Active Ecuador - A Multisport Adventure

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A multisport adventure to the highlights of Ecuador, this trip offers visitors an intimate connection to Ecuador's culture, wildlife and nature.  From biking to Inca ruins high atop Cotopaxi National Park to trekking the volcano at Sincholagua, you begin to feel alive, immersed into a foreign new world.  You'll experience cliffs and heights only achieved on...
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Explore Quito City Tour
    • Enjoy the horseback ride which awaits as you scale the highest peak on the slopes of Rumiñahui's.
    • Experience the Sincholagua Volcano Hiking
    • Explore Amazon Jungle and have a wonderful River Cuyabeno you will ride a canoe downstream in the midst of the Amazon jungle’s thick vegetation
    • Seek the opportunity to see reptiles, birds and diurnal mammals at Amazon Jungle.
    • Experience the extraordinary Cotopaxi Bike Tour
    • Visit the Otavalo which like other regional markets is crucial to Indian culture because of the opportunities afforded to these people to meet, socialize and trade

What's this trip about?

    A multisport adventure to the highlights of Ecuador, this trip offers visitors an intimate connection to Ecuador's culture, wildlife and nature.  From biking to Inca ruins high atop Cotopaxi National Park to trekking the volcano at Sincholagua, you begin to feel alive, immersed into a foreign new world.  You'll experience cliffs and heights only achieved on horseback and spend time in the lowlands of the Amazon Jungle canoeing near fresh water dolphins.  If it sounds too good to be true...in this case it is not!  It's truly an adventure vacation of a lifetime exclusively designed and offered by ROW Adventures.

Details

Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age range12 years and up
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityQuito
End CityQuito

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Cycling & Biking
  • Hiking & Walking
  • Birding
  • National Parks
  • Rafting, Kayaking, Canoeing
  • Trekking & Expeditions

Destinations

Activities

  • Bird Watching
  • Canoeing
  • Culture
  • Cycling
  • Hiking
  • History
  • Horseback Riding & Equestrian
  • Hot Springs
  • Nature
  • Trekking
  • Wildlife Viewing

Trip includes

    • All transfers
    • Private transportation
    • All excursions and visits
    • Accommodations according to the program
    • Domestic flights (Quito-Jungle-Quito)
    • Meals are provided as mentioned above: B=Breakfast / L=Lunch or lunchbox / D=Dinner
    • Entrance fees
    • English speaking guides, native guide in the rainforest, rubber boots, rain poncho

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Welcome to Ecuador

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel Quito

Custom Trip Note: Below is our most popular multisport itinerary in Ecuador, however, we can customize this trip at every turn to fit your availability, trip preference, activities, budget, lodging preferences or ...

Day 2: Quito City Tour

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel Quito

Today you will sample imperial Quito. You will begin by touring the St. Augustine Convent to see its coffered ceilings, colonial patio, numerous paintings and cloisters. Make sure you tour Ind...

Day 3: Otavalo and Papallacta Hot Springs

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel Quito

The Ecuador adventure begins today early as you move north on the Pan-American Highway with beautiful mountain scenery surrounding you. Take time to tour the Indian Market at Otavalo which lik...

Day 4: Cotopaxi Bike Tour

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Casa Mojanda

 

You will leave Quito and travel on the Pan-American Highway to the south via the renowned ‘avenue of the volcanoes’ until you reach Cotopaxi National Park’s gate, the ultimate stop for an Ecuador adventure. You ride bikes as you tour Limpio Pungo lagoon and El Salitre...

Day 5: Cotopaxi Horseback Tour

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Hacienda Tierra del Volcan

A horseback ride awaits you today as you scale the highest peak on the slopes of Rumiñahui's. You will travel through concealed trails in order to see the dazzling landscape of a number of Andean Volcanoes. You will see varieties of guarros, quilicos, falcon, curiquingues and probably a condor and its companion. The afternoon will see you travel back to Hacienda Tierra del Volcan.

Day 6: Sincholagua Volcano Hiking

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Hacienda Tierra del Volcan

The Sincholagua Volcano is your first stop after breakfast on this Ecuador multisport adventure. The terrain on your journey is characterized by sandy slopes, Páramo vegetation and boulders. The Cotopaxi's ridges will give you a splendid view. Six to seven hours of hiking will be enough before you go back to Hacienda Tierra del Volcan.

Day 7-10: Amazon Jungle

Day 7

"El Puente del Cuyabeno" or the entrance of the Cuyabeno Reserve is you next destination, first by flying to Lago Agrio, and then driving for three hours. On River Cuyabeno you will ride a canoe downstream in the midst of the Amazon jungle’s thick vegetation. You accommodation and dinner will be provided by Cuyabeno Lodge.

Day 8

You will eat breakfast before heading to the forest to study prevalent flora and fauna. The excursion begins with a trek in the basic forest and the nearby Lake Laguna Grande for about three hours. Here you will see various ancient trees, orchids, giant palms and a nu...

Day 9

Breakfast over, you and your naturalist guide will hike in the jungle to help you understand how medicinal plants are used. This is also your opportunity to see reptiles, birds and diurnal mammals. Your lunch will comprise of the finest global and traditional jungle d...

Day 10

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Cuyabeno Lodge

On this day, you will have an early breakfast and proceed to watch birds. You will also tour Puerto Bolívar, which is a small Siona Indians settlement, and study their daily life. A canoe ride on Grande Lake is scheduled for the afternoon where a spectacular sunset aw...

Day 11: Return to Quito

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel Quito

Enjoy the surrounding nature on your Ecuadorian adventure for the last time before making your way back to "El Puente." You'll travel to Lago Agrio by bus to take a flight back to Quito. Stay the night at the Hotel Quito.

Day 12:

Departure

Time to say goodbye to Ecuador or catch an extension with ROW Adventures, e.g. to the Galapagos Islands, Machu Picchu, etc... Transfer to the airport is  included

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Dates & Availability

Price From $3,750
Price per day$313
Single supplement (single occupancy)$850
Last Updated: 4/18/2024

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • International flights
    • Alcoholic beverages
    • Tips and gratuities
    • Personal items
    • Travel insurance

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Meals Included

7 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches and 8 Dinners

Age Requirements
12 years and up
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