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TailorMade Ecuador: Natural Highlights
10 days, Quito to Quito
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Please note that the Quito international airport (UIO, Mariscal Sucre) will be closed on the following dates in 2025 for preventative maintenance on the runway: April 5 & 12; May 10, 17 & 31; June 7, 14, 21, 28; September 6, 13 & 20, between the hours of 2am and 2pm. For passengers flying in or out of Quito on these dates, please double-check flight schedules with your airline in case of changes. Internal flights within Ecuador and Galapagos will be adjusted accordingly and any changes to schedules will be communicated at the welcome briefing.
Make it truly your own. Start with this TailorMade sample itinerary, then work with our Private Travel team to customize the tour. Connect with Ecuador’s incredible landscapes, fauna, and local traditions. Let a naturalist guide introduce you to the Amazon jungle and its wonders then overnight in a jungle lodge. Explore Cotopaxi National Park, home to the towering volcano.
10 days
Quito to Quito
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Trip Code: SSEATM
Is this tour for me?
Travel Style: Classic
All of the highlights, culture, access, and I-can’t-believe-we-did-that moments, all at a great price.
Service Level: Standard
Comfortable tourist-class accommodations with character; mix of public and private transport.
Physical Rating: 2 - Light
Light walking and hiking suitable for most fitness levels. Nothing too challenging.
Trip Type: TailorMade
Create your own private adventure from a selection of unique itineraries that can be tailored to exactly what you like and how you want to see the world.
Age requirement: 5+
All travellers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Though high, the local climate is tempered by the equatorial sun, which makes it seem a land of eternal spring.” —Charles Kulander, “Avenue of the Volcanoes,” National Geographic Traveler, April, 2009
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Itinerary
Day 1Quito
Arrive at any time. Arrival transfer included.
Day 2Quito
Today enjoy an included Quito city tour and visit to the equator line. After returning to your hotel, free time to explore the city.
Day 3Quito/Otavalo
Depart Quito and drive to the highlands with a stop at the community of Peguche for a local lunch. Later, explore the largest handicraft market in South America, Otavalo market.
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Breakfast | LunchDay 4Otavalo/Papallacta
Travel from Otavalo to the Papallacta and take a dip in hot springs. Later, opt to head out and explore the area by foot, book a spa treatment, or just relax and enjoy the mountain views.
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BreakfastDay 5Papallacta/Tena
Travel to Tena and catch your motorized canoe to the Amazon lodge. Later, embark on a night walk to learn about the nocturnal creatures of the area.
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Breakfast | Lunch | DinnerDay 6Tena
Start the day bright and early with a trip upstream to a parrot clay lick, where hundreds of vibrant parrots and parakeets gather to eat clay, which is vital to their diets. After breakfast visit AmaZOOnico, an animal rescue centre that rehabilitates, reintroduces, and cares for animals who are victims of illegal trafficking.
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Breakfast | Lunch | DinnerDay 7Tena/Baños
Depart the Amazon and travel to the adventurous town of Baños.
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BreakfastDay 8Baños
Free day to explore Baños. Be spoiled for choice with optional outdoor activities like hiking, ziplining, canyoning, whitewater rating or mountain biking.
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BreakfastDay 9Baños/Quito
Drive back to Quito along the scenic Avenue of Volcanoes with a visit to Cotopaxi National Park en route. Enjoy stunning views of one of the highest active volcanoes in the world.
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BreakfastDay 10Quito
Depart at any time.
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BreakfastWhat's Included
- Your G for Good Moment: Itamandi Lodge Package 3D/2N - 1-8 paxs, Tena
- Your Wellness Moment: Termas de Papallacta Hot Springs 2D/1N, Papallacta
- Arrival transfer
- Overnight in an historic hacienda
- Explore the Otavalo handicraft market
- Cloud forest reserve visit
- Two nights at an Amazon lodge with jungle excursions
- Excursion to Cotopaxi National Park
- Internal flights
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
Accommodations
Hotels (5 nts), historic hacienda (1 nt), jungle lodge (2 nts), hot springs resort (1 nt).
Meals
8 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners
Allow USD200-260 for meals not included.
Transportation
Private van, motorized canoe, walking.