Itinerary
- Day 1
Quito
- Day 2
Quito
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Welcome dinner at the hotel)
Included Activities
- Guided sightseeing tour of historic old town Quito (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Visit to San Francisco Monastery
- Visit to La Compañía Church
- Visit to Santo Domingo Monastery
- Visit to Basílica del Voto Nacional
- Teleférico cable car ride to Cruz Loma viewpoint
- Welcome dinner at hotel
Optional Activities
- Climb the high tower at Basílica del Voto Nacional for panoramic views
Landmarks San Francisco Monastery La Compañía Church Santo Domingo Monastery Basílica del Voto Nacional Pichincha Volcano Cruz Loma Viewpoint - Day 3
Otavalo - Mitad del Mundo
Included Activities
- Visit to Otavalo indigenous market
- Visit to Don Miguel's weaving workshop
- Observation of traditional weaving process
- Visit to Mitad del Mundo (equator monument)
Landmarks Otavalo Market Mitad del Mundo 
- Day 4
Cotopaxi National Park
- Meals
- Breakfast (Hearty breakfast), Lunch
Included Activities
- Visit to Cotopaxi National Park
- Short hike around Limpiopungo lagoon
Optional Activities
- Ascent to Refugio José Rivas mountain hut (approximately 300 m climb, around 4800 m altitude)
Landmarks Cotopaxi Volcano Limpiopungo Lagoon Refugio José Rivas 
- Day 5
Tigua
- Meals
- Dinner (Homemade dinner with farm products)
Included Activities
- Drive to Tigua community
Optional Activities
- Horseback riding excursion (approximately 2 hours) with local chagra through grasslands and volcanic landscape with views of Sincholagua, Rumiñahui, and Cotopaxi volcanoes
- Hiking through volcanic landscape with optional climb to fire waterfall (approximately 60 meters high)
Landmarks Sincholagua Volcano Rumiñahui Volcano - Day 6
Quilotoa - Islinlivi
Included Activities
- Hike along Quilotoa crater rim
Landmarks Quilotoa Lagoon - Day 7
Baños de Agua Santa
- Meals
- Breakfast (Relaxed breakfast at the lodge)
Included Activities
- Visit to rose plantation
- Walk through Baños town center
- Visit to market in Baños
- Visit to church in Baños
- Visit to Pailón del Diablo waterfall
Optional Activities
- Shopping at local handicraft stores in Baños
Landmarks Pailón del Diablo - Day 8
Baños de Agua Santa to Tena
- Meals
- Breakfast (Relaxed breakfast at the hotel), Lunch (Lunch at lodge), Dinner (Dinner at lodge)
Included Activities
- Short walk discovering waterfalls in Pastaza Canyon region
- Afternoon transfer to lodge by motorcanoe
- Lunch at lodge
- Dinner at lodge
Optional Activities
- Climb to upper viewing platform at Pailón del Diablo
- Gondola crossing over canyon suspended from wire rope (approximately 200 meters above the abyss)
- Tubing experience (floating downstream)
- Night walk to observe nocturnal inhabitants such as bats, frogs, insects, and possibly snakes
Landmarks Pastaza Canyon Pailón del Diablo 
- Day 9
Tena - Kichwa Community - Ñawi Cacacao
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at lodge)
Included Activities
- Visit to Kichwa community in Amazon region
- Tasting of chicha (fermented yucca drink)
- Participation in preparation of traditional drinks and dishes
- Traditional dance performance by community children
- Visit to Ñawi Cacacao viewpoint (50 meters above canopy)
- Handmade chocolate production experience and tasting
Optional Activities
- Purchase of handicrafts from local indigenous communities
Landmarks Ñawi Cacacao Viewpoint - Day 10
Tena to Cuyabeno Reserve
Included Activities
- Motorcanoe transfer to lodge in Cuyabeno Reserve
Landmarks Cuyabeno Reserve - Day 11
Cuyabeno Reserve
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Hike through primary forest with medicinal plant explanation
- Exploration of Laguna Grande (black water lake)
- Swimming in Laguna Grande
Optional Activities
- Night hike to explore active wildlife after sunset
Landmarks Laguna Grande - Day 12
Cuyabeno Reserve - Taraveaya Community
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Typical lunch)
Included Activities
- Visit to Taraveaya community
- Demonstration of crop growing and cassava preparation
- Typical lunch with local cuisine
- Shamanic ceremony with local sage
- Day 13
Kichwa Community to Papallacta
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Hike to viewpoint for sunrise bird watching (Saladero birds)
- Canoe downstream
- Relax in volcanic hot springs at Papallacta
Landmarks Papallacta Hot Springs Andean Highlands - Day 14
Galápagos - San Cristóbal
- Meals
- Lunch
Included Activities
- Visit to Loberia
- Snorkeling at Loberia
Landmarks Loberia - Day 15
San Cristóbal - Leon Dormido
- Meals
- Lunch
Included Activities
- Boat trip to Leon Dormido (Kicker Rock)
- Snorkeling at Leon Dormido
Optional Activities
- Swimming and relaxation on island beaches
- Visit to interpretation center
- Visit to Cerro Tijeretas
- Visit to Playa Punta Carola
- Exploration of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno town
Landmarks Leon Dormido (Kicker Rock) Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Cerro Tijeretas Playa Punta Carola - Day 16
San Cristóbal to Floreana
Included Activities
- Speedboat transfer from San Cristóbal to Santa Cruz
- Speedboat transfer from Santa Cruz to Floreana
- Exploration of Floreana village
- Visit to black lava sand beach
- Snorkeling at Floreana
Landmarks Floreana Island - Day 17
Floreana Island
Included Activities
- Visit to Asilo de la Paz
- Hike through Scalesia forest
- Wildlife observation including Floreana mockingbird
Landmarks Asilo de la Paz Scalesia Forest - Day 18
Floreana to Santa Cruz
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch on ranch)
Included Activities
- Speedboat transfer to Santa Cruz
- Bus transfer to Santa Cruz highlands
- Observation of Galápagos giant tortoises in wild
- Visit to lava tube
- Lunch on ranch
- Visit to Charles Darwin Station
- Visit to turtle breeding station
Landmarks Charles Darwin Station 
- Day 19
Santa Cruz - Uninhabited Island Day Trip
Included Activities
- Day trip to uninhabited island (destination confirmed by National Park Authority)
Optional Activities
- Exploration of Puerto Ayora town
- Walk to Tortuga Bay
- Swimming and snorkeling at Tortuga Bay
Landmarks Tortuga Bay Puerto Ayora 
- Day 20
Departure from Galápagos
- Day 21
Departure
