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.