Overview

Ecuador is home to a treasure of unique climates with some of the most biodiversity and spectacular geography on the planet. On this multisport adventure trip, you will witness the spectacular Avenue of Volcanoes while hiking and biking on the slopes of the Andes. Explore the waterfall canyons and raft along the Jatunyacu River whose waters flow into the mighty Amazon River. Trek the rim of the Cuicocha Crater Lake and spend an evening relaxing in the volcanic hot springs of Papallacta.  

Highlights:  

- Cotopaxi volcano trek  

- Cloud forest hiking and biking  

- Amazon white water rafting  

- Amazon rain forest canyoning  

- Otavalo Indigenous market  

- Papallacta hot springs  

- Cuicocha crater lake trek  

A minimum of 6 participants are required to run this trip.  

Trip host

Carl Swedberg

Carl Swedberg has his degree in Exercise Science from Western Washington University and has been working at one of the country’s most profound health clubs (PRO Sports Club in Bellevue, WA) for the past 22 years. He holds six national certifications in personal training, special populations, health coaching, and athletic performance from NSCA, ACSM, and ACE. Additionally, Carl has been a content provider/evaluator for ACE’s Medical Exercise Specialist Certification exam. Carl has been in a leadership role for most of his tenure at PRO Club, the last 15 years in a full-time manager/director role overseeing a team of 100+ personal trainers while still doing a few hours of training a week and teaching group fitness class called Mountain Conditioning preparing people for alpine adventures. Carl enjoys mountaineering, trail running, skiing and is always thinking about the next challenge.

Itinerary

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Accommodations

Pricing

Included:

Transfers

Accommodation

Admission fees

Guide fees

Airport transfer

Local guide

Some meals

Excluded:

Alcoholic beverages

Gratuities

Flights

Visas

Travel insurance

Personal gear

Luggage transfers

Do not forget to arrange for the requisite passport, visa and travel insurance, if you are booking an international trip.

We try our best to ensure accurate and up-to-date guide information, but in some cases this may change due to emergencies or other unforeseen guide scheduling challenges. In any case, another highly-rated, certified guide with similar experience would lead your trip and you will be kept informed of any such case.

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