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Reforestation & Conservation in Ecuador

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9 or 11 days

Quito, Riobamba region, Tena, Baeza, extension to Quito


Experience how local communities benefit from their unique landscapes as you journey through Ecuador’s cloud forests, highlands, and rainforests. Immerse yourself in meaningful service learning projects centered around reforestation and sustainability. You’ll also go whitewater rafting, chase waterfalls, and unwind in geothermal hot springs. Image displaying map describing the itinerary of the Reforestation & Conservation in Ecuador tour

Day 1: Fly to Ecuador

Meet your Tour Director at the destination airport

Day 2: Quito • Yungilla

Visit Yunguilla, a sustainable community devoted to raising organic agriculture and livestock

Together with your guide, explore reforestation areas now protected by the community

Stop for a photo at Pululahua Volcano

Immerse yourself in a blindfolded sensory dinner, savoring local cuisine with heightened 

awareness. 

Day 3: Quito • Riobamba region

Travel to the Riobamba region  

Participate in a hands-on artisanal activity at a local education center  

Day 4: Riobamba region • Baños • Tena

Travel via Baños to Tena  

Take a tour of Baños 

With your Tour Director you will see:

  • Old Cathedral
  • New Cathedral

Visit the Devil's Cauldron waterfall

Day 5: Tena • Service project

 

As communities evolve, so do their needs. That’s why we work closely with local organizations to better understand each community’s issues. Since projects are determined closer to your actual tour date, here’s what a typical day might look like:  

  • Work on a community conservation project using modern reforestation practices and ancestral knowledge to reforest land once cleared for farming. 
  • Assist in plant nurseries and learn about the diverse species utilized to regenerate a healthy forest. 

Day 6: Tena • Service project

Day 7: Tena • Baeza

Enjoy a whitewater rafting excursion

 

Travel to Baeza, home to rolling hills and charming family farms 

Day 8: Baeza • Papallacta • Quito • Depart for home

Participate in an activity focused on ecotourism and dairy farming  

Visit the Papallacta hot springs

Go for a hike alongside the Papallacta river

Day 9: Arrive home


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Day 9: Quito

Visit Wikiri Sapoparque, an ecological biodiversity education center  

Take a tour of Quito

With your Tour Director you will see:

  • Independence Plaza
  • Government Palace

Visit the Church of the Society of Jesus

Participate in a salsa-dancing lesson

Day 10: Quito • Otavalo • Depart for home

Visit the Quitsato Sundial, an educational exhibit sitting right on the equator  

Excursion to Otavalo

Take a walking tour through the Otavalo open-air market and enjoy the sights and sounds of 

this bustling artisan community 

Day 11: Arrive home



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Your experience includes

Airfare & transportation
Hotels
Regional-style meals
Guided sightseeing
Entrances
8–10 Service Hours
Volunteer and Leadership Activities
Full-time Tour Director
Expert Local Guides
Personalized Learning Support

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