We start the adventure in Quito with a bus ride to the station of Tambillo, where the "Chiva Express", a colorful one coach train, like a bus on tracks, is ready to depart. 

A highlight of the trip is to 'ride the roof' with a panoramic view of the stunning Andean region of Ecuador. We will leisurely enjoy the ever-changing scenery as the "Chiva Express" advances along the ancient tracks. We stop for a snack at a dairy hacienda with cows, horses and llamas.

Then the Chiva advances up and down the slopes of Cotopaxi volcano and the fertile Valley of Latacunga for a visit to a rose plantation and a taste of the products of the land. Continue by bus to Riobamba, and at the foot of imposing Chimborazo volcano, visit a Tagua workshop and warm up with a canelazo by the fireplace. Dinner and overnight at Riobamba
 

After an early breakfast, we will be transferred to the train station to board the "Chiva Express" for an astonishing ride, twisting and turning over the Andes, along bridging ravines and river gorges. 

We stop at Guamote, an Indian town, for a short visit to an Educational Centre for Adults’ Development and Sustainability. We continue aboard the Chiva to Alausí, where a snack is served, and prepare to go down the Devil’s Nose switch backs, one of the most impressive feats of rail engineering in the world, and back to Alausí.

We continue by motorcar to the station of Huigra and again we board another "Chiva Express" to descend from the Andes to the coastal plains. On the ride to Bucay, we will experience the transition from Andean ecosystems to the lush tropical coastal vegetation: bananas, oranges, pineapples, ginger and wooden farm houses on stilts.

We arrive to the town of Bucay and then proceed by road to Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil.

The tour ends at the airport, where travellers may take the flight back to Quito, or continue with other trips in Ecuador and the Galapagos.