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ECUATORIAL MONUMENTS TOUR
OTAVALO MARKET
CUENCA TWO – DAYS
TOUR
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(2 Days / 1 night, any day from Quito
or Guayaquil, includes transfers, accommodation and meals. Air tickets not
included.)
Return to Quito or Guayaquil in next day.
We leave form Quito to the southern of
the country, in the route we can see different towns such as TAMBILLO, ALOAG,
MACHACHI (mineral waters, cattle raising production), LATACUNGA city is located
at the slope of Cotopaxi volcano famous because of their
typical diches.
Salcedo is located
a few minutes later where we
will taste the delicious fruit ice creams characteristic to the Ecuadorian
Orient and place very known because of its medicinal
waters, we will visit the zoo, “El pailon del diablo and do walk to
Virgen of Agua Santa. After the HOSTERIA MONTE SELVA, where we
will be able to enjoy their services
such as: swimming pool sauna Turk, Jacuzzi, and recreational areas.
After we will enjoy knowing The Agua
Santa Church. Return to Quito.
Arrival time: 7:00 pm.
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AN ECCOUNTER WITH NATURE
MINDO CLOUD FOREST
(1 Day, daily form Quito. Includes lunch).
After an early departure from Quito, travel northwest over the skirts of mount Pichincha, enjoying spectacular scenery. The different life zones through which you’ll pass range form 10,498 to 4,593 feet ( 3,200 to 1,400 meters) above the sea level and hold great examples of flora and fauna, with birds as the main attraction.
On route we’ll make
some stops to point out special features. By mid morning, arrive
at the protected forest of Mindo Nambillo for an introduction to the
mysteries of the cloud forest. A picnic lunch
allows you to spend more time in the forest. Return to Quito in the afternoon,
arriving at dusk.
MINDO CLOUD FOREST
(2 Days / 1 night, any day. Includes accommodation and meals).
DAY 1:
Same as MINDO one day plus a late afternoon arrival to the Mindo Garden
Lodge Accommodation, welcome cocktail and overnight.
DAY 2: After an early breakfast, stroll
thought the extraordinary wonders of the cloud forest. Spend a full day in the
protected forest, discovering hidden waterfalls
and pristine ecosystems.
Enjoy nature and bird watching: there are over 360 species of birds, including cock of the roch, andean toucan, toucan barbet, and torrent duck.
Lunch and time for paching for the
return trip. Late afternoon arrival Quito.
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(4 days/3 nights, Wednesday from Quito or guayaquil. Accommodation and all meals included.)
DAY 1.- After arrival in Manta visit
Montecristi, where the finest panamá hats are made. Drive the coastal range
to Puerto López. Visitors from Guayaquil. May join and end the program
at this locality.
After lunch, afternoon visit to lovesly
LOS FRAILES Beach. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
DAY 2.- overland drive to the cloud forest of Ayampe, for an hour-long nature hike studding flora an d fauna. Continue to the Salango Archeological Museum, housing a collection of pre-Columbian pieces from Machalilla and Chorrera cultures, about 1.500 to 500 BC: Return to the seashore for a stroll to see local crafts and observe how boats of the region are built.
After lunch, relax at Punta Piqueros beach before a pleasant evening at the hotel. Dinner and overnight.
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DAY 3.- Early departure from Puerto López
for a 28- mile cruise on chartered boat to la Plata Island (from June to the end
of November).
See humpback whales cavorting near your boat) Introductory briefing and snack. Upon arrival, wet landing Bahia Drake and climb to reach the island’s plateau. The trek toward Punta Machete to observe masked an blue – footed boobies, and seasonally, albatross sea lions. During the walk a naturalist guide will brief you on regional archaeology and natural history.
See flocks of red- billed tropics birds,
red-footed bobbies, and a large
colony of frigate birds. Box lunch on board. Enjoy swimming and snorkeling
before returning to the mainland. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 4.- Visit the town of Agua Blanca,
with ruins from the Manteño culture, active between 500 Ad and the Spanish
conquest. This was one of the most advanced civilizations of its time in the
Western Hemisphere. Afternoon visit
to the craft town of La Pila, where
artisans copy pre-Columbian artifacts to precision. Transfer to the airport for
return flight to Quito, or drive back to Guayaquil. Air tickets or the land
portion to/from Guayaquil are not included.
Drive south along the Pananmerican
highway to the base of the Cotopaxi volcano. From there look directly up the
magnificent mountain at 19.700 feet (6,005 m. ) the world’s highest active
volcano. Perhaps see the Andean Condor flying above the horizon. Cotopaxi was
established as an ecological sanctuary with unusual opportunities for nature
lovers. A pleasant lunch amidst breath taking panoramic views, before returning
to Quito in the late afternoon.
CLIMBING
(3 DAYS OR 2 DAYS)
The Cotopaxi stands 70 Km. South of Equator line. This perfect cone-shaped active volcano is covered by glaciers that run down to 4,800 mts.
The Earth’s closest Point to the Sun
DAY 1.-
Drive from Quito, to Riobamba, and trough the “Chimborazo Reserve” to
the refuge. Stay overnight in the refuge lodge.
DAY 2.- Early morning climb to the first peak of Chimborazo “Vintimilla”, following the thielman glacier and then “la Arista”. After this we’ll reach the highest point top of Chimborazo called “Edward Whimper”. The estimated duration for the climb is seven to eight hours and usually without mayor difficulties, except for the altitude and the unevenness of the terrain. In the afternoon back to the refuge and return to Quito.
For a good acclimatization before climbing these mountains we suggest from 2 to 3 days trekking or climbing smaller mountains like: Guagua and Rucu Pichincha (4.784-4689 masl. 2 days) and or Illiniza Norte(5.116 masl.2 days),etc.
No major difficulties are encountered on the snow covered route leading to the top, as a relatively solid ice bridges cover the crevasses.
The estimated duration for the climb is five to seven hours, where as the descent requires only two hours. When the condition are right it is possible to sky down the mountain most of the way.
CENTER OF THE EARTH (3 Hours)
Drive north towards “La Mitad del
Mundo” (The Middle of the World) in the village of San Antonio
de Pichincha, about 22 Km North of Quito. Here we’ll visit the stone
trapezoidal monument.
Finally we’ll drive about 4 Km. North
of San Antonio to the Pululahua Reserve, where
we can observe the volcanic crater of the extinct Pululahua (300 meters
deep and 4 Km. Across). Return to Quito.
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