AMAZING REGIONS TO DISCOVER

DAY 1: TRANSFER AIRPORT TO THE HOTEL

Welcome to Ecuador, a small but certainly charming country full of adventures. Our Guide will welcome you at your arrival and give you an introduction about the country and more details about your next adventure trip "Amazing Ecuador - 19 days".
 You will be transferred to your hotel in Quito where you will spend the night. Overnight in Quito.

DAY 2: CITY TOUR IN QUITO + MITAD DEL MUNDO + TELEFERICO)

Our guide will pick you up at your hotel to visit some of the most famous squares, churches and colonial buildings in the city of Quito. The Independence square has a perfect spaniard design with the main buildings of the city, that includes the Presidential Palace, the Archiepiscopal Palace, the Mayor's Building, and the Cathedral. We will continue to the churches of El Sagrario and La Compañía, and then the church and convent of San Francisco. We will take a look inside the church and be amazed at the amount of exuberant gold that was used to decorate the oldest church in Quito. Then we will move to Panecillo and the statue of the Virgin of Quito. From here we will have the opportunity to see both parts of Quito and the surrounding snow-capped volcanoes! 
We will continue to the Mitad del Mundo which is one of the most famous attractions in Quito, located about 10 km north of the capital of Ecuador. You can visit the monument and museums for having the best photos.. then we'll visit the insitu musuem "Inti-Ñan". In this place we'll have an explaination about the effects of the Equator line on this area, information about Ecuadorian cultures of the Andes and the Amazon basin, also their customs and traditions.  
Finally you will visit the Teleferiqo (cable car) of Quito. This amazing trip will take you over 3,000 meters (above sea level) where you will reach the top of the PIchincha Volcano, having a great view of the city from the west side. The modern buildings of north, the old town on the center and wide area of south of Quito. After this visit we will be dropped off at our hotel. Overnight in Quito.

DAY 3:  MINDO CLOUD FOREST -  BUS TRIP TO CUYABENO

We head towards Mindo cloudforest where fun and adventure in nature is guaranteed. Located about 49 miles from Quito. Mindo is the most famous town for bidwachters in the Andes of Ecuador, due the amount of species we can find on the area.. Orchids, bromeliads and more than 40 species of butterflies are the highliths of this area.  Our guide will lead to some activities possible to do in this day, some of them could be birdwatching hikking, also an ecological walk to the waterfalls or canopy. You will have time for lunch (Not included) then we will visit the Chocolate Factory or Butterfly Farm. After this interesting visit we will return to Quito.
you will have time to rest for few hour at your hotel in Quito. At night, our guide will pick you up and then you will reach the meeting point for taking your semi-private touriistic bus to Cuyabeno. Night trip to the jungle for about 8 hours.

NIGHT BUS TRIP TO CUYABENO RESERVE

DAY 9: ​OTAVALO MARKET - COTACACHI - CUICOCHA LAKE - QUITO

IWe'll visit the Peguche cascade. Then you will fee time for shopping in the big market of handicrafts in Otavalo, this is one of the biggest indigenous markets of America. Later we'll go towards the town of Cotacachi, famous for its leather products, such as clothes, bags, belts, wallets, sandals. Finally we will visit Lake Cuicocha. This lake is located in an old crater of the still active Cotacachi volcano. We can take an optional boat ride on the lake and observe the fumaroles.
In the afternoon we return to Quito. Overnight in Quito

DAY 10: ​​QUITO - COTOPAXI VOLCANO 

Our trip will continue today to the Cotopaxi National park. The Cotopaxi considered the largest active volcano in the world with 5897 meters high (19,347 feet high). During our stay in the National Park we will admire its natural environment, its Flora and Fauna with the explanations of your naturalist guide. We will try to ascend to the refuge located at 4,810 m (15,392 ft). Since the Cotopaxi Volcano is currently active, the ascent will be granted by the National Park authorities. We will also take a walk around the Limpiopungo lake that is located at the foot of the volcano to observe some birds of the Páramo region (Andean Grasslands). On a clear day, the view of the volcano reflected on the surface of the lake is magnificent. We make a short visit to the small museum that talks about the park, its nature, wildlife and the eruptions of the park's centerpiece. We will be able to visit the refuge where we will be able to enjoy the wonderful views that this place offers, be sure to bring warm clothes since the wind is strong in the thermo-stops, if we are lucky we will be able to observe the fauna that inhabits the Cotopaxi National Park.  Overnight in local Hacienda in Cotopaxi area.

DAY 11: ​​​ QUILOTOA LAGOON - BAÑOS

After breakfast we go to the North Pan-American Highway to go to the Quilotoa lagoon, on the way you can see wonderful landscapes (depending on the climate) we will pass through small indigenous towns that are part of the great multiculturalism of Ecuador, then a tour of 3 hours we will arrive at the Quilotoa lagoon, this lagoon characterized by the turquoise color due to the volcanic minerals, gives it a pleasant and colorful appearance, we can do different activities such as a walk to the crater, or you can stay to observe and appreciate the wonderful view. In the afternoon we go to Baños we will have a trip of approximately 3 hours where we will spend the night. Overnight in B​años

DAY 12: ​​​BAÑOS - "ROUTE OF THE CASCADES" - RIOBAMBA

After breakfast, our guide will pick you up at your hotel to visit the surroundings of the town. We will take the "Route of the cascades" where you will visit the different cascades in the area such as: Agoyan, Manto de la Novia and San Pedro, and you will also be able to enjoy the famous "Tarabita", a small cable car that crosses the great canyon over the Pastaza River. Then we will do a trekking to get to "El Pailon del Diablo"; a beautiful waterfall where we can have the opportunity to walk through the cloud forest. Then  trip to Riobamba with a short visit of the Chiborazo volcano for some photos. Overnight in Riobamba.

DAY 17: ​​​​​​​ ​ISLA DE LA PLATA (FULL DAY)

Get ready for the nature, due this day we will visit the Isla de la Plata. Called as "The little Galapagos" it's the perfect destination for nature lovers looking for a unique marine life. We will see also some species of birds such as blue-footed boobies and frigates, This place is famous for snorkeling due the diversity of marine life. From June to October you will be able to wacth humpback whales jumping in this area during their mating time. After this long day of adventure return to your hotel. Overnight in Puerto Lopez

DAY 18: ​​​​​​​​PUERTO LOPEZ - PLAYA LOS FRAILES - TRIP TO QUITO

This morning we will visit Los Frailes beach, part of the Machallilla National Park in the province of Manabí. A magical and quiet place, where you can enjoy unique landscapes and connect with nature at its best. Then you will have a long trip back to Quito for about 7 hours.. Overnight in Quito

DAY 19: ​TRANSFER OUT - END OF OUR SERVICES

Breakfast at the hotel. Our guide will pick you up at his hotel to transfer you to the airport. 

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