Three exclusive and sustainable tourism operations have joined forces to offer you the unrivalled diversity of Ecuador in as few as 4 days! Termas de Papallacta SPA & Resort, Cotococha Amazon Lodge and Luna Runtun, The Adventure SPA have designed fully escorted packages showing you the best of Ecuador, the ideal complement for any visit to Ecuador or Galapagos!
What makes us unique? We are all fully committed to the highest safety standards, to the sustainability of our fragile eco-systems through environmental conservation (being all certified by Rainforest Alliance and Smart Voyager) and to satisfy our clients entirely with our excellency in service!
We want your stay to be the most comfortable, pleasant and memorable. Therefore all our packages are fully escorted and almost all included, no hassles or unforeseen surprises! Depending on your time and interest you can take one of the following packages: 3 nights, 4 nights, 5 nights or 6 nights.
We offer you the unrivalled diversity of Ecuador in a great 7-day tour, the ideal complement for any visit to Ecuador! You will be visiting spectacular cloud forests, the Amazon basin and the majestic Andean highlands, staying at three exclusive and sustainable accommodations. Termas de Papallacta SPA & Resort, Cotococha Amazon Lodge and Luna Runtun, The Adventure SPA are all fully committed to the sustainability of the fragile eco-systems through environmental conservation (being all certified by Smart Voyager and having established best management practices in sustainable tourism together with Rainforest Alliance). This trip surely will surpass your expectations, let us pamper you and join us for a lifetime experience!
Links: Smart Voyager - Rainforest Alliance
Termas de Papallacta is a hot springs SPA & Resort nestled in a majestic valley on the Eastern Andean mountain range 67 kilometers east of Quito, Ecuador's capital. The resort, located at an altitude of 3300m / 10827ft is surrounded by towering mountains, beautiful upper montane forests and paramo wetlands in between de Cayambe-Coca reserve and Antisana reserve. Termas de Papallacta offers 32 private rooms and 13 family cabins, all are surrounded by private thermal pools, accessible for hotel guests only. The SPA Club offers a thermoludic area with 5 thermal pools and 1 cold pool, each one with different types of massages (streams of water, water hydro massage and air bubbles hydro massage). A wide variety of treatments are offered as well. Termas de Papallacta also owns an ecological reserve 'the Canyon Ranch' of 250 hectares/625 acres, offering a huge diversity of flora and fauna.
Cotococha Amazon Lodge is located 200 km east of Quito in the Upper Amazon Basin of Ecuador. The lodge, situated at an altitude of aprox. 500 m/1640 ft, offers 17 beautiful and spacious bungalows, built in native design but providing great comfort. All cabins feature private facilities with hot water showers and a veranda or balcony with comfortable reclining chairs or hammocks. At night, the amazing jungle sounds and the illumination with lots of candles, torches and oil lamps, create a unique and romantic atmosphere. Enjoy the great mixture of local and international food in the open-air restaurant and relax at the cozy lounge with fireplace. A wide range of activities and excursions are offered from the lodge, such as jungle hikes, visits to local communities of the indigenous Quichua people, river tubing, butterfly farms, cave and cascade visits, night walks and much more! Moreover the surrounding area offers some of Ecuador's best white water rivers for spectacular rafting and kayaking between level II - IV+. All this makes cozy Cotococha the perfect introduction to the Amazon.
Luna Runtun's 124 hectares / 310 acres are nestled within the Sangay National Park, declared a World Natural Heritage Site, located 180 km. from Quito. In the central Ecuadorian Andes at the entrance of a mayor gateway to the Amazon rainforest. The resort, situated high above Baños at an altitude of aprox. 2200m / 7218ft, offers the most spectacular views of the Tungurahua Volcano (5.016 m/16457 ft), the valley of Baños, the Pastaza Corridor, and the Llanganates National Park, the inaccessible mountains that hide the lost gold of the Inca Emperor Atahualpa. Luna Runtun offers 20 superior rooms, 6 deluxe rooms, 3 family suites, 1 presidential suite and 2 new imperial suites, providing the most amazing views of all the surroundings. The restaurant offers superb food and organic vegetables from the garden. There are different social areas, a terrace, a billiards room, a handicraft shop and art gallery and 2 conference rooms. Furthermore there are 4 pools and a Jacuzzi with hot volcanic water and a SPA with 25 different treatments. Enjoy 23 optional adventure activities: 11 hikes, rafting, mountain biking, horseback riding, canyoning, bird watching and more!