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Day 1: Cuenca - Devil's Nose Train - Riobamba
Stop At: Estacion Ferrocarril, Alausi Ecuador
07:00am- The guide will pick you up to travel to Alausi, there you will take the Ecuadorian train tour what was known as the most difficult train in the world, in this exciting ride you will enjoy beautiful Andean landscapes and also have a show of Andean music.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Riobamba, Riobamba, Chimborazo Province
After this you will have time for lunch and then you will travel to Riobamba, on the road you´ll visit Balbanera Church (oldest church in Ecuador) and Colta Lagoon. You´ll stay overnight in an estate close to Riobamba.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Riobamba's hotel
Day 2: Riobamba - Baños de Agua Santa
Stop At: Banos, Banos, Tungurahua Province
08:00am-On this day after breakfast you will go to the charming city of Baños to enjoy the famous “Av. De las Cascadas”, after visiting the waterfall of Pailon del Diablo, you´ll ride on a cable car and enjoy the adrenalin that offers this place, then you will go until viewpoint called Casa del Arbol and optional you´ll take the “Swing at the end of the world”, then you will return to Baños to rest and use the facilities from the hotel or if you prefer you can take a massage (optional and extra charge).
Duration: 7 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Baños hotel
Day 3: Baños - Pujilí - Tigua - Quilotoa
Stop At: Laguna Quilotoa, Laguna de Quilotoa, 070701 Ecuador
You´ll go to Pujili town, once there you'll visit the huge indigenous market here you will find a wonderful variety of fresh produce that has been carefully cultivated by local farmers for sale at the market. After discovering what sort of fruit trees and vegetables grow in Ecuador, then you´ll visit Tigua is a small community, most of the people here farm the mountain slopes and valleys, herding sheep and llamas and growing their crops, it´s a good option for you know the lifestyle of Andean communities. Finally, you will go to Quilotoa Lake, for many the most beautiful place in Ecuador, here you will walk to the bottom of the lake and for the return you can rent a horse to ascend. ($ 10).
You will travel to Quilotoa to rest in your assigned hotel
Duration: 8 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Quilotoa's hotel
Day 4: Cotopaxi - Quito
Stop At: Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador
Early in the morning, the guide will pick you up from your hotel to go to visit the Cotopaxi National Park, you will walk around the Limpiopungo Lake and if the weather is clear you will have time to enjoy the scenery of one of the highest volcanoes of Ecuador and one of the most active in the world.
Duration: 8 hours
Pass By: Quito, Quito, Pichincha Province
Arrive to Quito, and end of services
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Quito's hotel