EN Xperience Ecuador & Galapagos Islands FIT

À propos de ce circuit

Quito / Otavalo / Papallacta / Amazonia / Baños / Chimborazo / Ingapirca / Cuenca / Guayaquil 15 Days / 14 Nigths

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF SALE Program flexibility and adaptability The program detailed in our quote is designed to provide an optimal and rewarding experience. However, it is important to note that this program is subject to adjustments based on variables beyond our control, such as changes in flight or train schedules, days when local markets are closed, weather conditions, or other unforeseen natural factors. We are committed to maintaining the quality and integrity of the program as much as possible, notifying our travelers of any necessary changes. Included services The services included in your trip with Latin Xplore correspond exactly to those established in the program. Any additional service not mentioned as included will be the responsibility of the traveler. This distinction is intended to ensure complete transparency regarding the cost of your travel experience. Accommodation The hotels offered in our offer are carefully selected for their quality and comfort. In case of unavailability, we are committed to finding an alternative that offers similar standards in terms of price and quality. Confirmation of the room type (double, double or double) will depend on availability at the time of booking with the hotel. Traveler Responsibilities It is the responsibility of each traveler to ensure the validity of their passport and the necessary visas. It is also important to check luggage weight restrictions imposed by airlines, as any excess luggage is the traveler's responsibility. Meals and schedules Due to possible variations in flight schedules and for operational reasons, the order and location of scheduled meals may change (for example, a packed lunch could replace a meal in a restaurant). We strive to maximize the time spent discovering the site while respecting these limitations. Limitation of liability Latin Xplore is not responsible for any additional costs incurred as a result of flight delays or cancellations, land, lake or river transportation, schedule changes, adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, strikes or any other force majeure event. We are also not responsible for health problems that occur in a passenger, delays or loss of luggage by airlines. Safety trip We strongly recommend that all our guests purchase comprehensive travel insurance. This helps cover financial risks in the event of unforeseen events or problems that affect the course of your trip, ensuring your peace of mind throughout your experience with Latin Xplore. VALIDITY OF OUR PRICES Our rates are valid for the entire year 2024. However, these rates are subject to change during the festive period (Christmas from December 24 to 25) and end of year (from January 31 to 01, 2025), Easter, local holidays and any other conferences/events. If you have any questions about these dates, do not hesitate to contact us. RESERVATION CONDITIONS: Once we receive your confirmation, we will send you a proforma invoice with a deposit request corresponding to 30% of the total ground services and flights. This invoice must be paid upon receipt to guarantee program reservations. * Some services such as flights to Galapagos, services in Galapagos, lodges or haciendas, are not refundable once issued/purchased. Tour Technical Informations Last Updates General: 12/08/25 11:07 Itinérary: 07/02/24 20:35 Options: 11/19/24 16:34

Points forts

• A balanced and varied program to optimize the stages; including a night in Papallacta between the Andes and the Amazon to shorten the travel time to the Amazon
• Time for yourself with 2 nights in the Amazon and 2 nights in Cuenca
• time to walk; rest and enjoy the places (swimming pool in the Amazon; picturesque alleys; cafes and craft shops in Cuenca...)
• Carefully selected hotels on online review sites (always above 4/5 and 8/10)
• Convenient hotel locations in charming historical places
• Highlight local cuisine and find favorite places to eat
• A unique English-speaking guide for your entire trip on the continent
• Diversity (colonial cities; lakes; volcanoes; ancestral gastronomy; Amazonia; canoe rides; waterfalls; zip line; Inca site; vicuñas; local communities; hat factory; pre-Hispanic art; national parks

Itinéraire

1. Jour 1 — (✈) Arrival In Quito

   Quito. Arrival at Quito International Airport. Meeting and welcome by your English-speaking guide and transfer to your hotel. Advantages of Latin Xplore: - Delivery of your welcome kit - Dinner on your own. Due to the time difference and late arrival, many passengers prefer to sleep directly after the snack provided by the airline. - Early check -in option with extra charge for passengers who arrive earlier Dinner on your own Hotel accommodation Driving time 38 km / 40 min – Altitude 2850 m Services included: ☒ Transfer ☒ English-speaking guide ☒ Accommodation ☒ Welcome kit Hotel (3 stars): HOTEL IBIS (or similar) Hotel (4 stars): HOTEL MERCURE (or similar) Hotel (5 stars): HOTEL CASA GANGOTENA (or similar)

2. Jour 2 — Quito: Colonial City – Middle Of The World – Otavalo

   Otavalo. Breakfast at the hotel Advantages of Latin Xplore: - Go through a typical market Departure to the historic center with your English-speaking guide. You will visit the unmissable sites of the largest colonial urban center in South America, witness to the indigenous, colonial, Inquisition and Republican eras. Lunch on your own Departure towards the north of the city, towards the town of Half the World, where the equinox line that divides the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere passes. Also visit the Intiñan Museum, an ethnographic and recreational museum that traces the history of Ecuador, from the French geodesic mission to the process of the shrunken heads of the Amazon. Travel to the Great Lakes region, check -in at the hotel. Dinner on your own Hotel accommodation Driving time 133 km/ 3h min – Altitude 2530 m Services included: ☒ Transfer ☒ English-speaking guide ☒ Accommodation ☒ Entrance fees to visiting sites. Hotel (3 stars): HOTEL INDIO INN (or similar) Hotel (4 stars): HACIENDA PINSAQUI (or similar) Hotel (5 stars): HACIENDA ZULETA (or similar)

3. Jour 3 — North Region And Trip To The Amazon: Cuicocha – Peguche – Papallacta

   Papallacta. Breakfast at the hotel Visit the town of Otavalo and Lake Cuicocha, located in the heart of a crater that has collapsed in on itself. Stop in the town of Cotacachi, time to enjoy the shops of this town specialized in leather work. Lunch on your own Visit the town of Peguche and its sacred waterfall, then departure to the nearby Amazon with an overnight stay in the town of Papallacta. Dinner on your own Hotel accommodation Driving time 172 km / 3h20 min in 3 trips – Altitude 3300 m Services included: ☒ Transfer ☒ English -speaking guide ☒ Accommodation ☒ Entrance fees to visiting sites Hotel (3 stars): HOTEL MAMALLACTA (or similar) Hotel (4 stars): HOTEL TERMAS DE PAPALLACTA (or similar) Hotel (5 stars): HOTEL TERMAS DE PAPALLACTA (or similar)

4. Jour 4 — Papallacta: Nearby Amazon – Local Activities

   Puerto Misahuallí. Breakfast at the hotel Advantages of LatinXplore: -Depending on the category of lodge you choose (3* and 4*) the itinerary may vary a little. Departure towards the Amazon, descent of the slopes of the Andes. Arrival at La Punta Ahuano beach. Get off the bus for the short canoe ride to the Lodge. The objective of this day is to enjoy the Amazonian atmosphere and relax an afternoon by the pool offered by the Lodge. Lunch included at the Lodge with stunning views of the Napo River, a tributary of the Amazon River In the afternoon relaxation and exchanges. The Lodge also has an observation tower, a swimming pool, games and relaxation areas, and the possibility of massages. Dinner included Accommodation at the Lodge Possibility of night walk to observe wildlife Driving time 170 km/ 3h15 – Altitude 600 m Services included: ☒ Transfer ☒ English-speaking guide ☒ Entrance fees to visiting sites ☒ Lunch and dinner ☒ Accommodation Hotel (3 stars): SAYANI LODGE (or similar) Hotel (4 stars): CASA DEL SUIZO LODGE (or similar) Hotel (5 stars): CASA DEL SUIZO LODGE (or similar)

5. Jour 5 — Amazon: Local Activities

   Puerto Misahuallí. For this second day in the Amazon, you will leave early in the morning to the Island of La Isla, to observe the endemic birds. Afterwards, return to the Lodge for the buffet breakfast. Breakfast at the Lodge The morning will be dedicated to a walk through the jungle with a native guide, accompanied by your English-speaking guide. An opportunity to observe the flora and fauna and learn about the medicinal plants and the way of life of the indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest. lunch included at the Lodge The afternoon will be dedicated to meetings, with the presentation of a community and its inhabitants. The principle is to share their way of life, with two highlights, the blowgun, a hunting weapon, and chocolate, extracted from their jungle plantations. Dinner included Accommodation at the Lodge Canoe rides / 2 hours of walking – Altitude 600 m Services included: ☒ Transfer ☒ English-speaking guide ☒ Lunch and dinner ☒ Accommodation ☒ Entrance fee to visiting sites Hotel (3 stars): SAYANI LODGE (or similar) Hotel (4 stars): CASA DEL SUIZO LODGE (or similar) Hotel (5 stars): CASA DEL SUIZO LODGE (or similar)

6. Jour 6 — Amazon – Yanacocha – Pailon Del Diablo Waterfall – Baños Town

   Baños. Breakfast at the hotel Transfer by canoe and then by bus, for a slow and gradual ascent to the Andes Mountains. This route is rich in contrasts, going from the heat and humidity of the Amazon to the intermediate vegetation located at an altitude of 1,820 m. Yanacocha Animal Shelter, where you will discover many collected endemic species. Continuing the ascent, after passing through long tunnels, you will discover on the so-called Cascade Route, a small river that is very agitated and at the end of its course. It ends its long descent into a deep hole, surrounded by basalt, and then falls again from a height of 80 meters. This wonder of nature is called Pailon del Diablo. Free time to discover the different viewpoints. Lunch on your own You will continue this magnificent Waterfall Route with a stop at the tarabita that crosses the Pastaza River, to get closer to the waterfall called Manto de la Novia. Your guide will show you the town so you can easily orient yourself during your stay in this small town. Dinner on your own Hotel accommodation Travel time 160 km / 3 hours in 5 trips – Altitude 1820 m Services included: ☒ Transfer ☒ English-speaking guide ☒ Accommodation ☒ Entrance fees to visiting sites. Hotel (3 stars): HOTEL LA FLORESTA (or similar) Hotel (4 stars): HOTEL SANGAY (or similar) Hotel (5 stars): HOTEL SAMARI SPA (or similar)

7. Jour 7 — Baños – Chimborazo Volcano – Local Community – Riobamba

   Riobamba. Breakfast at the hotel LatinXplore "advantages" - Local experience with the Palacio Real community The ascent to the Andes Mountains continues, reaching the Chimborazo Volcano National Park and Fauna Reserve. You will be able to admire vicuñas and llamas on the way to the first shelter. This refuge is accessible by vehicle and is located at an altitude of 4,850 m. Lunch on your own. In the afternoon, your guide will explain their way of life, as well as their connection with the llama, its meat, its wool, and the representation of this animal in its ancestral culture. At the end of the afternoon, return to the hotel in Riobamba. Dinner on your own Hotel accommodation Driving time 142 km/ 3h – Altitude 2750 m Services included: ☒ Transfer ☒ English-speaking guide ☒ Accommodation ☒ Entrance fees to visiting sites. Hotel (3 stars): HOTEL CASA REAL (or similar) Hotel (4 stars): HACIENDA ABRASPUNGO (or similar) Hotel (5 stars): HACIENDA ABRASPUNGO (or similar)

8. Jour 8 — Riobamba – Balbanera – Alausí – Ingapirca – Cuenca

   Cuenca. Breakfast at the hotel LatinXplore "advantages" - Explore the archaeological site of Ingapirca Visit what is recognized as the first Hispanic church in the country and discover the vegetable ivory, the Tagua. Continue to Pitishi Viewpoint, weather permitting, to admire and understand the Devil's Nose Railway. A true engineering feat of the time. It was here that the exchange of goods took place between the cultures of the Andes and those of sea level. Arrival in Ingapirca, a small town in the mountains next to the Inca site of Ingapirca. Lunch on your own Guided tour of the site. Continuation towards the city of Cuenca. Dinner on your own Hotel accommodation Travel time 274 km / 5h30 completed in 4 trips – Altitude 2560 m Services included: ☒ Transfer ☒ English-speaking guide ☒ Accommodation ☒ Entrance fees to visiting sites Hotel (3 stars): HOTEL CARVALLO (or similar) Hotel (4 stars): HOTEL SANTA LUCIA (or similar) Hotel (5 stars): HOTEL MANSION ALCAZAR (or similar)

9. Jour 9 — Cuenca: City Tour

   Cuenca. Breakfast at the hotel LatinXplore "advantages" - Enjoy the afternoon and evening freely, and the numerous gastronomic options in the city Visit to a Panama hat factory, originally from Ecuador, and then a brief guided tour of the city. Lunch on your own Free afternoon to enjoy this beautiful city of English architecture, very pleasant and well organized for pedestrians. Your guide will remain at your disposal. Diner on your own to enjoy the city's wide gastronomic offer Hotel accommodation Driving time 5 km / 20 min – Altitude 2560 m Services included: ☒ Transfer ☒ English -speaking guide ☒ Accommodation ☒ Entrance fees to visiting sites Hotel (3 stars): HOTEL CARVALLO (or similar) Hotel (4 stars): HOTEL SANTA LUCIA (or similar) Hotel (5 stars): HOTEL MANSION ALCAZAR (or similar)

10. Jour 10 — Cuenca – El Cajas National Park – Guayaquil – City Tour

    Guayaquil. Breakfast at the hotel LatinXplore "advantages" -Visit the unique Cajas National Park with its paramo vegetation. Passing and visiting the El Cajas National Park. Magical, wild, bewitching landscapes, with one of its majestic lagoons – La Toreadora. Continuation to Guayaquil. Lunch on your own Panoramic tour of the city, with the Malecón, the Iguana Park, the Cathedral and the La Peñas neighborhood. Dinner on your own Hotel accommodation Travel time 203 km/ 4h in 2 trips – Altitude 0 m Services included: ☒ Transfer ☒ English-speaking guide ☒ Accommodation ☒ Entrance fees to visiting sites Hotel (3 stars): HOTEL IBIS STYLES (or similar) Hotel (4 stars): HOTEL WYNDHAM PUERTO SANTA ANA (or similar) Hotel (5 stars): HOTEL DEL PARQUE (or similar)

11. Jour 11 — Guayaquil: Baltra (✈) / Arrival In Santa Cruz De Galapagos – Twin Craters And Turtle Ranch Excursion

    Puerto Ayora. Breakfast at the hotel Your guide will accompany you to the airport for your departure to the Galapagos Islands. Meet and greet your guide upon arrival at Baltra airport and then continue to the upper part of the island of Santa Cruz to discover the twin craters, volcanic formations caused by the sinking of the surface layers of the earth. Observation of flora and fauna. Continue with a visit to one of the local ranches with free-ranging giant tortoises. You will then pass through an end-to-end lava tunnel for a distance of 300m underground. The lava tunnels, splendid volcanic formations, show by their magnitude how these islands originate from large underwater volcanic eruptions. Lunch on your own Continuation to Puerto Ayora and check -in at the hotel. Dinner on your own Hotel accommodation Flight time: 10 minutes by shared bus; 10 minutes by boat; 45 minutes by private bus. Services included: ☒ Transfers ☒ English- speaking guide ☒ Accommodation ☒ Entrance to the Ranch Hotel (3 stars): HOTEL DEJA VU (or similar) Hotel (4 stars): HOTEL IKALA (or similar) Hotel (5 stars): HOTEL FINCH BAY (or similar)

12. Jour 12 — Santa Cruz / Galapagos: Optional Excursion To Tortuga Bay And Charles Darwin Station

    Puerto Ayora. Breakfast at the hotel Free day or optional activities. Lunch on your own Dinner on your own Hotel accommodation 45 min walk – Altitude 0 m Included services: ☒Accommodation Tour options & excursions available SANTA CRUZ: Free day / Optional excursion to Tortuga Bay and Charles Darwin Station: Optional: Walk for about 45 minutes to Tortuga Bay beach, one of the largest fine white sand beaches in the archipelago. You can see marine iguanas and migratory shore birds. The beauty of the environment and the tranquility of its waters will reward this walk. Lunch on your own Optional: In the afternoon, we will visit the Charles Darwin Station to learn about the history, flora and fauna, social issues, its inhabitants and the evolution of the Galapagos Islands through its interpretation rooms. We will also appreciate the emblematic embalmed " Lonely George", since he is the last of his hope. more » Duration: 5h Hotel (3 stars): HOTEL DEJA VU (or similar) Hotel (4 stars): HOTEL IKALA (or similar) Hotel (5 stars): HOTEL FINCH BAY (or similar)

13. Jour 13 — Santa Cruz / Galápagos: 1/2 Day Tour To Franklin Bay

    Puerto Ayora. Breakfast at the hotel Embark on a boat to observe blue-footed boobies, frigates, seagulls and other endemic birds. Snorkel in Franklin Bay, where you can see a wide variety of colorful fish of all sizes, sea turtles, small sharks, blue sharks from the creek which are completely harmless. You will disembark to observe the vegetation of the island as well as the marine iguanas, to continue towards Las Grietas, lava fissures, you will also visit the salt mines and a natural pool where the salt waters of the sea meet the fresh water of the upper part of the island. Ideal place to swim with fish and snorkel. Lunch on your own Free afternoon to explore Puerto Ayora Dinner on your own Hotel accommodation Boat and 45 minutes’ walk – Altitude 0 m Services included: ☒ Transfers ☒ English- speaking guide ☒ Accommodation ☒ Entrance fees to visiting sites Hotel (3 stars): HOTEL DEJA VU (or similar) Hotel (4 stars): HOTEL IKALA (or similar) Hotel (5 stars): HOTEL FINCH BAY (or similar)

14. Jour 14 — Santa Cruz / Galápagos – Guayaquil (✈) / Arrival In Guayaquil

    Guayaquil. Breakfast at the hotel Transfer to the airport to take the flight to Guayaquil. Lunch on your own (at Santa Cruz airport or in Guayaquil) Arrival in Guayaquil and transfer to the hotel. Dinner on your own Hotel accommodation 10 minutes by boat and 1h15 by bus, in 3 trips – Altitude 0 m Services included: ☒ Transfers ☒ English - speaking guide ☒Accommodation Hotel (3 stars): HOTEL IBIS STYLES (or similar) Hotel (4 stars): HOTEL WYNDHAM PUERTO SANTA ANA (or similar) Hotel (5 stars): HOTEL DEL PARQUE (or similar)

15. Jour 15 — Guayaquil (✈) / Departure Transfer – International Flight

    Guayaquil. Breakfast at the hotel Lunch on your own Depending on the departure time of your flight, transfer to the airport is coordinated. Night on the plane Altitude 0m Services included: ☒ Transfer ☒ English -speaking guide Hotel (3 stars): None. Hotel (4 stars): None. Hotel (5 stars): None.

Carte de l'itinéraire

Carte des lieux inclus dans le programme.

• Jour 1: -0.1807, -78.4678
• Jour 2: 0.2343, -78.2611
• Jour 3: -0.3772, -78.1408
• Jour 4: -1.0330, -77.6694
• Jour 6: -1.3928, -78.4269
• Jour 7: -1.6650, -78.6589
• Jour 8: -2.9001, -79.0059
• Jour 10: -2.1894, -79.8891
• Jour 11: -0.7433, -90.3157
• Jour 15: -2.1894, -79.8891

Politique d'annulation

• 50% of total price from 91 days to 61 days before departure.
• 80% of total price from 60 days to 31 days before departure.
• 100% of total price from 30 days to 0 days before departure.