Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Quito
- Start point
- Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO), Vía Tababela - Yaruquí Lote 18, Quito, Pichincha 1709, Ecuador (Airport Quito Transfer to Hotel)
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hotel Dann Carlton Quito)
Included Activities
- Airport transfer to hotel
- Day 2
Quito Historic Center and Mitad del Mundo
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Wyndham Quito Airport)
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Quito historic center
- Visit to La Plaza de la Independencia
- Visit to La Iglesia de San Francisco
- Visit to Basilica del Voto Nacional
- Visit to Mitad del Mundo
- Intiñan Museum entrance and demonstrations
Landmarks Plaza de la Independencia La Iglesia de San Francisco Basilica del Voto Nacional Mitad del Mundo Intiñan Museum - Day 3
Quito to Coca to Napo Cultural Center
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Napo Cultural Centre Ecolodge)
Included Activities
- Hotel shuttle to airport
- Flight Quito to Coca
- Airport assistance in Coca
- Motorized canoe transfer to lodge (approximately 2.5 hours)
- Welcome ceremony with traditional wayusa
- Playas trail hike to experience Amazon wildlife
Optional Activities
- Kayaking on Napo River (approximately 45 minutes, sunset viewing)
Landmarks Napo River Yasuni Biosphere Reserve - Day 4
Parrot Clay Lick and Amazon Wildlife
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Community lunch at dining hall), Dinner (Traditional dinner with grilled snacks prepared by community women)
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Napo Cultural Centre Ecolodge)
Included Activities
- Motorboat ride to parrot clay lick
- Pericos trail hike to forest blind (approximately 30 minutes)
- Parrot clay lick viewing
- Kuri Muyu intercultural interpretation center visit
- Community lunch at dining hall
- Observation tower hike and climb (1 hour, 35 meters high)
- Ancestral catamaran ride on Napo River with legends and chants
Landmarks Parrot Clay Lick Kuri Muyu Intercultural Center - Day 5
Sustainability, Wildlife, and Black Water Ecosystem
- Meals
- Breakfast (Sunrise breakfast), Lunch (Delicious local lunch), Dinner (Traditional Amazon dinner featuring maito (grilled fish wrapped in bijao leaf) and optional chontakuru (grilled worms))
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Napo Cultural Centre Ecolodge)
Included Activities
- Sunrise breakfast experience
- Sustainable community projects visit
- Mama Cuna road hike
- Padded canoe excursion on Añangu black water stream
- Intercultural learning about Kichwa worldview and medicinal plants
- Night walk around lodge with flashlight
Landmarks Añangu Stream - Day 6
Wayusada Ritual and Return to Quito
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hostería Papagayo)
Included Activities
- Motorboat ride to Añangu river port
- Flight Coca to Quito
- Transfer to Papagayo Hacienda
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Wayusada ritual at dawn (approximately 4:30 AM) - participation in Kichwa sacred tea ceremony and dream interpretation with community elders
- Lunch at Papagayo Hacienda (available to order, not included)
- Free afternoon activities at hacienda
- Short walk or bike ride around hacienda
Landmarks Añangu River Port - Day 7
Cotopaxi National Park
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hostería Papagayo)
Included Activities
- Cotopaxi National Park entrance and guided tour
- Scenic drive through Avenue of the Volcanoes
- Hiking opportunities in the park
Optional Activities
- Hike to Jose Rivas refuge (4,810m) near Cotopaxi snowline
Landmarks Cotopaxi Volcano Cotopaxi National Park Avenue of the Volcanoes Jose Rivas Refuge - Day 8
Quilotoa Crater
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hotel Sangay)
Included Activities
- Quilotoa lagoon entrance
- Scenic drive through local markets area
- Zumbahua canyon viewing
Optional Activities
- Visit to indigenous family (subject to change due to Covid pandemic)
- Hike down crater rim to water's edge
- Hike around volcano crater loop
- Kayak rental (€3.50 per activity)
- Mule rental for return climb from crater bottom ($10 per person)
Landmarks Quilotoa Crater Saquisili Market Pujilí Market Zumbahua Canyon - Day 9
Banos Adventure Activities
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hotel Sangay)
Included Activities
- Entrance to Pailon del Diablo waterfall area
- Casa del Arbol (House of the Tree) entrance including swing at the edge of the world
Optional Activities
- Horseback riding
- Bike rental
- Quad rental
- Hiking
- Canyoning
- Bungee jumping
- Ziplining
- White-water rafting
- Spa treatments
- Walking around town and shopping for handicrafts
- Visit historic Cathedral with paintings
- Thermal baths (public or private)
Landmarks Pailon del Diablo Waterfall Casa del Arbol Swing at the Edge of the World Tungurahua Volcano Banos Cathedral - Day 10
Banos and Departure
- End point
- Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre (UIO), Vía Tababela - Yaruquí Lote 18, Quito, Pichincha 1709, Ecuador (Transfer Hotel to Airport Quito)
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Rafting
- Canyoning
- Bike rental
- Spa treatments
- Other activities arranged with local agencies
