On this fantastic 14-day luxury trip, explore the Avenue of the Volcanoes, remote and romantic Cuenca as well as four days travelling on the famous Tren Crucero. Known as ‘the train to the clouds’, and powered by vintage steam engines, this scenic 'Route of the Volcanies' goes between Guayaquil and Quito and is known as South America’s most luxurious train trip. The itinerary also includes Andean forest trails and a workshop tour in Otovalo, before concluding with an Amazon lodge in Yasuni National Park and a night at the incredible Termas de Papallacta; a mountain hot-springs resort.
Day 1 - Quito
- Transfer from Quito airport to nearby airport hotel
Day 2 - Cuenca
- Transfer from your airport area hotel to Quito airport
- Flight from Quito to Cuenca
- Half day city tour of Cuenca with airport pickup
- Caballo Campana - Free Time
Day 3 - Gualaceo, Cuenca
- Tour of Gualaceo, Chordeleg and Sigsig
Day 4 - Cajas National Park, Guayaquil
- Cajas National Park with transfer to Guayaquil
Day 5 - Train - Tren Crucero, Bucay
- Transfer from Guayaquil to Duran to the Tren Crucero
- Tren Crucero - Train to the Clouds - Day 1
Day 6 - Train - Tren Crucero, Riobamba
- Tren Crucero - Train to the Clouds - Day 2
Day 7 - Train - Tren Crucero, Quito
- Tren Crucero - Train to the Clouds - Day 3
Day 8 - Train - Tren Crucero, Quito
- Tren Crucero - Train to the Clouds - Day 4
Day 9 - Yasuni - Napo Wildlife Centre
- Transfer from Quito to the airport
- Flight from Quito to Coca
- Napo Wildlife Center - Day 1
Day 10 - Yasuni - Napo Wildlife Centre
- Napo Wildlife Center - Day 2
Day 11 - Yasuni - Napo Wildlife Centre
- Napo Wildlife Center - Day 3
Day 12 - Otavalo, Papallacta
- Otavalo and Cuicocha - from Zuleta
- Flight from Coca to Quito
- Transfer from Quito airport to Papallacta
- Free afternoon/evening at Termas de Papallacta
Day 13
- Transfer from Papallacta to Quito Airport
Temperatures in Ecuador are relatively stable year round, and major variations in climate are largely down to rainfall and altitude. For the coastal lowlands, December to April has the most reliable quantities of sunshine, but will also be showery. The same months bring the driest period to the Amazon, although it will be humid here. The Andean uplands and the Sierra are driest from June to September. In general, Ecuador has a warm climate, so it is a year-round destination. If your plans are flexible enough, there is usually somewhere sunny at any given time.
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