gruta

gruta: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this cave: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit gruta

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach gruta — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -1.06258, -78.44772. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near gruta

• Parque Nacional Llanganates · sanctuary · Napo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Elevation · church · Tungurahua · ~35 km · Must-see
• Termas de La Virgen · waterfall · Tungurahua · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cascada de la Virgen · waterfall · Tungurahua · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cascada de Agoyan, Baños, Ecuador · waterfall · Tungurahua · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cascada Manto de la Novia · waterfall · Tungurahua · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cascada el Pailón del Diablo(dueño el walter) · waterfall · Tungurahua · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cotopaxi · viewpoint · Pichincha · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tungurahua Volcano · viewpoint · Tungurahua · ~56 km · Must-see
• Tungurahua · viewpoint · Tungurahua · ~56 km · Must-see
• Parque Nacional Cotopaxi · sanctuary · Cotopaxi · ~57 km · Must-see
• Carihuairazo · viewpoint · Tungurahua · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rumiñahui · viewpoint · Pichincha · ~67 km · Must-see
• Illiniza Sur · viewpoint · Cotopaxi · ~67 km · Must-see
• Illiniza Norte · viewpoint · Pichincha · ~69 km · Must-see
• Laguna Quilotoa · lake · Cotopaxi · ~70 km · Must-see
• Laguna Pisayambo · lake · Tungurahua · ~9 km
• Lagunas Anteojos · lake · Cotopaxi · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of gruta

Other caves near gruta

• Cueva · cave · Tungurahua · ~30 km
• Cueva de los Murcielagos · cave · Chimborazo · ~52 km
• Cueva del Diablo · cave · Chimborazo · ~53 km
• Cave Iglesia Matzi · cave · Cotopaxi · ~64 km
• Cavernas Anzu Mera · cave · Pastaza · ~72 km
• Unión de los Continentes · cave · Pastaza · ~74 km
• Copa del Mundo · cave · Pastaza · ~74 km
• Entrada a Mina Genesis · cave · Pastaza · ~78 km
• Templo Machay · cave · Chimborazo · ~80 km
• Cueva s/n · cave · Napo · ~83 km

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