Discover Ecuador’s highlights from Quito and Cotopaxi to Baños and the Amazon on a premium journey of guided walks, cultural tastings and relaxing hot springs, with a feature hacienda stay and a rainforest lodge.
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Explore Quito’s historic center of plazas, cathedrals and artisans.
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Visit the Middle of the World Monument at the equator.
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Hike around Limpiopungo Lagoon beneath Cotopaxi’s active volcano.
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Learn traditional machica at a family-run barley flour workshop.
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Witness El Pailon del Diablo, a thunderous canyon waterfall.
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Experience an Amazon night walk to spot nocturnal wildlife.
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Discover medicinal rainforest plants with a local expert guide.
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Soak in the thermal pools at Papallacta hot springs.
Stay in carefully selected properties including Hotel Patio Andaluz in Quito, a feature stay at Hacienda La Cienega near Cotopaxi, Luna Volcan Hotel in Baños and La Casa del Suizo on the rainforest’s edge. Alternative but similar-standard hotels may be used, and early check-in isn’t always possible.