During your stay in Quito you will enjoy a three-hour city tour.
Visit the residential area, including the most exclusive neighborhoods and the Legislative Palace with its mural carved in stone summarizing the history of the country; then, the colonial section with its buildings dating back to the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries; then, Independence Plaza, La Compañía Church - with its gold encrusted altar and finally a view from Quito from the top of Panecillo Hill.
Tour includes round trip transfers from the airport, city tour, accommodations at the Alameda Real hotel (four stars) and daily breakfast.

See the origin of the name of Ecuador: the line crossing the country a few miles north from Quito, dividing the world in two hemispheres. You will also get a chance to visit the pintoresque town of Pomasqui.

At the foot of the Cotopaxi Volcano -the highest active volcano in the world- the equatorian government created the first national park in the country in order to protect the area's ecology. This high plateau offers a chance to see lava formations and typical vegetation from the high Andes zone. This zone has been converted into one of the centers used for reintroducing species back into nature. If you like, you can climb to the mountain refuge, located at the perpetual snow line and enjoy the marvelous view of the mountains. Tour includes lunch.

A 60 mile trip along the Panamerican Highway will take you to the home of the Otovalo Indians, famous for their handmaid textile crafts: ponchos, shawls and tapestries. The Indians live in several different towns, each one specialized in a different craft: the town of Calderon, for its bread dough figures or the town of San Antonio de Ibarra, for its wood carvings. The trip is complemented by a tour in an "Hacienda" or farm. If the tour is taken in a Saturday, it leaves early soil that the Otovalo Market can also be seen, where hundreds of Indians gather before dawn to sell their products in an almost silent exhibition of color.

An exciting combination of train and road trip to vosot the area of Chimborazo Mountain, the highest in Ecuador. The first day travels from Quito to Riobamba by "Autoferro". The next day visits Chimborazo, with its imposing altitude of 21,000 ft. return to Riobamba in the afternoon. Overnight in 3 star Hostería Andaluza. On the third day, return to Quito via Baños. Departs daily.

A visit to Cuicocha Lake at the foot of the extinct Cotacachi volcano as well as the town of Cotacachi, famous for its leather goods. Overnight in one of the charming haciendas in the area. To coincide with the best market, we suggest leaving Quito on a Friday and have the opportunity of making the visit early in the morning of the following day. All meals included.

An ideal combination by car and on the "Ferro" trucks. The first day, stop on the way in one of the indian markets. Overnight and dinner in Riobamba. Down to Alausi, crossing the Devil's Nose to Chan Chan by autoferro. By car to Ingapirca Inca ruins. Overnight in Cuenca. All meals included.