Dia 1. Quito city tour and Middle of the World

Flight Guayaquil Quito. City Tour to the Ecuadorian capital’s colonial past, declared by UNESCO a “World Cultural Heritage.” Quito invites you to visit its historic and modern treasures. You start the tour visiting modern and colonial districts. First, the “Balcon Quiteño”, the Legislative Palace, the colonial center, the Independence Plaza, the Carondelet Palace (Government Palace) the Metropolitan Cathedral, “La Compañía” and “San Francisco” churches, visit to El Alabado Museum and a drive to “El Panecillo” hill for a marvelous panoramic view of the city. Overnight Hotel Mercure Dia 2. Full day Mindo

Early departure to Mindo. Visit the Pululahua crater, probably the only crater inhabited. This is a wonderful valley where people’s main activity is the agriculture; you will have a nice view of all the farms in the crater. Take a spectacular drive dropping several thousand feet, through native cloud forest on the western Andean slopes, to the village of Mindo. On the way visit the Pahuma reserve.

The settlement is surrounded by dairy farms and a unique cloud forest and much of the area has been set aside as a nature reserve. This Ecuador´s north western area is one of South America’s most diverse places for bird life with over 400 species and also has some amazing flora and fauna, beautiful forest and waterfalls.

During the late afternoon return to Quito airport and flight back to Guayaquil NET PRICE PER PERSON

2 PAX 4 PAX

USD 321 275

INCLUDES: - Private transportation - English speaking guide - Entrance fees to La Compañia, El Alabado and Panecillo, Middle of the World and

Pahuma NOT INCLUDED: - Tips and personal expenses - Meals not included