Cajas National Park Half Day Tour from Cuenca

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Itinerary

1. The tour guide will pick you up from your accommodations in the morning and drive for approximately 1 hour to Cajas National Park, located 32km west of Cuenca. During the trip you will enjoy amazing sceneries of the Andes.

   1 h

2. Here in the middle part of Cajas, you will enjoy a nice hike about 1:45 hours. Your guide will show you Toreadora lake and more bodies of water, Polylepis Forest and he will explain about the flora and fauna of this park. If you like photography Cajas looks like something from a failry tale.

   2 h

3. Then, the guide and you will travel 10min to visit Tres Cruces Viewpoint located at 4160masl. From this place you will have a nice view of the amazing andean scenery of Cajas National Park.

   20 min

4. Finally you will travel 1 hour back to Cuenca, and the guide will drop you of by your hotel or if you prefer in a different location.

   1 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 187 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Half day in Cajas with Adrian

  We had an amazing day with Adrian! Our favorite day in Cuenca so far. We loved hiking around the lagoon at Cajas, which was beautiful, and seeing the view at the top. The company made it easy to reserve and get picked up, and Adrian was an incredible tour guide! He taught us so much about Cajas and Ecuador. He was kind, funny, and very passionate when teaching us about the beauty of Ecuador. We would absolutely recommend this company and Adrian!

  700DanielleDSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Excellent private Cajas tour

  Cristian picked us up at our place, and the 40-minute drive to the park was filled with history about Cuenca and Cajas. He chose just the right hiking route so we got the most out of the tour. His knowledge of the park, the vegetation, and even the birds was extensive — pointing out species and calling hummingbirds with their specific sounds. He speaks fluent English. Highly recommend the tour company and Cristian.

  Young_KSeptember 2026via Viator

• 5Excellent private Cajas tour

  Cristian picked us up at our place, and the 40-minute drive to the park was filled with history about Cuenca and Cajas. He chose just the right hiking route so we got the most out of the tour. His knowledge of the park, the vegetation, and even the birds was extensive — pointing out species and calling hummingbirds with their specific sounds. He speaks fluent English. Highly recommend the tour company and Cristian.

  youngk800September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Highly Recommend this tour

  We had a group of 3 and our guide was Sebastian. What an amazing opportunity to learn and hike in Cajas! Our guide was extremely knowledgeable not just about the national park but about Ecuador as a whole. He answered our questions throughly and created the best experience our group could have hoped for. The private transportation feature was A++. Highly recommend!

  U277UFmelissacSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Caja Nationa Parl half day.

  Excellent tour. Walk was very informative and not hard. Recommended.

  RossOgilvieSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Amazing tour and guide!

  My friends and I had an amazing tour! Our guide was Sebastian - he was kind, patient, and knowledgeable. He made us feel safe and we would absolutely recommend him as a tour guide. The hike was challenging in the best way and we felt very accomplished afterwards!

  231krissybSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Cuenca

• Its from-price is 54% below the median of the 123 experiences we list in Cuenca.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 3 of 123.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Cuenca

Cuenca is a high Andean city in southern Ecuador, a UNESCO-listed colonial centre with a blue-domed cathedral, flower markets and four rivers.

Cuenca sits at about 2,500 metres in a basin of the southern Andes, and its historic centre is listed by UNESCO. The Tomebamba River runs beside the old quarter, with colonial houses overlooking its banks. The New Cathedral, with its three blue domes, faces Parque Calderón, and the nearby flower market sells roses and orchids. Spanish settlers founded the city in 1557 close to the Inca city of Tomebamba.

Top-ranked sights in Cuenca: Mirador de Turi.

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