Ecuador Tours for Seniors

• Departure from San Blas Square at 07:00 am or from Foch Square at 07:15 am
• Visit to Calacali (optional breakfast)
• Visit to the cloud forest of Mindo.
• Visit to the hummingbird refuge.
• Tarabita, canopy (optional)
• Lunch
• Visit to the chocolate factory and tasting.
• Return to Quito.

Places to Visit:

• Highlands: Visit the El Chato 1, El Chato 2, or Primicias Farm, in any of these you can see the Giant Galapagos Tortoises and the typical vegetation of the Galapagos.

Details:

• Activities: Trekking

• What do you bring: Sunscream, Repellent, Light clothing, Binoculars, Camera, swimsuit and water.

• Include: Professional bilingual guide, Transport, Lunch, and Hotel Accommodation.

• Not Included: Tips, Tickets, and activities: $8 Butterfly Farm, $10-$20 Canopy, $10 chocolate factory, and Additional Expenses.

Notes:

• In the case that the Mindo River is in high flow, it is not possible to swim in it.

Quito – Santa Cruz Island

• Transfer to Quito´s airport, galapagos flight to Baltra
• Arrival to Galapagos Island, Baltra Airport.
• Transfer from Baltra Airport to Santa Cruz Island
• Visit the Highlands
• Lunch
• Briefing for next-day activities

Places to Visit:

• Highlands: Visit the El Chato 1, El Chato 2, or Primicias Farm, in any of these you can see the Giant Galapagos Tortoises and the typical vegetation of the Galapagos.

Details:

• Animals to see: Giant turtles, sea lions, sea turtles, reef fish, blue-footed boobies.

• Activities: Trekking

• What do you bring: Sunscream, Repellent, Light clothing, Binoculars, Camera, swimsuit and water.

• Include: Professional bilingual guide, Transport, Lunch, and Hotel Accommodation.

• Not Included: Lobbito Buss $5, Dinner, Tips, and Additional Expenses.

Notes:

• The activities in the water are just If you take the bay tour.
• We can’t guarantee that you will see all the animals since they are wildlife.
• If it is only a passenger, the first day our driver is going to pick you up in Baltra Airport

Bartolome or North Seymour Island (just one of them)

Bartolome Island 

• • Pick up from your Hotel in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island.
  • Departure Time from 06:00 am. to 07:00 am.
  • Transfer from Ayora Port to Itabaca Channel. (45 minutes)
  • Sailing time from Itabaca Channel to Bartolome Island. (2 hours)
  • Arrival at Bartolome Island at 08:45 am. approximately.
  • 2 hours of hiking on Bartolome island
  • Lunch
  • Snorkeling in Sullivan Bay
  • Return to Santa Cruz at 14:15 pm
  • Arrival in Santa Cruz at 17:00 pm approximately.
  • Transfer to your Hotel
  • Briefing for next-day activities

  Places to Visit:

  • Bartolome Island: Named in honor of Sir Bartholomew Sulivan of the British Navy. It has an area of ​​1.2 km² and a maximum altitude of 114 meters. This island offers some of the most beautiful landscapes of the archipelago. The island is composed of an extinct volcano and a variety of red, orange, green and bright black volcanic formations. The lava cactus of the Galapagos colonize the new lava fields. On this island is the famous Pinnacle, which is one of the most representative places of the archipelago. Here you can dive and snorkel with penguins, sea lions, white tip reef sharks and other tropical fish. Seasonally, Bartolomé is the mating and nesting site of the green turtle. The bay is also an excellent place to go swimming. The twin bays are separated by a narrow isthmus.
  • Sullivan Bay: This unique landscape is composed of a pair of eroded scoria lava cones which were engulfed by a recent (in geological terms) pahoehoe lava flow and which is considered one of the finest in the world.

Details:

• Animals to see: Sea lions, reef fish, sea turtle, penguins.

• Activities: Hiking and Snorkeling

• What do you bring: Sunscream, Repellent, Light clothing, Binoculars, Camera, swimsuit.

• Include: Breakfast, Professional bilingual guide, Transport, Lunch,Snack, Water, Hotel Accommodation and Snorkeling Equipment.

• Not Included: Dinner, Tips and Additional Expenses.

Notes :

• We can’t guarantee that you will see all the animals, since they are in wildlife.

North Seymour Island

• Breakfast
• Pick up from your Hotel in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island.
• Departure Time at 08:00 am.
• Transfer from Ayora Port to Itabaca Channel. (45 minutes)
• Sailing time from Itabaca Channel to North Seymour Island. (1 hour)
• Arrival at North Seymour Island at 09:45 am. approximately.
• 2 hours of hiking on North Seymour Island
• Lunch
• Snorkeling in Bachas Beach
• Return to Santa Cruz at 14:15 pm
• Arrival in Santa Cruz at 16:00 pm approximately.
• Transfer to your Hotel
• Briefing for next-day activities

Places to Visit in North Seymour:

• North Seymour Island: Named after the English noble Lord Hugh Seymour. It has an area of ​​1.9 km² and a maximum altitude of 28 meters. The whole island is covered with dense and dense vegetation and has a trail for visitors of approximately 2 km in length that crosses the island’s path and allows you to explore the rocky coast. On this island, there is a large population of blue-footed boobies and swallow-tailed gulls. There are also countless land iguanas, which were introduced from Baltra Island, and which served to repopulate the island with this species. It is also possible to observe a large number of frigates and sea lions with their young.

• Bachas Beach: The beach is full of characteristic Galapagos species such as flamingos, Sally Lightfoot crabs, as well as migratory and aquatic birds. It is also one of the main nesting sites for sea turtles on Santa Cruz Island.

Details for North Seymour:

• Animals to see: Blue-footed boobies, royal frigate, gull forked tail land iguanas, sea lions, reef fish, sea turtle.

• Activities: Trekking and Snorkeling

• What do you bring: Sunscream, Repellent, Light clothing, Binoculars, Camera, and swimsuit.

• Include: Breakfast, a Professional bilingual guide, Transport, Lunch, Snacks, Water, Hotel Accommodation, and Snorkeling Equipment.

• Not Included: Dinner, Tips, and Additional Expenses.

Notes for North Seymour:

• We can’t guarantee that you will see all the animals since they are in wildlife.

Isabela Island

• Breakfast
• Pick up from your Hotel in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island.
• Boarding Time at 07:00 am.
• Public ferry to Isabela, Sailing time from Santa Cruz to Isabela Island. (2 hours)
• Arrival at Villamil Port in Isabela Island at 09:00 am. approximately.
• At 11:00 am. Sailing time from Villamil Port to Tunnels. (1 hour)
• Visit Tunnels
• 2 times for snorkeling. (45 minutes for each one)
• Lunch
• Return to Isabela at 16:00 pm
• Arrival at Isabela at 17:00 pm approximately.
• Transfer to your Hotel in Isabela.
• Briefing for next-day activities.

Places to Visit:

• Tunnels: This is one of the most spectacular snorkeling sites in Isabela, the water is shallow, calm and very clear, a marine sanctuary. A series of lava flows have produced unique geological formations, a series of arches and tunnels, below and above the water, where a large number of endemic Galapagos species live. The entrance to the site is not deep and the waves can be very strong, for this reason, access to this place is not always very feasible. The best time to visit Los Túneles is between January and May.

Details:

• Animals to see: Blue-footed boobies, rays, starfish, penguins, sea horses, sharks, sea turtles, reef fish.

• Activities: Snorkeling

• What do you bring: Sunscream, Repellent, Light clothing, Binoculars, Camera, swimsuit.

• Include: Breakfast, Professional bilingual guide, Transport, Lunch, Snacks, Water, Hotel Accommodation and Snorkeling Equipment.

• Not Included: Isabela Fee $10, Dinner, Tips and Additional Expenses.

Notes:

• We can’t guarantee that you will see all the animals, since they are in wildlife.
• This night you will stay in Isabela Island.

Wetlands, Turtle Breeding Center, and Tintorera

• Breakfast
• Pick up from your Hotel in Villamil Port, Isabela Island.
• Visit the Wetlands
• Visit the Flamingos Lake
• Visit the Tortoise Breeding Center
• Lunch
• Transfer BY PUBLIC FERRY to Puerto Ayora

Places to Visit:

• Wetlands: The Wetlands of Isabela Island are located just outside of Puerto Villamil. The Wetlands consist of lagoons, swamps, and mangroves and are home to a variety of unique bird species such as common stilts, whimbrels, white-cheeked pintails, and gallinules. The Wetlands can be visited on foot via a path that winds through the swamps.

• Flamingo Lake: To the west of Puerto Villamil there are various salt and brackish lagoons which house an impressive variety of coastal and sea birds. Here, visitors can also find the largest concentration of flamingos in Galapagos.

• Arnaldo Tupiza Breeding Center: The Tortoise Breeding Center (also known as the Interpretation Center) is located nearby Puerto Villamil. A boardwalk connects the town to the Center, stretching across the wetlands and Prickly Pear Cacti shrub. Five sub-species of the Giant Tortoise exist on the island, yet their populations are threatened by introduced animals such as goats and cats. At the Tortoise Breeding Center, eggs are nursed in a hatchery and the giant tortoise adults are observed in supervised corrals. The Center aims to increase the population and secure the survival of these species.

• Tintoreras: The Tintoreras Islets, located a short distance from Puerto Villamil, is home to a great variety of wildlife. Its turquoise, crystalline waters are inhabited by white-tipped reef sharks, Galapagos penguins, marine turtles and sea lions. One of its beaches, surrounded by mangroves is one of the few sites where marine iguanas can reproduce successfully.

Details:

• Animals to see: Giant tortoises, flamingos, terrestrial iguanas, white fin sharks, sea lions, reef fish.

• Activities: Trekking and Snorkeling

• What do you bring: Sunscream, Repellent, Light clothing, Binoculars, Camera, and swimsuit.

• Include: Breakfast, Professional bilingual guide, Transport, Lunch, Water, Hotel Accommodation, and Snorkeling Equipment.

• Not Included: Wetsuit, Dinner, Tips, and Additional Expenses.

Notes:

• We can’t guarantee that you will see all the animals, since they are in wildlife.

Baltra Airport, Arrive to Quito- night accommodation in Quito

• Breakfast
• Pick up from your Hotel in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island.
• Transfer to Twin Craters in Santa Cruz.
• Visit Twin Craters
• Transfer from Santa Cruz to Baltra Airport
• Return Flight to Quito
• Transfer to Hotel in Quito

Places to Visit:

• Twin Craters: The Twin Craters are, in fact, not craters. These impressive holes were formed by magma (lava) domes which hardened on the outside but continued to flow on the inside, leaving huge but empty chambers that collapsed with the passing of time, creating this breathtaking scenery that resembles two pit crates. The Twins are located in the highlands of Santa Cruz Island and are surrounded by lush and green forests, dominated by the endemic Scalesia plants. It is possible to walk along the rim of the craters to better appreciate the magnitude of the holes as well as the local flora and fauna. This site is also one of the most likely places to observe the endemic short-ear owl of the Galapagos.

Details:

• Activities: Trekking

• What do you bring: Sunscream, Repellent, Light clothing, Binoculars, Camera.

• Include: Breakfast, Transport.

• Not Included: Lobbito Buss $5, Guide, Dinner, Lunch, Tips, and Additional Expenses.

Notes:

• We can’t guarantee that you will see all the animals since they are in wildlife.
• This day is not included Guide, just driver.

Quito City Tour middle of the World, Historical Center, churches and Panecillo Virgin

• Breakfast
• Our guide is going o pick you up in the hotel to have the best experience in visiting Quito, places to know
• middle of the world museum, we have 2 museums “Inti-ñan”  you are going to have the best explication about cultures in Ecuador and with experiment, we can check that the equator line passes over there
• Time to visit Pululahu viewpoint,  can you believe that people live inside a crater? it is possible only in Pululahu Crater.
• Time to have a delicious lunch
• Visit Quito’s old town, our tour star with La Basilica del Voto Nacional Church, after that the Plaza de la Independencia where you can see buildings such as Carondelet Palace, Catedral Chuch, and the main Independence Monument in the center square.
• Visit La Compañia Church the most beautiful altar bathed in gold.
• Time to see San Francisco Church
• Visit Panecillo virgin
• If we have time we can visit the cable card

Details:

• Activities: Walking

• What do you bring: Sunscreen, comfortable shoes, Light clothing, Binoculars, a Camera, a Jacket or sweater

• Include: Private transportation and guide, Breakfast, night accommodation

• Not Included: Lunch and dinner, entrada fee to Museums or Churches

Quito-Archidona-Kuyana Lodge

• Breakfast
• Pick up from your Hotel
• Private transportation to Kuyana Lodge (Archidona)
• Time to enjoy Thermas Papallacta
• Arrive at Kuyana Lodge
• Briefing, dinner

Details:

Upon check-in at the hotel, you will be welcomed with a refreshing native beverage.

Explore Kuyana Island and the Guitarracocha Trail. The trail’s name comes from ancestral cultural knowledge, as at night, you can hear the sound of guitars in this small water formation. On this route, you can explore Kuyana Island and visit the viewpoint, which offers majestic views and take are refreshing bath on the banks of the Hollin River. This tour is a moderately challenging experience, rated at 2.5 out of 5 points, and typically lasts around1.5 hours.

Indulge in a mouthwatering dinner, crafted from a fusion of the freshest local ingredients.

• Activities: Walking, swimming

• What do you bring: Sunscreen, comfortable shoes, Light clothing, Binoculars, a Camera, a Jacket or sweater

• Include: Private transportation and guide, Breakfast, dinner, accommodation Kuyana Lodge

• Not Included: Lunch, entrance fee to Thermas papallacta

Quito-Archidona-Kuyana Lodge

• Breakfast
• Kuyana Lodge activities
• Lunch, dinner

Details:

Rise early to witness the breathtaking beauty of Amazonian birdlife and its melodic songs as you explore Kuyana Lodge’s nature trails. Get ready to be amazed by the vibrant colors and diverse species of birds, including orioles, caciques, kingfishers, parrots, parakeets, and many more. This unforged table experience is rated as a level 2 out of 5 on our difficulty scale, making it suitable for most guests, and typically lasts around 1 hour.

Indulge in a mouthwatering breakfast, lunch, and dinner, crafted from a fusion of the freshest local ingredients.

Guided walk to Ushpayacu waterfalls, The Usphayacu estuary is a remarkable natural wonder formed by a network of water sources and natural springs found in the area. As it flows through Kuyana Amazon Lodge, the estuary is a prominent attraction, making it the perfect place to explore and immerse oneself in the lush jungle surroundings. Along the way, you’ll be treated to breathtaking views of the waterfalls that dot the landscape. Keep your eyes peeled for a diverse range of bird, insect, and animal species that call this area home. This tour is a moderately challenging experience, rated at 3.0 out of 5 points, and typically lasts around 3 hours.

Cooking class: Our traditional cooking class allows you to create and savor arrange of delicious local dishes, including maito and chontacuro. And, of course, you’ll get to enjoy making your own chocolate.

• Activities: Walking, cooking class

• What do you bring: Sunscreen, comfortable shoes, Light clothing, Binoculars, a Camera, a Jacket or sweater

• Include: guide, all meals,  accommodation Kuyana Lodge

• Not Included: additional expenses

Quito-Archidona-Kuyana Lodge

• Breakfast
• Kuyana Lodge activities
• Lunch, dinner

Details:

Indulge in a mouthwatering breakfast, lunch, and dinner, crafted from a fusion of the freshest local ingredients.

Visited a Quehua family – We are thrilled to share with you the unique customs and traditions of the area, and what better way to experience them than by being warmly welcomed into the home of a Quechua family from the community of Santo Domingo del Hollín. This community is home to around 50 families who proudly preserve their ancestral practices, including their gastronomy, and are eager to share them with our visitors.

Guided night walk and campfire, where you can discover and be a part of the rich nocturnal ecosystem of the region. Learn about the fascinating and mysterious nocturnal species that inhabit the area and immerse yourself in the wonders of the jungle after dark. This tour is a moderately challenging experience, rated at 2.0 out of 5 points, and typically lasts around 1 hour.

• Activities: Walking

• What do you bring: Sunscreen, comfortable shoes, Light clothing, Binoculars, a Camera, a Jacket or sweater

• Include: guide, all meals,  accommodation Kuyana Lodge

• Not Included: additional expenses

Kuyana Lodge-Quito

• Breakfast
• Kuyana Lodge activities
• Return to Quito airport
• End services

Details:

Start your day off right with a delicious breakfast, prepared with a fusion of fresh, locally-sourced ingredients. And while you’re here, why not be a part of our Hollin River reforestation project. Join us in planting a tree and contributing to the preservation and restoration.

• Include: Breakfast,  private transportation to Quito

• Not Included: Lunch, tips, additional expenses

Quito-Otavalo 

• Pick up at 07:00 am.
• Leave towards Cayambe town to taste the “bizcochos”
• Visit Middle of the World, the solar Clock in Cayambe
• Stop in “Mira Lago” viewpoint
• Arrival at Otavalo market, The Saturday we will visit the animal Market
• Departure to Cuicocha Lagoon.
• Lunch.
• Visit Cotacachi town.
• Return towards Quito

Details:

Driving north of Quito is the most famous indigenous market of Ecuador: Otavalo, full of traditions and handcrafts. The first stop is Cayambe, the perfect place to see how people prepare biscuits using a traditional technique. The next stop will be a view point to enjoy the landscape of Imbabura volcano (4610 mts.) and San Pablo lagoon.

Your next and most anxious spot will be Otavalo Market, where you will spend time shopping and some quality time with your friends. You will fall in love with all variety of handicrafts.

Then you will go to Cotacachi to have a delicious lunch and explore the leather local workshops for a great landscape ending at Cuicocha´s viewpoint.

• Activities: Walking

• What do you bring: Sunscreen, comfortable shoes, a Camera, a Jacket or sweater

• Include: guide, lunch,  accommodation

• Not Included: additional expenses, tips, $5 Quitsato

Quito-Cotopaxi-Quilotoa

• Pick up at 07:15 am.
• Entrance and visit to Cotopaxi National Park
• Arrival to the parking lot 4500 m.a.s.l.
• Hike to Jose Rivas Refuge 4800 m.a.s.l.
• Hike to the lower Glacier 5100 m.a.s.l.
• Return to the parking lot
• Descent by bicycle to the Limpiopungo Lagoon (Optional)
• Lunch

Details:

We are going to travel for approximately 1 and a half or 2 hours. The first technical stop is going to be at the entrance of the National Park because we have to pay the entrance fee.  Also, if you want, you might buy some handicrafts in the small market. The products that you will find are made by the people of the near communities. We are going to visit the Interpretation Center “Mariscal Sucre”. Inside it, we are going to have an explanation of different aspects of the National Park (history, animals, plants, others).

We are going to arrive at a big esplanade in the park. It is a good moment to take pictures and see the landscape.

We are going to be in the parking lot. We need to take the appropriate clothes and water for beginning to climb.
We are going to walk for approximately 40 minutes (it depends on your fitness). We have deserved rest at the refuge (José Rivas).  After a moment, the people who want to arrive at the glacier can go for a walk for 25 minutes more.  And also if the weather conditions are good, you are going to have a beautiful view of the mountains and the landscapes. After that, we return to the refuge, for having lunch.  It is an excellent moment, for sharing experiences with friends, while you are drinking a delicious cup of hot chocolate.

We continued our tour, now we have to come back to the parking lot and take the bikes to go downhill until the Limpiopungo Lake. It could be for 40 minutes (it depends on your ability).

Arrive at the Limpiopungo Lake.

We have a moment for resting and walking. After that, we come back to Quito.

• Activities: Walking, climbing

• What do you bring: Sunscreen, comfortable shoes, a Camera, a Jacket or sweater, warm clothes, a windbreaker(optional), gloves, and ear protection

• Include: guide, lunch,  bicycle and helmet, accommodation

• Not Included: additional expenses, tips

Quilotoa – Quito

• Pick up at 08:30 am
• Visit to the indigenous Market of Romerillos
• Visit the Toachi Canyon
• Entrance to the Quilotoa Lagoon 3900 m.a.s.l.
• Hike to the Quilotoa crater and return (3 hours)
• Lunch
• Return to Quito

Details:

We will go to Quilotoa Lake. We are going to pass the Zumbahua community, and finally, we are going to arrive at the Quilotoa community, before we go to the lake. We are going to have lunch. (You might choose one of the three options: llama, chicken, or vegetarian food).

Now we continue with traveling, the time for arriving at the lake is approximately 50 minutes (It depends on your fitness). At the begging of the down, you are going to have a wonderful view of the lake with a turquoise color. It´s a good moment for taking pictures, after that, we continue following the pad.

When you arrive to the bottom you are going to have moments for walking, near to the water. Also, you are going to smell the minerals that are mixed with the water. If you want, you might rent to the people of the community some small boats for navigating in the lake.

We need to continue with our trip, but now we are going to the top, in mules or donkeys. The time for doing it is approximately 40 min. When you arrive to the top, you might buy some handicrafts at the artisanal market of the community.

After that, we come back to Quito.

• Activities: Walking, climbing

• What do you bring: Sunscreen, comfortable shoes, a Camera, a Jacket or sweater, warm clothes, a windbreaker(optional), gloves, and ear protection

• Include: guide, breakfast, lunch, accommodation

• Not Included: additional expenses, tips, Dinner, $2 Quilotoa, $1 Toachi Canyon

Quito – Airport

• Breakfast
• Return to Quito airport
• End services

• Include: Breakfast,  private transportation to Quito

• Not Included: Lunch, tips, additional expenses