From the heights of the Andes to the heat of the Amazon Rainforest, experience an incredible land of contrasts on this 16-day journey through Ecuador. Explore the jungle by canoe and stay with a local Quichua family for an extraordinary cultural experience you’ll never forget. Scour the market at Otavalo for special treasures and cure what ails you in a mountain hot spring. With its unique variety of accommodation and insight into rural life in the jungle, this is more than just a tour—it’s a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
What’s Included
Papallacta Hot Springs stay. Amazon Jungle homestay (2 nts). Amazon Jungle lodge stay with guided walks and wildlife-spotting (2 nts). Baños stay. Ingapirca ruins visit. Historic hacienda overnight stay. Otavalo visit. Internal flight. All transport between destinations and to/from included activities.
7 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners. (Allow USD240-315 for meals not included.)
Hotels (9 nts), jungle lodge (2 nts), simple village cabañas (2 nts, multi-share), historic mountain hacienda (2 nts).
Public bus, plane, taxis, motorized canoe, private van, 4×4 vehicles, pickup truck.
Chief Experience Officer (CEO) throughout, local guides.
Small group experience; Max 16, avg 12