
Ecuador Tours and Travel
ECUADOR WITH NO LIMITS (5 nights / 6 days)
(departures on: Mon, Tue, Wed, and Sun.)
" Transfers airport / hotel / airport
" 5 nights accommodation in Quito
" Breakfast
" City tour, Ecuatorial Monument & TelefériQo
" Excursion to Otavalo Market
" Excursion to Cotopaxi Nacional Park & Hacienda
" Excursion to Papallacta Hot Springs & SPA
" Hotel taxes
ITINERARY STARTING ON MONDAY
Day 1 - Monday: Transfer Airport / Hotel
Day 2 - Tuesday: Breakfast. Excursion
to Otavalo Market
Depart from Quito through the Panamericana North Highway. Brief stop at
Calderon, a town where the famous "masapan" dolls are made,
we will continue passing through Guayllabamba town with its typical fruit
cherimoyer, we will stop at the highway that conduces to Cayambe to admire
and take pictures of the beautiful landscape and snow caped mountains
of the zone, crossing the equatorial line at Cayambe we will pass by Guachala
(used to be the Half of the world monument), before we head up to Otavalo
we will make a stop at Mira Lago to take pictures of the beautiful San
Pablo Lake. The tour then continues to Otavalo here the Otavaleños
(natives) set up a market in which a bartering manner of shopping is taken.
The market hosts a variety of different handcrafted items. Continuing
the trip, we will go to the town of Peguche and visit a typical house
of this area. Finally, a visit to the leather shops in Cotacachi before
returning to Quito through the Cajas-Tabacundo road.
Day 3 - Wednesday: Breakfast. Excursion
to Papallacta Hot Spring Waters & Spa
Depart from Quito in the morning through the road that leads to the Amazon
Jungle, after an hour and a half ride. We will make a brief stop to PAPALLACTA
lagoon located in a "Paramo" with cold weather but beautiful
landscapes that make contrast with the hot spring pools. Perfect for an
anti stress therapy, recommended for your health. All
of this can be enjoyed at the Turistic Complex of "Termas de Papallacta"
where also natural hikes can be done or enjoy the optional activities
of its SPA.
Day 4 - Thursday: Breakfast. Excursion
to Cotopaxi National Park
Departure from Quito through The Panamericana South Highway, enjoying
the beautiful landscapes of the place, we will visit the Saquisilí
market (only Thursdays) where native people of the region expose and sell
their handicrafts, we will then continue to the impressive active volcano
Cotopaxi (5.897 m. High). During our stay at the National Park we will
visit its museum, the natural environment of the place, its animals and
plants, stop a the Limpiopungo lake, continue to the typical hacienda
where a typical appetizer will be served and then visit to its installations.
Optional to this you can have lunch, ride horses or walk trough their
nature paths. Return to Quito in the afternoon. Entrance to the Cotopaxi
National Park is not included.
Day 5 - Friday: Breakfast. City Tour &
Equatorial Monument
A comprehensive city tour includes visits to residential neighbourhoods
at the northern end of the city, visiting the " Guapulo Mirador",
passing through the 12 of October Avenue up to the Culture House and the
Legislative Palace (Congress) where the rock murals that are related to
the history of Ecuador can be appreciated.. The
tour will then continue through the Gran Colombia Avenue up to the Basilica
Church.
Walking through the colonial streets we will
then stop at the Independence Plaza admiring the Cathedral, the Government's
Palace, and the archiepiscopal palace. Furthermore, we will visit La Compañia
Church where adornments and gold altars can be appreciated, a visit to
the Sagrario Church and San Francisco which was built in the XVII century
will also be visited (entrance of $2 is not included). Then we will be
heading to the "Panecillo Mirador" (entrance is included) a
beautiful place from where a sight of colonial and modern Quito will be
enjoyed.
We will continue towards the northern part
of the city to the "Middle of the World City" (entrance is included)
where the monument that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern
Hemisphere will be visited. It was built during the XVII century when
a French Expedition defined the precise location of the equatorial line.
The Ethnographic Museum can be also be visited (entrance is not included)
Finally we can visit the Sky lift complex TeleferiQo
(ticket not include), passengers return to hotels by their own in this
case.
Day 6 - Saturday: Breakfast. Transfer
Hotel / Airport
ITINERARY STARTING ON TUESDAY
Day 1 - Tuesday: Transfer Airport / Hotel
Day 2 - Wednesday: Breakfast. Excursion to Papallacta
Hot Spring Waters & Spa
Day 3 - Thursday: Breakfast. Excursion to Cotopaxi
National Park
Day 4 - Friday: Breakfast. City Tour & Equatorial
Monument
Day 5 - Saturday: Breakfast. Excursion to Otavalo
Market
Day 6 - Sunday: Breakfast. Transfer Hotel / Airport
ITINERARY STARTING ON WEDNESDAY
Day 1 - Wednesday: Transfer Airport / Hotel
Day 2 - Thursday: Breakfast. Excursion to Cotopaxi
National Park
Day 3 - Friday: Breakfast. Excursion to Papallacta
Hot Spring Waters & Spa
Day 4 - Saturday: Breakfast. Excursion to Otavalo
Market
Day 5 - Sunday: Breakfast. City Tour & Equatorial
Monument
Day 6 - Monday: Breakfast. Transfer Hotel / Airport
ITINERARY STARTING ON SUNDAY
Day 1 - Sunday: Transfer Airport / Hotel
Day 2 - Monday: Breakfast. City Tour & Equatorial
Monument
Day 3 - Tuesday: Breakfast. Excursion to Otavalo
Market
Day 4 - Wednesday: Breakfast. Excursion to Papallacta
Hot Spring Waters & Spa
Day 5 - Thursday: Breakfast. Excursion to Cotopaxi
National Park
Day 6 - Friday: Breakfast. Transfer Hotel / Airport
2012 price per person in US$
| Hotel |
single
|
double
|
triple
|
child
|
| Reina Isabel |
830
|
550
|
492
|
246
|
| Howard Johnson |
931
|
569
|
492
|
246
|
|
Mercure Alameda
|
954
|
592
|
542
|
246
|
| Dann Carlton |
982
|
638
|
598
|
246
|
| JW Marriott |
1520
|
941
|
805
|
246
|
|