About Chiva Tours Baños
Chiva Tours Baños (Alquiler de Chivas) is a Baños de Agua Santa operator specialising in the open-sided, brightly painted party buses known across Ecuador as chivas. With vehicles seating up to fifty passengers, the company runs the most social, group-friendly way to take in the town's scenery — a rolling, music-filled tour that has become a Baños institution in its own right.
Their signature outing is the daytime Ruta de las Cascadas, a two-to-three-hour run along the waterfall route with river crossings, lit tunnels and panoramic viewpoints, with departures scheduled several times a day. After dark they operate the Tour Nocturno al Mirador, a night cruise up to the hillside viewpoints overlooking the illuminated town, with evening departures running late. They also bundle in extreme-sport stops such as canopy and bridge jumping, and take private bookings for events and celebrations.
The chiva is squarely a group experience, and that is exactly Chiva Tours' niche — affordable, festive, and ideal for families, friend groups and travellers who want a relaxed guided overview rather than a hands-on adrenaline activity. Flexible departure times for groups of fifteen or more make it a go-to for organised parties throughout Tungurahua province.
