Customized Tour
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Group Leader: Kerri Hiatt
Requested Return Date: 6/19/2020
ABOUT EF
For over 55 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to one global mission: Opening the World Through Education. Our programs help students expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, grow more confident and independent, and understand new people, places, and cultures.
The experience of a lifetime is waiting for you. Every detail from the cities you’ll stay in to the cultural discoveries you’ll make have been customized by your teacher for your group. Take a look at your personal itinerary for a sneak peek of what's in store.
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Day 1: Fly to Ecuador
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Day 2: Quito
Take a tour of Quito
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Independence Plaza
- Government Palace
Visit the Church of the Society of Jesus
Take an excursion to the equatorial line
Visit the Intiñan Museum
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Day 3: Quito
Take a day trip on the Train of the Volcanoes where you will:
- Ride past dormant and active volcanoes
- Hike in El Boliche National Recreation Area
- Visit a local farm
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Day 4: Quito • Tena
Travel to Tena
Visit an indigenous Kichwa community
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Day 5: Tena
Enjoy a whitewater rafting excursion
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Day 6: Tena • Baños • Riobamba
Travel to Riobamba via Baños
Visit the Devil's Cauldron waterfall
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Day 7: Riobamba • Guayaquil
Participate in cultural immersion activities
- Observe farming, handicrafts, cooking
- Eat lunch with the community
Travel to Guayaquil
Take an evening boat tour of Guayaquil on a replica pirate ship
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Day 8: Guayaquil • Manglares Churute Ecological Reserve
Take a day trip to the Manglares Churute Ecological Reserve
Enjoy a guided tour through the mangroves
Hike in the Ecological Reserve
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Day 9: Guayaquil • Puerto López
Travel via the Ruta del Spondylus to Puerto López
See Los Frailes Beach
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Day 10: Puerto López
Enjoy a boat ride to Machalilla National Park
Tour Isla de la Plata with an expert local guide
Go snorkeling
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Day 11: Puerto López • Dos Mangas • Guayaquil • Depart for home
Travel via Dos Mangas to Guayaquil
Hike in the coastal rainforest
Enjoy lunch with the local community
Visit a handicraft workshop
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Day 12: Arrive home
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Day 1: Fly to Ecuador
Meet your Tour Director at the airport -
Day 2: Quito
Take a tour of Quito
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Independence Plaza
- Government Palace
Visit the Church of the Society of Jesus
Take an excursion to the equatorial line
Visit the Intiñan Museum
-
Day 3: Quito
Take a day trip on the Train of the Volcanoes where you will:
- Ride past dormant and active volcanoes
- Hike in El Boliche National Recreation Area
- Visit a local farm
-
Day 4: Quito • Tena
Travel to Tena
Visit an indigenous Kichwa community
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Day 5: Tena
Enjoy a whitewater rafting excursion
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Day 6: Tena • Baños • Riobamba
Travel to Riobamba via Baños
Visit the Devil's Cauldron waterfall
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Day 7: Riobamba • Guayaquil
Participate in cultural immersion activities
- Observe farming, handicrafts, cooking
- Eat lunch with the community
Travel to Guayaquil
Take an evening boat tour of Guayaquil on a replica pirate ship
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Day 8: Guayaquil • Manglares Churute Ecological Reserve
Take a day trip to the Manglares Churute Ecological Reserve
Enjoy a guided tour through the mangroves
Hike in the Ecological Reserve
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Day 9: Guayaquil • Puerto López
Travel via the Ruta del Spondylus to Puerto López
See Los Frailes Beach
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Day 10: Puerto López
Enjoy a boat ride to Machalilla National Park
Tour Isla de la Plata with an expert local guide
Go snorkeling
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Day 11: Puerto López • Dos Mangas • Guayaquil • Depart for home
Travel via Dos Mangas to Guayaquil
Hike in the coastal rainforest
Enjoy lunch with the local community
Visit a handicraft workshop
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Day 12: Arrive home
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Are you the “print it, scribble notes on it, stick it to the fridge” type? You can download a printable version of our Parent Guide, too.
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