13 Days Boutique – Ecuador – Nature & Culture

Boutique – Ecuador – Nature & Culture

13 Days/ 12 Nights 

Tour Includes: 

• Accommodation in charming boutique hotels, haciendas, and hosterías with breakfast daily

• All transfers and transportation as per itinerary

• English-speaking local guides throughout the tour

• All entrance fees to parks, reserves, and museums mentioned in the program

• Excursions and guided visits to:

  • Colonial Quito & Mitad del Mundo

  • Yanacocha Reserve, Mindo Cloud Forest, and Pahuma Orchid Reserve

  • Otavalo Market, Peguche Village & Waterfall

  • El Ángel Ecological Reserve

  • “Tren de Libertad” scenic train journey

  • Cuicocha Lake & Cotopaxi National Park

  • Antisana Natural Reserve & Papallacta hot springs

• Meals as indicated (including lunch at a typical hacienda)

Boutique – Ecuador – Nature & Culture

13 Days/ 12 Nights 

Itinerary: 

Day 01 – Quito
Arrival in Quito and transfer to the hotel. Remaining day at leisure.

Day 02 – Quito
Experience the colourful history of colonial Quito during a city tour. Continue to the Equator Monument, Mitad del Mundo, where the southern and northern hemispheres meet. Visit of the interactive museum Inti Ñan.

Day 03 – Quito – Mindo
Excursion to the Yanacocha Reserve. Transfer to the subtropical town Mindo surrounded by cloud forest. Overnight at a Hostería.

Day 04 – Mindo
Visit of a butterfly farm to explore the colourful diversity of Ecuadorian butterflies, hummingbirds and subtropical flowers. Short walk and cable car ride to the nearby waterfalls.

Day 05 – Mindo – Otavalo
Visit to the Pahuma Orchid Reserve before heading towards Otavalo, passing by the fertile Guayllabamba gorge and village as well as the San Pablo Lake. Overnight at a Hacienda.

Day 06 – Otavalo
Visit of the famous Indian handcrafts market of Otavalo and the small town Peguche. The village is renowned for its skilled weavers and a beautiful trail that leads to a waterfall.

Day 07 – Otavalo
Excursion to the ecological reserve El Angel for a hike through the incomparable landscape. Visit of the lagoons Voladero and Potrerillos.

Day 08 – Otavalo
Transfer to the fertile valley of Salinas for a train ride through the scenic Andean countryside aboard the “Tren de Libertad”. Visit of the town San Antonio de Ibarra, known for its woodcraft with religious influences.

Day 09 – Otavalo – Cotopaxi
Morning visit of the crater lake Cuicocha followed by a drive along the “Avenue of the Volcanoes” to the volcano Cotopaxi. Overnight at a Hacienda.

Day 10 – Cotopaxi
Excursion to the National Park Cotopaxi for a walk near the shallow lake “Laguna de Limpiopungo” with views to the Cotopaxi looming in the background.

Day 11 – Cotopaxi – Papallacta
Excursion to the Antisana Natural Reserve. Lunch in a typical hacienda. Transfer to Papallacta. Overnight at a hotel.

Day 12 – Papallacta
Enjoy the pleasant effect of the warm, odorless thermal water and go for a walk to explore the typical flora and fauna of this region.

Day 13 – Papallacta – Quito
Transfer to Quito airport and homebound flight.