Select one or more of these short travel programs to create your ideal holiday
- 3 days in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, with its 16th century churches and colonial architecture
- 3 days in Otavalo combining the famous Otavalo market with a 2 night stay at the 16th century Hacienda Cusin
- 3-4 days birdwatching in the Mindo Cloud Forests
- 3 days in the Southern Highlands city of Cuenca
- 3 days in the thermal resort of Papallacta
- 4 days on the Pacific Coast at Mantaraya Lodge
2020 Departure Dates & Cost
Departures any day of the week based on 2 or more persons
- QUITO 3 DAYS $ 425 USD
- OTAVALO MARKET & HACIENDA CUISIN 3 DAYS - $875 USD
- MINDO CLOUD FOREST /BELLAVISTA CLOUD FOREST 4 DAYS - $ 600 USD
- CUENCA 3 DAYS - $485.00 USD (airfare from Quito $ 175 additional)
- PAPALLACTA THERMAL RESORT 3 DAYS - $575 USD
- PACIFIC COAST/MANTARAYA LODGE 4 DAYS - $ 900 from Guayaquil or Manta
Each of these short programs includes accommodation, transfers, daily tours and in most cases all meals - ASK FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Galapagos & Amazon Extensions are also available on an individual basis.
Itinerary
QUITO - 3 days/2 nights
Includes transfers, 2 nights accommodation in first class hotel, breakfast daily and 2 lunches, colonial city tour and full day visit to Otavalo market.
OTAVALO MARKET & HACIENDA CUSIN - 3 days/2 nights
Includes transfers from Quito, 2 nights accommodation at historic Hacienda Cusin, breakfast daily, 3 lunches and 2 dinners, Otavalo market and Artisan village visits, Andean horse riding.
CUENCA - 3 days/2 nights
Includes transfer to Riobamba (overnight), train adventure, stop at Inca ruins of Ingapirca, 2 nights hotel in Cuenca, colonial city tour, visit to Cajas National Park, breakfast daily, 2 lunches, transfer to Guayaquil.
MINDO CLOUD FOREST/BELLAVISTA - 4 days/3 nights
Includes transfers from Quito, 3 nights accommodation at Bellavista Lodge or similar, all meals and daily guided bird watching excursions including a special private reserve tour.
PAPALLACTA THERMAL RESORT - 3 days/2 nights
Perched in a high Andean valley, 1 1/2 hours drive from Quito, the surrounding scenery is nothing short of spectacular. Enjoy 2 nights of thermal pools, walks in the surrounding forests of the Cayambe-Coca Ecological Reserve and scrumptious dining. Our 3 day package includes transfers from Quito, 2 nights accommodation at Papallacta Resort, breakfast daily, 2 lunches and 2 dinners.
PACIFIC COAST/MANTARAYA LODGE 4 DAYS/3 nights
Includes transfers frm Guayaquil, 3 nights accommodation Manta Raya Lodge, breakfast daily, day trip to Los Frailes Beach, Day tour to Isla de la Plata (poor man's Galapagos Islands).