Top Ecuador Bus Tours - page 3

Spend the day exploring the Cabo Rosa tunnels on Isabela Island to learn about the volcanoes that created these lava tunnels and bridges. Join a small group and a naturalist guide to observe the wildlife that call these lava platforms home. Don your snorkel gear and see marine life like manta rays, seahorses, penguins, sea turtles, and blue-footed boobies.

The Amazon Rainforest boasts some of Ecuador’s most beautiful jungle scenery—but exploring solo means you risk getting lost in the dense undergrowth. On this adventurous tour, Enjoy the one-way transportation from your hotel in Quito and back to the city of Tena, and explore the Amazon Rainforest with key logistics like lodge accommodation, activities, and meals included. Drift along calm rivers, meet local communities, and learn of the native wildlife that calls the Amazon Rainforest home.

Discover the best that Ecuador’s capital has to offer on this private sightseeing tour of Quito. Join a local guide for a tour focused on the geography, history, culture, and architecture of the city, visiting landmarks in chronological order. Highlights include the Intinan Equator Museum, Old Town Quito, and several Catholic landmarks to learn about Ecuador’s colonial history.

This TOUR is the right mix among nature, culture, adventures, gastronomy and most important, it is a new experience for you to try.

Journey to the beautiful Quilotoa volcano, driving through stunning mountain scenery and stopping to visit local Andean communities, during this day trip from Quito. Travel along the spectacular ‘Avenue of Volcanoes’ passing beneath its towering peaks, eventually stopping at a village of an indigenous community, to explore a local home and learn about their daily life. Finish your day with a trip to the lagoon inside Quilotoa volcano. This day trip includes a guide, entrance fees, round-trip hotel transport, and lunch.

Cuenca, with its museums, markets, sunny squares, and historic buildings, is Ecuador’s most beautiful colonial city. With this half-day tour, work with your own private guide to personalize your itinerary, prioritizing the sites you most want to see and skipping those you don’t. Choose a departure time that works best for you.

Spend a day immersed in the beauty of Ecuador’s Mindo Cloud Forest when you embark on this full-day tour from Quito. Hike into the forest with a private guide and visit a butterfly farm, learn how to take photos of hummingbirds, spot several species of birds, and see beautiful waterfalls. You also have the option to include other activities like tubing or ziplining (at an additional cost).

Cover some of Ecuador’s top cultural attractions without having to worry about planning or speaking Spanish on an action-packed private sightseeing tour. You’ll cover San Pablo Lake, the charming towns of Cotacachi and Cayambe, and Otavalo Market—the largest indigenous market in South America—while you enjoy the undivided attention of your guide.

Enjoy this full-day tour of Otavalo Marketplace, the largest Indigenous market in Latin America. Departing Quito, you’ll travel to Otavalo Marketplace, to browse stalls for colorful, artisan souvenirs and delicious flavors. See, too, the famous equator monument and stop in Peguche to visit a waterfall and a local family to learn about local music.

The countryside surrounding Cuenca in the southern Ecuadorean Andes is home to some of the country’s most important archaeological sites and artisan villages. If you have limited time in Cuenca, this tour combines two top attractions into a single day trip. Tour Ingapirca, the largest Incan site in Ecuador, as well as Gualaceo and Chordeleg, villages known for their silver filigree and hand-woven shawls.

The Galapagos Islands are a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the most bio-diverse places on earth, but you don’t have to take a pricey multi-day tour to experience Ecuador’s wildlife haven. Discover Seymour North Island on this full-day tour from Santa Cruz and marvel at blue-footed boobies, sea lions, and other wildlife. Hotel pickup is included.

Make the most of your time at shore when docked in Manta, Ecuador with this leisurely small-group tour through the city. Learn about the iconic Panama hat at the Alfaro City Civic Center and visit a local hat maker to see how they are made. You also visit a popular beach where you can have a swim and indulge in a delicious beachfront seafood feast. Hotel pickup is included for added convenience.

Take in the sights of Quito and its surroundings as you ride in the famous TeleferiQo cable car. Your private driver picks you up from your Quito hotel and transfers you to the cable car where you enjoy a ride to the observation deck. Take in the scenic views of the city, the Pichincha Volcano, and if the conditions are right, several other Andean Mountains in the distance.

Don’t worry about matching the pace of a large tour group or waiting for other travelers during this private full-day excursion to Cotopaxi National Park. Instead, go at your own speed alongside a professional guide as you hike the Cotopaxi Volcano, marvel over the Limpiopungo Lagoon, and enjoy a traditional Ecuadorian lunch, ideal for travelers who want a personalized experience.

Explore the rugged surroundings and stunning scenery of Cotopaxi National Park and Cotopaxi Volcano during this full-day trip. Enjoy a short hike into the Limpiopungo Valley before driving ever-higher into this sky-high region, stopping at the 15,800-foot (4830-meter) Padre Rivas Refuge. If you’re feeling up for it, you’ll continue to the 16,500-foot (5,050-meter) Cotopaxi Glacier. This Cotopaxi day trip also includes national park fees, a guide, bottled water, round-trip hotel transport and an optional trip upgrade with lunch.

Escape the bustling streets of Quito and explore more of the Andean highlands on this full-day tour. With a private guide, explore the traditional Otavalo Market to purchase handicrafts. Then immerse yourself in nature at Cuicocha Lake and Peguche Waterfall, where you can enjoy stunning views of the Cotacachi Volcano and Ecuadorian Andes.

Tick off two of Ecuador’s top attractions in one day during a full-day tour of Pululahua crater and the Middle of the World Monument (Mitad del Mundo) from Quito. Ascend to a lookout point above Pululahua crater, one of only two inhabited craters in the world, and spend the day exploring the Middle of the World Monument (Mitad del Mundo) complex, where the North and South Hemispheres collide. Your tour also includes access to the planetarium and the Equatorial Museum.

Take a break from city sightseeing to enjoy some rest and relaxation on a private day trip to the Termas de Papallacta Spa. You'll hike in the Andes mountains at a pace set by you and your party before enjoying free time to soak in the hot springs. This private tour includes hotel pickup for added convenience and flexibility.

Visit two of the world’s most interesting locations on a full-day private tour. First, visit one of only two inhabited volcanic craters in the world and see how locals are living. Then, head to the Intiñan Museum to visit the exact division of the northern and southern hemispheres at 00º 00’ 00”. Lastly, head to Quito for a tour of the world’s first UNESCO-listed city and learn about its rich history.

- You have the right to a Professional Bilingual Guide, Breakfast, Lunch, Lodging and Tourist Visits. - Tourist Transportation from Quito - Cotopaxi - Quilotoa - Quito - Hiking and horseback riding in the same tour if you decide to return on horseback not included in Quilotoa. - Visit indigenous market - Visit indigenous house - Visit Quilotoa Viewpoint - Visit and descent to the Quilotoa Lagoon - Hiking, horseback riding and kayaking in the same tour. - Visit Jose Rivas Refuge 4897 meters - Visit Glaciers of the Volcano 5000 meters - Visit and tour of the Limpiopungo Lagoon - Professionalism and Quality of Service

Swap the bustle of Quito for the natural beauty of Mindo, a small mountain town home to an abundance of nature, on a private tour from Ecuador’s capital. You’ll tick off all the highlights—which include a nature reserve, waterfall, zipline, and chocolate factory—without having to book each one separately or navigate between them.

Visiting Cajas National Park can be tricky to do alone, so make the most of this full-day excursion from Cuenca and learn more about the flora and fauna—including llamas and alpacas—from your guide than you could alone. Plus, take walks around the lakes without the worry of getting lost and enjoy the scenery en route as someone else drives.

With so much to do in Santa Cruz, it can be overwhelming to organize everything on your own. Make one of your adventures completely stress-free with a 3-hour afternoon tour to three of the island's top sights. Along with your naturalist guide, visit the Los Gremelos volcanic formations, hike the Scalesia Cloud forest, and get cozy with local wildlife at the Giant Tortoise Wildlife Reserve. Finally, have your camera ready for a jaunt through a lava tube.

Escape the hustle and bustle of Quito and spend a day immersed in Ecuador's natural landscapes on this full-day tour to Quilotoa Lake. Join a small group and head to the turquoise waters of the volcanic crater. Hike down to the waters, where you have free time to explore the area. End your day with a visit to an artisan workshop in Tigua and the Toachi River Canyon.