Altiplano Ramble

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Special Tour 9 day Availability: 2020-11-18
Ecuador Ecuador

Ecuador is small enough to catch the Andes in the morning and bathe in Pacific sunshine that evening, oh and I nearly forgot the unforgettable Galápagos islands.

Guayaquil was the home of Julio Jaramillo and he took the waltz from the cool banks of the Danube and adapted it to the tropical heat of the pacific coast in such a way that you’ll still hear his music around the country, not least in Guayaquil where the aesthetically stunning Malecon 2000 should serve as a credible blueprint for redeveloping the Southbank in London!!
As I pen this, the Tungurahura volcano is performing its pyrotechnic gymnastics resulting in a detour around Baños, which has become a very commercial travellers den in recent years. Cotopaxi is another volcanic cousin that you’ll see travelling through central Ecuador
Riobamba is the most pleasant of highland towns, brilliantly sunlight and illuminating an ancient looking main street where ladies are still proud of donning traditional Quechua dress, but beware of the ubiquitous reggaeton audio infestation from Puerto Rico; salsa, rockola and the original pasillo should calm the nerves and set you up for a thrilling neck bending hike through the magical Andes

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION
Heathrow (Google Map)

DEPARTURE TIME
Please arrive at least 2 hours before the flight.

INCLUDED
  • Airfare
  • Transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Professional guides

NOT INCLUDED
  • Travel Insurance

Day 1: Riobamba
After arrival, spend a day acclimatising in Riobamba. Night in Riobamba
Day 1 - Riobamba
Day 2: Chiritza
After breakfast depart from Riobamba to Chiritza then on to a campsite on the Cuyabeno river
Day 2 - Chiritza
Day 3: Aquarico river
Take a canoe down the Aquarico river and view the local wildlife while reaching a second campsite
Day 3 - Aquarico river
Day 4: Aquarico river
The day is spent exploring with canoe excursions going near the Peruvian border. A third campsite is established

Day 4 - Aquarico river

Day 5: The Amazon
With guides you go trekking into the Amazon, and later in the evening here is an excursion to see local caimans and river dolphins

Day 5 - The Amazon

Day 6: The Amazon
The local guide then explains and takes you trekking further while introducing the wonderful sport of piranha fishing
Day 6 - The Amazon
Day 7: The Lagartococha river
A motorised launch takes you along the Lagartococha river to engage with Quechua communities. A 4th campsite is established
Day 7 - The Lagartococha river
Day 8: The Lagartococha river
Wildlife watching with parrots and monkeys come into view to do their own thing
Day 8 - The Lagartococha river
Day 9: Riobamba
 Back to Charitza via the Cuyabeno and Aguarico rivers arriving back to Riobamba in the evening
Day 9 - Riobamba
Ecuador is small enough to catch the Andes in the morning and bathe in Pacific sunshine that evening, oh and I nearly forgot the unforgettable Galápagos islands.

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