The Ecuadorian Andes features impressive mountains, volcanoes and glaciers. Among the most important are Cotopaxi and Chimborazo. The Sierra’s ten provinces hold cities of great historical importance such as Quito and Cuenca, and handicraft centre villages such as Otavalo.

In the same way, there are many national parks full of rich and diverse plant and animal life. Also, with a large commercial activity, the province of Guayas, is located southwest of Ecuador and it holds the most important fluvial port of the country, Guayaquil. With this program, you will experience Ecuador’s traditions and culture at its fullest, only in 10 days!

After Guayaquil, your program can continue to Galapagos. Contact us for more information.

Itinerary

Day	Location	Hotel	Activity
1	Quito	Patio Andaluz or similar	Transfer in
2	Quito	Patio Andaluz or similar	HD Quito city tour + Equatorial Line
3	Quito/Otavalo	Hacienda Cusin	Transfer Quito-Otavalo/Otavalo market
4	Otavalo/Cotopaxi	Hacienda La Cienega	Transfer Otavalo-Cotopaxi
5	Cotopaxi	Hacienda La Cienega	FD Cotopaxi National Park tour
6	Cotopaxi/Riobamba	Hacienda Abraspungo	Transfer Cotopaxi-Riobamba
7	Riobamba/Cuenca	Hotel Crespo or similar	Transfer Riobamba-Cuenca/Ingapirca visit
8	Cuenca	Hotel Crespo or similar	Cuenca city tour
9	Cuenca/Guayaquil	Hampton Inn	Transfer Cuenca-Guayaquil via Cajas National Park
10	Guayaquil		Guayaquil city tour/Transfer out

• - Roundtrip ground transportation from Quito
• - 9 nights lodging in a Standard room
• - Bilingual guide English-Spanish
• - All entrances to sites of interest
• - All meals

• Guapulo viewpoint
• Panecillo viewpoint
• Basilica cathedral
• Compañía Church
• San Francisco Church
• La Ronda street
• Mitad del Mundo complex
• Intiñan museum
• Otavalo market
• Cotacachi market
• Cotopaxi National Park
• Riobamba
• Train Riobamba-Alausi (Devil’s Nose)
• Ingapirca Ruins
• City of Cuenca
• Cajas National Park
• City of Guayaquil