About this trip
Fourteen days across mainland Ecuador, taking in Andean peaks, Amazon jungle and historic towns without rushing through any one of them. It's a trip built around contrasts — cloud forest one week, rainforest the next, colonial streets in between.
You'll spend real time with Quichua communities in the Amazon learning about their way of life, not just passing through. There's also space for the simpler pleasures of travel — browsing a handicraft market, easing into a mountain hot spring after a day on the move.
What you'll do
- Learn about traditional Quichua culture in the Amazon
- Browse a local handicraft market
- Soak in a mountain hot spring
- Travel through Andean peaks and jungle lowlands
- Visit historic Ecuadorian towns
- Covers a lot of ground — Andes, Amazon and historic cities in one trip
- Mix of private and shared rooms depending on preference
- Fully guided throughout, in a small group
Worth it if you want immersive culture, nature, and community-led experiences across Ecuador's highlands and Amazon. Think twice if mountain road driving or tight departure schedules from thermal springs bother you.
- Guide quality makes or breaks it—Victor, Maria Sol, and Julio were genuinely exceptional, patient, and generous with time.
- Real breadth: Quito's colonial streets, Otavalo market, Cotopaxi, Baños, Amazon, Papallacta thermal springs, Cuenca—covers highlands and jungle properly.
- Mountain road driving to Cuenca involves aggressive passing by local drivers; safe outcome here, but nerve-testing moments.
- Papallacta hot springs checkout at 1pm cuts short time to soak; later departure would improve that segment considerably.
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Departing in Aug is cheapest — from £1,520, about 25% below the priciest month (Jun).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Quito · 14 Aug – 15 Aug
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