This 9 day climbing tour combines our two highest and most impressive peaks, Mt. Cotopaxi (5897 m) and Mt. Chimborazo (6267 m), with an acclimatization tour, which includes Rucu Pichincha (4698 m), Pasachoa (4200 m) and Iliniza Norte (5116 m). During the excursion we spend a free day in Baños. There you have the possibility to relax in the famous hot springs, do some biking or horseback riding or to visit one of the plenty waterfalls of the surroundings. All in all you pass one week of adventure in the highlands, that you surely won't forget.

Day 1: Quito - Pasochoa (4.200 m)- Quito
We'll leave Quito in the morning by car, heading south for the Avenida de los Volcanoes. During this 2 hour drive you can enjoy beautiful views on the typical landscape and villages of the highlands. The ascent of this extinct volcano will take us about 4 hours. On the top we'll have lunch and above all a great sight on Cotopaxi and the other nearby volcanoes. After descending we'll return to Quito. -/L/D

Day 2: Quito - Guagua Pichincha (4794 m) - Quito
We'll leave Quito in the morning and drive by car to the Lloa, situated 10 kilometers west from the capital. From there it will take us approximately 3 and half hours to reach the summit. Later in the afternoon we'll be back in Quito. B/L/-

Day 3: Quito - Nuevos Horizontes hut (4750 m)
We will leave Quito in the morning and after driving 2 hours we will be in a place called La Virgen. From that place we start a hike of 3 hours approximately, until the Nuevos Horizonte hut (4750 m), where we will relax, dinner and prepare our gear to climb the next day. B/L/D

Day 4: Illinizas Refuge - Summit Illiniza Norte (5116 m) - Hotel
We'll get up at the break of dawn and after a climb of 4 hours we'll reach the summit. On the way back we'll relax a bit in the refuge and after the descend to "la Virgen" our car will take us to Hotel Cuello de Luna, our hotel which is situated in the Cotopaxi National Park. B/L/D

Day 5:  Hotel Cuello de Luna - Cotopaxi Refuge (4800 m)
Our car will bring us to the parking space at 4600 m. From there it will take us another hour to reach the Jose Ribas refuge (4800 m). There we'll do some exercises in the glacier, have supper and prepare the ascent. B/L/D

Day 6:  Refuge - Summit Cotopaxi (5897 m) - Cuello de Luna hotel
At midnight we'll get up and start the climb, which will take us 7 hours. From the summit you'll have a marvelous view on the crater, with its diameter of 800 m and sourrounding volcanoes and peaks. Around Midday we'll be back in the refuge and we'll come back to Cuello de Luna hotel. B/L/D

Day 7: Travel to Baños
After a delicious breakfast we will continue our journey to the city of Baños, where we will take a city tour and visit one of the famous waterfalls "El Pailon del Diablo". In the afternoon you can relax in the hot springs B/-/-

Day 8:  Baños - High camp on Chimborazo
Our transport will leave us at the Hermanos Carrel refuge at 4800 m. From this point we will begin to ascend until we reach our high camp at 5300m. where a delicious hot tea awaits us. Here we will have the opportunity to relax and prepare the equipment for the ascent, dinner and rest. B/L/D

Day 9:  High camp- Summit Chimborazo (6268 m) - Quito
Shortly after midnight we drink hot tea and eat something. Well prepared and well acclimatized, we begin the ascent to the highest peak in Ecuador. After 5 to 6 hours we reach the 6228 m high Vor Veintimilla peak. We traversed the long summit plateau, crossed a trough, and finally reached Whymper's summit at 6,268 m, the closest point on earth to the sun. For the descent we plan about 4 to 5 hours. Then we will return to Quito. B/L/-

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Our services include:
- All transfers in private 4WD transport according to the program
- Certified ASEGUIM/UIAGM member mountain guide, Spanish/English speaking (1 mountain guide on Cotopaxi and Chimborazo per 2 participants)
- Accommodation in hotels in Quito and Baños based on a double room (breakfast included)
- Accommodation at the Hotel Cuello de Luna based on a double room (half board)
- Accommodation in the Iliniza and Cotopaxi mountain huts (half board)
- Accommodation at the high camp at 5,300 m in 10-person domes on Chimborazo
- Meals according to the itinerary (B: Breakfast; L: Box Lunch; D: Dinner). Tea, coffee, and hot tea for the summit are available in the mountain huts and high camp. - Technical equipment (crampons, climbing harness, ice axe, helmet) and group equipment (ropes, ice screws, carabiners, etc.)
- National Park entrate fee / Patents
- City tour of Baños

Not included:
- International flights
- Airport - Hotel - Airport transfer
- Western Alpine and trekking clothing and equipment (6000mm expedition boots, down sleeping bag (comfort range -8°C), fingerless gloves, expedition down gloves, thermal or functional pants and T-shirt, down jacket and Gore-Tex jacket and pants, fleece sweater or fleece jacket and pants, glacier sunglasses, headlamp, warm hat, approximately 40L backpack, thermos flask, etc.). Mountaineering boots can be rented in Quito for $18 per day.
- Single room supplement (inquire about additional costs)
- Meals not listed in the itinerary
- Extra drinks in the hut and at the high camp
- Insurance
- Tips