Detailed Day Wise Itinerary

• Day : 1 City tour, Cuenca's colonial downtown and Museo de la Gastronomia Cuencana

  ✈️ Air Package Today you'll arrive at Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) in the city of Cuenca, and transfer to your hotel. After breakfast at the hotel, you'll have a walk through Cuenca's Casco Colonial, that has an extensive list of heritage assets such as its churches, historical monuments, squares, parks and its traditional houses. Later on, you will have lunch at the Cuenca Gastronomy Museum where you can learn about the city's living gastronomic heritages. Then you will have a relaxing afternoon in Cuenca's hot springs, waters filled with medicinal benefits in an exclusive spa, you'll have a light dinner in the Spa complex and soon after, return to the hotel.

  🚍 Land Package Day starts early in the morning for a 8 hour road-trip to Cuenca; we'll have two stops on the way, one for breaksfast and one for restrooms use. Once you arrive to our destination, you'll have lunch at the Cuenca Gastronomy Museum where you can learn about the city's living gastronomic heritages. Then you will have a relaxing afternoon in Cuenca's hot springs, waters filled with medicinal benefits in an exclusive spa, you'll have a light dinner in the Spa complex and soon after, return to the hotel.

• Day : 2 Colonial downtown, museum visits and Tomebamba river

  After breakfast, the tour will take you to the famous "museum route", it is much more than visiting an informative space about culture and history, this route gives you the chance to learn about traditions and customs through history. It will allow you to discover the scenic beauty of one of the most attractive circuits in Cuenca, the one that runs around the Tomebamba river as it passes through the city center. Later you will have lunch at the restaurant ¨El Mercado¨ and finally in the afternoon you will have a tour to the Turi viewpoint, famous for its beautiful view of the city of Cuenca, as well as having many attractions to discover in its surroundings. Finally, you will return to the hotel to rest and prepare for a night stroll through Cuenca's colonial downtown.

• Day : 3 El Cajas Natural Reserve, Hacienda Dos Chorreras and Virgen de El Cajas church

  After having breakfast at the hotel, you will have a full day tour to the "El Cajas", a high-altitude natural reserve 40 minutes away from Cuenca, with several lakes popular for hiking, camping & wildlife viewing; including Andean condors, giant hummingbirds and raccoon-like coatis. The park houses a permanent lake system of more than 2000 lake bodies of glacial origin and various elevations; the national park also portects the ancient route of the "Qhapaq Ñan" or “Inca trail”, a network of roads that cross the territories that were part of the Incan empire.

  You will later visit the "Dos Chorreras" Inn and Hacienda, for a traditional local cuisine three-course lunch, hacienda tour and engage in farm daily activities, finally you will go to the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Cajas before returning to the city of Cuenca.

• Day : 4 Gualaceo, Caguazhun and Chordeleg

  After breakfast at the hotel you will have a tour to the town of Gualaceo known for its traditional fine crafts. Here, fine cloths or macanas are made with ancient techniques, these are recognized worldwide for their unique designs and quality that preserve an ancient regional identity; local artisans also work fine leather and manufacture footwear and other fine leather works known for their avant-garde designs and superb quality. Soon after Gualaceo, you'll visit the Caguazhun indigenous community, where you will learn about local customs and culture, and have traditional lunch at the neighboring village of Certag.

  Just after lunch you will transfer to the town of Chordeleg, worldwide known for its unique fine silver jewelry, directly inherited from the Spanish guild system, the whole town specializes on it, and you can find literally hundredths of skilled fine artisan shops working the metal in many styles and techniques, being filigree the most appreciated.

  You'll be back at Cuenca by dawn and walk around its colonial downtown, a comforting dinner we'll be waiting back at the hotel upon arrival.

• Day : 5 Ingapirca Ruins and posada

  Right after breakfast you will have a tour of the famous Ingapirca ruins approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes from the city of Cuenca, these ruins belong to what once was a northern fortress of the Inca empire, and is the largest archaelogical complex of the Inca empire in Ecuador. You'll have a guided walk of the ruin complex, and you'll visit the archaeological museum to learn more about the history of this unique place, the museum counts with a well provisioned gift shop. Later you will have a traditional lunch at the Ingapirca Inn, located in the same archaeological complex. Soon after, you'll be leaving Ingapirca and head back to the city of Cuenca for a dawn/night stroll through its colonial downtown and have dinner.

• Day : 6 Bioparque Amaru, Plazoleta de Paccha and return to Quito.

  ✈️ Air Package Soon after breakfast you will have a tour of the Amaru Bioparque zoo, where you can have a unique contact with animals and plants, part of the natural and cultural wealth of Ecuador, you will then visit Paccha square. Finally, you will be left at Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE) for your flight back to your airport of choosing.

  🚍 Land Package Soon after breakfast you will have a tour of the Amaru Bioparque zoo, where you can have a unique contact with animals and plants, part of the natural and cultural wealth of Ecuador, you will then visit Paccha square. Finally, you will return to Quito in approximately 6 hours, you will be dropped off at your hotel or directly at Quito airport if required.