Hostal Transilvania 16 De Diciembre y Oriente Baños - Tungurahua ECUADOR Tel: (593) - 32 - 742 281 Cel: (593) - 9 - 428 1661 Email: hostal.transilvania@gmail.com

ACTIVITIES IN BAÑOS 1. THE WATERFALL ROAD – IT IS POSSIBLE TO DO: -WITH BIKES (5$ FOR ALL DAY, 4, 5 HOURS NEEDED) -ATV´S, CUADS (APROX 3, 4 HOURS NEEDED) -MOTORCYCLE (APROX 3, 4 HOURS NEEDED) -BUGGIES FOR 2 PERSONS (APROX 3, 4 HOURS NEEDED) TO SEE PHOTOS CLICK HERE 2. CANYONING – GOING DOWN WATERFALLS WITH ROPES, COST 20$ PER PERSON, 3 WATERFALLS, 8, 15, 45 METERS. SOME AGENCIES OFFER AN ADVENTURE WITH MORE WATERFALLS, BUT IT IS LESS RECOMMENDED. TO SEE PHOTOS CLICK HERE 3. CUADS (ATV´S) OR MOTORCYCLES TRIP TO THE MOUNTAIN IN FRONT OF THE VOLCANO, APROX. 4 HOURS OF BEAUTIFUL VIEWS, AND GREAT FUN. TO SEE PHOTOS CLICK HERE 4. PARAGLIDING - BEAUTIFUL SCENERY, HALF HOUR DRIVE FROM BAÑOS, IN A GOOD DAY, YOU CAN SEE THE ACTIVE VOLCANO, COST 55$ PER PERSON FOR TANDEM. TO SEE PHOTOS CLICK HERE 5. HORSE BACK RIDING – 4 HOURS COST BETWEEN 17$ TO 35$, DEPENDS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING. TO SEE PHOTOS CLICK HERE 6. JUNGLE TOURS – PRICES MAY VARY, DEPENDS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING, AND FOR HOW MANY DAYS. USUALLY 1 TO 5 DAYS. YOU CAN ASK US FOR THE PRICE. TO SEE PHOTOS CLICK HERE 7. RAFTING – 25$ HALF DAY, 50$ FULL DAY, YOU CAN CHOOSE RAPID LEVEL EITHER 2-3 (PATATE RIVER) OR 3-4 (PASTAZA RIVER). YOU CAN ALSO DO RAPID LEVEL 4-5 IN THE HIGHER PART OF PASTAZA RIVER, A FULL DAY THERE WOULD COST 60$. A FEW DAYS OF GOOD RAFTING (SIMILAR TO THE ONE IN CUZCO) YOU CAN ALSO DO IN A RIVER NEAR TENA, 3.5 HOURS DRIVE FROM BAÑOS. TO SEE PHOTOS CLICK HERE 8. ROCK CLIMBING – 25$ PER PERSON. 9. ZOO – THERE ARE TWO ZOO´S ONE NEXT TO THE OTHER, BOTH WORSE A VISIT, ENTRANCE FEE IS 2$ PER PERSON FOR EACH ZOO. YOU CAN EASILY SPEND A COUPLE OF HOURS THERE, BESIDE THAT THE SCENERY IS ALSO AMAZING THERE. 10. CANOPY – PUNTZAN COST 20$ PER PERSON., 6 CABLES, 2 KM TOTAL. TO SEE PHOTOS CLICK HERE 11. HOT SPRINGS – THERE ARA A FEW HOT SPRINGS IN BAÑOS THAT YOU CAN VISIT, SOME OPEN AS LATE AS 10:00 PM AND AS EARLY AS 4:30AM. 12. HIKING – THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ROUTES YOU CAN DO INDEPENDENTLY, ON A GOOD DAY YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE VOLCANO WHILE ACTIVE. ONE ROUTE IS TO GO TO VIRGIN AND BACK. APROX. ONE HOUR. THE OTHER ROUTE IS TO GO TO THE CROSS AND BACK APROX. 2 HOURS, OR YOU CAN COMBINE BOTH ROUTES AND DO ONE LONG ROUTE. APROX. 4 HOURS. 13. NIGHT SEEING – ALMOST EVERY NIGHT AT 21:00 THERE IS AN OPEN BUS CALLED “CHIVA”, THAT TAKES PEOPLE TO THE VIEW POINT OF THE VOLCANO “BELLAVISTA”, ON A GOOD DAY YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE SOME VOLCANIC ACTIVITY. USUALLY A FIRE WOULD BE MADE, JUGGLING, AND AN ECUADORIAN HOT ALCOHOLIC DRINK CALLED “CANELAZO” WOULD BE SERVED FOR NO EXTRA COST, COST 3$. 14. BAÑOS DE CAJON – ECUADORIAN STYLE SAUNA, SOMETHING DIFFERENT, DEFINITELY WORTH TRYING,FOR 15$ YOU GET A SWIMMING POOL, JACUZZI AND THE SAUNA. FOR ADDITIONAL COST YOU CAN ALSO GET A MASSAGE OR A FACIAL TREATMENT, IN THE SAME PLACE. 15. ANOTHER OPTION FOR A BIKE RIDE WOULD BE TO GO BY CAR (10$) UP THE HILL TO LUNA RUNTUN, AND THEN WITH A BIKE (5$) GO DOWN HILL THE SAME ROAD, THE ROAD CONNECTS TO THE WATERFALL ROAD, SO IF YOU WISH YOU CAN SIMPLY CONTINUE FROM THERE. 16. MONKEYS PARK IN PUYO, APROX. 1.5 HOURS DRIVE FROM BAÑOS, THERE IS PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GO AND PLAY WITH MONKEYS, 2$ PER PERSON. 17. SWING JUMP – SIMILAR TO BUNGEE IN ADDITION TO THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO ARRANGE TOURS/TREKS TO MOUNTAINS THAT ARE IN THE AREA OR YOU CAN STAY AND STUDY SPANISH HERE IN BAÑOS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU CAN ALWAYS ASK THE FRIENDLY STAFF OF HOSTAL TRANSILVANIA WHICH CAN HELP ARRANGE ANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES.