Baños is located at the slopes of the active volcano Tungurahua. This colorful little village offers the visitors plenty activities, such as walks, horse back riding, bike riding, rafting, fun night life, etc.  to make your stay unforgettable.

The greatest current attraction, the Volcano Tungurahua, has been in active eruption for the past seven years. Sometimes at night you may be able to see volcanic activity in the crater, such as glowing rocks spitting out thousands of shooting stars in the sky.

Baños is well known for its thermal baths and the many waterfalls that you will pass on your way to the jungle.

Day 1
We will leave from Quito through the Avenue of the Volcanoes, a valley that crosses the middle of the Andes between many volcanoes.

We will continue to the center of the country through little indian villages where we can visit Indian Markets such as Saquisili or Latacunga where the indigenous people have kept their traditions and cultural roots since the pre-inca times.

Day 2
After breakfast we will follow the route of the waterfalls to visit the spectacular cascade known as Pailon del Diablo and explore the surrounding area.

You can bike along this route, or if you prefer you can travel by car or bus.

Leaving Baños behind, we will visit a colonial Hacienda where we will have lunch, returning afterwards to Quito.

Things to do in Baños

walking, hiking, horse back riding, swimming, biking, rafting, quad rental, fun night life...

Tour includes
· Private transportation
· Bilingual guide
· Lodging-Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Day 1
We will leave from Quito through the Avenue of the Volcanoes. It is a valley surrounding by volcanoes, many snowcapped, in the Andes. We will continue passing through little Indian villages where we can visit Indian markets that keep their traditions and cultural roots since the pre-Inca times.
At our arrival, we will stay in Riobamba and rest.

Day 2
Early wake up. We will enjoy a good breakfast and then get on board on the Trans-Andean Train. Once on board you have the option to ride on the top of the train or inside the passenger cars. Most of the visitors prefer to go on top since the view and the excitement of riding on top is safe and an unforgettable experience. This day promises to be unique.
We will continue to Cuenca for a deserving break after a day full of adventure and thrills.

Day 3
This day we will visit the newest World Cultural Heritage site and pride of the Ecuadorian people for being the most charming and peaceful city in Ecuador. Cuenca is definitely the city with the most Spanish legacy in its architecture, cobblestone streets, winding rivers, shining church domes, parks and gardens. This day will be also a good chance to visit Ingapirca, an archeological complex built by the Incas for religious, administrative purposes and as a fortress.

Day 4
After breakfast, we will return having good memories of this unforgettable journey by taking a short flight that promise a good view of the Andes.
You will be transferred to your hotel.

Tour Includes
· Private transportation
· 3 Night Hotel
· Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
· Box lunch
· Train tickets
· Airplane ticket
· Inca ruins entrance fee
· Bilingual guide.

Cuenca is the latest Ecuadorian site to be declared World Cultural Heritage by the Unesco and it is the pride of all Ecuadoreans for being the most charming and peaceful city in Ecuador. Cuenca is the city with the greatest Spanish legacy in architecture, cobblestone streets, winding rivers, shining church domes, parks and gardens. Located in the southern Ecuadorian highlands, the highlights in Cuenca are their fine handicrafts stores, the famous Panama hat factories, the finest gold and silver filigree jewelry, ceramics and flower markets.

Day 1
We will leave from Quito and travel through the Avenue of the Volcanoes, a valley that crosses the Andes and is surrounded by many volcanoes. We will continue to the center of the country through little Indian villages where we can visit Indian Markets where the Indigenous inhabitants still keep their traditions and cultural roots since the pre-Inca times. We will stay in Riobamba and rest for the remainder of the day.

 *Day 2 - Option 1
Leaving Riobamba after breakfast we will continue south and visit Ingapirca (a Quichua word that means "Inca stone wall"). It is a full day trip to the archeological complex built by the Incas as a fortress that was also used for religious and administrative needs. Short walks can be done around the complex where you can see the roofless fortification, temples and terraces. You can visit the Inca Face, a natural formation in a big rock which some people believe was man made.

We will continue our trip to Cuenca and rest in the city after a day full of adventure.

*Day 2 - Option 2
After an early wake up we will enjoy a good breakfast before boarding the Trans-Andean Train. Once on board you have the option to ride safely on the roof of the passenger cars! We will arrive in Cuenca and rest after a day of adventure and thrills...

Option 1 Departures every day. / Option 2: Departing ONLY on Saturday if train ride is chosen.

Day 3
On this day, we will take a city tour around Cuenca, considered to have the most Spanish legacy in its architecture, cobblestone streets, winding rivers, shining church domes, parks and gardens. After lunch, we will visit the village of Chordeleg. We will browse through the finest gold and silver jewelry stores; a good chance for shopping.

Day 4
After breakfast, we will return to Quito with good memories of this unforgettable journey by taking a short flight that promises a good view of the Andes. You will be transferred to your hotel.

Tour Includes
· Private transportation
· Hotel: 3 nights
· Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
· Train tickets
· Plane ticket
· Inca ruins entrance fee
· Bilingual guide.

Other places to visit
Ingapirca ruins
El Cajas recreational area
Chordeleg - textiles, hats, jewelry
Gualaceo - handcrafts, leather
Biblian Cathedral.
 

Otavalo is one of the most famous Indian markets in Ecuador and well known around the world for its finest handicrafts and beautiful designs in clothing.

The Otavalo market gives you the opportunity to have a close and personalized contact with the local people which in the majority are native Indians. This area is surrounded by many lakes and unique landscapes that will make your journey more exciting.

This is the best place for shopping and purchasing the best souvenirs. It is also the place to try out your bargaining skills. This becomes a fun game and prices usually go down from their original marked price.

Day 1
Our adventure starts in Quito heading north. Along the way we will stop in the little town of Calderon to take a look at where bread dough figurines are made. Once on the road we will continue to Cayambe crossing the equator line and making a brief stop to have a picture in the very place where the earth is divided into two hemispheres.

At our arrival, we will spend time at the Indian market. Later, we enjoy lunch at a colonial hacienda or country inn.

In the afternoon we will visit the leather market in Cotacachi, and visit Quicocha lake, an extinct volcano where mother nature has created a lake inside its crater, this site is part of the Cotacachi-Cayapas ecological reserve.

Day 2
After breakfast and getting ourselves ready, we will have time to spare and relax at our lodge facilities.

After two days of getting to know and exploring culture, history and nature, we will return embracing unforgettable memories of our journey.

Tour Includes
· Overnight
· Private transportation
· Bilingual guide
· All meals
· Box lunch
· Boat ride

Imagine a place where flowers bloom year around and the birds flitter for hundreds! Discover these botanical treasures of bromeliads and orchids at only two hours from Quito.

The scientific community considers Mindo a bird''s sanctuary. You can easily spot Tanager-Finch, Giant Antpitta, Swallow-Tailed Nightjar, Plush-Capped Finch, Jays and White-Faced Nunbird among others.

This option is an alternative if you do not have time for a trip to the Amazon. Here you can also discover amazing nature and wildlife.

Day 1
Our adventure starts in Quito from where we will head northwest. We will go through the western range of the Ecuadorian Andes.

Along the way, we will see the different changes of weather and vegetation while descending the mountain range.

Suddenly the warm air will greet us at Bellavista or Maquipucuna reserves, where we will have time to relax in hammocks and enjoy the magnificent view of the cloud forest. If you prefer you can explore the area closer.

Hikes can be arranged through incredible trails to different locations that the reserve offers. Lunch and dinner will be served.

Day 2
Waking up in the morning with the magical sounds of the birds is a unique sensation. We will have a good breakfast and get ready to discover the Falls Trail.

After an easy descent to the first waterfall we can observe many others until we finally meet a big cascade waiting to be explored.

After that, we will return leaving behind the magic of the Valley of Mist.

Tour includes
· Private transportation
· Bilingual guide
· Overnight
· Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
· Hikes

The best place to relax in the eastern range of the Ecuadorian Andes is definitely Papallacta, the thermal water that springs naturally from the nearby volcano, Antisana, gives your body a chance to be reborn again after taking a bath in this miracle water.

Only an hour and a half from Quito there is waiting for you an amazing place, which is considered by many as a good spot for lovers! Its location is a gate to the Amazon basin, surrounded by mountains of a great beauty. This place will make you want to stay longer.

The water of Papallacta is clear and rich in minerals, the thermal water pools have a natural healing effect to their visitors.

Day 1
We leave Quito behind and follow the route that 500 hundred years ago Spanish conquistadors used to discover the Amazon and look for the cinnamon country. Along this path we will get better insights into the valleys that surround the capital city and the composition of the Andean ranges.

We will pass by an endemic forest of polylepis or better known as paper trees. Papallacta lake is on the way down to our destination, a good place to stretch your legs.

We will arrive and spend the night at Papallacta. We will enjoy all the facilities that the place has to offer, especially the pools.

Day 2
Getting up in the morning you will be tempted to take an early "hot bath" in the private pools of your cabin and enjoy the superb view of the area.

After breakfast, we can take a horse ride or a walk through the forest near the river''s bank.

We will return to Quito after having had a great time and with the sensation of having a brand new body.

Tour includes
· Private transportation
· Bilingual guide
· Hikes and horseback riding
· Entrance fee to the thermal pools
· Overnight- Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

This program is designed for those that are willing to get a close encounter with nature and have a sense of adventure. The Yanahurco area is the largest Andean mountain Hacienda located in the eastern edge of the Cotopaxi National Park with 26.000 hectareas, aprox. 65.000 acres It is a private ecological mountain reserve which displays comfortable accommodations and delicious local and international cuisine. As private property safety is guarantee for guest. Refuge for endangered species such as the magnificent Andean Condor or the rare Spectacle bear.

This is "the place" in the Andes that offers the visitors all what they can ask to really know the Andean life style. Yanahurco is peace in Nature, it is adventure of all kind and rigor, according to the taste of the visitor; the hacienda offer most appropriate highland horses and saddles, guides, food, campsites, trout fishing, all with fine attention and care for our guest The best scenery for picture lovers, bird watchers and wild life.

This area is still pure water, air, and pristine nature. It is today as it was 100 years ago, It is also a paradise for fly fishing (19 rivers and highland streams , and a private and natural lake) biking, trekking, horseback- riding , a full fitted adventure for nature lovers. Come and have a experience of a lifetime.

Day 1
We will departure from Quito throughout what is called the Avenue of the Volcanos heading to the Cotopaxi National Park, in our way we will visit a *typical Indian Market to get a brief idea of the people and culture. We will continue surrounding the Cotopaxi volcano on dirt roads until arrive to our destination, views and landscapes promise to be unique. Welcome cocktail and guest accommodation, hacienda tour, lunch will be serve and free afternoon for acclimatization, optional light hikes in the area to discover wild life. Dinner and relax time by the fire place.

Day 2
Optional cow milking tour; breakfast and departure to a unique exotic site, with a microclimate association with dense forest, about a 45 m. high (149 feet) waterfall and mountain shelter. The Sebretana Waterfall is one of the loveliest sites of the Hacienda, campsite lunch. Return to the ranch house via the magnificent cliffs of Vicious Valley''s River, a site highly prized by photographers. At this site you can take pictures at the western edge of the vast Amazon Basin and the imposing river, which runs through mountains down to the tropical rain forest to finally flow in the Amazon. When the sky is clear, you can photograph Andean Condors, white-tailed deer, eagles, hawks, and moorland wolves. Return and dinner.

Day 3
Breakfast, drive to special sightseeing places. Optional fishing and other activities. Fare well lunch, We will return in the afternoon after experienced the Andes life style and had a good time. The return promise to be as excited as it was before.

Tour Includes
· Private transportation
· Guides
· Full board of meals
· 2Nights/3Days (accommodations in double share or single room up on request).
· Tours and activities at the Hacienda.

* Departures only on Thursdays