Ecuador 6 day mountainbike adventure
FULL Ecuador biking ADVENTURE
Day 1: leaving Quito at 08:00 direction south by the Pan-American Highway in a 4 + 4 with an bilingual guide/driver
after 80 kms we will reach the national park Cotopaxi, we go up to 4500 mts ( about 13000 feet ) from where they will start the first bike adventure going down the highest active volcano in the world I will provide bikes with front suspension and all the safety gear, like helmet,
knee and elbow pads and gloves, a homemade lunch along the way, in beautiful surroundings.
 The ride is about 40 kms (25 miles) but not hard,
no worries about altitude sickness, we don't stay long enough to get affected.
Also we visit a small museum in the park.
In the afternoon transfer to Riobamba
Day 2: Early rise, leaving for the mountain Chimborazo at 0700, on our way up we visit a little mountain village
where we see the way the Indians live in the altitude, we continue to the altitude of 4800 mts by car (15000 feet) from where we have
an hike to the refuge at 5000 mts (16000 feet)optional, back at 4800 mts a great ride down to Ambato about 70 km ( 50 miles) from there
we continue to the town of Banos for the night. Lunch along the way.
Day 3: The town of Banos has a lot to offer, we can go rafting or horse riding, other is having a rest day and
wash you're clothes, doing some walking around als there are some hot springs an terraces to enjoy a beer or a glass of wine.
 Day 4: A great ride on the
bikes into the Amazon basin to the town of Puyo, about 75 km (52 miles) and from there we go to the town Misahualli for the night,
this is a little town in the jungle, with a nice atmosphere and monkeys all over.
Day 5: A little Jungle tour on bike to one of the biggest ceibo trees. Here we are at an altitude of 700 mts,
here not known as an area with risk for malaria, but advisable is to use a lot of repellent Then on the bikes to Tena on our way we
can visit a butterfly paradise.
Day 6: From Baeza we go by car to the best hot springs in South America, Papallacta to wash of all the dust and
relax, then a lunch with the best trout in the area. if after all this there is still energy left there is a great and fast downhill
ride on a asphalted road, no traffic, and then back to Quito.
What do we include in our price:
- Bikes with all the safety equipment and service (spare bike comes along).
- Transport all days till when you arrive back in Quito.
- English speaking guide.
- Overnights 1 Riobamba, 2 Baños, 1 Misahualli, 1 Baeza all with breakfast.
- Rooms for two people with private bathroom.
- Lunches every day and snacks. (On bike days)
- Jungle tour to Shiripuno
Ask for our prices and discounts.
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