Itinerary
- Day 1
Quito Airport to Hotel
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 2
Quito Colonial to Equator Line
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional Ecuadorian lunch at a local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Old Town colonial Quito
- Visit Plaza Grande (Independence Square)
- Visit Jesuit Church La Compañía
- Explore La Ronda, oldest neighborhood of old Quito
- Visit Plaza San Francisco and Church
- Visit Middle of the World monument and equator line
- Inti Ñan museum (Path of the Sun) with experiments to verify latitude 0°00'00"
- Stop at Panecillo or Itchimbia Park viewpoints
Landmarks Plaza Grande (Independence Square) Jesuit Church La Compañía La Ronda Plaza San Francisco San Francisco Church Middle of the World Monument Inti Ñan Museum (Path of the Sun) Panecillo Itchimbia Park 
- Day 3
Cloud Forest and Mindo
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at a restaurant in Mindo town)
Included Activities
- Hummingbird garden visit
- Butterfly farm visit in Mindo town
- Artisanal chocolate factory visit with chocolate tasting
Optional Activities
- Hiking in one of the Nature reserves in the upper cloud forest (alternative to chocolate factory for groups that don't like chocolate)
Landmarks Mindo 
- Day 4
Market and Cooking Class in Quito
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Prepared during cooking class, served in the beautiful garden at Wantara Suites)
Included Activities
- Central Market exploration with local expert guide
- Hands-on Ecuadorian cooking class with Chef
- Traditional Ecuadorian lunch prepared during cooking class
Landmarks Central Market - Day 5
Cotopaxi Volcano and National Park
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in the National Park)
Included Activities
- Cotopaxi Volcano and National Park visit with naturalist guide
- Ascent attempt to the refuge at 4,810 meters (15,392 feet)
- Hike around Limpiopungo Lake with bird watching
Landmarks Cotopaxi Volcano Cotopaxi National Park Limpiopungo Lake - Day 6
Departure from Quito
- Meals
- Breakfast
