Day 1: Fly to Ecuador
Meet your Field Director at the airportEnjoy dinner if arriving before 8pm
Day 2: Quito
Take a walking tour of Quito
With your Field Director you will see:
- Independence Plaza, the central square of Quito
- Government Palace, Quito's presidential palace
Visit the Church of La Compañía, the façade of which is carved from volcanic stone
Take an excursion to the equatorial line and straddle two hemispheres at once
Visit the Intiñan Museum and learn about other places located along the equator
Enjoy dinner in Quito
Day 3: Quito • Baños region
Travel to Baños, also known as the "gateway to the Amazon"
Visit the Devil's Cauldron waterfall, a 260-foot tall cascade
Enjoy lunch in Baños
Tour Baños with your Field Director
Enjoy dinner in Baños
Day 4: Baños region • Riobamba region
Travel to the Riobamba region, a stop on the Pan-American highway which runs from Canada to Argentina
Participate in cultural immersion activities and learn more about the community that lives here
Enjoy lunch in Riobamba
Enjoy dinner in Riobamba
Day 5: Riobamba region • Alausí • Ingapirca • Cuenca
Travel via Alausí and Ingapirca to Cuenca, a UNESCO World Heritage Trust site due to its architectural diversity and history
Visit Ecuador's first gastronomic museum to see, taste, and try your hand at cooking techniques
Enjoy dinner
Day 6: Cuenca
Take a guided tour of Cuenca
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Old Cathedral, which functions today as the Museum for Religious Arts
- New Cathedral, notable for its multiple domes
- Flower market, consider one of the most beautiful markets in the world
Learn what a typical day in Ecuador looks like as you spend the day with a local community and enjoy lunch alongside them
Participate in a Salsa dancing lesson
Enjoy dinner in Cuenca
Day 7: Cuenca • Guayaquil • Depart for home
Travel via Cajas National Park and a cocoa plantation to Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city
Visit a cocoa plantation to learn how beans are harvested and processed, and enjoy lunch
Enjoy dinner in Guayaquil
Board an overnight flight
Day 8: Arrive home
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