Peru and Bolivia Tour, 13 Days: Machu Picchu and the Salar de Uyuni

Duration: 13 Days

From: $3,600 per person

Destinations: Cusco - Machu Picchu - Lake Titicaca - La Paz - Salar de Uyuni

Description

Peru and Bolivia sit side by side on the map, yet most operators sell them as a single ten-day circuit built around three domestic flights. This programme takes the opposite approach: thirteen days overland, from Cusco to the Salar de Uyuni, with altitude gained in the order the body can absorb it.

The route covers what both countries are known for — the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca from both the Peruvian and the Bolivian shore, La Paz, and three full days on the salt flat and the coloured lagoons of the Bolivian southwest.

A suggested route, not a fixed departure

This itinerary is a proposal. Real Dreams builds every trip to order: there is no fixed departure date, no set group to join, and no obligation to keep the thirteen days exactly as they are laid out below. What follows is the route we would recommend for a first crossing of Peru and Bolivia by land, sequenced so the altitude is manageable and no day turns into a transfer marathon.

From there it is a conversation. Travellers commonly extend the Sacred Valley, swap the return to La Paz for the border crossing into Chile at Laguna Verde, add the Galapagos afterwards, or move the whole trip earlier or later in the year to catch the mirror season on the salt flat. Departures run on the dates that suit you, with your own party and your own guide.

Why thirteen days and not ten

The ten-day figure quoted across the market is a flight-based number. It assumes Lima–Cusco, Cusco–La Paz and La Paz–Uyuni are covered in the air. Overland, the same route needs thirteen days to avoid the two transfers that ruin these itineraries: the ten-hour Cusco–Puno run treated as dead time, and the nine to twelve hours between La Paz and Uyuni.

Both are solved here rather than endured. The Cusco–Puno leg becomes a sightseeing day along the Ruta del Sol, stopping at Andahuaylillas, Raqchi and the La Raya pass. The La Paz–Uyuni leg is covered overnight in a reclining cama coach that arrives at first light — which is when the salt flat is at its best, and the hour most groups miss.

The Uyuni block

Most Peru–Bolivia itineraries treat the Salar as a two-day appendix with basic lodging. On this programme it is a private three-day circuit with an English-speaking guide, a night in a salt hotel and a second night in the high desert, covering Incahuasi island, the Valley of the Rocks, Laguna Colorada, the Sol de Mañana geysers and Laguna Verde at the Chilean border.

Altitude, in order

Cusco sits at 3,400 m, Puno at 3,830 m, La Paz at 3,640 m and the lagoon circuit crosses 4,900 m. The sequence is deliberate: the itinerary opens with a rest day in Cusco and only reaches the highest ground on day eleven, once acclimatisation has had a week to take hold.

Internal flights are not included in the price. They can be added — the La Paz–Uyuni sector in particular — and are discussed when the trip is quoted.

The overland route day by day, from Cusco through Lake Titicaca and La Paz to the Bolivian southwest.

13-day Peru and Bolivia itinerary at a glance

Day	Location	Highlight	Overnight
1	Cusco	Arrival and acclimatisation at 3,400 m	Cusco
2	Sacred Valley	Chinchero, Maras salt pans, Moray, Ollantaytambo	Ollantaytambo
3	Machu Picchu	Guided visit of the citadel	Cusco
4	Cusco	Qoricancha and Sacsayhuaman	Cusco
5	Cusco to Puno	Ruta del Sol: Andahuaylillas, Raqchi, La Raya pass	Puno
6	Lake Titicaca	Uros floating islands and Taquile	Puno
7	Puno to Copacabana	Kasani border crossing and Isla del Sol	Copacabana
8	Copacabana to La Paz	Tiquina strait, cable cars, Valle de la Luna	La Paz
9	La Paz	Free day; optional Yungas Road descent	Night coach
10	Salar de Uyuni	Train cemetery, Colchani, Incahuasi, sunset	Salt hotel
11	Altiplano lagoons	Valley of the Rocks, Siloli desert, Laguna Colorada	Desert lodge
12	Southwest reserve	Sol de Manana geysers, Dali desert, Laguna Verde	Uyuni
13	Uyuni to La Paz	Return and departure	–

Before you travel

Timing and booking

Machu Picchu entry is capped and timed by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture, and the permits for the better circuits go first. Sixty days ahead is a comfortable margin; inside thirty the choice of entry slot narrows sharply. The Uyuni leg has its own season: the wet months, roughly December to March, are when the salt flat floods to a few centimetres and produces the mirror effect, while the dry months from May to October give firmer ground, easier driving to the far lagoons and colder nights. Neither is better in the abstract — they are different trips, and it is worth deciding which one you want before fixing dates.

Climate and what to pack

This route crosses four distinct climates in thirteen days, so layers matter more than any single garment. Cusco and the Sacred Valley run warm by day and cold after dark. Aguas Calientes sits in cloud forest and is humid and often wet. The altiplano from Puno to La Paz is dry, bright and windy. The Uyuni lagoon circuit is the extreme: daytime sun strong enough to burn through cloud, and nights that drop well below freezing at 4,500 m and above. Bring a warm layer you would trust at zero, a windproof shell, sun protection at factor 50, sunglasses that cut glare off salt and water, and lip balm. Walking shoes are enough throughout; no technical footwear is required.

Health and documents

Altitude is the real consideration on this itinerary, which is why the route climbs in the order it does rather than the order that would be quickest. The highest ground comes on days eleven and twelve, after a week of gradual acclimatisation. Travellers with cardiac or respiratory conditions should discuss the route with their own doctor before booking. Passports should have at least six months of validity. Most nationalities need no visa for Peru; Bolivia is more variable and some passports do require one, arranged in advance — it is not included in the price. Travel and medical insurance is not included either, and on a trip that spends three days in a remote reserve it is strongly advised.

Money and connectivity

Peru uses the sol and Bolivia the boliviano; neither is easily obtained outside its own country, and the border towns give poor rates. Cards work in Cusco, Puno and La Paz but not in the Uyuni lagoon circuit, where there is nothing to pay with a card and nowhere to withdraw. Carry small notes for tips, entrance extras and the hot springs. Mobile coverage follows the same pattern: reliable in the cities, intermittent from the Salar onwards and absent for most of the two days in the reserve. Hotels in Cusco, Puno and La Paz have WiFi; the salt hotel and the desert lodge often do not.

Booking questions

What exactly is included in the price?

The price covers twelve nights of accommodation in double occupancy, including the salt hotel and the desert lodge; daily breakfast plus the lunches and dinners listed day by day; English-speaking guides throughout Peru and for the full three days in the Bolivian southwest; the private 4×4 on the Salar and lagoon circuit; the expedition train to Aguas Calientes; the Machu Picchu entrance and shuttle; the Titicaca boat excursions; the guided Ruta del Sol crossing; the cama coach from La Paz to Uyuni; and all arrival and departure transfers.

Why are internal flights not included?

Because the itinerary is built to work without them. Most operators quote a ten-day version that quietly assumes three flights — Lima to Cusco, Cusco to La Paz, La Paz to Uyuni — and the advertised figure does not include them. This programme takes thirteen days and covers the ground overland instead. If you would rather fly a sector, the La Paz to Uyuni leg in particular, it can be added and is quoted separately when we put your trip together.

Is the Uyuni circuit shared or private?

Private. The three-day Salar and lagoon circuit runs in its own 4×4 with an English-speaking guide, not the shared jeep with a Spanish-speaking driver that most Uyuni tours use. That is the single largest difference between this programme and a cheaper package, and it is the part travellers consistently say mattered most.

What group size should I expect?

The pricing table is set by group size: two, three, or four and above, quoted per person. The trip runs for your party alone rather than being combined with strangers, which is why the per-person price falls as the group grows — the vehicle and the guide are shared across more people.

Is there a single supplement?

Yes. All prices are per person in double occupancy; solo travellers or anyone wanting a room to themselves pays a supplement, which is quoted with the rest of the trip rather than buried in the terms.

Can the itinerary be changed or extended?

It can. The common variations are ending in Chile rather than returning north — the circuit passes Laguna Verde on the Chilean border, so a drop for San Pedro de Atacama is straightforward — adding days in the Sacred Valley, or extending into Ecuador and the Galapagos afterwards. Tell us what you have in mind when you enquire.

How fit do I need to be?

Reasonably, but not exceptionally. The walking is moderate: the Machu Picchu circuit, the Inca stairway on Isla del Sol, and short walks on the lagoon circuit. The demanding element is altitude rather than distance, and the itinerary is sequenced to build tolerance over the first week. Anyone with a cardiac or respiratory condition should check with their doctor first.

How this trip sits alongside our other programmes

This itinerary belongs to the wider Peru tours range and to our South America programmes. Travellers weighing it against a different pairing usually compare it with the Machu Picchu and Galapagos tour, which swaps the Bolivian altiplano for the islands. Those with less time tend to take the seven-day Peru package or the eight-day Sacred Valley tour and add Bolivia on a later trip.

For background reading before you decide, our guides cover how Salar de Uyuni tours are organised, what the salt flats actually are and when the mirror effect appears, and a broader Bolivia itinerary at seven, ten and fourteen days.

Inclusions

✔ 12 nights of accommodation in selected 3 and 4-star hotels, double occupancy

✔ One night in a salt hotel on the Salar de Uyuni

✔ One night in a desert lodge in the Bolivian southwest

✔ Daily breakfast; lunches and dinners as listed in the itinerary

✔ English-speaking guides throughout Peru and on the full Uyuni circuit

✔ Private 4x4 transport on the three-day Salar and lagoons circuit

✔ Expedition train Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo

✔ Machu Picchu entrance ticket and the round-trip shuttle bus

✔ All entrance fees listed in the itinerary

✔ Guided Ruta del Sol crossing Cusco - Puno, with stops

✔ Lake Titicaca boat excursions: Uros, Taquile and Isla del Sol

✔ Reclining cama coach La Paz - Uyuni

✔ All arrival and departure transfers

❌ International flights

❌ Domestic flights within Peru and Bolivia - available as an add-on, quoted separately

❌ Bolivian visa, where the traveller's nationality requires one

❌ Travel and medical insurance

❌ Meals not listed in the itinerary, and drinks with meals

❌ Optional excursions, including the Yungas Road descent

❌ Single supplement

❌ Tips and personal expenses

Highlights

Machu Picchu with a licensed guide, reached by train from Ollantaytambo
The Sacred Valley in a single unhurried day: Chinchero, the Maras salt pans, Moray and Ollantaytambo
Lake Titicaca from both shores: Uros and Taquile from Puno, Isla del Sol from Copacabana
A private three-day Salar de Uyuni circuit with an English-speaking guide
One night in a salt hotel on the edge of the Salar
Incahuasi island, Laguna Colorada, the Sol de Manana geysers and Laguna Verde
The Cusco-Puno crossing as a guided day along the Ruta del Sol, not a transfer
Optional add-on in La Paz: the Yungas Road descent by mountain bike

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival in Cusco (3,400 m)

Transfer from Velasco Astete airport to the hotel, with the rest of the day deliberately unstructured. Cusco sits at 3,400 m and the itinerary climbs higher later, so the first afternoon is set aside for rest rather than sightseeing.

Accommodation: selected 3 or 4-star hotel in the historic centre, within walking distance of the Plaza de Armas.
Meals: none included; the hotel breakfast begins the following morning.
Highlights: a first slow walk around the Plaza de Armas and the arcaded streets around it.

Altitude is the one variable that can spoil the first days of a trip like this, and it is worth treating seriously. The recommendation is straightforward: drink more water than feels necessary, eat lightly, and skip alcohol on the first night. Coca tea is offered in every hotel lobby in Cusco and does no harm. Travellers arriving from sea level occasionally feel a headache or shortness of breath by the evening; both usually pass within twenty-four hours, which is exactly what this rest day is for.

Day 2 - Sacred Valley, ending in Ollantaytambo

A full day through the Sacred Valley, moving gradually downhill from Cusco. The route takes in the colonial church at Chinchero and the weaving cooperatives that still work with natural dyes, the terraced salt pans of Maras, the concentric agricultural terraces of Moray, and the fortress town of Ollantaytambo.

Accommodation: hotel in Ollantaytambo.
Meals: breakfast; lunch included in the valley.
Highlights: Chinchero, the Maras salt pans, Moray, the Ollantaytambo fortress.

The night is spent in Ollantaytambo at 2,800 m rather than back in Cusco. That decision is not incidental. Six hundred metres lower makes for a noticeably better night's sleep at this stage of the acclimatisation, and it removes an early-morning drive from the following day: the train to Machu Picchu leaves from the station in the town itself. Ollantaytambo is also the only Inca settlement still inhabited on its original street plan, which makes an evening walk through it worthwhile in its own right.

Day 3 - Machu Picchu

Morning train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, following the Urubamba as the valley narrows and the vegetation turns from dry highland scrub to cloud forest. From Aguas Calientes a shuttle climbs the switchback road to the citadel entrance.

Accommodation: hotel in Cusco on return.
Meals: breakfast.
Highlights: the agricultural terraces, the Temple of the Sun, the Intihuatana stone, the residential sector.

The guided visit runs about two and a half hours and follows one of the circuits set by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture, which now controls entry times and routes. Tickets are timed and capacity is capped, which is the main reason this trip is quoted with the Machu Picchu entrance already secured rather than left to arrange on arrival. Afternoon return by train to Ollantaytambo and on by road to Cusco, arriving in the evening.

Day 4 - Cusco and the Inca sites above the city

The morning covers Cusco itself: the Qoricancha, the Inca sun temple whose walls the Dominicans built their convent on top of, and the cathedral on the Plaza de Armas. The afternoon moves to the four archaeological sites on the ridge above the city.

Accommodation: hotel in Cusco.
Meals: breakfast.
Highlights: Qoricancha, the cathedral, Sacsayhuaman, Q'enko, Puca Pucara, Tambomachay.

Sacsayhuaman is the one that tends to stay with people. Its zigzag walls are built from limestone blocks weighing up to a hundred tonnes, cut and fitted so precisely that no mortar was used and a blade will not pass between them. The remaining three sites are smaller and quieter. The late afternoon is left free, usually spent in the San Blas quarter above the centre, which is where most of the workshops and the better small restaurants are.

Day 5 - Cusco to Puno along the Ruta del Sol (3,830 m)

The crossing to Lake Titicaca is run as a guided day rather than a transfer, which is the difference between ten hours of window-watching and a day of sightseeing that happens to end somewhere else.

Accommodation: hotel in Puno.
Meals: breakfast and lunch included.
Highlights: Andahuaylillas, Pikillaqta, Raqchi, the La Raya pass.

The stops run in sequence along the route: the church at Andahuaylillas, whose painted interior has earned it the nickname of the Andean Sistine Chapel; the pre-Inca Wari settlement at Pikillaqta; the temple of Wiracocha at Raqchi, with its long adobe wall and the rows of circular storehouses behind it; and the La Raya pass at 4,335 m, the watershed between the Cusco basin and the altiplano. Arrival in Puno, at 3,830 m, in the early evening. This is the highest the trip has been so far, which is why it comes on day five rather than day one.

Day 6 - Lake Titicaca: Uros and Taquile

A full day on Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world at 3,812 m. The boat leaves from Puno harbour and calls first at the Uros, then continues to Taquile.

Accommodation: hotel in Puno.
Meals: breakfast and lunch on Taquile.
Highlights: the Uros floating islands, Taquile and its weaving tradition.

The Uros islands are built from layered totora reed and have to be rebuilt continuously as the lower layers rot into the water. Taquile is a different proposition: a real hillside community of a couple of thousand people, known for textiles that UNESCO listed as intangible cultural heritage, and for a social organisation that predates the Spanish arrival and still governs how work and land are shared. Lunch is taken on the island, usually trout from the lake. Return to Puno in the late afternoon.

Day 7 - Puno to Copacabana and Isla del Sol

Border crossing at Kasani into Bolivia and on to Copacabana, the pilgrimage town on the lake's Bolivian shore. The formalities are straightforward but not instant; the schedule allows for them rather than assuming they take no time.

Accommodation: hotel in Copacabana.
Meals: breakfast.
Highlights: the Kasani crossing, the Copacabana basilica, Isla del Sol.

The afternoon is spent on Isla del Sol, which Inca tradition held to be the birthplace of the sun. The walk from the harbour up the Inca stairway to the Yumani spring is short but steep, and at 3,800 m it is felt. From the top the view runs across the lake to the Cordillera Real. Travellers whose nationality requires a Bolivian visa should have it arranged before departure; it is not included in the price and the requirement varies considerably by passport.

Day 8 - Copacabana to La Paz (3,640 m)

Morning road to La Paz along the lake shore, including the crossing of the Tiquina strait, where vehicles and passengers cross on separate barges. Arrival in La Paz around midday.

Accommodation: hotel in La Paz.
Meals: breakfast.
Highlights: the Tiquina strait, the cable-car network, the Mercado de las Brujas, the Valle de la Luna.

La Paz is unusual among capital cities in that its geography is legible from the air rather than the ground: the centre sits in a bowl at around 3,640 m and El Alto spreads across the rim above it at 4,150 m. The cable-car network, built as public transport rather than as an attraction, is the clearest way to see how the city is arranged and costs a few bolivianos. The afternoon also takes in the Mercado de las Brujas and the eroded clay formations of the Valle de la Luna on the southern edge of the city.

Day 9 - La Paz, and the night coach south

The day is left open, and that is deliberate. It is the natural slot for the Yungas Road descent by mountain bike, the sixty-four kilometre drop from La Cumbre at 4,650 m to Yolosa at around 1,200 m, through cloud forest on the road that was once the busiest single-day operator product in Bolivia. It can be added at the time of booking and is not included in the price.

Accommodation: overnight on the coach.
Meals: breakfast.
Highlights: free day in La Paz; optional Yungas Road descent; the night coach south.

In the evening the reclining cama coach departs for Uyuni, travelling overnight across the altiplano. Nine to twelve hours by road is the alternative to a flight, and it is presented here as the default rather than a compromise: the coach arrives at first light, which is when the salt flat is at its best and the hour most groups miss because they are still waiting for a morning departure. Travellers who prefer to fly this sector can add it; it is quoted separately.

Day 10 - The Salar de Uyuni, and a night on the salt

Arrival in Uyuni around dawn. After breakfast the private 4x4 circuit begins, with an English-speaking guide for the full three days rather than the Spanish-speaking driver that the shared tours run with.

Accommodation: salt hotel on the edge of the Salar.
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Highlights: the train cemetery, Colchani, Incahuasi island, sunset on the salt.

The route starts at the train cemetery on the edge of town, where the rolling stock of the old mining railway was left to corrode in the dry air, then passes through Colchani, where salt is still extracted and processed by hand. Beyond it the Salar opens out: 10,500 square kilometres of it, the largest salt flat on earth, flat enough that it is used to calibrate satellite altimeters. The drive crosses to Incahuasi, an outcrop covered in cacti that grow roughly a centimetre a year, some of them over nine metres tall. Sunset is taken on the flat itself, and in the wet months, roughly December to March, a shallow film of water turns the whole surface into a mirror.

Day 11 - South into the lagoons (up to 4,900 m)

South from the Salar into the Eduardo Avaroa reserve, climbing steadily. The landscape changes from salt to volcanic desert, and the altitude rises to around 4,900 m by the end of the day.

Accommodation: desert lodge in the Bolivian southwest.
Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Highlights: the Valley of the Rocks, the altiplano lagoons, the Siloli desert, the Arbol de Piedra, Laguna Colorada.

The route crosses the Valley of the Rocks and then a string of lagoons — Canapa, Hedionda, Honda — where three flamingo species feed: Andean, Chilean and James's, the last of which was thought extinct until it was rediscovered here in 1957. Beyond them the Siloli desert and the wind-carved Arbol de Piedra. The day ends at Laguna Colorada, whose water runs deep red from the algae in it and whose white borax islands hold the largest flamingo population on the circuit. Nights at this altitude are cold, often well below freezing, and the lodges are heated accordingly.

Day 12 - Geysers, the Dali desert and Laguna Verde

An early start for the Sol de Manana geyser field at 4,900 m, the highest point of the trip. The fumaroles are most active shortly after dawn, when the temperature difference makes the steam columns visible from a distance.

Accommodation: hotel in Uyuni.
Meals: breakfast and lunch.
Highlights: the Sol de Manana geysers, the Polques hot springs, the Dali desert, Laguna Verde.

From the geysers the route drops to the Polques hot springs, which are worth the stop for the contrast alone. It then crosses the Dali desert, named for the isolated rock formations scattered across otherwise empty ground, and reaches Laguna Verde at the foot of the Licancabur volcano on the Chilean border. The lake's colour comes from suspended minerals and shifts through the day with the wind. The afternoon runs north back to Uyuni. Travellers continuing into Chile rather than returning can be dropped at the border for San Pedro de Atacama, arranged on request.

Day 13 - Uyuni to La Paz and departure

Return to La Paz and transfer to El Alto airport for onward flights. El Alto sits at 4,150 m and is among the highest international airports in the world, which is worth knowing if the onward flight is long.

Accommodation: none.
Meals: breakfast.
Highlights: return to La Paz; airport transfer.

Travellers who prefer to fly the Uyuni to La Paz sector rather than travel it by road can add that flight, which frees most of the day and is quoted separately at the time of booking. Those with time to spare often use the extra hours for the parts of La Paz the arrival day did not cover: the Mercado Rodriguez in the morning, or the Museo Nacional de Etnografia y Folklore, which holds the best textile collection in the country.

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We had the BEST time with Real Dream tours. Our tour guide was Andrés and our driver maybe (Javier) was the ABSOLUTE BEST. We went to the hot springs. Got there safely. We hiked a beautiful trail. Andres took some photos of us and pretty much took care of everything when we arrived at the spa. Andres was also very knowledgeable about the country. Educated us on some fun facts. We were traveling as a family of 5. The company is great! They personalized everything for us. They can customize anything you need. Even dropped us off at the airport after our relaxing day. Such great people. highly recommended! Will use them again.

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Quilotoa is a beautiful place it’s worth the long trip from Quito. I would totally recomend. The views are just stunning.

Also our tour guide was Pedro. 10/10

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March 10, 2025

Vielen Dank Pedro!

Ich hatte eine tolle Zeit mit meinem Guide Pedro. Vom hoch gelegenen Cotopaxi, über die im perfekten Sonnenschein schimmernde Quilotoa Lagune, zum abenteuerlichen Banos und schliesslich in den abgelegenen Regenwald in der Itamandi Lodge, hat Pedro alles gegeben um meine Reise perfekt zu machen.

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May 21, 2025

Great company-book with confidence.

Andres made the day! We have hired many many different guides in many many different countries and Andres was one of the best we have had. He perfectly split the difference between information and giving us our space. He was attentive to our 10 year old…especially important on such a very long day. Keeping the little one going made for a successful day for all of us.

He and the driver spotted a toucan along a road and halted everything, hustled us out of the car and made sure we all saw it and got pictures. Well done!

We combined this tour with visits to both equator exhibits and while this was no fault of the tour company (they had informed us of road closures and we were not upset) it took us much longer to get back than planned and we nearly ran out of time. We got the photos we wanted so no harm no foul, but we cut it very close. I’m thankful for the good driver we had!

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June 20, 2025

Fantastic trip to local market and beautiful nature.

Very nice trip to a very nice market. This is South America's largest outdoor market. Also got to stop at the original center of the world, and taste very good biscuits 😁

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July 12, 2025

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Great trip to the Otavalo market. Andrés was a wonderful guide who shared so much history and stories about Equador and the area. A great day tour from Quoto.

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July 9, 2025

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   Maddy C 
 
 
 
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Absolutely incredible experience – 10/10! I cannot recommend this tour enough! I booked a private day trip from Quito to Chimborazo, and it was truly one of the highlights of my nearly two months exploring Ecuador. I honestly can't believe more tourists don't visit Chimborazo — it is absolutely breathtaking, and such an amazing place to experience. I was picked up directly from my apartment, we stopped for breakfast, and then headed out toward Chimborazo. Irene was an absolutely FABULOUS guide — incredibly knowledgeable, warm, and genuinely passionate about Ecuador. I learned SO much from her throughout the day, and that is saying something, as I've already spent nearly two months exploring Ecuador! She shared so much fascinating information about the landscape, history, culture, and the area around Chimborazo. Jimmy was our driver and was equally wonderful. He has such a great sense of humor and was an excellent, very safe driver. He also came along on the hike with us, which was such a nice surprise! He also recommended a delicious restaurant for lunch. Irene and Jimmy were both so kind and made the entire day feel easy, fun, and comfortable. As a 22-year-old woman traveling alone, I also want to emphasize how truly safe and secure I felt the entire time. I was completely comfortable with both Irene and Jimmy, and they took such great care of me throughout the day. I never once felt worried or uncomfortable traveling so far from Quito on my own. And, the PHOTOS! Irene and Jimmy took FABULOUS pictures of me — genuinely better than anything I could have taken myself. They knew exactly where to stop and how to capture the scenery, and I came away with so many incredible photos and memories from the day. The hike itself was also amazing. I personally found it less difficult than hiking Cotopaxi, although the altitude is definitely challenging and should not be underestimated! The landscape is absolutely surreal, and being up there surrounded by that incredible scenery is an experience I will never forget. If you're considering doing this tour, book it! Especially if you're traveling alone, I could not recommend Irene and Jimmy more highly. They were knowledgeable, funny, kind, professional, and made the entire experience unforgettable. This was one of the best days I've had in Ecuador, and I am so grateful to them both! It's so worth it.