Quito: World Cultural Heritage, UNESCO, 1978.
Explore the bustling streets and squares of the largest historical old town in the Americas. Visit some of its most important churches such as the majestic La Compañía and iconic San Francisco, repositories of a stunning multi-ethnic artistic and cultural heritage. Drive through the traditional neighborhood of San Juan. Finish the day at the Panecillo hill with its breathtaking views of the old and modern city.  Drive to Imbabura province. Visit the village of Peguche, famous for its textiles. Visit an Andean musical instrument workshop. 
Accommodations at an old hacienda.

Located in the high moorlands of the last range of mountains before the Amazon Region. The hot springs swimming pools and baths can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. After a bath, take advantage of a relaxing massage in the exclusive spa.
This amazing place offers excellent opportunities to walk, observe birds, horseback ride or simply enjoy the landscape, featuringthe Polylepis tree (paper bark tree) with its unusually textured bark. Accommodations atn a local inn.

Papallacta – Antisana. Drive to Antisana Ecological Reserve.  Antisana is the fourth-highest volcano in Ecuador, rising to 18,875 feet (5,753 meters).
While exploring the area, make your way past a gigantic and relatively recent lava flow and a series of cliffs where condors spend the night.
Discover the virgin wilds around Lake Mica; observe the rich variety of flora and stunning landscapes fed by the snowy peaks above.  Drive to Lasso. Cotopaxi Volcano sightseeing. Accomodations at a local inn.

Visit the region of Tigua, home of naif paintings on lamb hide and  figurines carved in wood (wood masks) that depict the animals of the region’s traditional folk festivities.
Visit Zumbahua, an indigenous community famous for its handicrafts and beautiful colorful ponchos.
Opportunity for visitors to share time with its people and to enjoy an impressive Andean landscape while observing native Andean animals such as llamas.
Visit Quilotoa Crater and its volcanic lake, turquoise and green waters surrounded by mountains full of ancient tales. Box lunch and drive to Baños.

Continuing southeast, you will arrive at Baños which is the gateway to the Amazon region. Observation of waterfalls and the devil’s cauldron. In the afternoon, arrival at Riobamba. Panoramic tour of the city.  Accommodations.

Start your day with a drive through some of the most picturesque indigenous areas of the country, before reaching the Alausí train station.
Train ride experience on a railway through the Andes where there is a unique zig-zag portion called the Devil’s Nose. Box lunch. Farther south we will visit the Inca ruins of Ingapirca before reaching Cuenca for the night.

Visit the country’s prettiest colonial city. After breakfast let its cobblestone streets, graceful wrought-iron balconies, and flowered plazas captivate you.  Visit the Central Bank Museum, which has permanent archaeological, ethnographic, colonial and republican art collections, as well as old photographs of Cuenca.  After this visit, we’ll go to the Conceptas Monastery. The cloister, built between 1682 and 1729, was recently restored. The cloister contains an unusual collection of religious art.  Visiting a straw-hat export enterprise is scheduled in the afternoon.   Accommodations in Cuenca.

Cuenca - El Cajas - Guayaquil. Departure to the coast, passing through El Cajas National Park.  This area is known for its beautiful landscapes and at least 200 lakes, like the famous La  Toreadora- This ride takes you from 4,000 mts to sea level in three hours, allowing you to observe Ecuador’s different habitats, the moorlands, the Andean forest, the subtropical forest, and the rainforest. 
Guayaquil, "Pearl of the Pacific". The tour begins with a visit to the 19th-century neighborhood of Las Peñas, topped by the Santa Ana Hill with its lighthouse and panoramic views of the city and the Guayas River. Walk by the beautiful Malecón 2000, past La Rotonda monument paying tribute to the heroes of the South American liberation, along the banks of the Guayas River and 9 de Octubre Avenue. 

Transfer out Guayaquil.

Breakfast. Transfer from hotel for flight to Cusco. Welcome and transfer to hotel. City tour of Cusco: Plaza de Armas, which is the central square known as Huacaypata, symbolical center of the Inca Empire; the Cathedral, home to an original cross from the first Spanish Conquistadors; Koricancha, temple of the Sun God built during the reign of the Inca Pachacutec; Tambomachay, known as the baths of the Inca, where crystal-clear waterfalls can be seen through the steps of the staircase.  You will also visit nearby ruins:  the amphitheater of Kencco, which was an Inca place of worship; the Red Fort of Puca Pucará, comprised of a complex of access ways, terraces, stairs, halls, towers, niches, and platforms; and the Temple of Sacsayhuaman, a few steps away from the center, consisting of huge walls built with monumental stones fitted without mortar along three platforms. Accommodations.

Breakfast. Transfer to Cusco airport Lima. Flight Lima Quito Transfer in – hotel accommodations.

Breakfast. Quito colonial city tour exploring the bustling streets and squares of the largest historical old town in the Americas. Visit some of its most important churches such as the majestic La Compañía and iconic San Francisco, repositories of a stunning multi-ethnic artistic and cultural heritage.

Breakfast. The tour includes the valleys of Guayllabamba and Cayambe, landscapes of towering volcanoes with amazing opportunities for taking pictures, the crater lake Cuicocha, and finally the leather-making village of Cotacachi. Overnight at a hacienda.
The Chaski Antawa Train (messenger train) runs on the railway built at the beginning of the 20th century connecting the northern highlands to the tropical coast. From Ibarra, the train climbs down to the warm, dry valley of Ambuqui, through sugarcane plantations, magical landscapes, and tunnels and crossing bridges that span deep canyons and gullies. Enjoy a unique lunch at the community restaurant and support Kleintours' social project which is our way of helping the Valley of Salinas and its surrounding area become a tourist destination and raising the standard of living of its inhabitants. Other sites include Otavalo and its famous indigenous arts and crafts market, the largest in South America. Back to Quito.

Cruise all-inclusive aboard M/V Galapagos Legend or M/Y Corals Departing Quito or Guayaquil, local round-trip airfare to Galápagos.  Transfer from hotel to airport (shuttle service) and to and from the dock included.

Just like Darwin in 1835 you will tour the “Enchanted Islands,” history’s greatest show on earth and we will be providing you with the best seats on board. Only the special few have the chance to travel through this paradise, sailing on a charming casual ship, with nautical interior decoration of wood and brass especially made for the islands, with wide outer decks. Enjoy the Jacuzzi or swimming pool, the sun deck, the bar, sea view cabins with private facilities and air conditioning.

Interactive experience with the wildlife, which seems to have been bewitched, because it has no fear of man Witness spectacular sunsets, swim and snorkel at any time of the year in the warm clear waters of the beaches among tropical fish, manta rays, sea lions, swordfish, sea turtles and other marine wildlife.  

Our nature guides lead shore excursions twice a day. Attend lectures explaining the geology, history, evolution, flora and fauna of the islands are provided in several languages. Our fine array of meals will amaze you, from the buffet breakfast to gourmet dinners, ice cream festivals, and night barbecues.