Antisana and Condors Watching Day Trip

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1. Antisana is a stratovolcano of the northern Andes of Ecuador. It is the fourth highest volcano of the country (5.753 m - 18,874 ft), and is located 60 kilometers southeast from Quito. It is a perfect volcanic cone, compound by two volcanic cones; the oldest one was eroded by an old glacier. Your tour guide will pick you up at 7:00 a.m. from your hotel in Quito, and then he will drive you straight through the eastern mountain range, until the village of Pintag, where you start to drive uphill way to the Ecological Reserve.

   1 h

2. At 3.810 meters (12,500 ft), you have big opportunities to spot very interesting fauna, like eagles, carunculated caracaras, white tail deer, foxes, and of course the majestic Andean Condor, considered the largest flying bird of the world and one of the rarest species that probably had survived since the age of the mega beasts (10.000 years approx.)!

   20 min

3. You will take a hike through the Andean slopes until the Mica Lake (4.050 m - 13,287 ft), product of the end of the last ice age, in order to have a better view of the volcano and to watch beautiful water birds like Andean lapwings, Andean gulls, Andean coots, Andean ducks, and black-faces ibis, that curiously live in Chile and only in the Antisana Volcano in Ecuador!

   1 hIngresso incluso

4. After your unbelievable experience in the best Condor's territory of Ecuador, you will drive again back downhill way to the Isco canyon, where the nests and cliffs where condors sleep are! Enjoying more views of these spectacular birds, you will have a traditional and tasty lunch at a local restaurant, enjoying the company of different species of hummingbirds.

   2 hIngresso incluso

5. You will be back to your hotel approximately at 4:00 p.m. End of this spectacular day at the Ecuadorian Andes!

   1 h

Cancellazione

Cancellazione gratuita fino a 24 ore prima dell’inizio, con rimborso totale.

Recensioni

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How it compares in Quito

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 1008 experiences we list in Quito.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 101 of 1008.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Quito

Quito, capitale andina d'alta quota dell'Ecuador, ha uno dei centri coloniali meglio conservati dell'America Latina, tra vulcani e monti verdi.

Il centro storico fu tra i primissimi luoghi dichiarati Patrimonio dell'Umanità UNESCO, e le sue chiese, piazze e monasteri sono spettacolari. La Compañía de Jesús risplende all'interno di foglia d'oro, la Basilica del Voto Nacional ha gargolle a forma di animali ecuadoriani, e la Plaza Grande è circondata dalla cattedrale e dal palazzo presidenziale.

Top-ranked sights in Quito: Cotopaxi National Park, Basilica of the National Vow (La Basílica del Voto Nacional), Independence Plaza (Plaza de la Independencia).

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