Ecuador
Short-Term Experiential Tour with Living & Learning International
This program allows students to serve in Ecuador while partnering with organizations and ministries reaching out to marginalized people groups. While in Quito, the team will partner with a variety of organizations that are working with at-risk children, refugee ministries, and children with varying physical abilities. The team will engage with the local culture through a cooking class, visiting the historical center and artisan market, riding a gondola up part of a volcano, and standing on both equators.
7-Day Itinerary
Day 1
Team Arrives in Quito in the Evening
Day 2
Ecuador Orientation
Colonial Quito
Serve with At-Risk Children
Day 3
Serve at the Center for Disabled Community
Dinner with Boys Home
Day 4
Serve with the Refugee Population
Artisan Market
Day 5
Day Tip to Mindo
Ziplining in the Cloudforest
Day 6
Mitad del Mundo
Teleferico Gondola Ride
Team Departs Quito in the Evening
Day 7
Team Arrives in the U.S.
8-Day Itinerary
Day 1
Team Arrives in Quito in the Evening
Day 2
Ecuador Orientation
Transfer to Jungle
Jumandi Caves
Day 3
Serve in the Jungle
Chocolate Farm
Dinner with Missionaries
Day 4
Serve in the Jungle
Waterfall Hike and Swim
Day 5
Serve in the Jungle
Wildlife Animal Refuge
Day 6
Transfer Back to Quito
Papallacta Hot Springs
Day 7
Mitad del Mundo
Colonial Quito
Teleferico Gondola Ride
Evening Departure
Day 8
Team Arrives in the U.S.