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Cotopaxi ~ 1 Night/2 Day tour

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STV Super Specials
What do these rates mean?

* STV Super Specials are STV's usual SUPER Discounted Special rates, GENUINELY and STRICTLY ONLY available for TRAVEL INDUSTRY Employees resident globally, and are classified as an Employee Benefit. (Available to Airline, Travel Agent, Tour Operator, ATC & Airport Handling Agent Employees)

* You must be a Travel Industry Employee and you must be registered with STV (Free) to be able to book our STV Super Special rates.

* Minimum one Travel Industry Employee per room. You are required to present your I.D. / proof of employment on check-in.

* There is no limit to the number of bookings per year you can book (unless stated otherwise)

* Friends and Family cannot book STV Super Special Rates. They can accompany you but must stay in the same room as you (some hotels permit an extra room for Friends & Family and if so this will be stated on the hotel page, but you must always be included in the booking and be staying at the hotel).

* PAYMENT & CANCELLATION: With STV Super Special rates you only need to pay a very small refundable deposit within 14 days of making your booking, or right away if travelling short notice, and the main balance of the booking is paid direct to the hotel, usually on check-in. It is FREE to cancel or amend dates for your booking, often right up to and including the day of check-in, making these rates great for standby travelers (see each hotels payment & cancellation terms). When you make a booking request with STV Super Special rates and it is confirmed, you do not need to go ahead with the booking and can cancel immediately without paying a deposit if you wish.

* Remember STV Super Special Rates are only available for Airline & Travel Industry Employees as an employee benefit and are the lowest rates you will ever find.

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* True Airline & Travel Industry Employee rates are known as ON REQUEST. This means you choose your hotel and Super Special rate and submit your booking request through our website and you will receive a response back from the hotel as soon as possible. Because the rate is so highly discounted, the hotel 1st needs to check if they have enough spare rooms to agree to let you pay these exclusive Travel Industry Employee rates. The hotels will often reply to you the same day but be prepared to wait up to 24-48 hours ~ It's worth it!

* BEWARE of other Interline/Agency companies telling you they offer Genuine Airline & Travel Industry Employee rates with 'immediate confirmation'! This is simply not true, and you are being misled. Hotels need to manually check their availability for Genuine Travel Industry employee rates and this can take 1-2 days. This is why they are known as ON REQUEST rates.

* BEWARE. If other companies tell you your Friends and Family can use the same rates as you unaccompanied, you know they are not genuine Travel Industry Rates! No hotels allow Friends & Families to book genuine Airline & Travel Agency Employee rates unaccompanied, so they are simply selling you rates that are also available to the general public through other channels.

STV have different rates available to Friends and Family to enjoy unaccompanied, they are called STV Direct rates. Because we source such rates in bulk and are the only truly global client and leading company selling holidays to Airline and Travel Agency Employees and their Friends and Family (we have served travel industry employees resident in over 200 countries ~ almost every single country on the planet), we always have the lowest STV Direct rates available anywhere. See STV Direct for these great deals for you and your Family.

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Stay in a beautifully restored Hacienda and explore the stunning Cotopaxi National Park. 

The Cotopaxi National Park is located 90 minutes south of Quito and is an ecological sanctuary of 36,000 hectares (88,920 acres). The park is dotted with stunning volcanoes, including the highest active volcano in the world. Created in 1979, it is the second biggest national park in Ecuador and second most visited after Galapagos National Park.

This national park is a nature lovers dream, with the treeless vegetation of the Andean moorlands and páramo. Bird life includes the Andean gull, ducks, several species of hummingbirds and even the odd condor.

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Day 1 ~ Hiking in Cotopaxi National Park

This tour starts and finishes in Quito. Pick up is from your hotel in Quito at 08:00 a.m. The tour then heads south to visit Cotopaxi National Park. Along the way take in the two Andean cordilleras that run parallel and cross Ecuador from north to south, offering a varied topography: volcanos and snow capped mountains, green valleys, farmlands & haciendas. 

Look directly up at the magnificent Cotopaxi Volcano, rising 6,005 meters (19,700 feet) above sea level. The tour also makes a stop at the Interpretation Center located at the entrance of the Park. Hike to the Limpiopungo lagoon where you can truly appreciate the Andean flora, and then continue to José Ribas Refuge, which sits right by the glaciers. Lunch will be at the Hacienda La Ciénega. Dinner & accommodation is at Hato Verde. (L, D)    

Hacienda Hato Verde 

Hacienda Hato Verde is part of a large antique dairy farm. Its 140 year old elegant farm house was reconstructed in 2009 preserving its rustic materials, decorations and style. It was open to receive guests in November 2005. The country house serves as home of the owner and his family and also has ten thoughtfully decorated bedrooms, each with fireplace, bathroom, beds with white duck feather duvets, and a beautiful view of the farm.

The hacienda’s gardens coupled with the spectacular countryside of the Andes create the perfect relaxing atmosphere. The Mora Bowen family, experts in the history and tradition of fine cuisine, excellent hospitality and bon vivants by definition, are the original owners of the Hacienda. At the farmhouse you will receive charming hospitality with a friendly family ambience. 

There is a dining room with a cozy oven perfect for making home-made bread and pizzas, the library-bar where one can while away the evening with an exquisite bottle of wine or a selection of fine spirits while soothing background music creates an atmosphere where the hours just melt away.  While the hours pass in the living rooms, fine cuisine is being prepared in the kitchen and delicious tea and coffee is available around the clock.

Day 2 ~ Enjoy farm activities, visit surrounding towns

The day kicks off with breakfast, followed by the chance to participate in farm activities, or a visit to the small towns near the hacienda such as Saquisili or La Victoria. The extensive hectares that surround the south face of Cotopaxi is the ideal location to enjoy this area of magnificent natural beauty. 

Lunch is at Hacienda Hato Verde, followed by your return to Quito. (B, L) 


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Price inclusions and exclusions

Included: Private transportation, English speaking guide, visits as detailed, meals as detailed, accommodation as detailed (B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner) 

Not included: Meals not mentioned, alcoholic drinks, personal expenses, tips, extra activities 

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