Andes Mountains Itineraries

Take a full-day tour from Santiago to the Andes. Travel through El Cajon del Maipo, stop in San José de Maipo, and hike to San José Volcano. Enjoy mountain views, spot condors, and eat a box lunch at a scenic viewpoint. Relax in Valle de Colina Hot Springs before returning with snacks and a wine or juice tasting.

Start your full-day adventure with a thrilling bike descent from Pichincha Volcano into Ecuador’s lush cloud forest. Ride from open paramo to dense greenery, taking in views of deep gorges and steep slopes. Enjoy a snack along the way and return to Quito by late afternoon or early evening.

Explore Cotopaxi, the earth's highest active volcano (19347ft/5897m) with possibilities of seeing the Andean Condor. This is a full-day tour including a hike to the volcano's refuge lodge and a short walk to the nearest glacier.

Take a one-day tour to the Cajas National Park in Cuenca Ecuador. See over 200 pristine lakes that are scattered in between the rugged jagged rocks and craggy valleys. The hike takes approximately 2.5 hours at an elevation around 12,795 feet.

Enjoy a fun day out of Cuenca to the fortress of Ingapirca and Biblian with this one-day tour from Cuenca, Ecuador.Explore the ruins of Ingapirca, a pre-Incan fortress. Next, visit the Biblian Sanctuary, home to the beautiful Virgen del Rocio Church and enjoy the local market if there's time.

Discover Cuenca, considered the most colonial city in all of the Americas. Head to San Sebastian, the historical center, or Parque Calderón, home to the new and old cathedral. Don't miss the fantastic view of the city from Mirador de Turi.

The Perito Moreno is one of the world's most magnificent glaciers. Trek along the glacier's front walls for approximately three and a half hours with your guide. Along the way, your guide stops to explain the ice formations and surrounding areas.

Discover Northern Patagonia on a full-day Bariloche Discovery Active tour. Kayak Nahuel Huapi and Moreno Lakes, enjoy a gourmet picnic with Argentine wines in a quiet bay, then hike to scenic viewpoints of Mount Tronador and the Andes.

Trek the Perito Moreno Glacier, which is more than three miles wide and more than twenty stories high at its front. Take a boat across Lago Argentino and pass the massive front wall of blue ice. Enjoy lunch sitting on the lateral moraine of the glacier and listen to its thunderous concerto of groaning and cracking ice dropping into the lake below.

Explore Rio La Leona, one of Patagonia's most gorgeous rivers, and Los Hornos Mountain. Take in the contrasting sights of the ocher steppe with the turquoise glacial waters. Witness the beginnings of Patagonian geography as you pass by petrified trees.