Quito - Cotopaxi - Quilotoa - Latacunga
Cotopaxi National Park - 06:30 Early in the morning, the guide will pick you up from your hotel in Quito to begin the tour, first visit the Cotopaxi National Park, you will walk around the Limpiopungo Lake,and if the weather is clear you will have time to enjoy the scenery of one of the highest volcanoes of Ecuador and one of the most active in the world.
Laguna Quilotoa - After visiting Cotopaxi National Park, you will go to Quilotoa Lake, for many the most beautiful place in Ecuador, here you will walk to the bottom of the lake and for the return you can walk up or if you prefer you can rent a horse to ascend..
Finally you will travel to Latacunga to rest in your assigned hotel.
Canon del Rio Toachi - After visiting Quilotoa, you will have a short visit to the most impressive canyon in Ecuador. the Toachi canyon located next to the parish of Sumbahua. Finally you will travel to Latacunga City.
Latacunga - Baños-Riobamba
Laguna de Yambo - The first stop of this day will be the viewpoint of the enchanted lagoon of Yambo. from here you will enjoy an amazing scenery.
Banos - 09:00am-After visiting Yambo Lake you will go to the charming city of Baños to enjoy the famous” Av. De las Cascadas”, after visiting the waterfall of Pailon del Diablo, you will have time for a delicious lunch and then you will travel in one of the nicest cable cars over Pastaza river.
La Casa del Arbol - After your lunch, you will take the “Swing at the end of the world”, one of the most famous swings in Latin America. After this experience you will travel aroun 1:30 hours to Riobamba city.
Riobamba-Chimborazo-Ingapirca-Cuenca
Mount Chimborazo - 07:15am- After breakfast, the guide will pick you up to travel to Chimborazo Faunistic Reserve, there you will walk and enjoy the scenery of the highest mountain en Ecuador “Chimborazo”, also there you will see several vicuñas. In this place you will arrive by car till the first refuge (4800masl) and from there if you agree, you could walk up 200mts to the second refuge of Chimborazo located at 5000masl.
After this you will have time for your box lunch.
Iglesia de Balbanera - Here you will visit the oldest church of Ecuador, La Balbanera is located very close to Colta lake , and is considered one of the most important churches in Ecuador.
Ingapirca Archaeological Complex - Here you will visit an archaeological complex of Ecuador “Ingapirca” here you will learn about the Cañari and Inca cultures.
For people who start their tour on Fridays or Saturdays, the complex will be visited from outside since the Ingapirca ruins are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and will be complemented with a visit to the mountain called “face of the Inca”.
Then you will travel 1:30hours to Cuenca.
Stay overnight .
Cuenca - Then you will travel for 1:30 min. to arrive to Cuenca to stay at the assigned hotel. Cuenca is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Ecuador and Southamerica (two nights in Cuenca)
Cuenca city tour + Gualaceo and Chordeleg
Cuenca - 08:30am- On this day you will have a half day city tour of Cuenca considered the most beautiful in Ecuador, here you will visit its historic center that was declared a Cultural Heritage Site in 1999, also you will walk by the riverbank of Tomebamba river. and is possible to visit a Panama Hat Factory.
Gualaceo - In the afternoon you will visit the cantons of Gualaceo and Chordeleg to learn about jewelry and the manufacture of textiles in a traditional technique called IKAT, after that you will return to your hotel in Cuenca
Cajas National Park + Piedra de Agua Spa (only 5 day tour option)
El Cajas National Park - This day you will visit the Cajas National Park, considered one of the most beautiful places in South America, here you can walk one of its trails and admire the beauty of its mountains, lagoons and Polylepis forests.
In the afternoon after lunch you will go to the parish of Baños to relax your body in one of the best SPAs in the country.
Cuenca - After doing the activities the tour guide will drop you off in your hotel in Cuenca.
End of services.
- Dinner included daily
- Breakfast included daily
- Personalized transportation with options: SUV (2-3 people), Minivan (4-6 people), or Minibus (7-15 people)
- 4 or 5 nights’ accommodation (double occupancy, varies with tour option)
- All entrance fees to scheduled activities covered
- Meals
- Personal expenses
- Tips
- Optional Horse at Quilotoa Lake ($10)
If you’re short on time and want to see all that Ecuador has to offer, take a comprehensive four or five-day tour. Accommodation and transportation is included between your visits to Quito,Cotopaxi Quilotoa ,Banos, Chimborazo, Cuenca, and more. Every step of the way, your private guide will be with you to narrate your experience. Where you begin is up to you, as the tour can begin from either Quito or Cuenca.
-Enjoy four nights arranged accommodation
-Relax in comfortable transportation between each destination
-Experience a huge amount of Ecuador in just few days
-Get an immersive and personalized experience with a private guide
(OPTIONAL: after fihishing your tour in Cuenca if you need to travel to Guayaquil, you can have a Transfer tour to Guayaquil with an extra charge)
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 1 paying adult
- If you are staying in a place different than a hotel, the guide will pick you up from your airBnB or house(please let us know the exact address)
- Passport name, number,date of birth, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.