Surtrek Tour Operator
Avenida Amazonas 897 y Wilson
Quito-Ecuador
Tel: 00593 2 2231534
00593 2 2500530
Mobile: 00593 9 9735448
Fax: 00593 2 2500540
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Ecuador Adventure Tours
We offer these trekking tours between 2-7 days through the Andean highlands (open Andean grasslands of South America on 2.500-4.500 m height) with overnight stays in tents. During these trekking tours you can admire the wonderful sceneries with a variety of the Andean flora and fauna and the possibility exists to even see some condors drifting by.
On the plateaus in the Andes we normally follow good paths, which can also change into cross country and even swamps. Your luggage is carried by packhorses and you only have to carry your light daypack. For these trekkings you should be in relatively good shape (daily 4-7 hours of walking) and be able to adjust also mentally on physical demands.
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The region of Piñan is situated in the northeast of Ecuador and is part of the Nature Reserve Cotacachi Cayapas. Here you will find the typical paramo (Andean highland) vegetation and also cloud forest in the higher parts of the region and rainforest in the lower parts. You will start this tour in Otavalo with its famous Indio Market and then continue via Cuicocha to the hot springs of Chachimbiro where you will start this trek. The highlight of this tour is the Piñan community you will reach on day 5. ...>> |
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The tour starts in Quito and will lead you to the south to the Cotopaxi National Park. During this tour you will discover the paramo vegetation of the Cotopaxi National Park and also its animals. Maybe you are lucky and will see one of the condors that live in this region. You will trek through the national park and sleep in different haciendas, farmhouses and camps. You will follow the footsteps of the Incas during some parts of the trek. From some points you will have fantastic views of the surroundings. ...>> |
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The Cerro Golondrinas Cloud forest Conservation Project, in the western slopes of the Andes Mountains, is working to create a 25,000 hectare reserve in which the natural environment can be respected while providing a sustainable living for local people.
In this six-day trek, the "campesinos" and managers of this project hope to share with you a rare journey across this land and into their lives. Led through ecosystems ranging from the almost "Lunar" high Páramo to the mist-shrouded cloud forest, you will experience. ...>> |
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The Altar Volcano (5.320 m) is an extinct volcano and after it had an immense eruption centuries ago it has now the shape of a horseshoe. The volcano is open on one side and its very sharp peaks reach high up into the sky - a truly amazing scenery! The vertical walls of the volcano are covered with glaciers. These glaciers fall into the crater-lagoon on a regular basis. The wild and untouched nature around the Altar Volcano is one of the most impressive regions of Ecuador. ...>> |
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The Podocarpus National Park is located in the south of Ecuador and stretches over three provinces - Loja, Zamora and Morona Santiago - and two main regions; the Andean highlands and the Amazon Basin. The park can be clearly divided into five life zones, each rich in biodiversity and characterised by different flora and fauna. Unique flora includes Podocarpus, the only indigenous Andean Conifer and the famous Cinchona plant from which quinine was obtained to combat malaria. ...>> |
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Most of the highest peaks of the famous Avenue of the Volcanoes will be viewed within the next five days. This is a relatively easy going and scenery trek; it helps as training and acclimatization for all of the classic climbs such as Cayambe, Cotopaxi, and Chimborazo among others.
The possibility to reach the summit of the Illiniza North is considered. Condors, deer, wolves and other small animals are frequently found as well as tiny Indian settlements and evergreen valleys. ...>> |
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This is one of the short but quite active tours. From Quito you will go south through the Avenue of the Volcanoes to the Cotopaxi National Park. Here you will spend the next 2 nights and discover the Cotopaxi National Park in different ways. You will do Canopy on the first day and glide of the paramo. On the next day you will do a combination of horseback riding and trekking on the foothills of the Rumiñahui Volcano. On the last day before returning to Quito you will drive to the museum, the refuge and the Limpiopungo Lake. ...>> |
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In the morning you will go to the Hacienda Santa Rita where you will get a short riding lesson and then you will start off to the Pasochoa Volcano where you will spend the first day. The next day the ride will take you to the Rumiñahui Volcano where you can see, with a little bit of luck, a condor. Then you will continue your trip to the slopes of the Quilindaña passing El Salitre. At the slopes you will visit a paper tree bark forest. On the last day you will enter a ravine where several volcanic layers from past eruptions are clearly visible. ...>> |
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On the first day you will drive from Quito to the north to the town of Otavalo where you will visit the famous Indio Market and then continuing via Cuicocha to the hot springs of Chachimbiro. On the next day you will take the train ride from Salinas to Ibarra along this old route with wonderful views of the valley. The third day you will walk on the footsteps of the shamans and in the afternoon you will make a tractor tour to two communities in the surrounding area. Learn about their culture and customs. ...>> |
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This trek takes you to one of the most scenic and spectacular routes of the eastern cordillera. You will walk through thick Polylepis Andean forests; you will cross high passes, come across high moorlands and lava lakes. You will observe the most varied vegetation of the highlands (puya hamata, lycopodium, gentians, lupins etc.). You may glimpse Andean hummingbirds, lapwings, pipits, hawks and condors. You will be amazed by the impressive view of the snow-capped volcano Antisana. ...>> |
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Carihuayrazo is located just north of Chimborazo and rises out of the valley of Abraspungo. Its tongue-twisting name means "mountain with much wind". Set in a quintessential Andean landscape with llamas, alpacas, vicunas, and local Indians tending their flocks, you’ll also get a taste of the mountain cultures of Ecuador. The climb is relatively easy and can be done by people with no previous mountaineering experience. This is your chance to climb a 5.000 m plus mountain if you are in at least average physical condition. ...>> |
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During this tour you will follow the footsteps of the Incas. The path, you will follow, forms part of the Inca Trail which led from Cusco to Quito. Some places are still in good condition. The trail takes you through the Andes, around lakes and rises to 4.200 m. During the trekking you pass the Paredones ruins and finally arrive at the fort of Ingapirca. Here you will see the fine stonework and characteristic trapezoidal niches and doorways. Afterwards you will return to Quito but if you like you could do an extension in Cuenca. ...>> |
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This two day tour brings you to the Cotopaxi National Park. On the first day you will start from Quito south through the Avenue of the Volcanos and visit the main attractions of the Cotopaxi National Park. On the second day before returning to Quito you have the choice between three option of what you could do that day. One option is to get to the refuge at 4.800 m, the second to do a combination of horseback riding and hiking and the third one is to climb the Rumiñahui Volcano. ...>> |
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