Day 1 (Wednesday)
Evening flight from the UK to Quito,
flying overnight.
Day 2 (Thursday)
Morning arrival in Quito. Optional
Colonial Quito excursion in the afternoon (2 nights).
Day 3 (Friday)
Optional Otavalo excursion.
Day 4 (Saturday)
We drive south of Quito, passing
Cotopaxi, to Latacunga. After visiting the market,
we carry on to Chimborazo National Park, driving
to the refuge at 4,800m on the highest mountain in
Ecuador. We carry on to Riobamba (1 night).
Day 5 (Sunday)
We catch the early morning train from
Riobamba to the Devil’s Nose and Alausi. From here,
we continue on the beautiful road to Cuenca, visiting
the Inca site of Ingapirca if time allows (2 nights).
Day 6 (Monday)
In the morning, take a short tour of
Cuenca, including a visit to a Panama hat factory.
Day 7 (Tuesday)
A free day in Cuenca, before flying back
to Quito in the afternoon (4 nights).
Days 8 - 10 (Wednesday - Friday)
Three free days in Quito. Take one of our optional excursions to the Bellavista Cloud Forest, Papallacta volcanic springs or trek on the rim of the amazing Quilotoa crater lake.
Day 10 (Friday)
A free day. Get to know Quito and the
surrounding area better, perhaps trying one of the
many adventure sports on offer.
Day 11 (Saturday)
Morning flight to the UK.
Day 12 (Sunday)
Morning arrival in the UK.