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Cajas National Park Tour from Cuenca
Discover the magic of Cajas National Park, one of the most beautiful places in South America, on a full day tour of approximately 8 hours. Explore and learn about the Andean vegetation. In this spectacular place you can enjoy a lake system that has more than 200 lakes of glacial origin. In addition to the beautiful landscape, you can enjoy the presence of beautiful birds, llamas and alpacas. The park is located 30km west of the city of Cuenca, between 3150 and 4450masl, the surface area of the park is 28544 hectares and the ecosystem known as paramo predominates. Experience the authentic!
Hike El Cajas - Beyond the Common Trail
Join us on a private tour of the beautiful Llaviucu Lake and Valley! Our guided hike will be along an ancient Inca trail where we will see Lake LLaviucu, the ruins of an abandoned German brewery, and meadows where wild horses and alpacas graze. Many of the sights are beyond the park trail most visited. Normally, we are the only ones in this area, which adds to the charm and enrichment of the experience.
Birdwatching Tour in Cajas National Park from Cuenca
The park is located only 45 minutes from Cuenca. This lagoon system, with over 230 lakes, invites you to enjoy one of the nicest landscapes in South America. There are different ecosystems such as: Andean Mountain forest, Polylepis forest, paramo or grassland. You will have the chance to spot many interesting birds, even the endemic hummingbird of Cajas - the “Violet Throated Metaltail”- one of the most important birds in Ecuador. Also, on this tour you will see the beautiful Tit Like Dacnis, Blue Mantled Thornbill, Stout Billed Cinclodes, Tawny Antpitta, Spectacled Whitestar, Tyrian Metaltail, Gray Breasted Mountain Toucan, Andean Guan, and so much more.
Ingapirca Archaeological and Gualaceo & Chordeleg Tour from Cuenca
Explore Ecuador's most famous archaeological complex and more on an 8-hour tour to Ingapirca. Perfect day for lovers of history and culture, offering an in-depth look at Incan culture of the past and present. Afterwards, visit traditional markets in Gualaceo and Chordeleg, where you can see artisans at work and pick up some souvenirs. Later, watch a live demonstration at a makana workshop to see the ancient weaving technique.
Gualaceo, Chordelg and Sigsig craft making villagues
Skilled artisans produce beautiful products here. Check out the exquisite textiles (hand-woven shawls and hand-embroidered clothing), jewelry made with unique techniques such as filigree, pottery, straw hats and much more... Highlights: • Browse the famous artisan-crafted guitars of San Bartolome • Check out Chordeleg's famous jewelry and ceramics • Learn about the Hispanic shawl-making technique called "Ikat" in Gualaceo • Walk through the colorful market in Gualaceo where you will see locals weaving hats on the streets
Private Cuenca City Half Day Tour
Cuenca offer an astounding variety of art, culturally rich traditions, monumental architectural gems and exceptional cuisine. A city crossed by four rivers and situated in an Andean valley in the South Ecuadorian mountain region, nature makes its home in the city center. The famous 10 de Agosto Market, is very famous in the city for being a place where it is very interesting to get to the market and walk through the aisles of the fruit and medicinal herbs vendors as well as the large number of local shops selling food also deciding on where to eat isn’t easy.
Inca Trail: El Cajas National Park
Hiking in El Cajas National Park is a unique activity, ideal for nature lovers and people who take pictures. This national park is one of the best sites in southern Ecuador for bird watching, and environmental interpretation. El Cajas National Park, has 8 hiking trails, on this tour we will make the two best routes that will take us through two of the most interesting ecosystems of the national park, such as the Pajonal moorland and the Andean High Forest. We will visit the lagoons: Burrines - Mamamag - Llaviuco
Ecuador Paragliding Paute - Cuenca
Experience a unique view of Cuenca on this 15-minute paragliding tour. Fly through the air and get a bird's eye view of this beautiful city, which is just more impressive on top! Meet with your guides in the pre-established meeting place, after a brief meeting and a greeting, you will begin your adventure in paragliding. You will receive a technical talk before going to heaven to make sure you feel completely comfortable before the experience begins. Once it's time to take off, you will receive 15 minutes of pure euphoria as you glide through the city and get a truly unique experience in life.
Descent of The Andes
Explore Ecuador by bike from the top of “El Cajas National Park” at 4000 meters above sea level, we take the bikes and begin a spectacular downhill of 35 miles by "El Camino Viejo" a dirt road through cloud forests, and excellent panoramic views of the Ecuadorian lowlands. You can experience in a few hours diversity of natural scenery and climatic conditions.
Cuenca-Ec- City Tour with Panama Hat factory Half Day
Discover the beauty of Cuenca, considered one of the most picturesque cities in South America, on a guided 4-hour tour of the city including neighborhoods, markets, churches and museums. Hotel pickup and drop-off.