Andes cultural tours
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Community stay sharing time with an indigenous family, 2 or more days
A once in a lifetime experience, you will have the opportunity to stay at one of our community lodges and spend time with an indigenous family. You will be invited to participate in their everyday activities, helping take care of livestock or farming the fields. We offer you the opportunity to experience in depth the indigenous side of Ecuador.
Historic haciendas in the North Andes 2 or more days
We head north from Quito and visit small villages. We arrive at the Otavalo market, here we can experience the most important indigenous trade gathering in South America. We will then head to the towns of Peguche and Iluman, where we will visit local artisan homes. Spend the night at an hacienda which is several hundred years old and full of history, option of horseback riding or hiking haciendas ground.
Andes and Amazon cultures 15 Days
Ecuador offers visitors some of the most stunning natural beauty and cultural diversity on the continent. Wander the cobblestone streets of colonial Cuenca, tasting new foods and bargaining with local vendors. Spend three nights discovering the diversity of the rainforest from our jungle lodge and river raft to the Amazon port town of Tena. Conclude your trip with a night at Ecuador's finest hacienda in the shadow of Imbabura Volcano--a journey of discovery fit for everyone.
Ecuador Amazonia and Andean cultures 9 days
Visit the tribes in the Amazon and the people of the Andes. Learn about their unique cultural heritage in a 9 day journey from the high Andes to the deep Amazon rainforest. Indigenous markets, colonial churches and ancient tribes will be seen on the way.
Quito-Cuenca Overland with Train Ride Riobamba-Alausi-Sibambe (Devil’s Nose)
3 days
One of Ecuador's special attractions is the highland railway. Built at the turn of last century, it took over 35 years to complete. Sitting in the rail carriage, one captures the beauty of the typical Ecuadorian highland scenery and the patchwork of fields rising up the slopes of the Andes.
Quito-Cuenca Overland "The Route of The Incas" 5 days
Ecuador´s most beautiful cities connected by the Avenue of the volcanoes, Andean cultures and landscapes.
Otavalo Country Tour
2 days
Visit the northern highlands, artisan villages and the indigenous market of Otavalo, the most important indigenous gathering in South America.
Indian Market - Baños –Thermal Springs
2 days
Visit the highlands in the Avenue of the Volcanoes, just a few hours south of Quito you will enjoy the mountain corridor and the small indigenous villages that live in this unique region of the Andes. Treat yourself to some hotsprings in Baños.
Agro and Rural Tourism cultural tour 19 days
A true cultural immersion into the heart of Ecuador, you will cross the Andes and learn about the diferent indigenous groups, their agricultural practices, their culture and their relationship with their environment. This tour includes university lectures, visits to community projects, indigenous markets and unique Andean landscapes.
Otavalo Art & Mythology tour 5 days
Activities include visits to traditional weaving ateliers, visits and hikes around sacred regions, visits and explanations of the shaman rituals. The program includes a hike around Cuicocha Lake which is considered as one of the most beautiful and interesting one day treks in the Otavalo countryside.


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