Pasochoa Hiking tour is your opportunity to make a beautiful one day trip and enjoy the beautiful surroundings and the amazing views from its summit! This extinct crater is today a Wildlife Sanctuary. Also it’s part of the Ecuadorian National Protected Areas, with a 500 ha area. This Pasachoa Hiking tour will take you to its summit at 4200 m. Therefore you’ll be able to spot the incredible snowed summits of Antisana, Cayambe, Illinizas and Cotopaxi. And even, if the day is clear, the great Chimborazo summit will make its appearance far down south!

The trip will start early in the morning. You will be picked up in Quito or your hotel in the Cotopaxi area and drive through Andean highlands. The trail will begin at 3300 m. and from there you start walking through a beautiful primary Andean forest. This first part of the path is ideal for bird watching. We’ll get to see lots of exotic hummingbirds! Higher up you will hike through a ridge covered by a deep forest – this forest is a beautioful feature because there has been no human intervention and it remains very well conserved. Soon after you reach the summit at 4230 m. The complete daytrip takes around 6 to 7 hours, you will be back at your hotel in the late afternoon.