Welcome to Ecuador

Postcard-pretty colonial centers, waves splashing white-sand beaches, Kichwa villages, Amazonian rainforest and the breathtaking Andes – a dazzling array of wonders is squeezed into this compact country.

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Highlights in Ecuador

  1. The Galápagos IslandsIguana Spotting in the Galápagos
  2. QuitoQuito Old Town
  3. Parque Nacional CotopaxiParque Nacional Cotopaxi
  4. Parque Nacional YasuníParque Nacional Yasuní
  1. CuencaCuenca
  2. CanoaBeaches of the Northwest Coast
  3. The Quilotoa LoopQuilotoa Loop
  4. PapallactaSoaking in the Steaming Waters of Papallacta
  1. QuitoRiding the TelefériQo
  2. Puerto LópezWhale-Watching off Isla de la Plata
  3. Parque Nacional PodocarpusParque Nacional Podocarpus
  4. VilcabambaVilcabamba
  1. Parque Nacional SangayClimbing El Altar
  2. MontañitaSurfing at Montañita
  3. Isla Española (Hood)Punta Suárez
  4. MindoHiking & Bird-Watching in Mindo
  1. GuayaquilGuayaquil’s Malecón
  2. BañosBaños
  3. TenaWhite-Water Rafting near Tena
  4. OtavaloLocal Crafts at Otavalo Market

Experience Ecuador

Day tours

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Quito Day Tour: Downtown Foodie and Culture (half day)

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Quito Day Tour: Otavalo Market (full day)

Starting at$70

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Quito Day Tour: Cotopaxi (full day)

Starting at$50

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Transfers & Ground Transport

Quito Arrival Transfers

Starting at$19

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Shopping & Fashion

Otavalo Marketplace with Optional Lunch

Starting at$45

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Day Trips & Excursions

1914 Original trolley city tour of Quito

Starting at$15

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Day Trips & Excursions

Cotopaxi Volcano and Limpiopungo Lagoon Excursion from Quito

Starting at$95

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Transfers & Ground Transport

Quito Departure Transfers

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Multi-day adventures

Lonely Planet Experience

Ecuador to Peru Adventure

Starting at$1,220

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Lonely Planet Experience

South America Explorer

Starting at$6,375

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Lonely Planet Experience

Highlights of Ecuador & Peru

Starting at$4,115

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Lonely Planet Experience

Grand South America

Starting at$9,640

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Lonely Planet Experience

Galapagos Discovery

Starting at$2,300

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Lonely Planet Experience

Galapagos Experience

Starting at$1,130

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Lonely Planet Experience

Ecuador to Peru Explorer

Starting at$2,355

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Galápagos Multisport with Quito

Starting at$2,550

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