide Daniel and Carmen was very informative. Carmen is Quechua and we learnt a lot from her and her admiration of the land her people lived on for years before the conquestidores came to the Americas. Ecuador Hop is an excellent company in the tourism industry and I will definitely use their services in the future.

Although I had booked the tour months in advance and it was also confirmed by the organizer, it was simply cancelled the night before due to lack of capacity. This is quite outrageous as I only had 2 days in Quito and then had to travel on.

The tour was intense but the guide was very attentive was always worried about how we were going, the pickup very punctual. It has been a great adventure and a great satisfaction. They've all been very kind. Highly recommended

Very entertaining tour with a competent guide who knew what she was doing. She climbed into shelter, saw condor, visited lagoon cleanlungo

It has been an excellent experience, it is one of the most beautiful volcanoes I have had the opportunity to see. I recommend it 100%. An important tip: the tour operators do not provide much information about appropriate clothing, so it is important to wear appropriate clothing, such as sports shoes, comfortable pants, a coat, sunscreen, sunglasses, etc.

A guia Verônica e o motorista Maurício foram bastante atenciosos. Nos buscaram no horário combinado e no caminho nos explicaram sobre os vulcões do Equador. A subida até o refúgio foi inesquecível.

I made a purchase with this Enterprise, but they don't have any active media, it's like it doesn't exist. I've tried to reach them through social media, emails and phones, but they don't answer. In addition, the purchase is not refundable. I only managed to communicate on a phone line and they told me that they no longer work for Ecuadorhop, they told me that they operate from Peru, and that they no longer have Enterprise in Ecuador.

A fantastic day provided by Ecuador Hop. Day program was very well put together. Breakfast and lunch included. The day was supervised by Mauro. He did this very nicely. In the wet park Cotopaxi the guide Pauline came on the bus. She was amazing. A lot of knowledge about the Cotapaxi and the nature there. Alberto was the driver. All praise to him too Too bad Ecuador Hop no more excursions from Quito. We'd do that to them right away. Furthermore, a great price / quality ratio

Muy buena experiecia, la guía Erika excelente. Recomendado y el plan de todo incluido (pick up, desayuno, almuerzo), es muy cómodo.

We went to the cotopaxi all day. Excellent Service. Thanks to magus, caroline, patrician and pauline. 100% recommended...very attentive all...

Excellent Service and professionalism of the Ecuador Hop team, very attentive, transport on time, safe and comfortable, excellent food. Loz guides are excellent and attentive, especially thanks to Daniel Saurez who was our guide in Quilotoa and Cotopaxi, always watching for everyone and everyone, to provide us with information and evacuate doubts. Recommended 100%

I never knew about this flexible and safe mode of travel, until a friend based in Ecuador, recommended me!! The guides make you feel very comfortable, and yes, I traveled alone but I never felt it. I would recommend it 100 times more!! Greetings to Jose and Carla!! Thanks guys for feeling like one more Ecuadorian hehe!!!

One of the best companies to make trips within Ecuador not to say the best, a great Mood and helped me and my friends in many doubts, I do not worry about absolutely anything. They are the best!!!! Recommended 100%

Ecuador Hop recommend for this type of tours, guides super friendly and fun the price this incredible is worth making the investment and know the natural wonders that offers us Ecuador