Ecuador Travel, Andes Tours, Quito, Cuenca, Otavalo Market, Cotopaxi Volcano

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Five-Day Tours

    
(5 Days, Your choice of days.)

We offer roundtrip transfers, a city tour, Otavalo market tour and Mindo full day tour, as well as 4 nights hotel stay at the hotel of your choice. This tour program includes breakfast daily.

Day 1. Quito:  

AirportUpon arrival to Quito’s Mariscal Sucre Airport, you will be greeted by our helpful guide. The guide will serve as a translator, help with luggage, and assist with the car transfer to your hotel.
Once at your hotel you may have dinner if so desired, or consider just settling in for you stay in Quito.

Day 2. Quito City Tour:

After an early morning breakfast, the tour will depart towards the city center of downtown Quito, or Centro Histórico, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. Panoramic View of Quito

We will start with a panoramic view of Alameda Park and the Basilica, followed by a walk down the street of the Seven Crosses. The trip will continue with a walking tour, starting at Independence Square. From here, we will visit the presidential palace, the main cathedral, the gold-plated La Compañía Church, San Francisco Church and San Francisco Plaza.
   
Around midday the tour will head north to the equator for a trip to the monuMiddle of the World Monumentment at the Middle of the World. You may choose to visit either the Ethnographic or the Inti Ñan Museums, both located near the site of the monument.

After seeing these incredible sites, the tour will head back to Quito, where you can return to your hotel for an optional dinner.
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Day 3.  Otavalo:

Enjoy breakfast before we depart Quito early in the morning for this tour. Heading north to the town of Calderon, less than 20 minutes from the city, we will see how baked bread products, specifically dough figures, are made.

We will continue northbound on the Pan-American Highway, Imbabura Volcanopassing the town of Tabacundo, where we can catch a view of the beautiful rose plantations on both sides of the road. We will make a short stop at the scenic lookout point at Miralago to see the Imbabura Volcano and San Pablo Lake, which lies at the volcano’s foothills.

Near midday we will arrive at the world-famous Otavalo artisan market. Here we will visit the textile market located at the “Plaza of Ponchos”; thiOtavalo Markets is one of the most famous markets in South America. You will find all kinds of handcrafts including tapestries made on the Spanish weaving loom as well as the indigenous backstrap loom. You will enjoy some free time for bargaining and buying with the friendly otavaleños.

Before heading back, we will have an optional lunch at the rim of San Pablo Lake. On the journey to Quito we will stop by the local village of Cayambe where we can try the traditional bread and cheese biscuits (bizcochos) specific to this area.

We will arrive to Quito in the mid-afternoon and drop you at your hotel for an optional dinner and free evening.
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Day 4.  Mindo:

After an early breakfast, the tour will depart Quito heading northwest toward Mindo on the Nono-Tandayapa-Bellavista Highway. We will take the old scenic road, famous for the many species of birds which can be spotted along the way. You may enjoy an optional lunch in the early afternoon, just before we reach the quaint town of Mindo.  
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Once there, we will visit the exquisite orchid garden to see many beautiful and diverse species of this delicate flower. In addition to hosting the orchid garden, Mindo is a prime place for bird-watching, as it is frequented by many hummingbirds and butterflies as well. In the late afternoon we will return to Quito, transferring you to your hotel for an optional dinner and free evening.

 
Day 5.  Quito:

After a light breakfast, our guides will transfer your party to the airport and assist with departure formalities.  
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