Jewels of the Andes | Andes Essences

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This 8 day trip to in the Andes will give you the chance to really get to know the amazing mountains and villages. Our small nation on the equator offers you a great variety of landscapes as well as nature and cultural highlights, which you will be able to observe on this fully guided tour. From the capital Quito, which was one of the first cities declared a ...
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Overview

Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

    • Enjoy the Quito City Tour and visit Teleférico
    • Visit the Interpretation Center and Limpiopungo lagoon
    • Visit the town of Tigua, famous for its naive paintings
    • Opportunity to visit the hotsprings
    • See the vestiges of Incas

What's this trip about?

    This 8 day trip to in the Andes will give you the chance to really get to know the amazing mountains and villages. Our small nation on the equator offers you a great variety of landscapes as well as nature and cultural highlights, which you will be able to observe on this fully guided tour. From the capital Quito, which was one of the first cities declared a UNESCO World Heritage site, you will go to the Cuenca to experience the breathtaking Ecuadorian essences. You will visit impressive volcanoes in the Andes and get to see colourful indigenous communities.

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Details

Itinerary focusOff the Beaten Path
Group sizePrivate - your group only
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityQuito
End CityCuenca

Travel Themes

  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Local Immersion & Homestays
  • National Parks
  • Transformative

Destinations

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Culture
  • Educational/ Learning
  • Hiking
  • Historic Sightseeing
  • History
  • Homestays & Cultural Immersion
  • Horseback Riding & Equestrian
  • Hot Springs
  • Nature
  • Rafting
  • Trains & Rail

Trip includes

    • Adventure program in private tour
    • Accommodation in selected hotels
    • Private transportation
    • English - Spanish speaking certified guide
    • All activities as mentioned
    • All entrances fee included
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Quito City Tour – Cable Car – Mitad del Mundo

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 walki...

Day 2: Otavalo Market – Peguche Village – Cuicocha Lake

Overnight in Quito.

In the morning, we begin this trip from Quito, heading north along the Pan-American Highway and making a brief stop in the town of Miralago for a superb view of Lake San Pablo. During this stop, you will also have a chance to taste delicious...

Day 3: Termas de Papallacta Spa – Hummingbird Garden – Relaxation

Overnigh in Cotopaxi

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 about ...

Day 4: Cotopaxi National Park – Hike – Interpretation Center

Overnight in 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, then we wil...

Day 5: Andes Landscape – Hike – Local Communities – Lake

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 straw. we will sharin...

Day 6: Pintoresque Waterfalls – Hot Springs – Village Scenery

Overnight in Alausi

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 ...

Day 7: Train Travel – Andean Sceneries – Incas Ruins

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 desce...

Day 8: Cajas National Park – Hike – 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. 3 hours hike in the National Park. At noon, we will return to Cuenca and end of our services.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $1,400
Price per day$175
Last Updated: 12/17/2021

Pricing details:

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What's excluded

    • Personal expenses
    • Alcoholic drinks
    • Activities not specified in the program
    • Food and drinks, unless specified
    • Tips

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Cancellation policy

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Meals Included

7 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 5 Dinners

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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