5 day Nature & Cultural Tour

Andes Mountains

• Day One - PM Transfer from Quito Airport to the beautiful San Jorge Eco-Lodge, your home for the next four nights. Enjoy a welcome cocktail.
• Day Two - City Tour of Old Colonial Quito the Capital of Ecuador, considered part of the Cultural Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO. During your visit you will learn about the colonial art in the churches, history, archaeology and folklore in the museums. Your specialized guide will provide complete information on the baroque colonial art. Tour around the city visiting the most important areas: Plaza de la Independencia, Plaza San Francisco, Plaza Santo Domingo, La Merced, La Compania and Penecillo. Continue on for a visit to The Middle of the World at the equator line.
• Day Three - Horseback Riding Adventure, Guided Tour to the high barren plains. The same as a hundred years ago. Ride Mustang Horses with traditional saddles up to Pichincha Mountain OR you may elect to take our Sacred Waterfalls and Medicinal Plant Tour. In the San Jorge Botanical Reserve, we will trek to the highland tropical rainforest, visiting up to 5 sacred waterfalls. Learn about the medicinal attributes of the native plants, containing up to 250 different varieties in the region.
• Day Four - Visit the famous Otavalo Indian Market. We will have the opportunity to shop for world famous handmade wool and alpaca products. Also, visit the Peguche Waterfalls, San Pablo Lake, Cotacashi (leather village), San Antonio de Ibarra (wood carving village), and Cuicocha (Sacred Indian Lagoon) We will take a boat trip around an active volcano and then visit the maintraditional production centers of woodcarving and leather handcrafts of Ecuador .
• Day Five - AM Transfer to Quito Airport

Includes: Lodging - based on double occupancy, 3 meals per day, transportation, transfers, bilingual guides, local guides, tents, horses, mountain bikes, helmet and tubing.

Excludes: Travel or medical insurance, personal expenses, extra meals, National park entrance fees

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