Adventure Planet Ecuador » Ecuador Land Tours http://www.adventureplanet.ec Discover South America Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:26:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Magic Ecuador http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/ecuador-land-tours/magic-ecuador http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/ecuador-land-tours/magic-ecuador#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:52:34 +0000 admin http://10.0.1.20/adventure/?p=414 Trip highlights:
If you are a real adventure lover and prefer to visit sites that are little-explored and require a lot of effort to get to, but are well worth it for their beauty and intrigue, then this is the trip for you.

Specifications:

Trip length : 22 Days / 21 Nights

Season : July to February (for private tours).

Difficulty : Appropriate for anyone.

Group size : max 10 people.

Dates:

Jun/Jul/Aug/Sep

Nov/Dec

Jan/ Feb

For private tours up 2 pax min

Tourist class service

First class service

Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival to Quito,

Day 2: Quito city tour ,mitad del mundo.

Day 3: Cotopaxi National Park.Cienega

Day 4: Chimborazo Reserve – Riobamba.

Day 5: Train through the Andes – Cuenca.

Day 6: El Cajas National Park-Cuenca.

Day 7: Loja – Zamora – Podocarpus National Park( cloud forest.)

Day 8: Podocarpus National Park cloud forest.-Vilcabamba

Day 9 : Vilcabamba subrrounding areas

Day 10: Loja- Zaruma gold mines Puyango petrified forest.

Day 11: Puyango-Guayaquil

Day 12/15: Guayaquil-Galapagos

Day 16: Galapagos- Quito – Otavalo

Day 17: Otavalo market- Papallacta hot springs

Day 18:Jungle adventure , Liana lodge /casa del suizo

Day 19: Liana lodge/ casa del suizo

Day 20: Casa del suizo- Baños city

Day 21: Baños- Quito

Day 22:Departure or extension to Galápagos Islands.

]]> http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/ecuador-land-tours/magic-ecuador/feed 0 The “Humboldt Steps” http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/ecuador-land-tours/humboldt-steps http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/ecuador-land-tours/humboldt-steps#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:47:51 +0000 admin http://10.0.1.20/adventure/?p=408 Trip highlights:
A classic Andean adventure, visiting beautiful regions such as the Mindo cloud forest, the lively town of Baños, the famous train ride through the Andes, and finishing in the fascinating and artistic city of Cuenca. Don’t miss this well-rounded travel experience.

Specifications:

Trip length : 12 Days / 11 Nights

Season : July to February (for private tours).

Difficulty : Appropriate for anyone.

Group size : max 12 people.

Dates:

Nov/Dec

Jan /Feb/March

Jul/Aug/Sep

Tourist class hotel service

Superior class hotel service

First class hotel (2 pax min )

Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival to Quito, city tour.

Day 2: Mindo cloud forest

Day 3: Mindo cloud forest – Otavalo

Day 4:Otavalo market and landscapes- papallacta hot springs

Day 5: Water fall San Rafael -Papallacta

Day 6: Cotopaxi National Park

Day 7: Quilotoa crater lake – Indigenous market of latacunga – Baños.

Day 8: Baños- Chimborazo Ecological Reserve. Riobamba

Day 9: Train through the Andes – Cuenca.

Day 10: Cuenca-El Cajas National Park – Guayaquil

Day 11: Guayaquil full day – Fly to Quito

Day 12: Departure or extension to Galápagos Islands or the Amazon rainforest.

]]> http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/ecuador-land-tours/humboldt-steps/feed 0 The “Volcanoes Avenue” http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/ecuador-land-tours/the-volcanoes-avenue http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/ecuador-land-tours/the-volcanoes-avenue#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:43:36 +0000 admin http://10.0.1.20/adventure/?p=402 Trip highlights:
A classic Andean adventure, visiting beautiful regions such as the Mindo cloud forest, the lively town of Baños, the famous train ride through the Andes, and finishing in the fascinating and artistic city of Cuenca. Don’t miss this well-rounded travel experience.

Specifications:

Trip length : 12 Days / 11 Nights

Season : July to February (for private tours).

Difficulty : Appropriate for anyone.

Group size : max 8 people.

Dates:

Nov/Dec

Jan /Feb/March

Jul/Aug/Sep

For private tours up 2 pax min

  • Tourist class service
  • First class service

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival to Quito, city tour.

Day 2: Mindo cloud forest

Day 3: Mindo cloud forest – Otavalo

Day 4:Otavalo market and landscapes- papallacta hot springs

Day 5: Water fall San Rafael -Papallacta

Day 6: Cotopaxi National Park

Day 7: Quilotoa crater lake – Indigenous market of latacunga – Baños.

Day 8: Baños- Chimborazo Ecological Reserve. Riobamba

Day 9: Train through the Andes – Cuenca.

Day 10: Cuenca-El Cajas National Park – Guayaquil

Day 11: Guayaquil full day – Fly to Quito

Day 12: Departure or extension to Galápagos Islands or the Amazon rainforest.

]]> http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/ecuador-land-tours/the-volcanoes-avenue/feed 0 Contrasts of Ecuador http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/ecuador-land-tours/contrasts-of-ecuador http://www.adventureplanet.ec/the-andes/ecuador-land-tours/contrasts-of-ecuador#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:29:26 +0000 admin http://10.0.1.20/adventure/?p=396 Trip highlights:
A trip to experience the diversity of continental Ecuador, from the pictoresque highland province of Imababura to the exhuberent Amazonian rainforest, returning briefly to the Andes, and then descending the other direction to the sunny Pacific coast where we’ll visit banana and exotic fruit plantations. We suggest the Galapagos Island extension.

Specifications:

Trip length : 21 Days / 20 Nights

Difficulty : Appropriate for anyone.

Group size : max 16 people.

Dates:

Nov/Dec

Jan/feb/Mar

Jul/Aug/Sep/Oct

For private tours up 2 pax min

Tourist class service

First class service

Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival to Quito, city tour.
Day 2: Otavalo indian market.
Day 3: Chota – Papallacta
Day 4 al 6: Amazon rainforest expedition
Day 7: Rest day in Baños
Day 8: Visit to the Chimborazo volcano
Day 9: Train through the Andes.
Day 10: Cajas National Park – Cuenca
Day 11: Cuenca – Guayaquil.
Day 12: Santa Elena Peninsula on the Pacific coast..
Day 13: Visit the Isla de la Plata.
Day 14: Mindo cloud forest
Day 15: Tropical fruit plantations in Mindo.
Day 16: Mindo – Quito.
Day 17: Cotopaxi National Park.
Day 18: Indian market and Quilotoa crater lake.
Day 19: Cienega – Quito.
Day 20: Morning excursion to the monument at the equator – Free
afternoon
Day 21: Departure or extension to the Galapagos Islands.

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