Sightseeing Tours & Trips in Avenue Of The Volcanoes

Hike through Cotopaxi National Park's páramo landscape at 12,000 feet, then trek around the turquoise Quilotoa crater lagoon. In Quito's UNESCO historic center, check out colonial buildings and stand on the equator at Mitad del Mundo. Use a hop-on/off bus pass to see Cuenca's cobblestone streets and indigenous markets during this 12-day trip.

Trek along the Avenue of the Volcanoes from Quito to Baños, passing beneath the active Volcán Tungurahua surrounded by tumbling valleys and waterfalls. Hike to the monumental Pailón del Diablo waterfall through lush rainforest terrain. Stand at the Equatorial line and visit the Inti-Ñan Museum in UNESCO-listed Quito's historic center, built on ancient Incan ruins.

Trek up to Limpiopungo Lake at 4800m for great views of Cotopaxi volcano, one of the world's highest active volcanoes in Cotopaxi National Park. Hike through cloud forests to reach Pailon del Diablo waterfall in Baños and visit the Intiñan Museum right on the equator line.

Travel through the Avenue of the Volcanoes viewing Ecuador's highest peaks including Chimborazo and Tungurahua volcanoes. Visit the Quitsato Sundial Monument positioned exactly on the equator line in the Guayllabamba gorge. Trek 1.28 miles from Carrel Refugio for panoramic views of Chimborazo National Park, then walk through Baños at the Gate to the Orient beneath the active Tungurahua Volcano.

Hike around Limpiopungo Lagoon at the base of Cotopaxi volcano, the world's highest active volcano at 5,897 meters, and spot Andean plants and animals unique to this high altitude. The Interpretation Centre in Cotopaxi National Park shows you volcanic activity and Ecuador's geological wonders.

Travel along Ecuador's Avenue of the Volcanoes and see Cotopaxi, the world's highest active volcano, then head to Chimborazo, Ecuador's tallest peak at 6,268 meters. In Cotopaxi National Park, you'll see Limpiopungo Lagoon and hike to mountain refuges on both peaks, then check out colonial Quito and Riobamba.

Trek through Ecuador's Avenue of the Volcanoes, stopping at the still-active Volcán Tungurahua that towers over Baños and the Equatorial line at Inti-ñan Museum in Quito. Hike past the massive Pailón del Diablo waterfall in the rainforest, surrounded by tumbling valleys and thermal hot springs.

Climb to the summit of 5,897-meter Cotopaxi, an active ice-capped volcano, after ascending through 45-degree ice flanks from Refugio Jose Ribas at 4,800 meters. Trek to the crater rim of blue Laguna Cuicocha under the towering 4,939-meter Cotacachi volcano in Reserva Ecologica Cotocachi y Cayapas. Walk through UNESCO-listed colonial Quito, climbing Panecillo hill and visiting Plaza de Independencia before reaching Mitad del Mundo monument.

Check out the neo-Gothic Basilica of the National Vow with its unique gargoyles, then head to the Camilo Egas Art Museum that celebrates indigenous culture. Walk down historic García Moreno Street of Seven Crosses to see the golden-covered Church of the Company of Jesus and try traditional empanadas and local Mistelas.