Saturday 31st May to 7th June 2025 – preliminary dates
To celebrate 20 years’ working in Ecuador we will be taking on three volcanoes, two hikes and carrying out some community work. We will be based in the Andes in Otavalo, north of Quito, at an altitude of 2,532m (8,500 feet) where the temperature oscillates between 10-20 degrees celsius (50-70 fahrenheit). There is generally a chance of rain!
More information will follow in due course.
Saturday
Arrive at Quito airport and transport (one and a half hours) to Otavalo. Welcome meal.
Sunday
A half-day activity hiking to and from Peguche waterfall where we will plant trees to offset the carbon footprint of the international flights and in-country transport for the challenge.
Monday
Our first volcano – Fuya Fuya (4,263m / 14,000 feet) and Mojanda lake. Our two other volcanoes Cotacachi and Imbabura are in the background.
Tuesday
Our second volcano – Imbabura (4,609m / 15,120 feet).
Wednesday
Community work day using some of the funds raised from the challenge.
Thursday
Our third volcano – Cotacachi (4,944m / 16,220 feet)
Friday
Hike around Cuicocha lake (3,246m / 10,650 feet) and goodbye party in the school.
Saturday
Head back to the airport to fly home.
From Saturday evening through to Saturday morning all hotels (single rooms) are included. All meals are included though alcoholic drinks are on your tab! All trips, entrance fees, internal transport and airport pick-up and drop-off are included. Tips are not included and we will let you know how much we recommend.
Preliminary costs for all explained above are $1,055 (£879) or $920 (£767) with a shared hotel room. Please do remember this is a fundraiser for Phoenix and not just a trip so we do ask you to fundraise as well and we will provide you with fundraising pages. (17/01/24)
