8D-7N Biking in Ecuador / Private tour / amazing experience

Private transfer from the airport to your selected hotel in Quito with English speaking driver/guide.

Please be aware of the sign with your name on it.

You will spend the night at Hotel Sierra Madre.

Included: guide, arrival transfer, breakfast, room

Quito historical city and Middle of the World tour With this historical city tour,

You explore the beautiful colonial center of Quito. Your first stop is at Basilica Church, considered to be one of the most important
pieces of neo-gothic architecture in Ecuador. The tour continues to Plaza Grande (also called Independence Square), to admire its historical buildings, among which the Presidential Palace, the Cathedral, and the Archbishop's Palace. You walk through the lively colonial streets of the old town to visit other historical highlights, such as the famous Compañia Church, with its interior covered with gold. Finally, you visit the famous Panecillo Hill, from where you will have an amazing view over the city and see the contrast between colonial and modern Quito from above. After lunch, you head out of the city to visit the Middle of the World, where the equator line meets the prime meridian and the coordinates indicate point 0° 0’ 0”. This unique location allows you to stand in both hemispheres next to the Middle of the World monument and play with gravity in the adjacent interactive museum Intiñan. In the afternoon you return to your hotel in Quito.

Entrance to Museum Intinan (Mitad del Mundo) included.
Entrance to Panecillo viewpoint included.
Entrance to La Compañía church included.
Entrance to Mitad del Mundo monument included.

You will spend the night at Hotel Sierra Madre.

Included: guide, entrance fees, breakfast, room

Antisana (5705 m) is the fourth highest and one of the most beautiful snow capped volcanoes in Ecuador. It has huge extensions of paramo which has endemic plants and endangered animals, such as the Condor which is the national emblem of Ecuador. The tour starts early with a departure from Quito at 7am, from there we head east for 45 by jeep , until we reach the town of Pintag. Once in the protected area, we
continue for approximately one hour along the plains of this outstanding volcano, up to an altitude of 4.000 meters towards La Mica Lake to enjoy beautiful surroundings and sights. In La Mica we start biking back to Pintag for about 30 kilometers. The first 7 kilometers is mainly plain and the last 2 kilometers before reaching the highest point of the pass will be uphill. When we reach the pass there will be an awesome downhill through different landscapes until we reach the Entrance, where the bike tour ends. We’ll serve a hearty box lunch en route. There will be some up hills but it will be mainly down hills or plain stretches and
always accompanied by a 4-wheel-drive. The bike ride is approximately 30 km. We then drive by jeep in a southwest direction into the stunning western Cordillera arriving at Urbina to spend the night. The night’s retreat is a simple but clean inn located on the foot of Chimborazo.

Note: you must go to the meeting point in Quito by your own (closed to your hotel, (around 15 minutes walking).

Included: Box lunch, equipment rental, guide

We head out early for the drive south to volcano Chimborazo, the highest peak in Ecuador at 6310 meters (20,697 ft.) At the base camp we hop on our bikes and begin the downward descent through a magical Andean landscape to the small village of San Juan, nearby Riobamba. Before reaching this point, we’ll be served our lunch in a very typical Indian village.

In San Juan we load the bikes on the jeep roof and drive to Baños, a small town famous for its hot springs, and spend the night there. (B,L)

Included: Box lunch, breakfast, equipment rental, guide

We take a pre-breakfast dip in the thermal baths of Baños before pedaling east toward Puyo. You’ll notice the dramatic temperature and vegetation changes as we descend into the steamy Amazon basin. Bike along the Avenue of the Orchids to the Amazonian frontier town of Puyo. Lunch. Drive through quichua villages and tropical rainforest to Tena town in the Amazon basin.

Overnight and dinner in a jungle lodge at the river bank (B,L) Included: Box lunch, breakfast, equipment rental, guide

Today our travel is by foot as we explore pristine Amazon rainforest. On this hike, we will see a beautiful waterfall as well as exotic flora and fauna. We stand a good chance of spotting flocks of Amazon parrots, macaws and toucans. We have a 30 km bike ride through the forest back to the lodge.

In the afternoon we relax at the lodge, enjoying a swim in a protected bay in the river.

Included: Box lunch, breakfast, equipment rental, guide

We begin by driving by jeep up into the Andes (Guacamayos Pass). We cycle to the town of Baeza at the base of the Andes. We enjoy a picnic lunch, and then drive up to the Papallacta thermal baths for a well-earned soak in the toasty hot springs. From the Ave Maria Pass (4200m), we then bike back towards Quito along the Chiche river basin. This is one of the longest all downhill rides in the world, about 45 km. The last 12 kilometers will be on the famous railroad line going through five tunnels, one of which is 322 meters long. The spectacular ride takes us speeding through wide stretches of paramo and cloud forest, with the Andean sun illuminating the way. Some days can be chilled by occasional fog, so don’t forget your mittens and fleece.

In Tumbaco we pile the bikes on the jeep’s roof and head back to Quito. (B,L)

You will spend the night at Hotel Sierra Madre.

Included: Box lunch, breakfast, equipment rental, guide, room

Private transfer from the hotel with English speaking driver/guide.

ACE Insurance (liability insurance) is included.

Included: guide, departure transfer