Earth of Volcanoes (LFEV-08)

	Duration: 8 days Departing: Daily
	Itinerary Day 1 Transfer In Day 2 Historical City Tour in Quito & Middle of the World. Day 3 Antizana & Cotopaxi Volcano Day 4 Cotopaxi National Park Day 5 Quilotoa Volcano - Baños Day 6 Baños – Tungurahua Volcano Day 7 Chimborazo volcano - Quito Day 8 Transfer out
	Package Descriptions

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1

Upon your arrival in the capital of Ecuador, you will be met by our representative and transferred to your charming hotel in Quito, where you will receive your full itinerary and information about Ecuador and your trip.

Day 2 - Quito City Tour

After breakfast, your will visit “Quito” the most beautiful and colonial city in South America declared by UNESCO part of the Cultural Heritage of mankind. Your visit starts in Ecuador’s House of Congress where you will appreciate its stone-carved facade depicting scenes from Ecuadorian history. Explore the Independence square, with the presidential palace, the city hall, the Sagrario church and the Cathedral. Visit San Francisco church and museum-monastery (1535), San Agustin monastery and the finest example of baroque art in America, La Compañía church (1605) and its breathtaking gilded altars. Visit the art & crafts gallery of Tianguez and finally, drive up to the Panecillo hill to have a spectacular view of Quito and see the only winged Virgin in South America.

After visiting the Colonial center of Quito you will arrive to the Middle of the World Monument and Museum, which is located 25 km north of Ecuador’s capital. There you will find the monument on the exact equatorial line marking latitude 0° 0´0”, where you will have the opportunity to stand in both hemispheres, and take a picture of yourself jumping from one hemisphere. You can also visit the ethnographic museum on site. Accommodation (B)

Day 3 - Antisana Volcano

This day you will discover the fourth highest mountain in the Ecuadorian Andes, the Antisana Volcano (18,860 ft), rich in wildlife and home to 50% of the Condors of Ecuador and many highland birds.
The beautiful landscapes around Antisana will transport you to another time observing this magnificent moorland full of wildlife and unmatched scenery. Driving south you will arrive to the Cotopaxi National Park, home of the highest active volcano on earth. Here you will enjoy a lunch in a typical old hacienda. Accommodation (B - L).

Day 4 - Cotopaxi Volcano

After breakfast you will start your expedition in one of the most beautiful national parks in Ecuador, where you will admire the Cotopaxi (19,347 feet) the highest active volcano on earth and its National Park. Upon you arrival to the park you will visit the interpretation center where you will find history about the last Cotopaxi eruption as well as information about the flora & fauna of this beautiful national park. Afterwards you will visit the Limpiapungo Lake and admire the Andean moorlands and the highland birds, or you can start climbing up to the snow line of the Cotopaxi and arrive to the first shelter located at 15,744 ft. Lunch will be served at a typical nearby hacienda where you can relax for your next day trip. Accommodation (B - L)

Day 5 - Quilotoa Crater Lake

Today you are going to a remote mountain region in the western side of the Ecuadorian highlands, where indigenous communities take care of their crops at over 13,120 feet, and where the famous Tigua paintings were born. You will arrive to the dark green Quilotoa Crater Lake inside an extinct volcano (12,497 ft), where you can hike to the crater or just admire the beautiful landscapes of the Highlands of Ecuador. Box lunch will be served on road to Baños for overnight. Accommodation (B – Box Lunch)

Day 6 - Tungurahua Volcano

After breakfast you will explore the beautiful city of Baños, land of waterfalls and entrance to the Amazon basin. It is located at the base of the Tungurahua volcano (16,453 ft.) and surrounded by a cloud forest that blends in the majestic scenery of the Andes Mountains with the exotic vegetation of the Amazon. Visit Pailon del Diablo waterfall or walk around this charming city and admire the activity of the Tungurahua Volcano. Accommodation (B)

Day 7 - Chimborazo

In your last day in Ecuador you will visit the Chimborazo, the highest mountain in Ecuador (20,697 ft), which has been declared a Natural reserve for production of fauna and being one of the most beautiful mountains of the Andes. It is home for several species of llamas, alpacas & vicuñas. If the weather allows, you also can admire an impressive view to the neighboring snow capped mountain, the Carihuayrazo. In the afternoon you will return to Quito for your last evening in Ecuador. Accommodation (B)

Day 8

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for your flight home (B).