The day trips to the South Face of the Cotopaxi are off the beaten track. You will hardly meet any other tourist and hiking is beautiful!

On the South Face we offer 2 options:

- Day tour to the lower part of the Cotopaxi South Face
- Day tour to glaciers on the South Face Cotopaxi.

Day tour to the lower part of the Cotopaxi South Face.

From Latacunga we leave in our 4x4 vehicles at 08.30 am towards the Cotopaxi National Park.  We will pass the village of Mulaló to arrive to the parking site of the South face of the Cotopaxi at 4.000m. From here we start trekking through volcanic landscape, inside big canyons formed by the volcanic eruptions. We hike for about 2/3 hours and in the afternoon we will return to Latacunga.

Price: $55,00 per person with a minimum of 2 people.
Included: transport, English speaking guide, box lunch.
Not included: drinks and tips.

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Day tour to glaciers of Cotopaxi South Face

From Latacunga we leave in our 4x4 vehicles at 08.30 am towards the mountain. We will pass the village of Mulaló to arrive to the parking site of Cotopaxi’s south face at 4.000m. From here we start trekking trough volcanic landscape to 4.850m. It takes about 4 hours until we reach the glacier. With luck we have beautiful views from here all the way to the South. We walk in about one hour and a half and return to Latacunga in the afternoon.

Price: $60,00 per person with a minimum of 2 people.
Included: transport, English speaking guide, box lunch.
Not included: drinks and tips.

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