Baños Tours

Baños is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Ecuadorian Sierra. Its full name, Banos de Agua Santa (literally, baths of the holy waters) reflects the natural hot springs running off neighboring Volcano Tungurahua. The town is surrounded by a curtain of bright green mountains rich in waterfalls, flora and fauna.

There are natural hot springs right under the waterfall splashing into towns which, unlike the clean hot springs in Papallacta are a chocolate brown color and almost always packed to capacity. The twon is full of hotels, restaurants and cafes. Activities center around tours outside of town. With plenty of hiking, bikes paths, nearby spas, and tours it is not hard to find something to do.

Baños

:: 3 days, accommodation and all meals ::
Located at 1800 m.a.s.l we find this beautiful small town at the feet of Tungurahua Volcano. The town brings tourist from all over the world, well known for its thermal springs and warm weather, we can also see some of the cloud forest and its vegetation with beautiful waterfalls as we get in to the jungle, this town offers a lot of activities around.

Day: 1 We leave Quito early in the morning and we visit Cotopaxi National Park, we learn about the flora and fauna of Paramo. We have lunch at Hacienda and then continue with our journey to Baños.

Day: 2 Today we explore the surrounding areas of Baños. Hiking biking, rafting and horse back ridding available upon request.

Day: 3 Today we have a tour of Baños and we visit a balsa wood craft shop and also a Tagua (vegetable ivory) craft shop, we will see our artisans working their crafts by hand, we have lunch in Baños and go back to Quito.