Explore Ecuador & Peru


Overview
Highlights
- Visit the otavalo weaving studio and get a lesson from miguel andrango
- Explore the cusco planetarium
- Learn about the relationship between cultures and the plants around them at the omaere ethnobotanical park
- Enjoy an adobe and ceramic making demonstration in a small community
- Traverse the amazon jungle with a local naturalist guide
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Trip includes
- Your Journeys Highlight Moment: Otavalo Weaving Lesson
- OtavaloYour Journeys Highlight Moment: Amazon Home Experience
- TenaYour Journeys Highlight Moment: Visit the Omaere Ethnobotanical Park
- BañosYour Journeys Highlight Moment: Traditional Andean Experience
- UrubambaYour Journeys Highlight Moment: Cusco Planetarium
- CuscoYour G for Good Moment: Parque de la Papa (Potato Park)
- UrubambaYour G for Good Moment: Parwa Community Restaurant the Sacred Valley
- LamayYour Wellness Moment: Papallacta Hot Springs Visit
- PapallactaYour Discover Moment: Cusco
- Arrival transfer
- Community local lunch
- Overnight in an historic hacienda
- Explore the Otavalo handicraft market
- Cloud forest reserve visit
- Three-day (2 nts) at an Amazon lodge with jungle excursions
- Excursion to Cotopaxi National Park
- Two-day Sacred Valley tour including Ollantaytambo
- Moray
- and Pisac ruins
- and pre-Incan salt pans
- Traditional pachamanca-style dinner
- Scenic train ride and guided tour of Machu Picchu
- Internal flights
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
Itinerary

Arrive at any time. Arrival transfer included.
Booking pre- or post-trip accommodation is highly recommended to fully experience the city and take advantage of the optional activities available.
Drive to the highlands with a stop at the community of Peguche for a local lunch. Continue to Otavalo and visit the famous handicraft market. Stay the night at a historic highlands hacienda.
Spend a night in the Otavalo area and visit its world famous handicraft...
Visit the home and studio of Don Miguel to learn how the Indigenous people of the Otavalo region have used the backstrap loom to create their woven goods. Continue to the Papallacta Hot Springs Resort for a dip in hot springs, optional spa treatments, and hiking excursions. There is plenty of time to soak, relax, and enjoy the mountain views.
Visit the Guango private cloud forest reserve for a walk with your CEO to learn about the unique flora and fauna of the region. Enjoy a visit to Misahualli to visit the cheeky Capuchin monkeys who call this town home. Continue to Tena to catch our motorized canoe to t...
Depart early by canoe to visit a parrot clay lick (Saladero). With our naturalist guide, view parrots and parakeets who gather to eat the mineral-rich clay which helps them digest fruit and seeds. Return to the lodge for breakfast then continue on to visit AmaZOOnico,...
Depart the Amazon to Baños, a stunning town surrounded by volcanoes. Along the way, visit the Omaere Ethnobotanical Park and discover ethnobotany — the study of the relationship between cultures and the plants around them.
Baños is one of the most popular spots ...
Free day to explore Baños where there are numerous optional activities such as hiking, horseback riding, visits to hot springs, and mountain biking.
The town is the perfect setting for outdoor pursuits. Activities include horseback riding, canyoneering, hiking, mountain biking, climbing, and rafting on the River Patate.
Drive back to Quito along the scenic Avenue of Volcanoes with a visit to Cotopaxi National Park en route. Enjoy stunning views of the perfectly shaped volcano (it's one of the highest active volcanoes in the world).
Catch a flight to Peru and transfer to our hotel in Lima.
Board an early flight to Cusco then head to the scenic Sacred Valley. Explore the pre-Inca salt pans of Las Salineras and tour the Maras and Moray ruins. Enjoy a traditional pachamanca-style meal of local specialties.
There are some very early morning starts on this trip to make the best use of our time and see as much as we can of Peru in a week.
Continue exploring the Sacred Valley with a visit to the “Parque de la Papa” (“Potato Park”). An exclusive experience for Journeys travellers and part of G Adventures for Good, you'll walk through this rural community with a local guide to learn about potato cultivati...
Catch an early transfer to Ollantaytambo station and board the scenic train to Aguas Calientes with the option to visit the market.
For serious archaeology buffs, there is time for an optional independent visit to Machu Picchu before the guided tour the followin...
Enjoy a guided tour of the Machu Picchu ruins. Get free time to explore on your own or take an optional visit to the Inca Bridge before returning to Cusco by train.
Explore historic Cusco with options to visit museums or go whitewater rafting, horseback riding, or mountain biking. This evening, take in a different view of the night sky at the Cusco Planetarium. Enjoy a presentation on the southern sky, contemporary astronomy, and...
Fly back to Lima and spend an afternoon in Peru's bustling capital.
Depart at any time.
Your CEO can help arrange an optional transfer to the airport.
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