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Quito - Chiva Express through the Avenue of the Volanoes - Riobamba - Cuenca - Guayaquil.
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| Suggested Itinerary Includes: | Airport transfers
2 nights in Quito
2 nights Excursion on Chiva Express
2 nights in Cuenca
2 nights in Guayaquil
Breakfast daily (most hotels)
Hotel taxes
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| Quito (22 Hotels options in Quito) |  | The Capital City of Ecuador - Quito has wonderful spring-like climate. It is in a valley flanked by majestic mountains and on a clear day, several snow-capped volcanoes are visible from the capital. Is rich in history and much of the old colonial town is well preserved, the buildings are unchanged and to walk down colonial Quito's streets late at night is to step into bygone eras. Quito nestles a rich treasury of religious and decorative architecture and arts. |
| Cuenca (4 Hotels options in Cuenca) |  | Cuenca's cobblestone streets, graceful ironwork balconies, flowered plazas, museums and religious art treasures recall her long association with Spain. It's the third largest city in Ecuador marked by shining church domes dating from the 15th & 17th centuries; the earliest buildings dating back to 1557. Several Inca ruins and temples, and museums provide evidence for Ecuador's rich cultural heritage. Cuenca retains a pleasantly provincial air. |
| Guayaquil (4 Hotels options in Guayaquil) |  | The most important Ecuador's port, this city is a good departure point or gateway for the Galapagos. The most populous and active city in Ecuador, Guayaquil is Ecuador's commercial center. Shopping bargains abound. Rich and varied seafood is a culinary specialty. Las Penas neighborhood preserves the colonial period at its best. Guayaquil is the natural gateway to beautiful beaches and nautical sports, and offers great entertainment with its many restaurants, nightclubs, and casinos. |
| Chiva Express Riobamba to Cuenca |  | Follow the footsteps of the German scientist Alexander Von Humboldt and discover
what in 1802 he called the 'Avenue of the Volcanoes'.
Snowcapped summits and
the mystical beauty surround
this route. Brooks and rivers run down from the mountains past small villages
of adobe houses and terraced farmland.
To see the country
a different way, take a different track, and board the exclusive Expreso, whether
aboard the bright red coach car, attached to the end of the regular train,
or aboard the unique autoferro (similar to a bus on rails). As train fanciers
know, it is how you get there that matters!
Swing by Cuenca, Ecuador's most
beautiful city, also a World Cultural Heritage
Site. Cuenca has the placid atmosphere of a small city,
both deeply religious and artistic, which fascinates the visitor. |
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