Day 1:
Arrival. Transfer from airport.
Lodging: Hacienda Chillo-Jijón
Day 2:
Morning: Day dedicated to Quito. Colonial city and baroque churches.
Lunch in a typical Ecuadorian restaurant.
Afternoon: Visit museums.
Lodging: Hacienda Chillo-Jijón
Day 3:
Transfer to Hacienda Zuleta.
Lunch and activities in the hacienda in the afternoon and evening.
Lodging: Hacienda Zuleta
Day 4:
Indian market in Otavalo.
Lunch by the San Pablo lake.
Visit to the handicrafts rich towns of Cotacachi and San Antonio.
Lodging: Hacienda Zuleta
Day 5:
Day in Hacienda Zuleta.
A variety of hacienda's activities (including horseback riding if desired).
Lunch in the hacienda.
Lodging: Hacienda Zuleta
Day 6:
Transfer to Hacienda San Agustín.
Lunch and activities in the hacienda in the afternoon and evening.
Lodging: Hacienda San Agustín
Day 7:
The Mt. Cotopaxi National Park.
Lunch and a variety of hacienda's activities.
Lodging: Hacienda San Agustín
Day 8:
Mt. Quilotoa crater lake. Town of Tigua and its naïve Indian painting school.
Carry out lunch.
Lodging: Hacienda San Agustín
Day 9:
Transfer to Hacienda Chillo-Jijón.
Lunch. In the evening, folkloric ballet show (if available).
Supper in a restaurant in Quito.
Lodging: Hacienda Chillo-Jijón
Day 10:
Visit to La Herrería, Colonial country museum. Lunch in Chillo-Jijón.
In the afternoon, visit to artists' ateliers and/or shopping in Quito.
Farewell dinner in Chillo-Jijón.
Lodging: Hacienda Chillo-Jijón
Day 11:
Transfer to airport. Departure.
(Or transfer to optional extension program). See on the right...