THE BEST OF ECUADOR

A trip through mainland Ecuador's best places in 20 days / 19 nights, visiting the most impressive of the country and a cruise around the Galapagos  Islands. The country has four drastically different regions: the mountain Andes, the exuberant Amazon jungle that gives us the opportunity to connect with the nature and allows us to reflect on how important it is to conserve it, finally of course marvellous Galapagos Islands on board of comfortable cruise. Each region has its own unique fauna, flora, climate and culture that characterizes and differentiates each one. You can visit the entire Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands in this fantastic tour of 20 days.

AMAZON JUNGLE

ANDES

GALAPGOS ISLAND

CULTURE

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

  • Quito: the capital of Ecuador, is perched high in the foothills of the Andes at 2,850 m (9,000 ft) . It was built on the foundations of an ancient Inca city and is famous for its well-preserved colonial old town , with several 16th- and 17th-century churches, and other structures that blend European, and indigenous styles. These include the cathedral, on the Plaza Grande, and the highly decorated Jesuit church of the Compania de Jesus. Mitad del Mundo: This is one of the most famous attractions in Quito, You can visit the monument or the insitu museum called Inti-Ñan . You can discover the great details of the solar system, the effect that the position of the equator and ancient cultures and much more..! 
  • Yasuni National Park: Yasuni, continental Ecuador's largest protected area, is host to impressive levels of biodiversity in the heat of the Amazon tropical rain forest and also protects part of the Waorani nationality territory. Species records demonstrate this biodiversity for various groups of flora and fauna, species never before registered in any other protected area. Here we find hundreds of tree species, wide rivers that overflow with the torrential rains, and large animals such as the jaguar, anaconda, and harpy eagle. We also find very small animals such as leoncillo or pocket monkey, the smallest primate in the world, and a great variety of reptiles and amphibians that make this park among the most bio-diverse in the world. 
  • Cotopaxi National Park: The Cotopaxi volcano, an almost perfect snow cone that rises to 5,897 meters is unique in the world. It is perhaps, next to the Galapagos, the greatest symbol of our natural geography, recognized worldwide. The imposing Cotopaxi, one of the world's highest active volcanoes, dominates the protected area's landscape, which also includes two smaller volcanoes close by; Morurco (4,880 m) and Rumiñahui (4,722 m) . Cotopaxi is located in an area called "Avenida de los Volcanes" (Avenue of the Volcanoes). 
  • Quilotoa Lagoon: Quilotoa is the westernmost volcano in the Ecuadorian Andes. A caldera with a diameter of almost 9 km has formed inside its crater. This is the product of the collapse of the volcano, which occurred some 800 years ago. In the 2 50 m deep caldera, a lagoon known as La " Laguna del Quilotoa " has been formed. The minerals have given the surface a greenish and bluish hue when it receives the impact of sunlight. Inside, there are springs that can be perceived from the shore as bubbling trails that rise to the surface. 
  • Baños de Agua Santa: Is a town in Ecuador's Tungurahua Province and is a gateway to the Amazon Basin. It is known for its access to hiking trails on the active Tungurahua Volcano to the south and its mineral-rich hot springs. In the Downtown of Ba​ños , the Church of Our Lady of the Holy Water has paintings depicting miracles attributed to the Virgin Maria. To the east, El Pailón del Diablo and Agoyán are spectacular waterfalls on the Pastaza River.
  • Ingapirca: which means "Inca Wall" was, above all, an astronomical observatory of the movement of the sun and the moon, it was also a sacred space dedicated to the worship of their gods built by the Incas on the basis of a first Cañarí settlement, which populated the southern Ecuadorian. 
  • Galapagos National Park: Extraordinary flora and fauna, geological features, and many unique species have made this park a major global center for scientific research and nature tourism. In recognition of its natural values, ​​it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1978. Despite all the problems it has faced, especially by organisms introduced from the mainland, is one of the best-preserved archipelagos and a world leader in the management of fragile ecosystems. 
  • Otavalo: Is a city in the Andean highlands of Imbabura Province, northern Ecuador. It is surrounded by volcanoes, including the Imbabura Volcano. It is known for its Otavalo Indigenous Market in the central Plaza de Ponchos, where locals dressed in traditional indigenous clothing sell colorful textiles and handicrafts.

ITINERARY 

DAY ITINERARY OVERNIGHT MEALS
1 TRANSFER AIRPORT - HOTEL Hotel in Quito N/A
2 QUITO CITY TOUR - MITAD DEL MUNDO - TELEFERICO Hotel in Quito B
3 FLIGHT TO COCA CITY TO LODGE IN YASUNI (5 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS) Lodge in Yasuni B - L - D
4 DAILY ACTIVITIES AT JUNGLE LODGE IN YASUNI Lodge in Yasuni B - L - D
5 DAILY ACTIVITIES AT JUNGLE LODGE IN YASUNI Lodge in Yasuni B - L - D
6 DAILY ACTIVITIES AT JUNGLE LODGE IN YASUNI Lodge in Yasuni B - L - D
7 COCA - FLIGHT TO QUITO AND ​TRANSFER TO COTOPAXI AREA Hotel in Cotopaxi B
8 COTOPAXI VOLCANO - QUILOTOA LAGOON - ​BAÑOS Hotel in Banos B
9 BAÑOS - "ROUTE OF THE CASCADES" - TRIP TO RIOBAMBA Hotel in Riobamba B
10 RIOBAMBA - INGAPIRCA - CUENCA Hotel in Cuenca B
11 CITY TOUR IN CUENCA - GUALACEO - CHORDELEG Hotel in Cuenca B
12 EL CAJAS NATIONAL PARK – GUAYAQUIL CITY Hotel in Guayaquil B
13 TRANSFER HTL - AIRPORT / FLIGHT TO GALAPAGOS Galapagos Cruise B - L - D 
14 GALAPAGOS CRUISE - SNORKELING - HIKING Galapagos Cruise B - L - D 
15 GALAPAGOS CRUISE - SNORKELING - HIKING Galapagos Cruise B - L - D 
16 GALAPAGOS CRUISE - SNORKELING - HIKING Galapagos Cruise B - L - D 
17 GALAPAGOS CRUISE - SNORKELING - HIKING Galapagos Cruise B - L - D 
18 FLIGHT RETURN FROM GALAPAGOS TO QUITO Hotel In Quito B
19 OTAVALO INDIGENOUS MARKET AND SURROUNDINGS Hotel In Quito B
20 TRANSFER OUT - END OF OUR SERVICES No Hotel B

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