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- Colonial Quito & Middle of the World (5 Hrs)
- Colonial Haciendas Roses & Market of Otavalo (8 Hrs)
- Cotopaxi National Park & Indigenous Market (8 Hrs)
- Multisport Cotopaxi Adventure (3 Days)
- Pathway through the Andes (3 Days)
- Introduction to the Upper Napo River (3 Days)
- Deep Amazon Experience (4 Days)
All of these tours and trips start and end in Quito. For tours and other side trips out of Guayaquil, Cuenca and other adventure itineraries, please contact: info@adventureswithinreach.com
See also:
- Multisport (6 days)
Colonial Quito & Middle of the World (5 Hrs)
Explore the bustling streets and squares of the largest historical centre in the Americas. Visit some of its most important churches such as the majestic La Compañía and iconic San Francisco, guardians of a stunning multi-ethnic artistic and cultural heritage. Drive through the traditional neighborhood of San Juan. Finish the morning at the "Panecillo" hillside with its breathtaking views of the old and modern city.
Just north of Quito is the" Middle of the World City" complex. Visit the monument of the equatorial line or parallel 0, latitude 0° 0´0”. For families, they offer "Inti Ñan" or "Pathway of the Sun" where children and teenagers can enjoy a didactic experience over earth subjects. Lunch is not included in the price.
2009 Prices
| # Group | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | Join Group |
| Price per person | $85 | $75 | $70 | $70 | $60 |
- Minimum number for groups: 2 people
- Included: Transportation, driver/guide, museums, churches and national park fees, visits and excursion as detailed.
- Not included: Drinks and meals not specified, tips, personal expenses.
Colonial Haciendas Roses & Market of Otavalo (8 Hrs)
While traveling through the landscapes of the Andes, visit to colonial haciendas. Haciendas have always been important in the history of the country. Visitors will learn about old forms of production and enjoy its beautiful plantation of roses. Following the visit to the hacienda, visit the indigenous market of Otavalo, the most famous and colorful in South America. Enjoy a fine lunch at the hacienda.
2009 Prices
| # Group | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | Join Group |
| Price per person | $180 | $150 | $130 | $130 | $80 |
- Minimum number for groups: 2 people
- Included: Transportation, driver/guide, meals as detailed, visits and excursion as detailed.
- Not included: Drinks and meals not specified, tips, personal expense
Cotopaxi National Park & Indigenous Market (8 Hrs)
Leave Quito towards the south to visit Ecuador’s first National Park, Cotopaxi, home to the highest active volcano on earth. Visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy a delicious lunch in a traditional Andean hacienda or to visit an indigenous market (if available). Return to Quito.
2009 Prices
| # Group | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | Join Group |
| Price per person | $170 | $155 | $145 | $145 | $120 |
- Minimum number for groups: 2 people
- Included: Transportation, driver/guide, meals as detailed, national park fees, visits and excursion as detailed.
- Not included: Drinks and meals not specified, tips, personal expenses.
Multisport Cotopaxi Adventure (3 Days)
DAY 1: El Cañón del Salto Canopy Tour
Your bilingual guide will pick you up at your hotel in Quito for the 2 hour drive to the Hacienda Santa Rita. El Cañon del Salto Canopy is a transportation system based on harnesses and pulleys attached to an inclined cable, taking advantage of gravity. This system was used by scientists who were doing research in the forest canopy. This is an environmentally low-impact adventure, and it gives people with no climbing experience a safe way to enjoy high mountain forest from a unique point of view. After 3 hours, transfer to Hacienda El Porvenir for lunch, and enjoy the afternoon at this traditional Andean farm. (LD)
DAY 2: Horseback riding and hiking
A brief lesson is given in the morning at Hacienda El Porvenir teaching how to ride and get acquainted with the horses. Wearing the typical "Chagra" attire, you will ride to the foothills of the Rumiñahui volcano side by side with herds of wild horses and bulls. The ride takes about 3 hours. Afterwards, enjoy a delicious lunch of local dishes at the farmhouse. In the afternoon, hike to Manto Blanco waterfall. (BLD)
DAY 3: Cotopaxi National Park
Drive 20 minutes to Cotopaxi National Park and begin with a visit to the interpretation center where descriptions of the local flora and fauna as well as the history of the major eruptions of the world's highest active volcano are provided. Drive up to the refuge (4,800 m /15,744 ft.) and hike 45 minutes to the lunch spot and enjoy the views where climbers begin their summit attempt. Next, drive on to Limpiopungo Lake for a leisurely hike passing streams and large rocks where volcanic remains are still evident. You will also see Pucará del Salitre, a strategic military fortress of the Inca Empire. In the afternoon, we will return to the farm house in Hacienda El Porvenir and then drive back to Quito. (BL)
2009 Prices
| Room Type: | Shared Bath | Private Bath | Suite |
| Price per person | $370 | $445 | $495 |
| Single Supplement | $100 | $200 | $300 |
- Included: Lodging, transportation, driver/guide, meals as detailed, equipment, national park fees, activities as detailed.
- Not included: Cotopaxi entrance fee ($10/person), drinks and meals not specified, tips, personal expenses.
Pathway through the Andes (3 Days)
Day 1.- Quito - Cotopaxi - Riobamba. After an early departure, driving to the south of Quito, visit Ecuador s first National Park, Cotopaxi, home to the highest active volcano on Earth. Continuing south to Riobamba passing the Igualata ridge on the Urbina moorlands, the highest point on the Pan-American Highway at the base of Ecuador’s highest mountain, the snow capped Chimborazo/ 20,697 feet (6,310 meters). Accommodation.
Day 2.- Riobamba - Alausí- Ingapirca - Cuenca. Start our day with a drive through some of the most picturesque indigenous areas of the country, before reaching the Alausí train station. If there is availability, sit on the top of the carriages for an adventure through the engineering wonder of the area known as the ¨Devil s Nose´. On the road again visit to the Ingapirca ruins. Continue to Cuenca for overnight. Accommodation.
Day 3. - Cuenca. Visit the prettiest colonial city in the country. After breakfast let its cobblestone streets, graceful wrought-iron balconies, and flowered plazas captivate you. Visit to the Banco Central Museum, which has permanent archaeological, ethnographic colonial and republican art collections, as well as old photographs of Cuenca. After this visit, go to Conceptas Monastery. The cloister, built between 1682 and 1729, was recently restored. The cloister contains an
unusual collection of religious art. A visit to a straw-hat export enterprise is scheduled in the afternoon. Lunch and transfer out to Cuenca’s Airport.
2009 Prices
| # Group | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | Join a Group | Single Supplement |
| Price per Person | $900 | $735 | $615 | $615 | $615 | $90 |
- Minimum number for groups: 2 people
- Included: Transportation, driver/guide, meals as detailed, double sharing accomodation at first class hotels, museums, churches and national park fees, visits and excursion as detailed.
- Not included: Drinks and meals not specified, tips, personal expenses
Introduction to the Upper Napo River (3 Days)
Day 1.- Quito-Jungle Lodge. Arrival to the Lodge n the afternoon. Time to relax. A delicious dinner will be served in a romantic candlelight-setting. Afterwards enjoy a special welcome drink. Feel absolutely comfortable in this lovely peaceful setting filled with nightly sights and sounds of the Amazon jungle.
Day 2. - Early in the morning enjoy breakfast. Board a canoe and start a journey downstream through the enchanted Amazon Jungle along the imposing Napo River. Arrive to Misahualli. Continue with the canoe-trip. Arrive to Arajuno River. Visit to the Animal Rescue Centre "AmaZoonico" observation of a great variety of species such as: toucans, all kind of colorful parrots, various kinds of monkeys, jaguars, capybaras and much more! Afterwards, enjoy a delicious lunch in the river shore, picnic style. Visit to a Quichua family and learn about their millenary culture and traditions. Accommodation and dinner.
Day 3.- After breakfast, return trip to Quito.
NOTE: A 4 day/3 night itinerary is available upon request.
2009 Prices
| # Group | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | Join a Group | Single Supplement |
| Price per Person-- 3D/2N | $740 | $610 | $515 | $515 | N/A | $50 |
| Price per Person-- 4D/3N | $880 | $720 | $625 | $625 | N/A | $85 |
- Included: Transportation to/from the lodge, driver/guide, meals as detailed, double sharing accomodation at first class lodges, visits and excursions as detailed.
- Not included: Drinks and meals not specified, tips, personal expenses.
Deep Amazon Experience (4 Days)
Day 1.- Flight Quito to Coca. Private land transportation and canoe ride to Jungle Lodge. Lunch. Refreshing bath in the lagoon. Birds and butterflies observation. Short walk after dinner. Accommodation.
Day 2.- Early start. Various hikes, some to observe birds, others in "terra firme" and " igapo" where giant kapok trees can be observed. Picnic lunch. After lunch two options of hikes. A slow-paced hike along the Napo River or a demanding hike to observe the "titi" monkey. Canoe ride back to the lodge. Accommodation and dinner.
Day 3.- After breakfast, hikes along Lagartococha path. Once there, river navigation in the home of anacondas and caimans. Observation of squirrel and capuchino monkeys. Return to the lodge for a refreshing bath or nap. After lunch piranha fishing. Ride in the canoe through the Igapo (flooded land). Observation of sloths and otters. Afterwards, up the tower to observe birds, Sumaco Mount and possibly some of the snow caped volcanoes of the Andes. Upon return to the lodge observation of caimans, bats, nocturnal birds. Accommodation and dinner.
Day 4.- Early departure with the last monkey observation. Return to Coca for flight to Quito
NOTE: A 5 day/4 night itinerary is available upon request.
2009 Prices
| # Group | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | Join a Group | Single Supplement |
| Price per Person-- 4D/3N | $770 | $770 | $770 | $770 | N/A | $345 |
| Price per Person-- 5D/4N | $940 | $940 | $940 | $940 | N/A | $450 |
- Included: Transportation from Coca to the lodge and return, driver/guide, meals as detailed, double sharing accomodation at first class lodges, visits and excursions as detailed.
- Not included: Drinks and meals not specified, flight Quito-Coca (approximately $150/person, tips, personal expenses