This is one of the best ways to know Ecuador, its people, culture and nature.
All our treks have the human team and material to make your trip pleasant. We have in each expedition a bilingual naturalist guide, cook and a team of muleteers that take care of transporting the baggage on the horses. We also have first quality tents, a cooking tent and dining room tent, as well as seats, tables, and a bathroom tent.
Our trips are of different degrees of difficulty and cross diverse ecosystems like moors, cloud forests, sub Andean forests, among others. In each of the different regions of Ecuador that we visit, we share closely with authentic communities and discover unique landscapes. In some of these treks we work in close  collaboration with the local communities.

Deep Ecuador- trekking, adventure and ecotourism circuit”  15 day all inclusive trip

This trip will allow you to know the deep rural Ecuador and to see the beautiful landscapes of Ecuador. Operated jointly with the communities that we will be visiting, our intention is to offer you the best of community based tourism and the best of our country.

The proposed itinerary is the following one. Extensions are also possible in Amazonia and the coast where you will be able to appreciate the tropical and rain forest.

Itinerary:

Day trip menu from which you can make your own program

Cuicocha lake

Spectacular hike that allows you to enjoy beautiful landscapes, learn about the flora and the fauna of the region, and to be in intimate contact with nature. The route around this beautiful lake inside a volcanic crater lasts approximately 4 hours; we will walk up to heights up to 3000 m. It constitutes an excellent acclimatization hike.

Mojanda lakes

Mojanda is a group of mountains and lakes located to the south of Otavalo. This trip allows you to visit the three lakes (Caricocha, Huarmicocha and Yanacocha) and climb to Fuya Fuya (4275 m) from where you will have the best views of the Ecuadorian mountains, the flora and fauna of the Andean paramos, (moors) This also constitutes an excellent acclimatization hike, with superb views and possibilities to spot condors.

Cayambe mountain: visit to the refuge and glaciers

Cayambe (5780m), the third highest mountain in Ecuador, is located 60 Km southeast of Otavalo on the equator. This trek is  an excellent opportunity to acclimatize to high altitudes, while enjoying beautiful landscapes, and possibly condor spotting. We will hike from the “Mirlos” waterfall to the base of the beautiful glacier above the refuge.

Intag cloud forest

Descending the western spurs of the mountain range we will hike from the Andean paramo to the cloud forest, a unique ecosystem that is full of waterfalls and rivers, as well as being excellent for bird watching. The area offers option for one; two, or three day hikes; there are many things to see and to enjoy, like the thermal springs of Nangulbi, the ecotourism reserve of Junin or the organic coffee plantations.

Piñan trek

Amazing adventure, that is considered one of the better treks in Ecuador providing an introduction to the natural and cultural diversity of this country The community of Piñán, the paramo and lakes that surround it, are the scenario for this fantastic adventure, your visit will help to preserve this delicate ecosystem and to improve the life of the community. Our porters and guides are members of the “Committee of tourism of Piñán” (member of the project Chachimbiro) and most of the benefits go to the community development project of Piñán. The pack-horses utilized during the trek to transport the luggage and equipment belong to the “Committee of community development of Piñán” and the money that we pay for them goes to a communal investment fund. Our itinerary begins at the Chachimbiro thermal pools, then we across the paramo areas around Yanaurco and Cotacachi volcanoes, climbing to the summit of Yanaurcu (4535m). We visit the old Indian village Piñán, and then descend through the cloud forest to finish the trip at the Nangulbi thermal springs. This is a full service tour that includes the services of porters and horses to carry our luggage provided by our partners, the people from the Piñán village.

El Angel Ecological reserve and Golondrinas trek

Located  100 km north of Otavalo and accessed by a good road, this protected area offers one of the most interesting paramo areas of the country famous for its endemic frailejones, lakes, polylepis forest and this beautiful trail offers the trek to Las Golondrinas cloud forest reserve.

Cayambe  Coca Reserve, from Oyacachi to Papallacta hike

From Oyacachi, an old Indian village located in the paramo area south of Mount Cayambe, we will hike across mountain areas and well preserved forests and lakes, to arrive in Papallacta thermal springs.

The ecotrek: San Clemente to Nueva America

San Clemente and Nueva américa are both Indigenous communities with ecotourism projects in the Imbabura province.This hike on the eastern mountain range of the Andes links these two projects. Trips start in either of the two communities and cross over well preserved paramo and cloud forest; possible condor and spectacled bear spottings. The porters and services are provided by members of both communities.

Abraspungo pass: the Vicuñas and llamas trek

The Mocha river valley between the Chimborazo and Carihuayrazo volcanoes is the scene for this spectacular trek; the views of the two mountains and the flora and fauna of the paramo along the way are magnificent. Full service trek, excellent for acclimatizing with 2 or 3 nights in tents. Optionally, we can climb Carihuayrzo.