Ruta de las cascadas
Ruta de las cascadas
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Benjamin M
1 contribution
Apr 2023 • Couples
Don’t do this on bicycle. It’s along a dangerous highway without much of a shoulder. If you decide to head back just flag down a pickup truck. $2-3 per person back to Baños
Written April 29, 2023
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Andrew M
England, UK2 contributions
Feb 2023 • Friends
A route of waterfalls I had a lot of fun this tour was interesting we were able to see many casdasas and some activities
Written April 5, 2023
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Helen S
1 contribution
Feb 2023 • Friends
Really a lot of cars on the highway and the paths is only following this road. There is no cycling lane. We tried it but stopped at the second waterfall because the road became to dangerous and unfortunately very polluted.
I would not recommend it with a bike and next time I would take the bus until the last waterfall and then enjoy it there.
We didn’t get to see the last one in the end :/
We hitch hiked back with our bikes in a pick up.
Written February 12, 2023
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Stephen H
Quito, Ecuador27 contributions
Nov 2022
Excellent bike ride and awesome scenery. The average bike rider will do just fine. Wobbly bike ride - not so much.
Written November 24, 2022
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Fred G
Milton, Canada589 contributions
Sep 2022
We were a group of sixteen travelers from Canada, and visited the El Diablo waterfall, or the Devil's Cauldron. Is is the province's largest waterfall at 160 feet. We hiked down, down, down across rope bridges, etc, until we arrived at the side of the waterfall. Incredible views there-climbing back up was fairly arduous, use the walking sticks provided at the beginning of the descent.
Written October 8, 2022
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Adventure beyond imagination
Munich, Germany14,681 contributions
Jan 2022 • Friends
Exciting waterfall experience along the „highway“. Different ways to explore the beauty and power of the nature wonder. Just amazing.
Written January 27, 2022
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Hannele J
5 contributions
Jan 2022 • Couples
My partner and I both bike a lot both for transportation and pleasure, but despite our experience found this route extremely unpleasant. It is along a very busy highway. Rather than taking in the beautiful views, we had to concentrate all our energy on either navigating bumpy cobblestones or staying between speeding cars on our left and steep drop offs on our right, all the more difficult on rusty bikes which veered wildly with every gust of wind. If you are going to bike this route, which I don’t recommend, please spend the extra money to rent a good bike.
Written January 8, 2022
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Matt A
Hermosa Beach, CA468 contributions
Jan 2022 • Solo
This is a fun half-dayish activity, although not as fun IMO as climbing Chimborazo or the jungle tour I did.

I rented a bike for $5 in town and rode it to the last waterfall then back to Banos.

Most of the waterfalls are across the canyon and are pretty but not spectacular. El Diablo, at the end, is the exception. There are zip lines, cable cars and other fun things along the route. At El Diablo there is a lot going on.

Riding the bike on the way out was downhill and fun. Yes, you share the road with the traffic but they all know you’re there. I never felt unsafe.

The way back was almost all uphill and was very difficult and not fun. There are trucks at El Diablo that will take you back to Banos, but they said they had to wait for 5 people to go back, or I could pay them $10. I didn’t feel like doing either.

Anyways, this was a fun outing, but given the difficulty of the ride back I wish I had just taken an open-air bus along the route like most people.
Written January 7, 2022
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lecso88
12 contributions
Dec 2021 • Couples
I really don't get the tons of good reviews.
In my opinion this is just intresting for influencers who need something for their blog beacause you can make really good photos if you apply enough filters. But! The bycikle route is just baaaad. Do yourself a favor and just take a cab to Pailon el Diablo wich is really nice and worth it. The route with bike just goes mainly on asphalt roads filled with garbage through cars and camiones. Nor is it safe, nor is it nice. The few first waterfalls can be intresting just for people who never saw one in person.
Written December 19, 2021
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Cheryl G
149 contributions
Sep 2021
Went on a $5 party bus tour of Ruta de las Cascades. Fabulous drive through rainforest mountains and small villages while stopping to view and photograph the various waterfalls. While El Pailon was most impressive, the others were much smaller and sometimes hard to see.
Written September 28, 2021
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