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🇪🇨 AEA Ecuador | Language & Culture

📅 Itinerary

🛬 Day 1: Arrival in Quito

  • Transfer to hotel & rest

🏙️ Day 2: Quito Exploration

  • Walking tour
  • Visit “Middle of the World” monument

🌳 Day 3: Amazon Basin

  • Flight to Lago Agrio
  • Canoe ride to lodge
  • Evening lagoon exploration & swim

🦜 Day 4: Amazon Wildlife

  • Early birdwatching & dolphin spotting
  • Guided forest walk
  • Dugout canoe trip to observe monkeys & birds

🏞️ Day 5: Siona Village

  • Learn about village life & traditions
  • Afternoon swim & night excursion for nocturnal animals

✈️ Day 6: Return to Quito

  • Flight back to Quito
  • Hotel check-in

🧵 Day 7: Cotacachi Region

  • Textile workshop visit
  • Organic garden tour on medicinal plants
  • Afternoon school visit & embroidery lessons
  • Lagoon speedboat ride

🛍️ Day 8: Otavalo & Cotopaxi

  • Explore “Plaza de los Ponchos” market
  • Journey to Cotopaxi for highland views

🧑‍🎨 Day 9: Saquisili & Quilotoa

  • Indigenous market visit
  • Visit Quilotoa crater lake

🛫 Day 10: Departure

  • Transfer to airport or optional Galapagos extension

📦 Program Includes

  • 🏨 Accommodations in Quito & Amazon lodge
  • 🍽️ Daily breakfast + selected meals
  • 🚌 Private transfers + domestic flights
  • 🧑‍🏫 Guides & cultural workshops
  • 🎟️ Entrance fees for sites & parks

🌍 Overview

The AEA Ecuador 🇪🇨 Language & Culture Program blends Amazon exploration, indigenous traditions, and Andean landscapes. Students experience Quito, the Amazon, Cotopaxi, and Quilotoa, while engaging with local communities and cultural heritage.