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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.
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Jeff Waugh
La Cienaga
Hacienda |
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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)
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Jeff Waugh
Cathedral in
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Jeff Waugh
Inga Pirca Archaeological Site near Cuenca, Ecuador
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YOU
SHOULD BRING: |
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Accommodation
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Transportation
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Entrance fees to museums
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Breakfast & Lunch
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English-speaking
guide
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- International or local
air
- Dinners
- Tips
- Anything else not
mentioned
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- Comfortable walking
shoes
- Day Pack
- Water bottle
- Hat
- Personal clothing
- Sunscreen
- Camera
- Binoculars
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