History, Culture and Beautiful Landscapes Trip Through the Andes

 1st Day  OTAVALO

• Arrival to Quito airport
• Reception by local guide
• Transfer to Otavalo
• Accommodation
  

2nd Day  OTAVALO - CUICOCHA - COCHASQUI

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Visit of the world famous indigenous market in Otavalo
• Excursion to Cuicocha lagoon inside the volcano crater 
• Transfer to Cochasqui archeological site
• Excursion of the ruins and museum of Quitu - Caras culture
• Transfer to NP Cotopaxi area
• Accommodation at the traditional hostelry

3rd Day NP COTOPAXI - LIMPIOPUNGO LAKE

• Breakfast
  
• Excursion to emblematic active volcano Cotopaxi (5 897)
• Short hiking trail to mountain refugee Jose Ribas  4 850 masl
• Trek around the Limpiopungo lagoon
• Transfer to mountain village Chugchilán
• Accommodation

4th Day  QUILOTOA - INDIGENOUS MARKET - ALAUSI

• Breakfast
  
• Trip to the beautiful Quilotoa lake with hike  
• Visit of an Indigenous market in the area according to a specific week day
• Wednesday and Sunday - Pujilí or Salcedo
• Thursday - Saquisilí
  
• Saturday - Zumbahua
  
• Transfer with stop in colonial Riobamba town to Alausi
• Accommodation

5th Day  NARIZ DEL DIABLO - INGA PIRCA - CUENCA

• Breakfast
  
• Transfer to Alausi train station
• Train ride on historic railroad Devil's Nose descending by zig zag system 
• Visit of the local museum with exposition about railroad construction
  
• Transfer through the Andean passes to Inga Pirca
• Excursion to the most important archeological area in Ecuador. Museum of the pre Inca culture the Canari
  
• Transfer to Cuenca city in the south of Ecuador
• Accommodation at traditional hotel

6th Day  CUENCA - EL CAJAS

• Breakfast
• Half day city tour in the colonial center of Cuenca
• Half day trip to NP El Cajas with hikes among the lagoons accorrding to clients condition.
• Transfer to largest ecuadorian city Guayaquil
• Accommodation
  

7th Day  GUAYAQUIL

• Breakfast
• Transfer to the airport
• Departure to Quito, Galapagos or other destination