Travel and Lodging Information

AIR TRAVEL TO ECUADOR

You’ll be looking for flights to Quito International Airport, code UIO, arriving anytime on April 3, 2109. Our group will be staying one night at a hotel in Quito near the airport.

If you’re having difficulties booking your air travel or have special needs, please confer with our partner at Terra Ecuador, William Wadoux. Cel.: +593 (0)984 082 754 / Tel.: +593 (02) 6040498

It is mandatory that all travelers coming into Ecuador have private or public health insurance. You will be required to present proof of insurance when applying for your travel visa.

Health insurance information and options here.

If you’re looking for general travel insurance, try INSURE MY TRIP

 During the retreat, you will be staying in Otavalo at the Hacienda Cusín, a restored, 17th-century Andean estate at 8,500 feet above sea level in the Sierra Region of Ecuador. This very personal hotel and its 38 attentive staff are located close to the Equatorial Line and the famous market town of Otavalo.  Guest rooms are beautifully furnished with antiques and select Andean crafts, and highlighted by log-burning fireplaces, beamed-ceilings & gardens. You will enjoy walks on the grounds along cobblestone lanes lined with year-round flowering plants such as bougainvillea, agapantha, foxgloves, orchids, palms, which attract over 50 species of birds.  Snow-capped Imbabura & Cotacachi mountains are reflected in Lago San Pablo in front of the Hacienda.
–description taken from the Hacienda Cusin website, photographs on this and the following pages are from the resort’s public Flickr page.
Activities at the Hacienda:

Game-room Billiards, darts, ping-pong. Chess, Backgammon, etc.

Horsebackriding (4 horses, Western saddles). Over 6 mountain & valley trails. With guide, $15. *18.30 pp p hour. Minimum, 2 hours.

Over-night riding, 2-days/1-night, 2 guests (minimum), double occupancy, meals, tack, guide, $500. *$610. Request Itinerary.

Massage Giovano. Professional, exemplary, in-room. Please reserve in advance.

Mountain Biking Many short & long routes. #Helmets must be worn. $6. *$7.32

Spanish Classes Tailor-made classes, 1-2 guests, $12/hr. *$14,64 – 20% guestroom discount. Minimum 4-night stay.

Sports Basketball, squash, volleyball, ping-pong, pool table.

The posted rate for the seminar and retreat is based on shared occupancy of rooms. Two people per double room.
 If you would prefer a single room, there will be an additional cost of $175. Single rooms are first come, first served and assigned upon receipt of final payment. Here are some of the rooms.