8-day Active Yoga Retreat in Ecuador
Highlights
Quito, Cotopaxi National Park
wellness, cultural, sightseeing
Private Tour
8 Days
Easy
English, Spanish
Description
Practice Yoga in the lush rainforests and natural landscapes of Ecuador on this 8-day guided tour. Explore the capital of Quito and shop in the colorful Otavalo Market. Learn correct yoga poses like sun salutations and pranayam in the diverse rainforests of Amazon, and meditate with the sound of waterfalls or hop on a canoe ride to the Arajuno River. Visit the Cotopaxi Volcano, where you will get to see other volcanoes such as Atacazo, Corazón, Ilinizas, Pasochoa, and Rumiñahui, among others and perform yoga asanas with a view of the mighty Andes.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Welcome To Quito
- Upon your arrival, you will be transferred by overland to your hotel in Quito. Our guide will be at the Airport to meet you and take you to your hotel for the night.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included: N/A
Accommodation: Overnight at 4-star Hotel
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Day2: Quito Sightseeing & Yoga
- After enjoying Quito´s attractions and learning about the city and culture, we have the perfect activity for the end of the day.
- We will have a warm-up to work on some mobility moves to release tension and get ready for a nice yoga flow. Your teacher will guide you during the entire session so you will learn all the asanas (postures) correctly to improve alignment.
- Perform Sun Salutation closer to the sun.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight at 4-star Hotel
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Day 3: Otavalo Market & Yoga
- In the morning, we will visit Otavalo Market and its surroundings. This is a great location to admire the volcanoes and enjoy our cultural roots.
- Before Lunch, we will get some flowing energy from the water, in this magnificent tour we have lakes that have so much history and energy flowing from the Andes. Our yoga session will include asanas to absorb some of this energy and mobility to feel even more relax.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight at 4-star Hotel
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Day 4: Cotopaxi Volcano
- Early in the morning, there is another yoga session in the Andes.
- Then, our destination is to visit one of the most important National Parks in the central Andes. Located 86 kilometers from the city of Quito, it gives us the opportunity to change the panorama of the cars and buildings towards the Andean Páramo and the Chuquiraguas (endemic plant of the highlands).
- Through the Panamericana Sur or well-known “Avenida de los Volcanes”, you can see volcanos such as Atacazo, Corazón, Ilinizas, Pasochoa, Rumiñahui, among others, to finally reach the entrance to the Cotopaxi National Park.
- Then we will continue towards Baños for overnight. Upon arrival, we will meditate in the hotel garden.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight at 3-star Hotel
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Day 5: Yoga & Waterfalls
- After the amazing day trip to the magic surroundings of Baños, you deserve some relaxing time; a Pranayama session (breathing technique) will be ideal to start today’s Yoga session and continue with a nice flow to energize our body with the elements around us.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight at 3-star Hotel
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Day 6: Yoga At The Amazon
The Amazon, what a dream place for a yoga session in the Amazon.
- After being seating in a car for a while, nothing better than practice some mobility and yoga to stretch the back, legs and improve posture to enjoy at max the Amazon, just before the sunset.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Overnight at a 4-star Hotel
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Day 7: Jungle adventure & Yoga
Waking up to the noise of jungle wildlife is considered a welcome sign in the most diverse forest in the world.
- After breakfast, we will take a motor canoe ride on Napo River visiting some villages like Misahualli known as 'The Monkey's Town' (there are Capuchin Monkeys all over the place), then we will continue the canoe ride to Arajuno River, Yoga from a great location to admire the sunset.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Overnight at a 4-star Hotel
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Day 8: Transportation To Quito - Fly Home
- Early in the morning, it is our last yoga session before we start our journey to Quito. Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included: Breakfast
The hotel is not included on this day.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
Adult | |
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1 to 6 | /person |
This is a private tour |