Top Quito Day Trips

This Cotopaxi tour was easily one of the highlights of our trip to Ecuador. From the moment we left Quito, the drive through the “Avenue of the Volcanoes” was stunning, and entering Cotopaxi National Park via a less-traveled route made the whole experience feel much more authentic. The horseback ride across the Andean páramo was unforgettable, and Kevin, our horseback guide, was fantastic. He made us feel comfortable with the horses and went above and beyond by capturing incredible photos and videos of us galloping across the plains with Cotopaxi towering in the background. The hike up to the Cotopaxi refuge was challenging because of the altitude, but Jorge—the owner and our guide for the day—was amazing. He was incredibly supportive, knowledgeable, and most importantly let us go at our own pace, which made the climb enjoyable rather than stressful. Overall, this tour strikes the perfect balance of adventure and scenery—horseback riding, hiking, and some of the most spectacular landscapes in Ecuador. Highly recommend if you want a memorable and non-touristy way to experience Cotopaxi while supporting a great small local business!

We had a great day filled with activities! The Quito Old Town walking tour was beautiful, and our guide Diana was so knowledgeable about the history of the area and the people. The tour up the cable car was well worth it - we could see the vastness of the city and then got to watch the clouds and rain roll in. The visit to the equator was really interesting and our guide Brandon made the visit exciting and fun! We’re so glad we signed up for this full day tour- if you can request Diana to be your guide, you’ll absolutely enjoy the day! She was a fantastic guide!

The ride from Quito is quite long, but the views are beautiful and there is plenty of tropical nature. The waterfall was very powerful and definitely worth visiting. There are lots of activities for adventure seekers, like ziplining, etc. Overall, it’s a very enjoyable day trip!

I had guide Josue who was excellent. I booked onto normal group tour but was only one so had solo tour. Picked up at hotel at 09:00 and dropped back around 15:15. I had message in the viator app which hadn’t notified me there was a message that time had changed from 08:30 to 09:00 so go into app to check. Josue swapped the order of the activities to make the best of the weather which was nice. I would have liked to pay a little extra for the tour for them to cover the admission. I don’t like rummaged for small change and I can imagine this a bit time consuming for bigger groups. I may be worth the company doing this as a price option. Keep original and have a admission included option. Admission were quite cheep. $2&6 for churches, $9 for cable car and $5 for equator (plus tip for equator tour and of course our guide). I got a little altitude sickness on top of the cable car mountain so if you have multiple days in Quito it would be better to leave to your last day.

I had a fantastic experience during this tour. I was picked up on time from my hotel, the guide Josue was phenomenal. It was a rainy, cloudy and miserable day but the guide nevertheless made it a fun day for us. The hike down to the lake was fun and the view at the bottom was well worth it. He made sure that we all were safe on the hike down to the lake and back. I highly recommend this tour.

We had a wonderful day with Adrian, Adriana and our driver Jimmy traveling through the Andes to Otavalo. Adrian threw in some surprises for us. A beautiful local woman joined us on the van to sing in Kichwa and show us her family’s handmade goods. We stopped at a waterfall and shared our gratitude to the world. Adrian is knowledgeable and friendly and easy to spend the day with. I highly recommend!!

Easy to access & showed up on time. We started our tour mid way thru & got off st every stop to look around & 1 hour was perfect. Drivers were very capable & guides were super friendly. A great way to get around & get your bearings when you arrive in a new city

This tour was essentially transportation to and from the museum and monument with tickets purchased. The bus ride did have a guide, Alejandro, who explained the area/terrain. He was also super helpful on helping to navigate the area and getting in and out of the areas.