Day 1: Arrive in Quito
Airport pickup, hotel check-in, and evening briefing (UNESCO Old Town time permitting).
Day 2: Cotopaxi National Park hike → Baños
Walk the Limpiopungo trails at high elevation with views of Cotopaxi; acclimatization day. Continue to Baños on the edge of the Amazon.
Day 3: Bike Llanganates → Pastaza Canyon
Mostly-downhill ride past farms, waterfalls, and canyon views; free time in Baños (optional “Swing at the End of the World”).
Day 4: Canyoning in the rainforest → Amazon homestay
Guided waterfall canyoning and jungle hike; overnight with a Kichwa family lodge deep in the forest.
Day 5: Raft the Jatunyacu (Amazon headwaters) → Papallacta
Class III whitewater, picnic on riverbanks, then transfer to the high-Andes hot springs resort at Papallacta.
Day 6: Otavalo Market + Sacha WarmiKuna project
Handicrafts, textiles, and a hands-on community visit (traditional lunch and weaving with local women). Overnight in an Imbabura hacienda.
Day 7: Cuicocha Crater Lake loop
Scenic rim trek with crater-lake views (optional boat to observe volcanic activity); return toward Quito.
Day 8: Depart Quito
Airport transfer after breakfast.
Notes: program runs Andes→Amazon→Andes; activities include hiking, biking, canyoning, rafting, hot springs, and cultural immersion. Accommodation mixes city hotels, Amazon homestay, spa resort, and colonial hacienda
