Circuit Of The Volcanoes – 4 days / 3 nights

AVENUE OF THE VOLCANOES
08:30 Departure from the hotel. We will take the Panamericana south highway from Quito to Riobamba. On the road we will appreciate the magnificence of some volcanoes and snowcaps such as Antisana, Cotopaxi, Ilinizas, Tungurahua and Chimborazo. Stop at an indigenous market depending on the day ( they don’t open every day ) and we will shortly see colonial cities such as Latacunga and Riobamba. If the group is interested we could visit Quisapincha, small village specialized in leather articles with good quality and affordable prices. Accommodation and overnight.

08:00 Departure from Riobamba direction to Alausí, where we will board the train (daily departures scheduled 11:00), there we will enjoy an adventure by going through the exciting “Devil’s Nose”, after the train ride and depending on the weather/ time we can visit by bus the archaeological ruins Cañaris – Incas de Ingapirca “, ($ 6.00 entrance fee not included)
Arrival in Cuenca, accommodation and overnight.

08:30 Visit the city of Cuenca, declared a Unesco World Heritage Site for its architectural wealth, the marvelous landscapes and irrigated by four rivers. Visit the “Museum of Aboriginal or Ethnographic Cultures”. By afternoon you will have the vehicle for visit of interesting factories such as the hat factory and the nearby town of GUALACEO with its “Orquidearium” and the jewelers in CHORDELEG. Back to hotel and overnight.

07:00 Land transfer to the city of Guayaquil (4h), passing through the lake area of “El Cajas”, on the way we will appreciate the diversity of vegetation from andean to tropical. Arrival to Guayaquil, in the afternoon, short panoramic visit of the city. Transfer to the airport and domestic flight to Quito (ticket not included) or transfer to the bus terminal (ticket not included)
Optional extra night in Guayaquil (ask prices)