AZUAY VALLEY CANOPY & 2 DAYS

Effort: Moderate to challenging, no experience necessary. Activities: Canopy zip lining, canyoning, cultural exploration. Accommodation: Boutique hotel.

Trip highlights: For those seeking the more adventurous side of the southern Andes, this tour • Navigate waterfalls, rock slides, and pools as features two of Cuenca’s newest and most you explore a scenic canyon. exciting adventure activities. Blast through • Fly through lush forests and enjoy countryside the forest canopy on a high-speed views on a zipline canopy tour. tour, then rappel, scramble, and swim your • Explore Cuenca’s beautiful, historic old town. way through a beautiful, rocky canyon.

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DAY 1: CANOPY ZIP LINE TOUR guides lead us along this five-hour journey, and AND CUENCA CITY TOUR rigorous safety practices are used to make sure that our canyoning experience is exhilarating but We fly in from Quito this morning and check in to always safe. We return to Cuenca in time for a our boutique hotel in Cuenca’s historic city center. late lunch and our flight back to Quito. (B, L) After settling in, we drive to Bibin, a small town just 20 minutes outside of Cuenca. Here we find “Cuenca Canopy,” a zip line adventure complex that offers seven forest canopy zip lines ranging from 3 to 105 meters high and 85 to 350 meters long. Professional guides and equipment ensure our safety as we zip through the canopy for two to three hours. We return to Cuenca for lunch and spend the afternoon exploring the historic city center, famous for its well-preserved colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, plazas, and churches. We visit the highlights of downtown Cuenca and learn about the iconic Panama hat during a visit to the Museo del Sombrero. We also stop at the handicrafts market, where we can bargain for beautiful handmade goods, including textiles, leather goods, art, and much more. We INCLUDED return to our boutique hotel for dinner. (L, D) Accommodations in boutique hotel, private land DAY 2: CANYONING ADVENTURE transportation, all meals as listed (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner), high-quality adventure Adrenaline and adventure are in store as we make equipment, bilingual adventure guide. our way to Rio Amarillo for a day of canyoning. Also known as canyoneering, this adventure sport NOT INCLUDED involves the use of various techniques to through river canyons, including rappelling, Round trip airfare to and from Cuenca, hotel and swimming, and scrambling. Rio Amarillo, only 20 restaurant beverages, tips. minutes outside of town on the flanks of Cabogana Mountain, is a top-notch canyoning spot. After a scenic hike through farmland to reach the canyon, IMPORTANT INFORMATION we have a short instructional session and don our RECOMMENDED ITEMS TO PACK: Waterproof gear, including wetsuits, helmets, and harnesses. boots, waterproof gaiters, waterproof rain The fun begins as we descend into Rio Amarillo’s jacket, warm layered clothing, non-cotton trekking canyon. We zip down natural rock slides, dive clothes, bathing suit, camera, sunscreen, into deep pools, down-climb, scramble, swim, insect repellant. and rappel down seven waterfalls. Two expert

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