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Morning |
Afternoon |
Night |
| Day 1 |
Basilica – the highest church in Ecuador
Walk the Street of the Seven Crosses
Plaza Grande main square
La Compañía Church – considered the finest in Latin America
Lunch at the Hotel Plaza Grande |
City Museum and walk around La Ronda and San Marcos districts |
Ride in a horse-drawn carriage around the flood-lit Old Town
Dinner on the Panecillo hillside overlooking the city |
| Day 2 |
Botanical Gardens & Vivarium
Museo Mindalae
Lunch in the Mariscal district |
Central Bank’s National Museum
The country’s finest collection of pre-colombian gold and ceramics, colonial and contemporary art |
Dinner and nightlife around the Plaza El Quinde on Calle Foch |
| Day 3 |
Teleferiqo Cable Car
Mitad del Mundo & Museo Inti Ñan – Monuments and museums on the Equatorial Line
Lunch Visit the Pululuhua Crater |
Shopping |
Concert at the Casa de la Música
Dinner in Guápulo |
| Day 4 |
Otavalo Market – the largest handicrafts market on the continent
Parque Cóndor – falconry demonstration
San Pablo lake visit Lunch |
Water-bound fun on San Pablo lake or trekking around the Cuicocha Crater Lake. |
Ballet Jacchigua |
| Day 5 |
Visit to Cotopaxi National Park
Lunch in Inca-era hacienda |
Horseback riding or hiking |
Dinner on the Itchimbía hiliside with great views |
| Day 6 |
Mindo-Nambillo cloudforest and ruins
Lunch in eco-lodge |
Butterfly and orchid farms
Tubing the rivers |
Dinner in La Floresta district |
| Day 7 |
Papallacta – enjoy spa treatments and hot spring relaxation
Lunch |
Horseback riding or hiking, birdwatching. |
Dinner and show at Teatro Sucre |