Experience two of the most interesting destinations in our country. This incredible ride traverses and descends a nearly perpendicular mountain face through the use of switchbacks. Many lives were lost in the construction of this extraordinary railway.
Departure place
Cuenca: Pick up at the hotel.
Departure time: from 7:00 am
Duration: approximately 11 hours
Days of operation: from Monday to Sunday
Itinerary
Day 1
Excursion to Nariz del Diablo and Ingapirca
After hotel pickup, we will head to Alausi, a small town considered national heritage.
In this charming city you will take the train known as "La Nariz del Diablo". In its day it was considered one of the greatest feats of engineering the world had ever seen.
This railroad was built in 1899 with the intention of linking the coastal city of Guayaquil with the highland capital of Quito. This incredible ride crosses and descends an almost perpendicular mountain face through the use of curves.
Many lives were lost in the construction of this extraordinary railway. Our journey continues along the Pan-American Highway towards Ingapirca, which is the main Inca archaeological site in Ecuador.
You will have the opportunity to appreciate one of the most important Inca structures, an elliptical platform known as the "Temple of the Sun". Here you will also find patios, terraces and other ruins. After a full day of touring, we will return to Cuenca.
Includes
Hotel pickup
box lunch
Transportation Cuenca / Alausi / Cuenca.
Bilingual guide (Spanish and English)
Not included
tips
Tickets and extras.
Train ticket:
USD 38 adults (from 12 to 65 years old)
USD 25 children (from 4 to 11 years old) and seniors (from 66 years and over).
Entrance to Ingapirca:
USD 2 adults (from 12 to 65 years old)
USD 1 children (from 4 to 11 years old)
People over 65 enter for free.
Activities
Archaeological visits (included)
Notes
Bilingual guide (Spanish and English) >> For groups of 1 to 5 passengers, the guide will also be the driver. >> For more than 5 passengers, a driver and a bilingual guide will be provided.
Service is provided in Shared Mode (with more passengers in the group).
The tours and activities carried out by this Operator have a low level of risk and difficulty and provide the necessary security.
Service is subject to change without prior notice, due to weather conditions (rain, mudslides, overflows, etc.), strikes and/or demonstrations and any other event that does not allow the normal development of the itinerary.
Any cancellation of the service for the reasons indicated, does not apply a refund.
In such a case, the Operator could carry out a contingency plan with an alternative tour and/or vary the itinerary at its discretion, always to guarantee the safety of the traveler and the best development of the service as a whole.
If you decide to withdraw before the end of the service, no refund applies either.
If you do not attend the day of the service, it will be considered as "Done" without any Claims, Postponements or Returns.
Seats in transfer mobility are not reserved, they are taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
