Magic of Ecuador STD 2026

Our most popular Ecuador vacation: a diverse and action-packed tour of Ecuador’s spectacular Andean highlands, packed neatly into a 12-day trip:

• Learn the history of Quito´s UNESCO colonial past
• Discover scientific mysteries at the Equator line
• Visit Cotopaxi Volcano National Park
• Trek at stunning Quilotoa crater-lake
• Lush-green mountains and waterfalls at Baños
• Ancient Inca ruins at Ingapirca
• Colonial culture at white-washed Cuenca, Ecuador´s most picturesque city
• Handicraft shopping at Otavalo’s colorful indian market
• R&R at rejuvenating Papallacta hot springs

Short Itinerary:

• DAY 1 Quito arrival- Private pickup at the airport, transfer to your hotel. Free time to relax and acclimatize to your new surroundings.
• DAY 2 Quito tour: Colonial old town + Equator line.
• DAY 3 Mindo: Alambi, chocolate experience & frogs at night.
• DAY 4 Mindo: Tubing & canopy OR Tubing & cascadas trek + Transfer Quito.
• DAY 5 Cotopaxi National Park Tour.
• DAY 6 Quilotoa Lagoon & Tigua workshop + Transfer to Baños.
• DAY 7 Valley of the waterfalls tour + Afternoon at leisure.
• DAY 8 Transfer Riobamba + Chimborazo Reserve visit.
• DAY 9 Ingapirca ruins + Transfer to Cuenca.
• DAY 10 Cuenca city tour + Afternoon at leisure.
• DAY 11 Transfer out + Flight back Quito + Transfer to Otavalo.
• DAY 12 Otavalo day tour.
• DAY 13 Relax at Papallacta hot springs.
• DAY 14 Private transfer to airport. End tour.