Day 1Quito - Baños
Depart from Quito from your selected pick-up point.Visit a traditional hacienda and stop for breakfast.Guidance at Cotopaxi National Park, home to one of the world’s highest active volcanoes.Guidance at Quilotoa. Explore the 3km-wide turquoise volcanic crater lake
Stop for famous Ecuadorian ice cream on the way to Baños
Arrive in Baños, home to steaming volcanoes, explosive waterfalls and hot thermal springs
Day 2: Free day in Baños or add our Jungle Tour
Enjoy a free day in Baños, the adventure playground of Ecuador, you can go bungee jumping, rafting, or take a bike ride. OPTIONAL: full-day tour to the Amazon Jungle, the most biodiverse region in the world, for just a small additional cost. More details below.
Day 3: Free day in Baños or add our Chimborazo tour
Enjoy a free day in Baños, the adventure playground of Ecuador, you can go bungee jumping, rafting, or take a bike ride. OPTIONAL, join our full-day tour to Chimborazo Volcano, the highest volcano in Ecuador for just a small additional cost.
Day 4 Baños - Alausí
Pick up in Baños, at the Basílica.Pick up / drop off for the ones that want to stay in Riobamba
Enjoy a traditional breakfast of the Puruhá culture, where you'll experience the Limpia ceremony
*If traveling Monday: Extended visit to Pucará Tambo and Balbanera church
*If traveling Thursday: visit to the traditional market of Guamote
Guidance at Ozogoche, explore more than 45 lagoons and spotting highland wildlife amid landscapes
Day 5 Alausí - Cuenca
Meeting point: Alausí Train Station
Venture to the Ecuadorian Inca ruins of Ingapirca for a tour of this site.Visit the Biblian's Sanctuary with its majestic location high on the mountain and taste traditional food
Drop off at Parque Calderón in Cuenca
Day 6:Free day in Cuenca or add our tours around the city
Enjoy a free day in Cuenca, Ecuador's cultural gem, you can go explore its streets, museums or its rivers.OPTIONAL tour to Gualaceo and Chordeleg or our afternoon tour to Pumapungo ruins and the Turi viewpoint, for just a small additional cost. More details below.
Day 7Cuenca - Montañita
Pick up in Cuenca Parque Calderón
Guidance at El Cajas National Park for a wet and wild adventure among 200 lakes
Experience how to create your own chocolate at a local cacao hacienda and stop for lunch
Arrive in Guayaquil to drop off/pick up those who wish to stay here
Stop in a local community to learn how to make the famous Panama Hats with paja toquilla
Drop off in Montañita at Los Caminantes
Day 8:
Free day in Montañita / Puerto López or add our tour to Los Frailes
Enjoy a free day in Montañita or Puerto López.
