Fly & Drive Ecuador

Self drive holiday in Ecuador can be so easy and relaxed. It’s all in the planning! Our self-drive tours in Ecuador have been meticulously researched foryour safety.

Ecuador self drive vacations give you the opportunity to drive Ecuadorian roads and highways that, by international standards, are very uncongested. Watch the Ecuador scenery change from mile to mile from rugged mountains,cloud forest to bass fields of crops to blue oceans. That's what self drive vacations in Ecuador are all about.

Although driving distances in Ecuador are relatively short, don’t let the driving times fool you. Often you will be driving on winding Andean or country roads making driving times longer than expected.

Our Discovery Holidays are fly drive holidays that have been professionally planned so that driving times are comfortable, with time for some sightseeing and photo stops en route. We organize on the itineraries pre and post trips to the Jungle Amazon basing and Galapagos Islands and if time is not a problem we combine Peru as well.

 Give us the opportunity to organize at discovery Ecuador fly & Drive.

 

 

Tungurahua Volcanoe (Luna Runtun)                  Cotopaxi volcanoe ( Carlos Recalde )

Sample Itinerary

Day 01 Quito Transfer in Patio Andaluz

Day 02 Full day visit Quito middle of the world intinan Museum, Patio Andaluz

Day 03 Car hire delivered. Self drive to Mindo visit on route Pahuma reserve (orchids),        Septimo Paraiso, FB

Day 04 Suggests visit local trails and Mindo town, opportunity to do a canopy (zip lines), butterfly farm, overnight at Septimo Paraiso. FB

Day 05 Drive to Imbabura province, Check in for 3 nights stay at Hacienda Cusin on bed and breakfast basis

Day 6/7: Suggest visit Otavalo market, Lake Cuicoccha and local villages famous for their handicrafts

Day 8: Drive to Cotopaxi. Suggest visit Papallacta hot springs. Check in to Hosteria La Cienega for 2 nights on a bed and breakfast basis

Day 9: Suggest visit local market (Thursday, Saturday or Sunday) & Cotopaxi National Park

Day 10: Drive to Riobamba. Suggest visit Banos en route. Check in to Hosteria Abraspungo for 1 night on a half board basis

Day 11: Early transfer to Riobamba station for Devil’s Nose Ride (Wednesday, Friday & Sunday only). Car delivered to Alausi. Continue drive to Cuenca. Suggest visit Ingapirca (Inca & pre-Inca site) en route. Check in to Santa Lucia for 3 night stay on bed and breakfast basis.

Day 12 / 13: Suggest explore Cuenca on foot, visit Homero Ortega Panama Hat Factory, Pumapungo archaeology site,  visit Cajas National Park – famous for its beautiful lakes and flora and fauna.

Return car at 17:00 on day 13

Day 14: Morning private transfer to airport. Flight to Quito assistance at Quito airport for connection to Jungle tour. Flight to Coca. Group transfer to jungle lodge (motorised canoe, dug out canoe). Check into lodge for 4 nights on a full board basis.

(Important: Operation dates any day of the week except sunday)

Day 15 / 16/ 17: Guided jungle activities

Day 18: Group transfer to Coca airport. Flight to Quito. Private transfer to hotel. Check into Hotel Patio Andaluz for 1 night on a bed and breakfast basis.

Day 19: Private transfer to airport. Flight to Manta. Collect car at Manta airport. Drive to Puerto Lopez. Suggest visit Montecristi. Check in to Mantaraya Lodge for 2 nights on half board basis.

Day 20: Full day guided tour to Isla de la Plata

Day 21: Suggest spend morning exploring Machalilla National Park. Drive to Manta. Return car at hotel at 17.00. Check in to Cabanas Balandra for 1 night on bed and breakfast basis.

Day 22: Private transfer to airport. Flight to Quito. Private transfer to hotel. Check in to Hotel Patio Andaluz for 1 night on bed and breakfast basis.

Day 23: Private transfer to airport for international flight