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NEWS: Casa Ceibo boutique hotel Earns First Five Star Green Award in South America
Applying for the American Academy of Hospitality Services’ (AAHS) Five Star Green Award is a nail-biting, exciting experience in Ecuador’s only “eco-city,” Bahía de Caráquez. Casa Ceibo “green appeal” shines through in many ways, from its use of local artisans and craftsmen to build the breathtaking property to its efforts to reforest the threatened mangroves, which softly buffer the hotel from the waves of the bay. The owners have taken great care to bolster the native economy by choosing Ecuadorian vendors and sourcing staff mostly from Bahía. Besides developing its own tour programs, this Condé Nast Johansens Recommended Hotel partners with area guides and regional operations. And it’s helping support a clean-water program for a nearby community.
Special discounts in Galapagos for individual bookings!
M/V Galapagos Explorer II offers your clients great opportunities to enjoy this incredible cruise to the most fascinating Islands in Ecuador. You can now choose between:
• Early Booking Discount for their 7 night cruise, departures from April to December 15th, 2011. Book until October 31st, 2010!!!
• Albatros Promo for their 3 & 4 night cruise on the on the following departures: 3N Cruise: Jan 05, 19, 26, Feb 02, 09, 23 & 4N cruise: Jan 08, 15, 22 and Feb 29. This promotion is valid for booking until August 31st, 2010
Both are valid for accommodation in double cabin, all meals and activities on board included, rates apply to new reservations only. For more information please contact us.
Mixing the old and the new in Quito - a very special exhibition in one of South America’s most beautiful cities
Quito is a city to be explored on foot. Filled with fascinating nooks and crannies, beautiful churches and graced with an impressive backdrop of volcanoes, the city has the largest colonial centre found anywhere in South America - no wonder the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site! This September, the city will be combining its old world charm with a contemporary voice through ‘Arte Contemporáneo en patios de Quito’, an exciting exhibition opening doors onto the unseen world of private colonial patios however this time filled with the contemporary art of 10 national and international artists. Taking its influence from a 2009 exhibition in Southern Spain, this special art exhibition in Ecuador’s capital city is sure to open some of Quito’s beautiful private patios whilst simultaneously converting them into the showcase for 10 contemporary artists from Ecuador and beyond. Those looking to discover more of Ecuador’s interesting artistic heritage will be rewarded by heading south to Cuenca where Akorn can put your clients in touch with important jewellers, ceramicists and of course the famous Panama hat makers. For the adventurous at heart, those who choose to travel overland rather than flying to Cuenca will be rewarded with a host of Andean towns full of local handicrafts not last of which is Tigua where a tradition of painting on sheep’s hide still abounds.
NEWS: Villarosa Restaurant, excellent Ecuadorian cuisine received for the second time Fodor's Choice Award
The restaurant Villarosa located in the city of Cuenca, within 35 minute flight from Quito, was recently recognized by the most prestigious travel specialists and earned for the second time the prize Fodor's Choice, its exquisite food, personal attention and friendly atmosphere make it worthy of this award. The varied menu consists of national and international dishes, as well as family recipes like eggs with artichokes and Mediterranean salad offered in a beautiful house of the Republican era. Tradition, elegance, comfort and good service seems to be the motto of Villarosa.
ITINERARY IDEAS: Quito, Machachi and Cotopaxi - exciting opportunities at a short distance from Ecuador's capital city
Ecuador owns a vast natural wealth. The diversity of its four regions has given rise to thousands of species of flora and fauna, being considered one of the 17 countries where most biodiversity of the planet is concentrated; the central area of the country offers excellent opportunities to enjoy beautiful landscapes and a wide range of native cultures. From the Eloy Alfaro railway station located in the Chimbacalle district, just 45 minutes from the main hotels in Quito, you can make an unforgettable ride aboard an old diesel locomotive that will take you to the city of Machachi, an area that moves with its completely green landscapes allowing a real vision of the local rural life, but the journey does not end here because from Machachi you can reach Cotopaxi National Park, well known for its fascinating beauty, rivers, ancient villages, fishing sites, Incan mounds, shrines, ponds and much more than you can imagine!.
Lan to begin flights to the Galapagos Islands
We have received great news that LAN will open another route in Ecuador later this year flying to the Galapagos Islands from Quito. As with all routes currently operating to the Galapagos Islands, the flight will take off from Quito and make a technical stop in Guayaquil before continuing on to the Galapagos Islands. As yet we have not received their schedule although it is expected that operations will begin in September. We shall be keeping you updated when we have further information.
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