🇪🇨 AEA Ecuador | Amazon & Andes
📅 Itinerary
🛬 Day 1: Arrival in Quito
- Transfer to hotel & rest
🏙️ Day 2: Quito Exploration
- City walking tour
- Visit “Middle of the World” monument
🌳 Day 3: Amazon Basin
- Flight to Lago Agrio
- Canoe ride to jungle lodge
🦜 Day 4: Amazon Wildlife
- Birdwatching & dolphin spotting
- Forest walk & canoe trip
🏞️ Day 5: Siona Village
- Community visit
- Swim & nocturnal wildlife excursion
✈️ Day 6: Return to Quito
- Flight back to Quito
- Hotel check-in
🧵 Day 7: Cotacachi Region
- Textile workshop & organic garden tour
- School visit & embroidery workshop
- Lagoon speedboat ride
🛍️ Day 8: Otavalo & Cotopaxi
- Explore indigenous market
- Continue to Cotopaxi region
⛰️ Day 9: Saquisili & Quilotoa
- Market visit & crater lake excursion
🛫 Day 10: Departure
- Transfer to airport or optional Galápagos extension
📦 Program Includes
- 🏨 Hotels in Quito + Amazon lodge stay
- 🍽️ Daily breakfast + selected meals
- 🚌 Private transfers & domestic flights
- 🧑🏫 Guides & cultural workshop leaders
- 🎟️ Entrance fees for all sites
🌍 Overview
The AEA Ecuador 🇪🇨 Amazon & Andes Program combines rainforest ecology, Andean markets, and indigenous culture. Students experience Quito, the Amazon, Cotopaxi, and Quilotoa, with opportunities for hands-on workshops and community learning.