Highlights / General details
Our visit will start on the lower part of the park called the area “Llaviuco” only 30 minutes away from the city of Cuenca. We will hike at an easy rate for one hour at an altitude of 3,000 meters above sea level (9,842ft). We will continue our visit until we get to a point called “tres cruces” which forms the Continental Divide between the Pacific and the Atlantic ocean at an altitude of 4,135m (13,566ft), we will have a short walk to observe this interesting area, then we will descend and will perform our main hike at an altitude of 3,900m (12,795ft) for approximately three hours. The difficulty at this point is moderate. On the trail we will visit a beautiful primary forest and will observe the interesting vegetation. After this we will have lunch and return to Cuenca.
Inclusion
Hotel pickup and drop off from select Cuenca hotels; Spanish/English speaking guide.
Exclusion
Entrance to the National Park; Gratuities.
Hours of operation
Available Monday; Pickup Hours: 8:00am-8:30am.
Duration
Approximately 7 hours.
Location
Regular services only for the following hotels: Carvallo, El Dorado, Macondo, Eagle House, Victoria, St. Lucia, Mansion Acazar.
Additional Information
IMPORTANT: We recommend taking warm clothes, a bottle of water and some snacks.
Policies
Cancelation: $30.00 penalty at the time of booking. No Show $30.00 penalty.
Prices are per person with minimum of 2 passengers required to operate tour.
We reserve our rights in changing the order of the tours or suspending due to weather conditions or by order from Cajas National Park.
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