Full-Day Tour to Cajas National Park with Small-Group

Cuenca, Ecuador

Enjoy our full day tour to Cajas National Park. Hike through the ecosystem of primary cloud forest, afterwards the intercontinental water division and finally take an amazing walk across the highlands to explore the unique Polylepis Forest.

We start out tour with a hotel pick ups in Cuenca at 8am. Our first stop is Llaviuco. We will hike through the ecosystem of primary Montane Forest or cloud forest.  Afterwards, we will visit the dividing inland waterway and, finally we will take an amazing walk in the highlands through the moorland ecosystem of wetlands and lakes to get to the unique forest of Polylepis trees. These are the highest growing trees in the world and are native to South America.

The park includes approximately 768 lakes in an area of 70,533 acres. It is one of the most important water sources in Cuenca and Ecuador. It has gained international prominence in several categories: Wetland of International Importance in 2002 by RAMSAR, Area of International Importance for the Conservation of Birds by IBA in 2003 and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2013.

Before returning to Cuenca, we can have lunch (not Included) at a traditional restaurant in the area.