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COTOPAXI, BAÑOS, CUENCA & GUAYAQUIL TOUR
7-day tour departing from Quito
“Ecuador is a small country with rich biodiversity in each region and micro-climate.”
This program is designed to show you how incredible this small, but mighty and varied country is and how in just a few hours in any direction, everything can change so dramatically that you could find yourself in 3 different climates, in the same day. And no matter where you go, you will discover the warm and friendly smiles of the locals who live in the small towns, the incredible flora and fauna of the national parks, as well as a plethora of traditions, cuisines, varied landscapes and new experiences that never seem to end. Without a doubt, you will fall in love with this amazing country all over again, each and every day you continue to explore its wonders.
7 Days Cotopaxi, Banos, Cuenca & Guayaquil
ITINERARY
Baños is a small town that attracts visitors due to its many splendid waterfalls and great tropical climate due the fact that it is located literally in the doorway of the Amazon rainforest giving it the reputation to be the best place to practice extreme sports like rafting, canopy, canyoning, ziplining and biking, among others. You will visit the most iconic waterfalls in town as well as the cable car that travels across the ravine to get a close up of enormous waterfalls. Lunch will be served in an area with a viewpoint from where it is possible to overlook the whole town of Baños from above. Afterwards, you will be driven in the afternoon to Riobamba and taken to your selected hotel.
You will combine your experiences of the Andes today with a train ride on one of the most important sections and highlights of the interprovincial train tracks of Ecuador known as the “most difficult railway in the world” or the Devil’s Nose Train. It will follow the tracks up an incredible feat of 45-degree gradient mountains before returning to the station. After a boxed lunch you will continue the trip to the south by car to visit “Ingapirca”. These archeological ruins are the reminiscences of what was once a resting stop and small fortress for the Incan Empire. After this visit you will arrive in Cuenca in the late in the afternoon as the last stop of the day.
It is easy to enjoy the beautiful city of Cuenca. You can see how it conserves many Ecuadorian traditions and why it was also named a World Heritage Site for its well-preserved colonial areas, historical buildings and cathedrals. The streets are teeming with history and culture, while the locals dot the streets with their artist handiworks from jewelry, scarves, knitted pieces, paintings and more. Visiting all the highlights of this city will take you to old churches, museums and culinary taste. Cuenca is also known as the original creator of the Panama hat and is also a great place to view artisanal pottery, a gift of artistry crafted from pre-incan times. You will spend the night in Cuenca.
Today you will see for yourself just how dramatic the landscapes can change so quickly from region to region in Ecuador. Leaving the highlands of Cuenca and descending to the coast will allow you to visit the El Cajas National Park. It is home to 786 lagoons ranging in size from small to large and the astounding shapes and formations of the terrain will certainly leave you speechless. The environment itself seems to have escaped from a movie, while the flora and fauna are precious to the area as many are endemic. Nearby you can enjoy the cacao and mango farms where it is possible to taste passion fruits and see where and how the chocolate is grown, produced and processed. The final stop will be in the city of Guayaquil, which is the biggest city in Ecuador and so called “Pearl of the Pacific” as an important trading and business port.
Prices 2026
Prices per Person
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USD 2,354
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- All prices are subject to availability. Rates must be reconfirmed before booking.
- Rates are not valid during Easter, Christmas, or New Year’s holidays.
