Reception at the airport by an english-speaking guide and private transfer with spanish-speaking driver from Quito airport to your hotel. (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver) You will have at your disposal one water bottle (33 cl) per person for this transfert. A surprise awaits you at your arrival with a gift of an ecuadorian wine to enjoy during your journey. You will spend the night at Casa Gangotena hotel in a room with a breathtaking vew to the Plaza San Fransisco. Included: private transport , arrival transfer , arrival transfer with english-speaking guide , drinks , room & breakfast Read more

Casa Gangotena, Quito

English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). Quito, Ecuador's capital, is a real treasure between the volcanoes of Pichincha, Cayambe and Antisana. At an elevation of 2830 meters, it is the second highest capital in the world. It was the first city classified by the UNESCO in 1978 and its historical centre is the largest and best maintained in Latin America. Departure at 8:30am: to get a good idea of the city, we will firstly go to the Panecillo, a small hill over the city with a statue of the Quito' Virgin, with a splendid 360º view. You will then visit part of Quito's colonial centre: the church of the "Compañia de Jesus"; the church of San Francisco and its convent/museum; the Grand Place where are located the Presidential Palace (Carondelet) and Quito's Cathedral; the district of La Ronda for, in particular, its craftsmen; SPECIAL AND EXCLUSIVE ACTIVITY: A guided dark chocolate tasting is a sensory exploration of terroir, varietal, origin, and craftsmanship on the same level of sophistication associated with wine and whisky tasting. As an additional option, pairing dark chocolate with certain wines and spirits offers yet another level of pleasure and complexity to the experience. How does this look in practice? An intimate setting around a table. In front of each person is a tasting plate with a raw cacao bean and samples of at least five different editions of To’ak chocolate. Each person is also served a flight of dessert wine and spirits, if this option is selected. Akin to a wine tasting, a member of To’ak’s production team guides everyone through a comprehensive tasting and pairing experience, with a focus on Ecuador’s famous Nacional cacao variety. Cacao genetics, terroir, fermentation methods, barrel-aging, and other production decisions are all explained in the context of how these variables influence the aroma and flavor profile of each expression of chocolate. Comparable to a course in Wine 101, but with the most luxurious and elaborate dark chocolate on the planet. To’ak uses the oldest and rarest cacao variety on earth to make extremely limited editions of single-origin Ecuadorian dark chocolate, with an emphasis on barrel-aging and other innovative production methods. It’s flagship edition was aged for three years in a French oak cognac cask and retails for $365 per bar, considered the most expensive chocolate in the world. Each bar is packaged in a hand-crafted Spanish Elm wood box with the individual bar number engraved on the back. It includes a 116-page booklet and specially designed tasting utensils that are used to explore the signature aroma of heirloom Ecuadorian cacao. To’ak is also working on-the-ground in Ecuador to conserve history’s most prized variety of cacao before it goes extinct. To’ak has been featured in Forbes, L.A. Times, Robb Report, Wine Spectator, Fortune Magazine, TV channels such as BBC, CNBC, CNN, and FOX, and over a hundred other publications across six continents. An unforgettable experience to share without moderation with those we love.: It is the end of the day in Quito, the lights are shining on the colonial houses of the century neighbor, full of mysteries and legends. In the steps of your guide, almost coming from a book of History, with his period clothes and sayings, let’s go to the historical center for going back the old loves stories of Quito. You guide will invit you to discover the house of María Agusta Urrutía, a philanthropist aristocrat from XX century, who knew lots of secrets from contemporary lovers. Then, follow your guide and climb the numerous steps, take the hand of your lover and close your eyes. Surprise : Quito is shining down, Quito is yours. Starts at 7:00pm - ends around 09h30pm. Quito Eterno is an educative and cultural project focused on the history and heritage of Quito. In order to share their knowledge and passion of Quito and its mysteries, they use the theater and their guides are always actors. "La hermosa Quito, delicada ciudad que, como la flor del taxo, crece salvaje entre las quebradas de los Andes". (Quito the beauty, sweet city, as the flower of taxo, grows wild in the Andean ravines)  You will spend the night at Casa Gangotena hotel in a room with a breathtaking vew to the Plaza San Fransisco. Included: private transport , local english-speaking guide , guide expenses , entrance fees mentioned in the program , chocolate tasting , excursion (private) , local spanish-speaking guide , room & breakfast Read more

Casa Gangotena, Quito

Private transfer with spanish-speaking driver to Quito airport and an english-speaking guide from your hotel to Quito's airport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). Domestic flight Quito - Coca (around 40 minutes). Arrival in Coca, gateway to the Amazon rainforest. Your local guide will meet you and lead you to your motorized canoe , which will sail for about 2h30 to get to the Yasuní National Park, classified by UNESCO "Biosphere Reserve" by a biodiversity of extreme wealth and well-preserved . The lodge we have chosen for you is the only hotel inside the reserve and offers, despite the difficulties of access, services worthy of a 4 star hotel keeping a real authenticity. To get respecting the environment and its occupants, the journey will continue by boat without motor (prohibited in the park) by another 1.30h. We will take a small tributary of the Napo River, opportunity to have a first contact with the local fauna and flora. This lodge is managed in collaboration with local communities, to recover the benefits to develop new projects in the surrounding villages. After a welcome drink and a little rest, some explanations will be given on this community project and program the following day, before enjoying a quality dinner and get to your bungalow to sleep by the sounds of the Amazon rainforest. Included: private transport , departure transfer , departure transfer with english speaking guide , dinner (no drinks) , domestic flight , entrance fees mentioned in the program , excursion (shared) , local english-speaking guide , lunch (no drinks) , room , arrival transfer Read more

Napo Wildlife Center, Amazon

After waking up and a delicious breakfast, your guide will show you the wealth of this place. For this, two solutions: the Canopy Tower about 30 minutes of walking through the woods, a tower about 36 meters high which allows you to be in the middle of numerous birds above the trees; other walks are possible, but a night out in canoe in order to discover night life where you can cross yourself with the bright eyes of a caiman that comes out only at night Included: dinner (no drinks) , excursion (shared) , local english-speaking guide , lunch (no drinks) , room & breakfast Read more

Napo Wildlife Center

Surprises continue throughout the day, but a unique place to visit in the area is the cliff parrots, where hundreds of individuals of different species meet to ingest kaolin found there. Then it might be interesting to visit a nearby community involved in this project and meet their daily lives. Other excursions are possible depending on your wishes. If you want you can walk or by canoe, the wildlife in the region is rich but wild, but if you open your eyes is common to see groups of monkeys in the wild and even other rarer if you're lucky. Included: dinner (no drinks) , excursion (shared) , local english-speaking guide , lunch (no drinks) , room & breakfast Read more

Napo Wildlife Center

Departure from Lodge in canoe and the in boat towards the airport of Coca. You will take a 40 minutes domestic flight from Coca to Quito. English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). Reception at Quito airport by a spanish-speaking driver and transportation to your hotel. At your disposal one water bottle (33 cl) per person for this transfert. Departure from Quito to follow a scenic road through the Equatorial cloudy forest to the Mindo area, a unique place for its biodiversity. Night in Mashpi Lodge in Yaku suite. Included: breakfast , domestic flight , excursion (shared) , local english-speaking guide , departure transfer , private transport , guide expenses , arrival transfer , drinks , dinner (no drinks) , lunch (no drinks) , room & breakfast Read more

Mashpi Lodge

English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). You will arrive at the Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve, which extends over the surrounding 1,300 hectares (3,212 acres) – a haven for wildlife and biodiversity. Once reached the lodge, you will be welcomed with a refreshing drink and checked into your room. The activities will depend on factors such as group size, physical abilities and weather conditions, as well as your arrival and departure hours. You will have the choice between: ballad in rainforest with guide, by day or night, visit of the butterflies farm, exploration of the canopy from a tower of observation either a suspended basket, visit by the 2 km cable railway or still many more things which you can discover on the spot. Before the dinner, you can meet the naturalistic guides for a short information session on the activities of the next day. Night in Mashpi Lodge in Yaku suite. Included: private transport , local english-speaking guide , guide expenses , excursion (private) , dinner (no drinks) , excursion (shared) , lunch (no drinks) , room & breakfast Read more

Mashpi Lodge

English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). Today, you can do the options not done the day before. Departure from Mindo to Quito You will spend the night at Illa experience hotel in Quito. Included: private transport , local english-speaking guide , guide expenses , excursion (private) , room & breakfast Read more

Illa Experience hotel, Quito

Private transfer with spanish-speaking driver to Quito airport and an english-speaking guide from your hotel to Quito's airport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). You will take a flight of about 2 hours from Quito to Baltra to Galapagos. You will land in Baltra Island and cross the narrow Itabaca Channel to Santa Cruz accompanied by a bilingual naturalist guide who will take you to a farm in the highlands for a tasty lunch. You will then do a complete tour of the area, exploring various vegetation zones and microclimates, walking around pit craters, through lava tunnels and getting acquainted with endemic Scalesia and Guayabillo forests. At the Tortoise Reserve, you will observe the emblematic giant tortoises in their natural habitat and the abundant bird life of the highlands. Your tour will end at Galapagos Safari Camp where you can enjoy a sunset cocktail followed by dinner. Included: private transport , departure transfer , departure transfer with english speaking guide , domestic flight , dinner (no drinks) , excursion (shared) , local english-speaking guide , lunch (no drinks) , room , arrival transfer Read more

Safari Camp, Galapagos

After an early rise, you will take a boat trip to explore one of the neighbouring islands (North Seymour, Bartolomé, Plazas, Santa Fé, Floreana or Isabela). Each island has its particular natural habitat and you will be guided through the evolutionary marvels of your destination. The Galapagos Marine Reserve is the second largest reserve in the world; you will be able to snorkel off the boat and experience the richness of the aquatic species. Included: box lunch , dinner (no drinks) , excursion (shared) , local english-speaking guide , room & breakfast Read more

Safari Camp, Galapagos

After an early rise, you will take a boat trip to explore one of the neighbouring islands (North Seymour, Bartolomé, Plazas, Santa Fé, Floreana or Isabela). Each island has its particular natural habitat and you will be guided through the evolutionary marvels of your destination. The Galapagos Marine Reserve is the second largest reserve in the world; you will be able to snorkel off the boat and experience the richness of the aquatic species. Included: box lunch , dinner (no drinks) , excursion (shared) , local english-speaking guide , room & breakfast Read more

Safari Camp, Galapagos

In the morning you will be driven to the eastern part of the island. At 490mts. above sea level, Cerro Mesa offers dramatic views, has the largest crater on Santa Cruz and numerous endemic plants as well as up to 7 subspecies of finches and the Vermillion Flycatcher. After lunch you will visit Garrapatero, a pristine beach where the contrast of mangroves, black lava, white sand and turquoise water, in addition to the buzzing coastal bird life and the small pink flamingo lagoon is sensational. Included: dinner (no drinks) , excursion (shared) , local english-speaking guide , lunch (no drinks) , room & breakfast Read more

Safari Camp, Galapagos

On your last day you can tour the farm at your leisure or enjoy the sunrise from our viewpoint before your airport transfer. Domestic flight Baltra - Guayaquil. Free connection with your international flight. Included: breakfast , excursion (shared) , local english-speaking guide , departure transfer , domestic flight Read more