El Cajas National Park Tour: Explore 160+ Lagoons, Unique Flora and Exotic Birds
4.7
27 Ratings
Cuenca
Discover the breathtaking beauty of El Cajas National Park on a guided tour. Explore over 160 lagoons, encounter exotic birds, and marvel at the unique flora of this high Andean forest.
Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • El Cajas National Park - On this tour we visit three important sites of the El Cajas National Park, our first visit is to the Llaviuco lagoon, here we have a tour of approximately two hours where we will make bird watching and interpretation of the high Andean forest, combined with a wonderful landscape of the Llaviuco Valley; our second stop at 3 Crossings where we will have a 360 * view in the continental watershed, finally we visit the popular Toreadora lagoon, where we characterize the polylepis forest, just as we will interpret the historical roads within the park we will also visit the Toreadora interpretation center that offers an overview of the national park.
    To finish our visit we have our lunch in a restaurant in the area where the typical cuisine of the Cajas is offered.
What's Included
  • Lunch included
  • Air-conditioned transportation
What's Not Included
  • Tea and coffee
Additional Information

The Cajas National Park, has a lake system of more than 160 lagoons, with a unique landscape. In our visit we characterize the high Andean forest where we have a large number of birds and a unique flora; We also characterize the moorland ecosystem where we will visit the polylepis forest and perform an environmental interpretation of these sites while our tourists enjoy the landscapes offered by the national park

Location
El Cajas National Park
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(27 Ratings)
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Ggohring
Dec 4, 2022
A Perfect Day Hike - This was a great tour of Las Cajas. There is so much to see in the park with breathtaking lakes, streams, and rivers. Camila and Bernicio were young, knowledgeable, full of energy, professional and tailored the tour to our needs. Our wish was for a healthy pace with only a few small patches of slightly technical trail. It was a perfect day and our guides did not disappoint. From the start of the adventure I felt as a friend rather than a customer. I recommend this tour.
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Cmike6578
Nov 18, 2022
Amazing Experience - Breathtaking experience and I would definitely recommend others to book this tour. The weather was unpredictable so it's best to dress in layers. Moses was a great tour guide and I enjoyed the hike.
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Passenger38881561969
Oct 8, 2022
Beautiful experience - Although weather was not on our side, we had the best possible experience I’d say. Our guide Alejandro as well as the woman driving were extremely friendly. Due to issues with our pick up Alejandro even jumped in as a guide and did the tour just with my friend and me despite his only day off. He was very knowledgeable, kind and we never felt like in a hurry. Would definitely recommend the tour — along with Alejandro !!!
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M257jbj_rgenh
Oct 2, 2022
Amazing trip with an exellent guide - I visited the Cajas National Park together with Alejandro Espinoza , he is a very experienced tour guide and a smart and friendly person in one. I really enjoyed this day
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Randy_a
Apr 7, 2021
Caja National Park adventure - The park was incredible! Absolutely beautiful! And our guide Wilson was wonderful and very knowledgeable of the plants and birds. I happened to leave my car in the car and he made an extra trip to drop it off. Special!
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Brandon_s
Oct 27, 2020
A perfect day in nature - My guide Wilson was a pleasure to be with for the day. He was on time, spoke perfect English and knows so much about the flowers, birds, and history of this wonderful park. I would definitely recommend this tour!
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Susan_d
Mar 2, 2020
Gringo to 13,800 ft - Alejandro is an exceptional guide. He never missed pointing out the little details, both plant life and animal life. He took his time wth our group, he never made us feel we had to hurry. We would highly recommend Alejandro as a guide for any tour. Now for the park, it is truly a must see destination when in Cuenca, don’t miss it!
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Edw177
Feb 24, 2020
Cajas a beautiful NP - I went as a half day trip from Cuenca with Andres. He was a friendly and knowledgeable guide. The park itself is very beautiful and definitely worthwhile to visit. But half a day does not do it justice!
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William
Apr 28, 2024
Great tour once logistical issues figured out. - Had a rough start with this tour. It seems that the tour company changed. The day before, I was trying to figure out where I would be picked up. Eventually, I got a response to be at the main square at 8:15. When no one was there by 8:30. Texted, and they said it would be 5 minutes. Then two different guys called me, so it wS confusing. Eventually, an hour later, Moises arrived, and from there on, it was great. Moises was personable and explained many things I saw. Lunch was good and a gorgeous national park.
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Oliverlorey
Jun 27, 2023
Do not recommend - Tour was very Short and not well thought out. Cajas can be beautiful but I think the operator did not put much thought into it. For what I got, it was extremely expensive (60€+). There was also no communication by the operator on when the tour and pick up would exactly take place. I received a call the morning of the tour. The included lunch was only for me in a specific restaurant since other tour members had booked without lunch. In order to not eat alone, I went with them and had to pay again for lunch.
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