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Overview
Highlights
- Visit the “San Juan Mirador” you will have a beautiful view of The Colonial Center of Quito
- Explore Teleférico, one of the best ways to enjoy the city with views of beautiful valleys
- Enjoy your visit to the Antisana Volcano
- Drive into the hacienda and visiting the wetlands
- Visit the complex of Nambillo waterfalls
- Visit the parrot-clay lick at Yasuní National Park
- Visit the town of Tigua, famous for its naive paintings
- Discover the town of Chordeleg, famous for its hand crafted straw plant hats and silver
- Explore the “Parque Histórico de Guayaquil” which has a collection of over 50 birds
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Destinations
Activities
Trip includes
- Adventure program in private tour
- Accommodation in selected hotels
- 27 x Breakfast, 22 Menu lunch, 19 MenuDinner
- Private transportation
- English - Spanish speaking certified guide
- All activities as mentioned
- Entrances fee in National Parks, train tickets, Pailon del Diablo, Casa del Arbol, La Compañía, Inti Ñan, Teleferico, boat to Isla de la Plata, Parque Histórico, Termas de Papallacta, snorkelling
- All airport transfers
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Flight tickets to Galapagos Islands and Amazon Jungle
Itinerary

Overnight in Quito.
Reception at the airport and transfer to hotel by private transportation.
Overnight in Quito.
This city tour and Teleférico is a full day tour which includes the Basilica Church, where you will make a brief stop and next visit the “San Juan Mirador” from where you will have a beautiful view of The Colonial Center of Quito. After walk...
Overnight in Quito.
Departure early in the morning from your hotel in Quito. We will take the north Panamerican up to our first stop in San Pablo lake, where you will enjoy of a nice view of the volcano and the lake. Then we will visit an indigenous weaving wor...
Overnight in Quito.
The tour starts in the morning from you hotel. We will drive to visit the Antisana Volcano (19500 ft), the most impressive Andean mount near Quito and sanctuary of wild Andean condor and other birds. We will get up to the entrance of Haciend...
Overnight in Bellavista.
It starts in the morning from Quito, drive northwest of the city. After a nice travel along the Andes mountains, we will arrive to Tulipe, an important ceremonial center of the Yumbo culture that inhabited the area 1,200 years and whose...
Overnight in Papallacta.
This day after breakfast, we will visit the complex of Nambillo waterfalls, on this site we will take the cable car to cross to the other side of the mountain; there, we will hike about 1 or 2 hours to observe different types of birds, ...
Overnight in Tababela.
A full day tour that goes through the valley of Tumbaco and reaches Papallacta Hot Springs, just in the southeast side of the Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve famous place by its thermal water pools in Napo province; then we will walk abou...
Your journey starts with a 35-minute flight from Quito to Coca, where the staff will pick you up and transfer to a local hotel located on the banks of Napo River. There, your bilingual guides will explain about safety before embarking for a 2 ½ boat trip on the larges...
After breakfast, experience the life on the tree tops from the 36 meter (108 ft.) observation tower. To get there your leaders will paddle on the Challuacocha Lake for 30 minutes followed by a short 10-minute walk. Over 565 species of birds have been registered so far...
After breakfast departure to the Napo River to board the boat and visit the parrot-clay lick at Yasuní National Park for a wonderful view of hundreds of parrots searching for a gap to land and eat the earth. Here you will see Mealy Amazon, Yellow-crowned, Orange-winge...
The first day, your flight from Quito leaves early in the morning so you can get to the lodge before noon. Enjoy the afternoon on the lagoon and still have time to enjoy an evening´s activity. Your last day is far from ending, because it will be time for a final activ...
Overnight in Cotopaxi / Chugchilan.
Departure in the morning to reach the Cotopaxi National Park in Cotopaxi province where we will visit the Interpretation Center and Limpiopungo lagoon; posibility to take a short hike in the surrounding of Limpiopungo valley,...
Overnight in Baños.
On the way to Quilotoa we will stop to visit and indigenous local house from the “Paramos”, we will observe their clothes and customs, but the most important thing is that we are going to be with them in a typical indigenous house made of st...
Overnight in Baños.
A full day of exploration of the town of Baños and the picturesque Valley of the waterfalls. The Pailon del Diablo, is the largest and most spectacular Ecuador´s falls but other smaller ones are also impressive. There is also an opportunity ...
Overnight in Alausi.
This morning is perfect to enjoy of the unique adventure activities that is village offers like hiking, horseback ride, bungee jumping, rafting etc. Our driver and guide are at your disposal for the whole day to give you maximum flexibility in the visits that you would like to make. After lunch we will travel along the Andes mountains to get to Alausi.
Overnight in Cuenca.
After breakfast, early in the morning we depart to Alausí, just less than 100km (62 miles), beautiful old town with one hundred houses. Time to take the spectacular train, considered the most difficult train of the XX century. You will desc...
Overnight in Cuenca.
We’ll head to Cajas National Park, which is located 30km east of Cuenca. In this area there are about 200 recreational lakes propagated between 3,150 m 4,450 m. The lakes are connected by small rivers and crystal clear waters flowing into the Pacific. After a walk through the mountains, we’ll return to the city of Cuenca. City Tour in the afternoon.
Overnight in Cuenca.
Departure after breakfast to Gualaceo Valley, located 40 minutes from Cuenca. On the way enjoy the beautiful landscape of mountains, we´ll stop in the town of San Bartolome where we can see artistically crafted guitars and a variety of indi...
Overnight in Guayaquil.
Early in the morning we will depart to Guayaquil (4 hours) In the afternoon, we will visit the “Parque Histórico de Guayaquil” which has a collection of over 50 birds, mammals, reptiles, plus many plants and insects. Four different ecosy...
Ecuadorian cocoa is recognized around the world because of its diversity in flavor and aroma. Thegeographical factors of each region in Ecuador allow for specic flavors and fragrances to be developed which delight the most demanding chocolate experts. Time to visit a ...
From Ecuador’s mainland off to the Galapagos Islands and onward to Isabela Island by inter-island flight Fly from Ecuador’s mainland to the Galapagos Islands (Baltra Island) and take a very scenic inter-island flight to Isabela Island. INTER ISLAND FLIGHTS limit to 9 ...
Overnight at Scalesia Lodge.
Enjoy an early breakfast before setting out to explore Isabela Island and its top feature: Sierra Negra Volcano. Walk along the rim of the world’s second largest caldera and see recent volcanic activity and the resulting fascinating...
Overnight at Scalesia Lodge.
Today we get to know both the National Park and the Marine Reserve, each with their own unique features. After breakfast, start out at the Tintoreras visitor site, a small group of islets reachable only by boat, to observe reef shar...
Overnight at the Finch Bay.
After breakfast, Scalesia Lodge´s staff will bring us back to Puerto Villamil’s airport. A short, but interesting flight will bring us back to Baltra, where we will board Yacht Sea Lion for a short cruise to North Seymour Island. Mar...
Overnight at Finch Bay Eco Hotel.
Start the day with the Finch Bay’s generous breakfast, featuring local and international favourites, before leaving for El Manzanillo. Located in the loftier region of the island, Manzanillo is within the natural path of one of...
Overnight at Finch Bay Eco Hotel.
After breakfast, we will board Yacht Sea Lion minutes away from the hotel at Academy Bay. The yacht will cruise to Santa Fe, an impressive volcanic island 16 nautical miles away from Puerto Ayora. After a wet landing on a fanta...
After breakfast, we leave to Tortuga Bay, voted as Ecuador´s best beach. We walk from Puerto Ayora’s western border, 2Km (1.3miles) along a fairly flat and straight paved path, where we explore and understand more about the arid zone´s deciduous forest and its inhabit...
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Baltra Island and airport by Hotel staff.
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What's excluded
- Personal expenses
- Galapagos National Park fee $100,00
- Ingala $20,00
- Travel Insurance
- Morgan Cruise in Guayaquil (optional)
- Alcoholic drinks
- Activities not specified in the program
- Food and drinks, unless specified
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