12-Days Andes, Coast & Galápagos (from Guayaquil)
Enjoy Quito and its environs, Equatorial Monument, Otavalo market and meet Cuenca, Guayaquil and the wonderfulll Galapagos Islands.
ItineraryDay 1: Guayaquil - Welcome Pass By: José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, Av. de las Américas, Guayaquil 090513, Ecuador
Transfer from airport to the hotel in Guayaquil
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Palace 3½* Star Hotel or similar
Day 2: Quito - Galápagos - Transfer from Airport Baltra to the hotel in Santa Cruz IslandStop At: Charles Darwin Research Station, Ave Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora 200350 Ecuador
Welcome at the Baltra airport and transfer by public buses to the tip of the Itabaca Canal, where you'll proceed by ferry to Santa Cruz Island.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: La Isla 3½* Star Hotel or similar
Day 3: Galapagos - Excursion in yacht. Stop At: Galapagos Islands, Galapagos Islands
Breakfast at hotel. Excursion in yacht to one of the following Islands: Bartolomé & Bahía Sullivan, Seymour & Bachas, Plazas & Punta Carrión, Santa Fe or similar ones.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: La Isla 3½* Star Hotel or similar
Day 4: Tortuga Bay and Canal del AmorStop At: Galapagos Beach at Tortuga Bay, South-West of the town of Puerto Ayora, 200350 Ecuador
Breakfast at hotel. In the morning, enjoy an excursion to Tortuga Bay Beach. After 40 minute walk, you'll arrive at one of the most beautiful beaches in the Galapagos, with white sand and green mangroves.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Canal del Amor, Ecuador
In the afternoon, take a yacht tour of the bay, starting with a visit to La Lobería, named because of the presence of sea lions. Here, you will be able to swim or snorkel.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: La Isla 3½* Star Hotel or similar
Day 5: Galápagos - Quito Stop At: Los Gemelos, Ecuador
Breakfast at hotel. We will pick you up at your hotel to go to the canal of Itabaca, where a ferry will take you to Baltra Island.
At the port you will board a public bus that takes you to the airport. On the route from the hotel to the canal, you will have the opportunity to make a brief stop at the craters "Los Gemelos", crater holes formed by the collapse of materials, surrounded by scalesia's forests. (Transfer operates daily at 07h00, 09h00 and 12h00). Includes only transport.
Duration: 10 minutes
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Park Inn 3½*** Star Hotel or similar
Day 6: Quito - OtavaloStop At: Fabrica de Bizcochos San Pedro, Bolivar 600 Bizcochos San Pedro - Panamericana Norte Km 1 1/2, Cayambe 171002 Ecuador
Known for its delicious “Bizcochos de Cayambe”, a type of cracker or bread baked in a clay oven (greatly paired with local cheese or caramel sauce).
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Plaza De Los Ponchos Mercado, Plaza de los Ponchos, Otavalo 100450 Ecuador
One of the most spectacular artisanal markets in all of South America.
The activity of the Plaza de Ponchos is aimed at the commercialization of various handicrafts, both local, regional, national and international. The artisanal production representative of the fair are the Otavalo textiles, there is also artisanal production in clay, paint, wood, jewelery, goldsmith's, saddlery, marzipan, ceramics, etc.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Peguches'art, Unnamed Road, 6PJP+3PG, Otavalo, Ecuador
An andean instrument workshop "Ñanda Mañachi" located in the area of Peguche, to spend some special moments with the local people and understand the Andean culture.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Laguna Cuicocha, Laguna Cuicocha, Imbabura Province
This lagoon rests in a volcanic caldera in the foothills of the Cotacachi volcano and its waters change in hue according to the sun and its two islets composed of lava and volcanic rock.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Park Inn 3½*** Star Hotel or similar
Day 7: Quito - City Tour + Middle of the WorldStop At: Basilica del Voto Nacional, Carchi 122 y Venezuela., Quito 170150 Ecuador
Considered to be the largest neo-gothic temple in America
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: El Panecillo, Costado del Centro Historico, Quito 170150 Ecuador
An iconic place in the city, renowned for its beauty, and where is a giant statue of the "Winged Virgin", where you can admire a beautiful landscape of colonial and modern Quito
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco, Cuenca 477 y Sucre, Quito 170150 Ecuador
Its structure is the largest architectural complex within the historic centers of Iberoamerica.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Grande), Gabriel Garcia Moreno Entre Chile y Espejo, Quito 170150 Ecuador
It's the main square of the city of Quito where the Government Palace is located the Absobispal Palace, the municipality and the Independence's monument.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Church of the Society of Jesus, García Moreno N10-43, Quito 170401, Ecuador
One of Quito's best-known Jesuit churches due to its large central nave, which is deeply decorated with gold leaves, gilded plaster and wood carvings
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Calle La Ronda, Juan de Dios Morales, Quito 170150 Ecuador
It is one of the most traditional streets that are in Quito, in the old houses, workshops and galleries of artisans have been arranged.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Mitad Del Mundo, Avenida Manuel Cordova Galarza KM. 13/5, San Antonio de Pichincha, Quito 170180 Ecuador
Visit this icon of Ecuador and live experiences that defy the laws of physics and occur only in this part of the world.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Park Inn 3½*** Star Hotel or similar
Day 8: Quito - Cotopaxi + Quilotoa Full Day TourPass By: Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador
Located in the largest volcanic area of Ecuador. In the central part is the Cotopaxi, one of the most active and highest volcanoes in the world. To the northwest is the Rumiñahui and between the two mountains is the Limpiopungo valley. Despite the great height, the Park has numerous species of mammals and birds.
Stop At: Hostería La Andaluza, Riobamba, Ecuador
A hundred-year-old house that has been declared Cultural Heritage of Ecuador is an exclusive site that houses centuries of history; recalling the roots of Ecuadorian culture, colonial experiences with the Spanish people, longings for freedom and setting of republican goals. The Andean landscapes, the beauty of its architecture combined with the excellence in service make Hostería La Andaluza the ideal place for rest, relaxation.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Hostería La Andaluza or similar
Day 9: Transfer to the city of Alausi, passing through the towns of Colta, Guamote and Palmira.Stop At: Alausi, Alausi, Chimborazo Province
Transfer to the city of Alausi, passing through the towns of Colta, Guamote and Palmira, getting to know a little of the indigenous communities that live here.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Cuenca, Cuenca, Azuay Province
Cuenca - Ecuador
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Rione 3½* Star Hotel or similar
Day 10: City Tour CuencaStop At: El Barranco del Rio Tomebamba, Calle Larga 12 de Abril, Cuenca 010150 Ecuador
It contains around 120 architectural structures, protected as assets of the city. It is the most important symbolic environment of the city. The formal, natural and cultural, visual and functional elements are confused in a unity of act, in a kind of urban melting pot of profound collective significance.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Plaza de las flores, Mariscal Sucre, Cuenca 010150 Ecuador
Located in the Historic Center of Cuenca, where around 25 vendors of flowers and plants, are placed with tents to sell all kinds of flowers, so it has become a tourist and traditional place for Cuenca.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: La Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepcion de Cuenca, Padre Aguirre 8-27 In front of Parque Calderon, Cuenca 010150 Ecuador
Most representative religious symbol of the city. Its location responds to the condition of centrality and religious power, in front of the central square, occupying half of the block located on the western side. Its volume, texture and color can be seen from all angles of Cuenca, including the surroundings. Its facade is made of stone and local marble, while the floor is covered with pink marbles, imported from Carrara (Italy).
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Homero Ortega, Avenue Gil Ramirez Davalos 3-86 Behind Terminal Terrestre Bus Station, Cuenca 010150 Ecuador
Panama Hat factory were you will to observe the complete process of manufacturing of the Panama hat which is undoubtedly most important to our country.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Av Mirador de Turi, Cuenca 010150 Ecuador
Located at the Turi zone in the south of the city. It is a natural viewpoint that offers a spectacular view of the city of Cuenca.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Plaza de San Francisco, Presidente Cordova Between Padre Aguirre & General Torres, Cuenca 010150 Ecuador
Explore San Fransisco Market.
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Rione 3½* Star Hotel or similar
Day 11: Transfer Cuenca / Guayaquil. Pass By: El Cajas National Park, Cuenca 010219 Ecuador
Cajas is a national park located on the northwester side of the city of Cuenca; it’s formed by wetland from glacial origins with more than 200 lakes
Stop At: Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Guayas Province
Guayaquil - Ecuador
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: Palace 3½* Star Hotel or similar
Day 12: City Tour Guayaquil and Transfer Out Stop At: Malecon 2000, Sargento Vargas #116 y Av. Olmedo, Guayaquil 090150 Ecuador
It's a project of urban regeneration of the old Malecón Simón Bolívar, of 2.5 km of extension where you can enjoy the great monuments of the history of Guayaquil, such as the Hemiciclo de la Rotonda, museums, gardens and fountains.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Parque Seminario, Avenida Chimborazo y calle Clemente Ballen, Guayaquil 090150 Ecuador
Also known as Parque Bolívar or Parque de las Iguanas is a small and traditional public urban park located in the Rocafuerte sector in the center of the city of Guayaquil.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Las Penas, Guayaquil Ecuador
It's an emblematic neighborhood of Guayaquil, was declared as Cultural Heritage in 1982, for being the most representative architectural urban set of the beginning of the century. Its natural environment is the Cerro Santa Ana ideal for a panoramic view and the Guayas River.
Duration: 45 minutes
Pass By: José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, Av. de las Américas, Guayaquil 090513, Ecuador
Transfer to the airport
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.
Informacion Adicional
"Infants must sit on laps"
"Near public transportation"
"Most travelers can participate"
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults"
"Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants"
"This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability"
Hora de Inicio:
08:00 AM
Duración: 12 Days
Lugar de comienzo: José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, Av. de las Américas, Guayaquil 090513, Ecuador
Cancelaciones y devoluciones:
All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
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