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Ecuador - Route of the Incas
2013 Rates 1 2 3 4-8
5 day / 4 night
Private Tour
$2816 $1815 $1534 $1294

Not Included: Cuenca-Quito air (appx $70US)  
All rates are per person, in US dollars and subject to change at any time

Travel the Route of the Incas  from Quito to Cuenca through the magnificent Avenue of the Volcanoes in the Andes of Ecuador. Stay in an historically delightful hacienda at the base of Cotopaxi - one of the world's highest active volcanoes (and enjoy some of the best pisco sours in the country). 

Cotopaxi Volcano, Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador,Iinti Travel and Tours
© Jeff Waugh

Cuenca
is a UNESCO

World Heritage Site

 

This tour offers volcanoes, hotsprings, haciendas and indigenous markets as you travel through the amazingly beautiful central Andean highlands of Ecuador. We visit Inga Pirca - Ecuador's most impressive Incan ruins and the newly proclaimed World Heritage Site of Cuenca with it's colonial atmosphere and pre-Incan ruins!

Route of the Incas
5 Day Itinerary - Any day departures

Day 1: We drive South from Quito through the Avenue of the Volcanoes to Cotopaxi National Park. In the afternoon we descend to the delightful Hacienda La Cienaga for the night.(L)

Day 2: In the morning we will visit a local indigenous market in the Valley of the Volcanoes, and in the afternoon, be in the Ecuadorian cloud forest near the resort town of Banos (for its hot springs). Overnight in a country hotel near Riobamba. (B,L)

Hacienda La Cienaga, Cotopaxi, Ecuador, Inti Travel and Tours
© Jeff Waugh
La Cienaga Hacienda

Day 3: We travel through some of the most beautiful mountain scenery in Ecuador to Inga Pirca, Ecuador's most impressive Incan site. We overnight at a hotel in Cuenca, Ecuador's third largest city. (B,L)

Day 4: We travel north of Cuenca through a beautiful valley to Gualaceo to see jewelry, pottery and other local crafts. (B,L)

Day 5: In the morning we visit the well-preserved colonial Cuenca (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and in the afternoon return to Quito by plane (not included). (B,L)

Cathedral, Cuenca, Ecuador, Inti Travel and Tours
© Jeff Waugh
Cathedral in Cuenca

Inga Pirca Archaeological site, Canar, Ecuador, Inti Travel and Tours
© Jeff Waugh
Inga Pirca Archaeological Site near Cuenca, Ecuador

INCLUDES: DOES NOT INCLUDE: YOU SHOULD BRING:
  • Accommodation
  • Transportation
  • Entrance fees to museums
  • Breakfast & Lunch
  • English-speaking guide

 

  • International or local air
  • Dinners
  • Tips
  • Anything else not mentioned

 

  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • Day Pack
  • Water bottle
  • Hat
  • Personal clothing
  • Sunscreen
  • Camera
  • Binoculars

Reservations

Gate of the Sun © Inti Travel and Tours, Box 1586, Banff, Alberta, Canada, T1L 1B5
Phone 1-403-760-3565 / Fax 1-403-760-3566