MAGIC ECUADOR 11d / 10n Discover the charm of Ecuador, touring the Andes and the Amazon in our program, where you will discover nature, history, adventure, culture and marvel at the exquisite flavors and landscapes that make our country the best destination in South America to be explored. Day one Transfer Airport - Quito Transfer airport-hotel. City tour, where you will discover the beauty of art, culture and identity of Quito and its heritage. Visit to the Panecillo, natural viewpoint, guard of the Virgin of Legarda. Visit to the Basilica of the National Vote, Government Palace, the Cathedral, the Company Church, Church of the Tabernacle and tasting of the traditional "sweets from Quito". Night visit to the neighborhood "La Ronda", where a delicious canelazo will be tasted accompanied by traditional Ecuadorian music. Dinner. Accommodation. (D). Day two Quito – Puerto Quito – Quito Breakfast. Visit to the Ecuadorian Cocoa Research and Development Center, where you will learn about the history, process and marketing of cocoa and chocolate in Ecuador. Specialized tasting of chocolate and cocoa products. Transfer to the northwest of Pichincha (Puerto Quito). Box lunch. Visit to a cocoa factory where you will learn the process of cocoa cultivation, exotic fruit tasting, jam production and field school activities. Country lunch. Return to Quito. Shopping time at the city's craft market. Dinner. Accommodation. (B/BL/L/D) Day Three Quito–Quilotoa Breakfast. Transfer to the lagoon and Quilotoa crater. During our tour, elevations such as Cotopaxi, Illiniza Norte, Illiniza Sur will be observed and if we have good weather, the peaks of Tungurahua, Altar and Chimborazo will be appreciated in the well-known "Avenue of the Volcanoes". Visit to the Toachi canyon, which is a natural formation originated by the Quilotoa eruption 800 years ago. Lunch. Start of the walk in the Quilotoa crater, inside which is the turquoise lagoon, known as "The Eye of God", which contains stories and legends to be told by our guide. Dinner. Accommodation. (B/L/D). Day four Quilotoa – Baños Breakfast. Visit to the community of Tigua, known for its art in the elaboration of paintings and wooden sculptures, known as "Naif art" (natural painting based on sheepskin). Arrival to the city of Baños, gateway to the Ecuadorian Amazon. Lunch. Visit to the Tree House, a natural viewpoint of the Tungurahua volcano. Visit to the recent sculptural creation and viewpoint "La Mano de la Pachamama" where you will appreciate a 360-degree view of the entire city of Baños and the Pastaza River, the main tributary to the Amazon. Visit to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Holy Water. Tasting of the "alfeñiques" traditional Banense sweet made with sugar cane and lemon. Dinner. Accommodation. (B/L/D)
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Carabobo 22-35 and 10 de Agosto (RIOBAMBA – ECUADOR)
Day five Baños – Puyo Breakfast. Visit to the "Ruta de las Cascadas", where you will see river tributaries that give life to the Amazon. Cable car ride over the Pastaza River at a height of 200 meters, until reaching the "Manto de la Novia" waterfall. Visit to the "Pailón del Diablo" waterfall, with a spectacular view of this waterfall of approximately 60 meters high, entering part of the Amazon jungle to observe this natural beauty. Lunch. Transfer to the city of Puyo. Visit to the Omaere Ethnobotanical Park "nature of the jungle" where the culture of Amazonian ethnic groups and the plants used as a means of consumption and ancestral knowledge will be known. Dinner. Accommodation. (B/L/D) Day six Puyo – Cotococha Community Breakfast. Transfer to the Cotococha community in the Amazon. Presentation before the community leaders, who are native guides, with whom activities will be carried out such as: canoe ride on the Puyo River, making handicrafts based on seeds from the jungle and participation of Amazonian women, visit to the waterfall Hola Vida and later will be part of an ancestral nocturnal dance. Tasting of "Maito", a traditional dish from the Amazon, made with smoked fish wrapped in bijao leaves, cassava and fresh salad. Dinner. Accommodation. (B/L/D) Day seven Puyo – Guano - Riobamba Breakfast. Transfer to the city of Guano. Visit to the museum where the "mummy" Fray Lázaro de Santofimia, Franciscan of the s. XV as well as history of the Andean Puruhá culture. Lunch. Tasting of the cholas (bread rolls stuffed with panela). Transfer to the city of Riobamba. City tour, where the history of the so-called "City of First Fruits" will be known. Visit to the Parque 21 de Abril, a natural viewpoint of the city, visit to the Museo de las Conceptas, the Cathedral, Parque Maldonado, Museo de la Ciudad, Parque Sucre, Teatro León and the Railway Station. Dinner. Accommodation. (B/L/D) Day eight Riobamba – Chimborazo – San Juan Breakfast. Transfer to the snowy Chimborazo, the highest volcano in Ecuador with 6268 meters above sea level. Hike from the first refuge (4800 masl) to the second refuge (5000 masl). Return. Lunch. Visit to the organic farm "Shobol Urku" where we can be part of the evening milking process, harvest of organic products and tasting of "canelazo", an Andean drink characteristic of this area. Dinner. Accommodation. (B/L/D) Day nine San Juan – Ingapirca – Cuenca Breakfast. Transfer to the south of the country. Arrival and visit to the Archaeological Ruins of Ingapirca, a cultural remnant of the Inca and Cañari heritage settled in the current Ecuadorian territory prior to the arrival of the Spanish colony. Lunch. Transfer to the city of Cuenca, cultural heritage of Humanity. Time to tour its historic center at night. Dinner. Accommodation. (B/L/D)
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Carabobo 22-35 and 10 de Agosto (RIOBAMBA – ECUADOR)
Day ten Cuenca Breakfast. City tour, you will see places such as: the Turi viewpoint, a panoramic site of the city, the Calderón park, the New Cathedral and the Old Cathedral, the Toquilla Straw Hat factory and the museum of the Central Bank of Ecuador, which has the largest exhibition of the ethnographic cultures of Ecuador. Lunch. Free afternoon for souvenir shopping. Dinner. Accommodation. (B/L/D) Day eleven Cuenca – Quito (Flight) Breakfast. Transfer to the Mariscal Lamar airport to take the flight to the city of Quito. End of services. (B) Included • Private transportation throughout the tour (includes transfers) • Flight UIO-CUE • Professional tour guide • Lodging in hotels and inns of 3 and 4 stars • Full power supply B/BL/L/D • Tickets to sites and places specified in the program •Taxes Not included • Extra food and drinks • Nothing not specified in the program General considerations: a) For reservations, a payment of 50% per passenger is considered two weeks prior to the start of the tour, the remaining balance will be paid one day before the start of activities. b) Rate based on double room, for single rooms, check availability c) Scheduled departures subject to modifications or date changes due to weather, logistics and/or force majeure events.
Rates (per person) DBL TPL CDPL 1400 1250 1150
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Carabobo 22-35 and 10 de Agosto (RIOBAMBA – ECUADOR)