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HIKING TRAVEL GUIDE

4 Best Quito Hikes

The trails worth the airfare.

The 4 most popular quito hikes. The trails that draw the most hikers, with the distance, the time on your feet, the cost and who guides them.

4 Best Quito Hikes

Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest Tour Birdwatching Waterfalls and Hike - Pululahua Volcano & Geobotanical Reserve: crater views and plant spotting
Full-Day, Hiking & Trekking, Quito, Tour Reviews, Tours, Waterfall Hikes

Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest Tour Birdwatching Waterfalls and Hike

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1.Full-Day Mindo Cloud Forest Tour Birdwatching Waterfalls and Hike

A private day trip from Quito to Mindo’s cloud forest for hand-fed hummingbirds, butterflies, and a waterfall hike, plus crater views.

Most Popular★ 5.0

“We had a fantastic day with Pato! He was very friendly and knowledgeable and was dedicated to making our experience special! Seeing the plethora of birds at San Todeo was a lifetime experience! We saw many wild tanagers, toucans, etc plus the many species of hummingbirds will knock your socks off. We also went for…”

84 reviews10 hours (approx.)From $189.00by Ecuador a Color tour operator

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Quilotoa Cultural Hike - Canon del Rio Toachi: A Scenic Canyon Break
Hiking & Trekking, Quito, Tour Reviews

Quilotoa Cultural Hike

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2.Quilotoa Cultural Hike

A full-day hike around Quilotoa’s volcanic crater, plus canyon scenery and a guided day trip from Quito for $75.

★ 5.0

“Very enjoyable day trip to Quilotoa, including an interesting visit to an indigenous family. Victor was an excellent guide for the day, and Patricio's driving was reliable in some torrential rain on the way back. Victor gave us the options of what to do at Quilotoa very clearly. We chose walking on the rim trail…”

81 reviews8 hours (approx.)From $75.00by Ecosportour - Tour Operator

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Cotopaxi National Park Hiking & Biking Tour - Cotopaxi National Park Climb: From Parking Lot to Refuge at 4,800 m
Cycling Tours, Hiking & Trekking, National Parks, Quito, Tour Reviews, Tours

Cotopaxi National Park Hiking & Biking Tour

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3.Cotopaxi National Park Hiking & Biking Tour

Hike up Cotopaxi National Park and bike downhill through high-altitude scenery, with round-trip transport, lunch, and expert guides from Quito.

★ 4.5

“Great trip. Just the right amount of adventure. Cotopaxi hike/bike tour was a highlight of our Ecuador trip. Stuie was an amazing tour guide. Highly recommend!”

56 reviews9 hours (approx.)From $72.00by Ecuatraveling

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Full-Day Quilotoa Lake Hiking Tour from Quito - Saquisili or Pujili market: where the day gets real
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Full-Day Quilotoa Lake Hiking Tour from Quito

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4.Full-Day Quilotoa Lake Hiking Tour from Quito

Full-day hike from Quito to Quilotoa crater lake with market stops, an indigenous family visit, lunch, and canyon viewpoints.

★ 4.5

“This was an incredible trip to Lake Quilotoa, which is a simply breathtaking volcanic crater in the Ecuadorian Andes. I cannot recommend this trip enough for anyone looking to see some of the natural beauty of Ecuador, but who either cannot or does not want to do a several days trip. The day starts out…”

35 reviews8 hours (approx.)From $71.00by Ecuatraveling

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