Ecuador’s Highlands offer a wonderful terrain for trekkers. Although mostly not technically difficult, many are high altitude treks, traversing some fascinating and unique eco-systems. We offer some easier short hikes as well as some moderate to strenuous treks to the most beautiful peaks.

Quilotoa Crater Lake

This trek takes us high into the Andes to the Quilotoa crater lake. The first day is spent driving up into the mountains from where we will start the 5-hour trek the following morning. The night is spent in simple indigenous houses, providing a unique insight into the life of these mountain people and the challenges they face every day. During the trek, we will pass several other mountain villages and get acquainted with this unique way of life ‘on top of the world’.

Trekking Yanahurco de Piñan

Yanahurco means “Black Mountain” and it is an interesting, steep, old volcano located in the Western Cordillera in the north of Ecuador. This trekking adventure will take us through a beautiful landscape of lakes, streams and high páramos. With luck, we will get a glimpse of the impressive flight of the Condor, the “King of the Andes”

Trekking Cotopaxi Volcano

This overnight hiking trip provides an opportunity to explore the Cotopaxi Park. The first day we set up camp in Limpiopungo valley at 3,800 m. Hiking west, up to the foothills of the Rumiñahui Volcano we will reach the crater’s edge at 4200m. Providing we have clear weather this trek offers magnificent views of Cotopaxi and Mount Sincholagua. The next day we will drive to the Cotopaxi car park at 4600m. From here we will hike for an hour to reach the Cotopaxi hut. After a warming drink, we will continue to Cotopaxi’s glaciers. this hike, at high altitude, is not for the faint-hearted.

Inca Trail to Ingapirca

Starting at the little village of Achupallas and ending at the Inca ruins of Ingapirca, this trek goes along colourful landscapes and offers beautiful views of the countryside. This trail is part of the impressive system of roads built by the Incas that connected Quito, the northern part of their empire, with the south of Chile. This is a relatively easy trek with spectacular views across the Andes. Still, climbing up to 4350m requires a good physical condition.

Trekking Antizana Volcano

A trek through the highland landscape of the Antizana Volcano is a wonderful experience on the high Ecuadorian paramos. With luck, condors can be observed together with other species of birds and beautiful highland flora. This is a fairly demanding high altitude trek of 4 days/3 nights through the stunning highlands and volcanic landscape of the Ecuadorean Andes. We will traverse moraines near the volcano’s glaciers to reach a mica lake. The views are magnificent, but hiking can get tough at such high altitudes. The first camp is at 3800m, the last, just below Antizanas southern peak, is at 4500m. (available as 4d/3n or 3d/2n trek)

Condor Trek – Trekking Antizana – Sincholagua

A trek through the highland landscape of the Antizana Volcano is a wonderful experience on the high Ecuadorian paramos. With luck, condors can be observed together with other species of birds and beautiful highland flora. This is a fairly demanding high altitude trek of 4 days/3 nights through the stunning highlands and volcanic landscape of the Ecuadorean Andes. We will traverse moraines near the volcano’s glaciers to reach a mica lake. The views are magnificent, but hiking can get tough at such high altitudes. The first camp is at 3800m, the last, just below Antizanas southern peak, is at 4500m.

Trekking Mount Chimborazo (6310m) 

This 5d/4n trek will take you to Mount Chimborazo, the highest and largest mountain in Ecuador. For a long time, it was considered the highest mountain in the world (however measured from the center of the terrestrial globe, its summit is in fact the highest point on earth!). It has three major summits that can be seen during this trek. Vast areas with paramo, breathtaking views over the country, and herds of vicuñas are the main highlights of this adventure. 

Trekking Sangay Volcano (5230 m) 

This 9d/8n trek takes you to one of the most unexplored and beautiful places in Ecuador, the Sangay National Park. This park, located on the eastern side of the Ecuadorian Andes, contains an incredible biodiversity. The highlight of this trek is the climbing of the impressive Sangay Volcano, considered as one of the most active volcanoes in the world.

Note: If the volcano activity is too dangerous, we will not climb the mountain.