Ecuador
The Amazon forest and the Avenue of the Volcanoes, in a group of 18 at most
Ecuador
Ecuador in full: Quito, two nights in an Amazon lodge, Baños and its waterfalls, Chimborazo volcano and the village of Guamote, Ingapirca and Cuenca, the Otavalo market, the equator line and Cotopaxi volcano. Extended to the Galápagos Islands (16 days) from €4,548 per person.
When
June to September
Price
From 2 769€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
11 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-5
The capital and the forest.
Day 1
Arrival in Quito
Flight to Quito, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Quito
Quito, its UNESCO-listed old town, its gilded baroque churches and the Panecillo hill.
Day 3
Quito – the Amazon
The descent of the Andes to the Amazon basin and the forest lodge.
Day 4
The Amazon
The Amazon forest from a lodge: a dugout canoe on the river, a jungle walk and a meeting with a Kichwa community.
Day 5
Puyo – Baños
Puyo and the waterfall road to Baños, at the foot of Tungurahua volcano, and the Devil's Cauldron.
Days 6-8
Chimborazo, Ingapirca and Cuenca.
Day 6
Chimborazo – Guamote
Chimborazo volcano, the point on Earth farthest from its centre, its vicuñas, then the indigenous village of Guamote.
Day 7
Alausí – Ingapirca – Cuenca
Ingapirca, Ecuador's main Inca site, then Cuenca, a colonial town of blue domes.
Day 8
Cuenca – Quito
A morning in Cuenca and its Panama hat workshops, then a flight to Quito.
Days 9-13
Otavalo, the equator and Cotopaxi.
Day 9
Cuicocha – Otavalo
The Cuicocha crater lagoon, Cotacachi and the great indigenous market of Otavalo.
Day 10
Mitad del Mundo – Quito
The Middle of the World monument, on the equator line, then back to Quito.
Day 11
Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi park, one of the highest active volcanoes in the world, and its Limpiopungo lagoon.
Day 12
Quito – flight home
Free time depending on your flight, then transfer to the airport and fly to France.
Day 13
Arrival in France
Arrival in France during the day.
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