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Tour Code:EC-7DECEXP-09
Length: 7 Days
Tour Quality: First Class
Tour Type: Escorted Tour

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Start Date	End Date	Brochure Land & Air	Brochure Land Only	Our Price (Land & Air)	Our Price (Land Only)	Quote
Thu, Dec 10, 2009	Wed, Dec 16, 2009	$1,349	$839	Call Us	Call Us	Quote

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Itinerary

Tour Highlights

Countries Visited: Ecuador

City Highlights: Cuenca, Guayaquil, Quito, Riobamba

Tour Itinerary

DAY 1, Thursday - Depart the USA/Quito
Depart the USA for Ecuador. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment. Arrive in Quito and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure
Overnight: QuitoDAY 2, Friday - Quito City Tour
This morning's tour of Quito begins with a view of the Congress Building, whose outside stone mural records Ecuador's history. Continue to Quito's colonial section to walk along the narrow cobblestone streets and feel the charm of 16th-century Quito. See the Independence Plaza, the Cathedral, Presidential Palace, and the Archbishop's Palace before visiting La Compañia Church and the Church of San Francisco. Afterward, see the Ecuadorian landscape from atop El Panecillo Hill. Balance of the day at leisure
Optional: Middle of the World (PM)
Overnight: Quito
Meals: BreakfastDAY 3, Saturday - Tour Salasaca and Riobamba
This morning, depart for the town of Salasaca via the Pan-American Highway. Also known as the "Avenue of the Volcanoes," the highway spans the valley between the Cordillera ranges and features 11 snowy peaks. As you arrive in the colorful town of Salasaca, enjoy a panoramic tour of the town before a visit to a local handicraft workshop. After lunch in Ambato, visit La Quinta de Juan Leon Mera with its Botanical Gardens before continuing to Riobamba, capital of the Chimborazo province. Your tour of the area includes a visit to the quaint town of Guano, famous for its handmade rugs
Overnight: Riobamba
Meals: Breakfast, LunchDAY 4, Sunday - Visit the Inca Ruins of Ingapirca
Today, depart for the ancient Inca ruins of Ingapirca, a northernmost fortress-temple whose massive fortifications are believed to have served as a religious and administrative complex. After lunch nearby, continue to the city of Cuenca, located in the Sierra highlands. Balance of the day at leisure
Overnight: Cuenca
Meals: Breakfast, LunchDAY 5, Monday - Cuenca City Tour
Enjoy a morning tour of Cuenca. Walk along the main plaza, Calderon Park, whose pink marbled construction and colorful stained-glass windows are utterly breathtaking. See the flower market outside El Carmen Church and the Tomebamba River, as it winds in and out of the city's center with old houses jutting over its banks. Visit the Ortega shop where you can see "Panama Hats" being made. Balance of the day at leisure
Optional: Half Day Gualaceo and Chordeleg (PM) (January through June only)
Overnight: Cuenca
Meals: BreakfastDAY 6, Tuesday - Guayaquil City Tour
This morning, drive through El Cajas National Park en route to Guayaquil. From the park highlands, enjoy spectacular views of the many lakes and rivers below, as well as a landscape dominated by paramo, a high-altitude, wet tropical grass. Upon arrival in Guayaquil, enjoy a tour of the city that includes a visit to the Centennial Park on Avenue 9 de Octubre. Continue to witness the city's regeneration, and visit the Seminario Park, also known as the "Park of the Iguanas." See the brightly-colored houses in Las Penas, the oldest neighborhood in Guayaquil, before checking in to your hotel. Evening at leisure
Overnight: Guayaquil
Meals: BreakfastDAY 7, Wednesday - Depart for the USA
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight
Optional: Parque Historico (AM)
Meals: Breakfast

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What's Included

Flights Miami-Quito, Guayaquil-Miami
Other departure cities available.

Airline fuel surcharges

6 nights First Class accommodations

2 nights , Quito

1 night , Riobamba ▲

2 nights , Cuenca ♦

1 night , Guayaquil

All transfers

8 meals: 6 breakfasts, 2 lunches

Sightseeing per itinerary in a modern air-conditioned motor coach

Services of English-speaking tour manager throughout

Entrance fees per itinerary

Special Features

City tours of Quito, Riobamba, Cuenca & Guayaquil

Pan-American highway

Inca fortress-temple ruins of Ingapirca

▲ Riobamba: Jan 29, Mar 12, Nov 12 departures will be accommodated at .

♦ Cuenca: Jan 29, Mar 12, May 7, May 21, Aug 13, Oct 8, Nov 12 departures will be accommodated at .

*Not Included:
Airport taxes & fees, optional tours, and gratuities.

Additional Information:
Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers.

▲ Riobamba: Jan 29, Mar 12, Nov 12 departures will be accommodated at San Pedro De Riobamba.

♦ Cuenca: Jan 29, Mar 12, May 7, May 21, Aug 13, Oct 8, Nov 12 departures will be accommodated at Hotel Victoria.

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Accommodations

Package: 7 Day Ecuador Explorer

El Dorado Hotel
This first class hotel is located in the center of the colonial historic Cuenca, one block from the main square.

Hotel Victoria
This first class hotel is located in city center Cuenca.

Abraspungo Hotel
This tourist class hotel is located a few minutes from the center of Riobamba, at the heart of the Avenue of the Volcanoes.

San Pedro De Riobamba
This tourist class hotel is located in the heart of downtown Riobamba close to museums, attractions and just across from the rail station.

Hampton Inn
This Superior First Class Hotel is located in the downtown business district of Guayaquil.

Hilton Colon Quito
This deluxe hotel is located in the heart of Ecuador's capital, in the financial district with easy access to the colonial sector of the city.

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