pick up at the airport transfer to the hotel in Quito

Tour to the north of Quito almost 2 hours away, we will cross beautiful landscapes and viewpoints until we reach the most famous indigenous market in South America for its crafts and textiles that are exhibited there, in the afternoon we will visit the town of Cotacachi known for its leather clothing that is manufactured, we will visit the Cuicocha crater lake, one of the most impressive lakes in Ecuador, in the afternoon return to Quito. We found the main market on Saturday, but you can also find a small market every day.

: Quito was declared “Cultural Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO, it is considered one of the most beautiful cities in America, we will visit both the modern and the old part characterized by the number of churches and squares of which we will visit The Cathedral, The Archbishop's Palace, the Presidential Palace located in the main square called “Plaza Grande”, La Compañía de Jesús (church covered throughout its interior with gold), plaza and church of San Francisco, then we will go to “The Middle of the World” with a visit to the “Intiñan” museum, famous for the experiments carried out there, and feel the experience of being in the 2 hemispheres at the same time: north and south.

: (Also called the Avenue of the Volcanoes) We will travel south along the Pan-American highway and the famous “Avenue of the Volcanoes” with around 62 volcanoes, heading towards Baños, a tourist town located on the slopes of the active volcano Tungurahua, it can be done activities such as cycling, rafting, hiking to waterfalls, tarabita, horseback riding. This place is located between the Amazon jungle and the Andes with lush landscapes. At the end of the afternoon departure to Banos.

Very early in the morning we will visit the Chimborazo Ecological Reserve (6,310 masl), possibility of observing flora and fauna in the Andean paramaos and hike to the refuge (5,000 masl) then we will continue our way to Cuenca, but first we will visit the INCA ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX more important of Ecuador called “Ingapirca”.

The city of Cuenca, also declared a “World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, is one of the most beautiful cities in Ecuador with its streets, squares, buildings and churches. We will visit the Cuenca Cathedral, the “Plazoleta de las flores” we will also go to the famous toquilla straw hat factory (misnamed Panama hats) finally we will take a panoramic tour of “El Barranco” and the modern city. To finish, we will make a stop at the city viewpoint called “El Turi”, free afternoon to enjoy on your own.

: Departure to the west of Cuenca crossing the “El Cajas” National Park with around 200 natural lagoons, possibility of walking around the bullfighting lagoon, we will be able to observe flora and fauna characteristic of the Ecuadorian paramos then we will descend to sea level where find the economic capital of Ecuador.

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