Manto de la Novia Waterfalls: Our most recommended tours and activities

From Quito: Baños and Upper Amazon Day Trip

1. From Quito: Baños and Upper Amazon Day Trip

Enjoy a unique day trip to Baños de Agua Santa, and see the beautiful volcanoes of Ecuador, waterfalls, the cloud forest, and the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest. Visit Baños de Agua Santa, a city located at 1,820 meters above sea level (5,971 ft), south of Quito on the north-eastern flanks of the Tungurahua Volcano (5,000 m / 16,404 ft), with natural hot springs downtown, and a natural entrance to the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest. Be picked up at 7:30 am from your hotel in Quito to start an incredible adventure. Admire beautiful volcanoes on the way, like Antisana, Los Ilinizas, Cotopaxi, and Tungurahua. Arrive to start a walk through the charming streets of Baños around 10:15 am, and take time to visit the monastery of the "Virgin of Agua Santa”, and see paintings that describe different eruptions of the Tungurahua Volcano, whose volcanic activity started again in 1999. Drive towards the beautiful and stunning “Avenue of the Waterfalls”; beginning with a stop in front of the Agoyan Hydroelectric Dam, and walk towards the local community of "Río Blanco" to appreciate the beauty of the cloud forest. Cross the Pastaza River Canyon on a cable car that rides a 500 meters-long-cable to visit the "Manto de la Novia" waterfall, learn all about the local people's lifestyle, and take a hike down to the river. Stop at the viewpoint of the "San Jorge" waterfall, and recover energy with a tasty lunch. Visit the world-famous Devil's Cauldron or "Pailón del Diablo" waterfall, and see some of the Amazon's vegetation. Arrive back in Quito approximately at 6:30 pm, after having enjoyed more than four different microclimates on the same day.

Baños Waterfalls route and famous Pailon del Diablo & Lunch

2. Baños Waterfalls route and famous Pailon del Diablo & Lunch

You will visit several waterfalls including the famous “Pailón del Diablo Waterfall”, admire the natural landscapes on the route, and enjoy flying in a tarabita (cable car) over a waterfall and lunch. The tour starts at 7 a.m Pick you up at your Hotel in Baños, and you start visiting the first waterfall "The la Virgen", the second waterfall will be the viewpoint of the "Agoyán" waterfall, on the way you can enjoy the mountains landscape until to the mantle of the bride waterfall here you get on Trabita (cable car) over the "Manto de novia waterfall". To continue on the way you can stop at an extreme sports place (zip line and others for additional cost activities) and finally, you will arrive at Hike and visit the famous "Pailón del Diablo waterfall". After hiking you will have a local lunch, and finally back to Baños for drop off at your hotel.

Baños de Agua Santa: Whitewater Rafting Tour

3. Baños de Agua Santa: Whitewater Rafting Tour

Whitewater raft the rapids of the Pastaza River Discover Ecuador's Gateway to the Amazon Experience the class III and IV rapids of Baños de Agua Santa Marvel at the stunning nature of the Tungurahua volcano foothills

Cotopaxi Tour and Baños Full Day Included Tickets and lunch

4. Cotopaxi Tour and Baños Full Day Included Tickets and lunch

The Cotopaxi National Park tour begins with your pick-up at your hotel in the city of Quito. In the Limpiopungo lagoon, the walk along the trail will be calm, we will take photographs of the beautiful panorama with the Cotopaxi Volcano and its height of 5897 meters (19,350 ft). Get up close and personal with one of the highest volcanoes in Ecuador with a perfect snow-capped peak. We will enjoy a delicious lunch in Baños de Agua Santa, known as the capital of adventure for all the sports that are practiced, including kayaking, rafting and tubing. The Pailon del Diablo, just a few minutes from the bathing center, is one of the most visited attractions in Ecuador. Its 80 meter high (263 ft) waterfall is home to a story where if we see the surrounding rocks they form the face of the reclining devil Simply an adventure that you cannot miss

Baños famous waterfalls route bike ride tour & lunch

5. Baños famous waterfalls route bike ride tour & lunch

You will bike ride to visit several waterfalls including the famous “Pailón del Diablo Waterfall”, admire the natural landscapes on the route, and enjoy flying in a tarabita (cable car) over a waterfall. The tour starts at 7 a.m Pick you up at your Hotel in Baños, and you start visiting the first waterfall "The la Virgen", start to bike ride by the Baños waterfall route the second waterfall will be the viewpoint of the "Agoyán" waterfall and continue riding you can enjoy the mountains landscape until to the mantle of the bride waterfall here you leave the bikes for a moment to get on Trabita (cable car) over the "Manto de novia waterfall", to continue riding you can stop on an extreme sports place (zip line and others) and finally riding you will arrive to Hike and visit the famous "Pailón del Diablo waterfall". After hiking you will have a local lunch, and finally, you will put the bikes in the car for back to Baños for drop off at your hotel.

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What people are saying about Manto de la Novia Waterfalls

Very cool day trip to Banos. Totally different landscape, very green. Also THIS is the place for daredevils, lots of activties like cablecar, airswing canopy etc,