Quito: Private Pasochoa Reserve Hiking Tour
ID: GYG335546-597531
Category:
Country: Ecuador
Duration:
08:00 hours
Description
Climb the 4,199-meter-high Pasochoa Reserve throughout the duration of 4-6 hours. This medium-difficulty hike is an excellent acclimatization trek that can be used as preparation for other more challenging mountains.
Your tour begins as you are collected from your Quito accommodation, from where you travel to the Pasochoa Reserve. The reserve is a beautiful 4,199-meter-high mountain. This 4 to 6-hour excursion is an excellent acclimatization trekking that can be used to prepare for more challenging mountains, such as Antisana or Chimborazo.
The highlight of the Pasochoa Reserve hike is its humid cloud forest, located inside an extinct volcanic crater near Quito. There you can see 50 endemic species of Andrean trees and more than 100 species of birds.
The trek in the Pasochoa Reserve is of a medium level and crosses incredible prairies of Páramo and cloud forests that have an impressive Andean fauna. This includes bulls, horses, hummingbirds, the Viridian metal tail, mountain tenets, crest cotinga Red, and the occasional Andean condor.
Highlights
- Trek across the incredible prairie of Paramo
- Enjoy Pasochoa Reserve hiking through a humid cloud forest, located inside an extinct volcanic crater near Quito
- Encounter 50 endemic species of Andean trees and more than 100 species of birds
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Pickup is from the lobby of your hotel.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
