Name: 🇪🇨 Summer 2024 Ecuador Expedition (Be Well)
Start: 2024-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Otavalo, Ecuador

CHOICE Humanitarian

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Jun 29 - Jul 6, 2024

Group size: 15 - 40

🇪🇨 Summer 2024 Ecuador Expedition (Be Well)

Otavalo, Ecuador

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CHOICE Humanitarian

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24 reviews

Jun 29 - Jul 6, 2024

Group size: 15 - 40

Accommodations
All accommodations during the Expedition are included.
Meals
Meals during the Expedition are included.
Local Transportation
Transportation within country are included during the Expedition.
In-Country Preparation
All logistics and details provided by our in-country team of development professionals is included.
Expedition Leaders
Your leaders for the Expedition are Certified according to CHOICE's very high standards of safety, care, and sustainable development in order to provide the most fulfilling experience for you!
Project Costs
Your Expedition Fee will help cover the cost of the project we will work on and future sustainable CHOICE projects.

Historical Tour of Quito

$80

(7-Day) Galapagos Tour

$2,186

(5-Day) Galapagos Tour

$1,950

(Optional) Extra Hotel Booking

$60

Custom Add-On Flights

$520

Day 1
Day 1
Arrive to Quito
Participants must arrive to Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre (UIO) anytime on Day 1.

Upon arrival, group transportation will be provided to the hotel for overnight accommodations in the historic colonial downtown of Quito.

As the second-largest metropolis of Ecuador, Quito is also the highest capital of the world at 9350' above sea level. Following centuries of indigenous rulers and epic battles, colonial Quito was established in 1534.

Group dinner will be scheduled to discuss trip details with local CHOICE staff and meet fellow participants.
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Day 2
Day 2
Travel to Project Community
Participants will tour Quito in the morning followed by transportation to the village. A stop at La Mitad del Mundo will allow participants to walk along the equator!

Lunch is provided. Participants will be greeted with a warm welcome from village residents.

Time provided to unpack, rest, meet families, and begin project work. Orientation dinner will be served. Camping-style overnight group accommodations will be provided inside a local schoolhouse or community center.
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Day 3-6
Day 3-6
Work Hand-in-Hand with the Village
Breakfast will be served in the village. Participants will work hand-in-hand with families on various village-driven development initiatives that will benefit the area: Agricultural programs, Construction projects, Etc.

Lunch will be served in the afternoons with a brief rest provided. Dinner will be served in the evenings.

Village activities and interactions will be provided to promote powerful intercultural exchanges between participants and native villagers. Of course, there will be a special Christmas in the Village Celebration!
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Day 7
Day 7
Explore Otavalo
Group transportation will be provided to Otavalo. Upon arrival to Otavalo, participants will check-in to the hotel for overnight accommodations. There will be leisure time to explore Otavalo, a largely indigenous town in the Imbabura Province of Ecuador.

The town boasts Ecuador’s most famous artisanal market and is surrounded by the peaks of Imbabura, Cotacachi, and Mojanda volcanoes.

A group farewell dinner will be scheduled in the evening to conclude the expedition and discuss overall experiences and impressions.
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Day 8
Day 8
Travel Home
Time to enjoy the artisanal indigenous market. Transportation will be provided to the Airport. Participants should depart from Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre (UIO) anytime during the day to travel home!
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Day 1

Arrive to Quito

CHOICE Humanitarian

24 reviews

CHOICE Humanitarian works with and through rural communities to expand their range of options, foster self-reliance, and reduce poverty. For every life touched, there is potential for a better future. From agricultural production to women's entrepreneurial training, to youth education scholarships and more, CHOICE carries out hundreds of vital projects based on data-driven needs. Our Expeditions Program supports that mission by giving our supporters the experience of working in the field and engaging in valuable intercultural exchange.

We took our four oldest grandchildren (ages 15, 16, 16, and 17) on this trip and they had a great experience they couldn't have had in any other way! The Choice Humanitarian team was extraordinary and made the trip fulfilling and fun. We would recommend this and will probably take our next group of grandkids on a trip in two years!

By Richard C for 🇬🇹 2025 Summer Guatemala Expedition on Aug 06, 2025

It was a great trip with lots of kids. Olger and Hortencia took great care of all of us. The people of Guatemala were warm and friendly. The food was amazing. Everyone on the expedition could not have been better.

By Judith A for 🇬🇹 2025 Summer Guatemala Expedition on Aug 04, 2025

This was an amazing trip for our whole family, 15 member with 7 kids from 8 yers old (almost) to 16 years. We had a wonderful, supportive group of people with us and the CHOICE Kenya staff was amazing, helpful and organized. We all truly had a life changing experience.

By Marjorie Joan R for 🇰🇪 2025 Reeder Friends & Family Expedition on Jul 31, 2025

Wonderful group of participants. This was a legacy trip for the Reeder Family and we were privileged to be able to help facilitate it. The Kenya team was phenomenal! We loved everything about this trip!