Montañas Sagradas/ Sacred Mountains

16/10/2024

Our last sunday hike experience at Carachula 🗿 Ciudad de Piedra, comtemplating the complex of rock formations and magical forests of pine and native vegetation.

17/09/2024

A great adventure awaits us this Sunday, September 22, a full day trip to enjoy the birds and biodiversity of the Eastern Andes and Ecuadorian Amazon.
More details and registration:
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WhatsApp: +593995080481
Cuenca Ecuador

New date for the Eastern Andes Birding Tour.
Sunday, September 22, 2022.
Full day tour: 05:00 am to 17:30 pm

From Cuenca we are preparing an incredible bird watching day towards the eastern Andean mountains. Visiting different ecosystems such as rainforest, cloud forest and Amazon forest, where we will make an easy hikes to admire birds such as tanagers, trogons, hummingbirds, the Andean C**k of the rock, a representative bird of the Amazon and more wildlife, accompanied by Agustin Carrasco, a great ornithologist from Ecuador.
We will also visit the Buglas Nature Reserve, a space created especially for birdwatching in the Limon Indanza Canton, two and a half hours from Cuenca.

Tour price: 99$ x person
Includes:
Transportation from Cuenca
Birdwatching Guide
Tickets Buglas Reserve
Snacks, bottled water

More details and registration:
[email protected]
WhatsApp: 099 508 0481

10/09/2024

New date for the Eastern Andes Birding Tour.
Sunday, September 22, 2022.
Full day tour: 05:00 am to 17:30 pm

From Cuenca we are preparing an incredible bird watching day towards the eastern Andean mountains. Visiting different ecosystems such as rainforest, cloud forest and Amazon forest, where we will make an easy hikes to admire birds such as tanagers, trogons, hummingbirds, the Andean C**k of the rock, a representative bird of the Amazon and more wildlife, accompanied by Agustin Carrasco, a great ornithologist from Ecuador.
We will also visit the Buglas Nature Reserve, a space created especially for birdwatching in the Limon Indanza Canton, two and a half hours from Cuenca.

Tour price: 99$ x person
Includes:
Transportation from Cuenca
Birdwatching Guide
Tickets Buglas Reserve
Snacks, bottled water

More details and registration:
[email protected]
WhatsApp: 099 508 0481

05/09/2024

"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."
Hiking admiring the charming colors of "El Cajas National Park"

Contact us for guided trips: [email protected]
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28/08/2024

Eastern Andes Birding Tour
Full day tour
Date: Sunday, September 1st, 2024

From Cuenca we are preparing an incredible day of bird watching towards the eastern Andean mountains. Passing through different ecosystems such as rainforest, cloud forest and Amazon forest, where we will make an easy walking to see birds such as tanagers, trogons, hummingbirds, the Andean C**k of the rock, a representative bird of the Amazon and other wildlife, accompanied by Agustin Carrasco, a bird expert from Ecuador. We will also visit the Buglas Nature Reserve, a space created especially for bird watching in the Limon Indanza Canton, two and a half hours from Cuenca.

Includes:
Transportation from Cuenca
Birdwatching Guide
Tickets Buglas Nature Reserve
Snacks, Water

Details and registration:
Whatsapp:+593995080481
Email: [email protected]
Cuenca Ecuador

21/08/2024

Polylepis Hike Route
El Cajas National Park

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024
Hour: 08:00 am

This time we will visit our beautiful El Cajas National Park, on an adventure from the popular Laguna Toreadora we will descend towards the Sanctuary of the Virgen del Cajas, on a fun hike that allows us to cross the magical forest of Polylepis, a representative species of the national park, we will also be able to admire the abundant yellow bushes of Xynoxys, a plant that is in bloom in July to September.

Contact and registration:
Email: [email protected]
Whatsapp: 099 508 0481
Cuenca Ecuador

30/07/2024

San Fer - Yunguilla Bike Tour
Date: sunday, July 28, 2024

¡Runa Way AdvenTours always designs the best cycling routes!
This time we invite you to the bike experience on the rural roads of Azuay Province, from "Busa Lake" in San Fernando Town (8750 ft), we will go down to the charming town of La Asunción, to finish in the warm “Yunguilla Valley” (4429 ft.), enjoying a diversity of ecosystems along a dirt and paved roads ideal for cycling.

CONTACT AND REGISTRATION:
E-mail: [email protected]
Whatsapp: +593995080481
CUENCA ECUADOR

22/07/2024

What a great time we had in our hike over the clouds, towards 🗿Paredones del Inca🗿.

17/07/2024

🗿Paredones del Inca Hiking🗿

Runa Way Adventours invites you to the hiking trip through the Molleturo mountain ridge towards "Paredones Ruins", Inca walls on the border with El Cajas National Park.
This archaeological complex is made up of stone structures and the Inca trail, which in the time of the Cañari - Inca aborigines was a strategic view point and worship temple on the path that connected ancient Tomebamba (Cuenca) with the sea for the exchange of products.
We will also be able to appreciate Andean moor, cloud forest vegetation and amazing panoramic views.

More details and registration:
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WhatsApp: 099 508 0481
RUNA WAY Adventours
Cuenca Ecuador

03/07/2024

Walking the silver mountains

27/06/2024

El Plateado Trekking 🚶🏻

Just 30 minutes from Cuenca is the natural area “El Plateado”, named for its shiny gray rock, it is a site with great historical value due to the archaeological remains and animal fossils found here. We will take a hike along its rocky paths to admire the native flora and fauna of the area such as brooms, orchids, bromeliads, and birds such as blackbirds, sparrows, hummingbirds, and more.

Contact and registration:
E-mail: [email protected]
Whatsapp: +593 995080481
Cuenca Ecuador

13/06/2024

Just one hour from Cuenca are the fabulous southern destinations: El Chorro waterfall, Laguna de Busa, Yunguilla Valley.
Contact us and live unforgettable experiences in nature.

28/05/2024

23/05/2024

15/05/2024

Walking the ancestral paths

09/05/2024

Trekking Tour Pachamama - La Chonta
Date: sunday, May, 12, 2024

For this Sunday we are organizing an incredible hike starting on a section of The Inca trail (Qhapac Ñan) and continuing along the ridge of “Cerro La Chonta”, which divides and offers us an excellent views of the provinces of Azuay and Cañar, to finish in the mystical Guabizhun Lagoon.

More information: [email protected]
WhatsApp: +593995080481
Cuenca Ecuador

04/05/2024

If you’ve been using advanced age or physical limitations as excuses for not getting on a bicycle in Cuenca, there’s a new service in town that might change your mind. eBikes de Cuenca offers bike rentals as well as guided tours to introduce expats and Cuencanos to the many benefits of electric ...

18/04/2024

The imposing Guagualzhumi hill and its trails covered with beautiful native flora.

10/04/2024

Ancestral Hikes: Cerro Guagualzhumi
Date: Sunday; April 14, 2024

According to the Andean cultures, the hills are recognized as "APUS", gods whose souls live in the mountains.
We invite you to a hike to the Guagualzhumi hill, which gives us a spectacular view of the great valley Cuenca - Azogues and which functioned as a ceremonial sanctuary, astronomical observatory, and military fortress of the ancient Cañaris.
Feel the magic of the ancestors and connect with the Mother Earth on this spectacular route designed for the enjoyment of hikers.

Details:
Distance: 6km
Duration: 4 hours
Difficulty: medium easy 2/5
Maximum height: 3030 masl.
Minimum height: 2751 masl.

Includes:
Roundtrip transport
Certified tour guide
Tour price: 25$ x person

More Info and registration:
[email protected]
099 508 0481

21/03/2024

Jatumpamba Hike Tour
Date: sunday, march, 24, 2024
We invite you this Sunday to visit the parish of Jatumpamba, Cañar, the land of the potters.

Located one hour from Cuenca is the community of Jatumpamba where an ancient tradition endures over time, the production of ceramic pieces, using the artisan technique of the “Huactana” or clay knockers. This technique was used by the Cañaris according to archaeological remains found in the provinces of Azuay and Cañar.

More details and contact:
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WhatsApp: 099 508 0481
Cuenca Ecuador

15/03/2024

A clear day in the National Park

06/03/2024

Huasipamba, The Condor Temple Trekking.
Date: Saturday, March 09, 2024
This time we invite you to a great adventure to “Las Caras de Huasipamba” and “Cóndor Temple”, a hike to this magical rock complex with anthropomorphic and zoomorphic forms, probably sculpted by the ancient Cañaris inhabitants of the area, located in the highlands of Santa Isabel, Azuay, Ecuador.
We will also visit the Huasicocha Lake and “La Piedra Movedora”.

More details and registration:
E-mail: [email protected]
Whatsapp: +593995080481
Cuenca Ecuador

¡Feel the mountain vibes!