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Tour of Quito.

3 hours.

Quito, the second highest Capital in the world, was founded in 1534 and offers a beautiful selection of civil and religious architecture.

We begin by driving through the north part of the city before taking a gentle walk in the colonial town, to visit the main Cathedral, La Plaza de la Independencia, La Compañia (the most beautiful church in South America), San Francisco Monastry (the first building in Quito), and Tianguez (beautiful gallery with Ecuadorian handicrafts). At the end we drive up to El Panecillo, a hill from which we can enjoy a spectacular view of the city.

Quito by Night.

3 hours.

We start after sunset and take a panoramic tour of the colonial city of Quito that looks wonderful at night. Then we enjoy an unforgettable dinner in a typical restaurant.

Equator and Museums.

3 hours.

The Equator lies just 20 km north of Quito city centre. We visit the historical point where the French Geodesic Mission measured the circumference of the earth [in date] and found the latitude *0o,0',0". We visit the ethnographic museum and complex, and then visit the INTI ÑAN site museum which contains interesting explanations of natural facts applicable to the Equator.

 

 

Quito One Day.

In this tour we combine EQT-001 and EQT-003, and include an afternoon visit to Olga Fisch, one of the most beautiful galleries in Quito. In the evening we take you out for a welcome or farewell dinner in a typical  Ecuadorian restaurant.

Otavalo One Day.

90 km north of Quito we have the most interesting and biggest Indian market in South America. En route We visit Calderon, well known for the manufacture of bread-dough figurines, then continue northwards through dry Andean valleys until we reach Otavalo, where we can see the Ecuadorian Indians trading and selling their handicrafts.

We also visit Peguche, an Indian village where we enjoy learning about native lifestyles and can watch them working in their fields and weaving in their homes.

Note: Lunch included in Colonial Hacienda.

Otavalo and Countryside.

2 or more days.

This tailored tour is an expanded version of EQT-005. We include other activities like going to Cotacachi volcano for a spectacular walk in the paramo (highlands), and visits to local towns which specialize in the manufacture of leather goods and wood carving. Additional activities such as horseback riding can be included.

Note: One of the highlights of this tour is the stay in a beautiful Hacienda.

Papallacta Thermal Springs.

1 day, L included

We start this day with an early drive trough the valley of Cumbaya and then we drive up to the magnificent Andes, here you will enjoy this marvelous view and you will experience big changes in temperature since it goes down while we go up. Once up here you can take a hike around the area and enjoy some of the wild life of the Andes. Right after this we go to take a healthy bath on the thermal spring waters, well known for its curative power.

Note: Over night at Thermas de Papallacta can be arranged upon request.

Cotopaxi National Park.

1 day, L included.
Today we start an early day driving about 60 km south of Quito by the Pan-American Highway also called the avenue of the volcanoes by Alexander Von Humbold. In this area we find  Cotopaxi volcano (5.897m - 19.460ft), considered the highest active volcano in the world. We will learn about the flora and fauna of the Paramo, depending on the weather conditions, we go up to the refuge (4.800m - 15.840ft). Lunch is at Tambopaxi base camp.

Note: Over night at Hacienda can be arranged and the next day we visit an indian market available.

Saquicili Market.

Thursday.
Saquisili is probably the most colorful market in the Ecuadorian Andes, an early morning drive about 90Km south of Quito through the avenue of the volcanoes will take you to this interesting cultural place where you can see the animal market and people trading their llamas, horses, sheep, etc... and its 7 plazas. Enjoy walking around just feeling the culture or have fun shopping a diverse variety of local handicrafts. Lunch at La Cienega.
Note: Over night at Hacienda can be arranged and the next day we visit Cotopaxi National Park.

Latacunga Market.

Tuesday and Saturday
Capital of Cotopaxi Province a place where the abundance of light gray pumice has been artfully employed, offers this colorful market with local people trading fruits, vegetables, meat and a bit more. Visit the food market; it is interesting to see what the locals eat. If the conditions are good we can see the 9 volcanic cones around Latacunga. The colonial character of the town has been well preserved.
Note: Over night at Hacienda can be arranged and the next day we visit Cotopaxi National Park.

Baños de Agua Santa.

3 days, accommodation and all meals.
Located at 1800 m.a.s.l we find this beautiful small town at the feet of Tungurahua Volcano. The town brings tourist from all over the world, well known for its thermal springs and warm weather, we can also see some of the cloud forest and its vegetation with beautiful waterfalls as we get in to the jungle, this town offers a lot of activities around.

We leave Quito early in the morning and we visit Cotopaxi National Park, we learn about the flora and fauna of Paramo. We have lunch at Hacienda and then continue with our journey to Baños.

Today we explore the surrounding areas of Baños. Hiking biking, rafting and horse back ridding available upon request.

Today we have a tour of Baños and we visit a balsa wood craft shop and also a Tagua (vegetable ivory) craft shop, we will see our artisans working their crafts by hand, we have lunch in Baños and go back to Quito.

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