| Date | Time | Where/What | Activity | Meals Included | Notes | |
EQUATOUR
2007 UPDATED DECEMBER 2006 |
L | D | ||||
| 8 | 8 | |||||
| 23-Jun-07 | Travel Day | Depart B'ham ~ 8:00am (Saturday) | ||||
| Sat | Arrive Quito ~ 12:50am (Sunday) | |||||
| Travel Day meals on own | ||||||
| Transfer to Hotel | Hilton Colon | |||||
| 24-Jun-07 | 7:00 | Quito | Breakfast in Hotel Colon - Included | |||
| Sun | 9:00 | Welcome and Orientation | Country and Tour Overview | |||
| 11:00 | Vist Mitad del Mundo - Sing N and S Hemispheres | |||||
| 2:00 | Visit Old Quito - Lunch on Own | |||||
| 4:30 | Sing on Cathedral Steps | |||||
| 7:30 | Reception: Dinner, Drinks, Musica Tipica | 1 | ||||
| Hotel in Quito | Hilton Colon | |||||
| 25-Jun-07 | 7:00 | Quito-Ambuqui | Breakfast in Hotel Colon - Included | |||
| Mon | 8:00 | Depart for Otovalo | ||||
| 11:00 | Visit Otovalo Market - Lunch on own @ Market | |||||
| 1:00 | Depart for Ambuqui - Oasis Hotel | |||||
| 2:00 | Oasis Hotel - Swimming - Relax | |||||
| 5:00 | Depart for Mascarilla Community | |||||
| 5:15 | Mascarilla - Exchange w/Black Community | |||||
| 8:30 | Group 1 - Mascarillas Community Stay - Dinner Included | Mascarilla Community | ||||
| 9:00 | Group 2 - Oasis Hotel Dinner Included | 1 | Oasis Water Resort | |||
| 26-Jun-07 | 7:00 | Ambuqui | Breakfast: Oasis Hotel/Mascarilla - Included | |||
| Tue | 8:00 | Group Mascarilla departs to Oasis Hotel Ambuqui | ||||
| 8:30 | Group 1 departs for Farm Visits | |||||
| Group 2 departs for Sight Seeing - La Paz/Yoghurt/Other | ||||||
| 12:00 | Lunch in Huaca-Included | 1 | ||||
| 2:00 | Group 1 departs for Farm Visits in Huaca Area | |||||
| Group 2 departs for Sight Seeing - Tulcan Cementay/Other | ||||||
| 4:30 | Group Rehearsal & Dress for Performance | |||||
| 6:00 | Performance in Huaca: Church/MainPlaza | |||||
| 8:00 | Group 1: Returns to Oasis Hotel | |||||
| 9:30 | Group 1: Dinner Oasis Hotel - Included | 1 | Group 2-Oasis Hotel | |||
| Group 2: Stays in Huaca - Casa del Perigrino | ||||||
| 9:00 | Group 2: Dinner in Huaca/Cultural Exchange - Included | Group 1-Huaca-Casa Peregrino | ||||
| 27-Jun-07 | 6:30 | Ambuqui-Papallacta | Breakfast Casa Perigrino/Oasis Hotel - Included | |||
| Wed | 7:00 | Group 1 - Huaca to Oasis Hotel | ||||
| 9:00 | Depart to Papallacta-Stop @ Cotachahi Market | |||||
| Box Lunch & Snacks on Bus - Included | 1 | Box Lunch Oasis | ||||
| 3:30 | Arrive Papallacta Hot Springs | |||||
| Afternoon: Hikes, Horses, Hot Springs, Trout Hatchery | ||||||
| 8:00 | Dinner Included @ Papallacta | 1 | ||||
| Hotel in Papallacta | Papallacta Hot Spring Resort | |||||
| 28-Jun-07 | 7:00 | Papallacta-Ahuano | Breakfast included: Papallacta | |||
| Thr | 8:00 | Depart to Tena/Ahuano | ||||
| 12:00 | Group 1 - RiCANSIA - Depart to Capriona Community | Canoe: Capriona-Hotel Suizo | ||||
| Group 2 Depart to Ahuana - Casa del Suizo - Lunch Included | ||||||
| Lunch Included: Casa Suizo & Capriona | 1 | |||||
| 1:30 | Group 2: Casa del Suizo: Afternoon Jungle Activities Included | |||||
| 7:00 | Dinner Included - Casa del Suizo/Capriona | 1 | Capriona Community | |||
| Casa del Suizo - Capriona | Casa del Suizo | |||||
| 29-Jun-07 | 7:00 | Ahuano | Breakfast included: Hotel del Suizo & Capriona | |||
| Fri | 9:00 | Group 1: Capriona Community Activities; Canoe to Suizo | ||||
| Group 2: Jungle Day Trips; Rest in Hotel; Cooking Lessions | ||||||
| Lunch Included @ Hotel Suizo & Capriona | 1 | |||||
| 4:30 | Rehearsal and Dress for Concert | |||||
| 6:00 | Performance - Cultural Exchange - Ahuana Community/School | |||||
| 9:00 | Dinner Included @ Casa del Suizo | 1 | ||||
| Hotel in Ahuana | Casa del Suizo | |||||
| 30-Jun-07 | 6:30 | Ahuano-Riobamba | Breakfast Included @ Casa del Suizo | |||
| Sat | 7:30 | Depart Ahuano - Casa del Suizo | ||||
| 9:00 | Visit FATIMA - Wildlife Reserve | |||||
| 10:30 | Depart to Riobamba - Volcano Vista Stop | |||||
| Box Lunch & Snacks on Bus - Included | 1 | Box Lunch Casa Suizo | ||||
| 3:00 | Arrive Riobamba | |||||
| Group 1: Departs for Farm Stay; Evening Events on Farm | ||||||
| Group 2: Riobamba: Market & Evening Events | ||||||
| Dinner Included: Hotel & Farm | 1 | Farm Stay | ||||
| Hotel in Riobamba & Farm Stay Option | Hosteria Abraspungo | |||||
| 1-Jul-07 | 6:00 | Riobamba-Salinas | Breakfast Included @ Abraspungo & Farm Stay | |||
| Sun | 7:00 | Farm Stay Group Returns - Abraspungo | ||||
| 8:00 | Depart to Salinas - Lunch on Bus Included | 1 | Box Lunch from Abraspungo | |||
| 4:00 | Arrive Salinas - Free Time/Beach/Jetski/Swim - Boardwalk | |||||
| Sing on Malacon - Informal | ||||||
| Dinner on Own | ||||||
| Hotel Salinas | Hotel Calypso | |||||
| 2-Jul-07 | Salinas-P Lopez | Breakfast included @ Hotel Calypso | ||||
| Mon | 9:00 | Depart to Puerto Lopez | ||||
| 11:00 | Arrive P Lopez; Lunch on Own | |||||
| Afternoon in Town, Wandering Beach on Own | ||||||
| 1:00 | Viair Los Frailes National Park - Optional Activity | $20 Entrance Fee NOT Inc, | ||||
| 4:00 | Visit Agua Buena Indigenous Community - Optional Activity | $3 Entrance Fee NOT Inc. | ||||
| 8:00 | Sing on Beach/Hotel Steps - Informal | |||||
| Dinner on Own | ||||||
| Hotel in Puerto Lopez | Hotel del Pacifico | |||||
| 3-Jul-07 | 5:30 | Puerto Lopez | Local Fisherman unload nights catch | |||
| Tue | 7:00 | Breakfast included @ Hotel del Pacifico | ||||
| 8:00 | Depart for Isla de la Plata NP/Snorkeling- Whales/Included | 1 | ||||
| 5:00 | Return Puerto Lopez | |||||
| 7:00 | Performance - Town of Puerto Lopez | |||||
| Dinner on Own | ||||||
| Hotel in Puerto Lopez | Hotel del Pacifico | |||||
| 4-Jul-07 | P Lopez-Sa Domingo | Breakfast included @ Hotel del Pacifico | ||||
| Wed | 8:00 | Depart to Santa Domingo | ||||
| 11:00 | Banana Plantation/University Research - Lunch Included | 1 | ||||
| 6:00 | Arrive Santo Domingo - Evening Free Hotel or Town | |||||
| 8:00 | Dinner on Own @ Hotel or in Town; Disco Option | Hotel Zaracay | ||||
| 5-Jul-07 | Sa Domingo - Mindo | Breakfast included @ Hotel Zaracay | ||||
| 8:00 | Depart to Mindo/Arasha | |||||
| 11:30 | Arrive Mindo | |||||
| 12:00 | Presentation: Mindo, EcoTourism & Conservation | |||||
| Lunch on Own | ||||||
| 2:00 | Group 1: Mindo - Afternoon Free: Hiking-Exploring | |||||
| Group 2: Arasha Rainforest Resort: Hiking-Exploring | ||||||
| 7:00 | Performance - Town of Mindo | Hotel La Tangara | ||||
| Dinner on Own | Bed & Breakfast | |||||
| 6-Jul-07 | Mindo-Quito | Breakfast included @ Hotel Tangara/Family/Arusha | ||||
| 9:00 | Return to Quito | |||||
| 11:30 | Arrive Quito - Hotel Colon | |||||
| Afternoon Free: Shopping, Sightseeing, Relaxing around Pool | ||||||
| Lunch on own | ||||||
| Dinner - Group Farewell - Included | 1 | |||||
| Dinner - Wine/Tables/Included - Cash Bar Not Included | ||||||
| Hotel in Quito | Hilton Colon | |||||
| 7-Jul-07 | Quito | Breakfast included @ Hotel Colon | ||||
| Sat | Transfer to Airport | |||||
| Depart for Home | ||||||
| Arrive Seattle | ||||||