Discovering the protected and remote areas of the Amazon, would certainly be an unforgettable adventure in your life. The Amazonian forest ecosystem presents a great variety of vegetal species (more than 25.000 types of plants and animals). You can find different kinds of palm trees, beautiful orchid flowers, climbing plants as well as exotic animals such as crocodiles, monkeys, and a great diversity of birds: macaws, toucans, hoazins wich are easy to observe. With a bit of luck you will also observe the shyer animals such as the ocelots, sloths, anteaters, anacondas, soft water pink dolphins, jaguars and even the harpy eagle during your expedition. We offer you a selection of excursions in the jungle, lodges and multilingual naturalist guides who perfectly know the Amazonian jungle and will explain to you the mysteries and secrets of this mythical rainforest. Let's go and have a look, you will not regret it !The Amazon region will be a nice surprise far from the clichés of danger we have of it.

Region very diversified, located between the Andes, from its western foothills, and the Coast la Costa it makes the transition between radically different ecosystems. You will find therefore very disimilar climates but esencially hot and humid. As well as different Cultures like the Montubios, half-blood from indigenous peoples, white colons and black slaves from the XVth century, or Tsa'chilas, one of the 13 nationalities recognized by Ecuador. Previously called colorados due to the traditional men hairstyle, based on the achiote, those seeds that produce an intense red color, they are located around the city of Santo Domingo.

When traveling in Ecuador, a visit of the Galapagos islands is an absolute must! The archipelago is approximately 1000 km off the Ecuador coast and is composed of 3 big islands, 7 small islands and 47 rocky islands, with a total surface of 8000 km2. They became famous since the exploration by Charles Darwin in 1835 who was inspired in such a way by this particular natural life, that he wrote his theory about “The origins of species by means of natural selection”. Classified as a World Natural Heritage by the UNESCO in 1979, the archipelago is a real size observation laboratory for the study of the vegetation and animal life. For the diving lovers, there are many opportunities to discover the great variety of sea animals in an unforgettable experience. The Galapagos islands contain many stunning landscapes: from moon-like places to places of abundant vegetation, they well deserve to be nicknamed as the Wonder Islands.

Guayaquil, also named the Pearl of the Pacific is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador, its economic capital as well as the main port in Latin America's Pacific coast. It has been founded in 1937 by Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana. This city has a tropical climate, hot and humid. It does not dispose anymore of colonial vestiges due to the multiple fires and loots that destroyed it. Only subsists the elegant neighbourhood of Las Peñas, from the XIXth century, along the Guayas river, thta gave its name to the province. You may appreciate the recently refurbished Malecón, a walk along the river, maybe visit the surprising Guayaquil cementary, spend the night in the modern and animated area of Urdesa, or reach the parks in the center where live many iguanas in total liberty. But Guayaquil is the transition point toward the Pacific Coast and the inevitable connexion to the Galapagos islands.

You will enjoy it`s beaches, coconut trees, the typical ideas of beaches with thin sand, and then forget them… But, the enchanting rhythm of the marimba, the beauty of the mangroves, this perfume of adventure, they will stay in your mind forever. The coast shows similar paradisiacal beaches that can be found in Mexico or the Caribbean and it offers travelers a sort of open window through which to look out and see the true essence of the nation. Traveling may be exhausting sometimes and having a break can be necessary. The Pacific coast of Ecuador, from the Colombian border to the one located in Peru, are perfect to answer to this need of calm and rest. The beaches there are generally deserted with shadows offered by the palm trees, a perfect opportunity to imitate the old Ecuador inhabitants and their adoration of the sun!

You will enjoy it`s beaches, coconut trees, the typical ideas of beaches with thin sand, and then forget them… But, the enchanting rhythm of the marimba, the beauty of the mangroves, this perfume of adventure, they will stay in your mind forever. The coast shows similar paradisiacal beaches that can be found in Mexico or the Caribbean and it offers travelers a sort of open window through which to look out and see the true essence of the nation. Traveling may be exhausting sometimes and having a break can be necessary. The Pacific coast of Ecuador, from the Colombian border to the one located in Peru, are perfect to answer to this need of calm and rest. The beaches there are generally deserted with shadows offered by the palm trees, a perfect opportunity to imitate the old Ecuador inhabitants and their adoration of the sun!

The capital of Ecuador is a beautiful colonial style city with a 1.7 million population located at 2,800m above the sea level and surrounded with mountains. The temperature varies from 23 to 8 degrees centigrade in the same day, because of the altitude. With white walls, red roofs, flourishing patios, fountains and wooden doors, the Ronda is the oldest street in the old city. You can admire a superb architectural ensemble from the Panecillo. Different museums are located in the city centre, such as the Colonial Art Museum, the Art and History Museum of “Alberto Mena Caamaño”, the Sugar House, the Party Temple, the Jacinto Jijon Museum of the Catholic University and the Guayasamin Museum. The anthropology museum and the gold museum of the Central Bank are the most complete and interesting in the country. Other places are also places we have to see, like, Guapulo and its church, the Sugar theatre, the Astronomy Observatory in the Alameda park, the El Ejido and La Carolina parks, and the Government and the Archbishop palaces. One of the most particular places around Quito is the monument of the “Mitad del Mundo”, indicating the exact place of the parallel 0 of Equator. The Ethnographic Museum is located inside the building where you can see the city of the “Mitad del Mundo”, a model of the colonial Quito, the Astronomical observatory and the French stand. A few kilometers from there, you can visit the inactive crater of the Pululahua volcano with its different vegetation species, and the protected areas of: Nono, Tandayapa, Mindo, with an abundant vegetation and animal life. In the north of Quito we can fin the village of Calderon which is well known for the marzipan sculptures.

A majestic double range of snow topped volcanoes is marking this natural avenue, containing indigenous villages with colorful markets. The equatorial Andes are often compared to a back spine although there are people that say that it looks more like a pirogue. The Este and Oeste Cordilleras form its sides and the transversal ranges linking them, lower and called nudos, form their banks. Between each nudos and at an altitude of 2300 to 3000 m, there is a valley with fertile volcanic ground. These valleys are densely populated and extensively exploited and have already been occupied by different ethnical groups in the pre Inca era. The Panamerican road and the railway both trace between the cordilleras in the South-North direction, following the shape of the nudos, passing fields with astonished cows at the base of a range of active or inactive volcanoes, some topped with permanent snow. In 1802 the exploratory Alexander Von Humbolt called this way the “Volcanoes Avenue”. The geographical location of Ecuador made it possible to travel along this avenue in the palm trees and the orchids while seeing tundra style vegetation with glaciers and fields of snow higher above you. While leaving the valley to climb up the slopes you will be able to cross every kind of ecosystem, from the subtropical area to the altiplano area.

The great market of Otavalo opens the door to the Northern Sierra with beautiful lakes and the crafting villages that arrive till the Colombian’s border. This city has specilized itself with the creation of pieces of clothing made of wool, like sweaters, rugs and hammocks for example. The natives have not lost their traditions, men and women use their typical clothes and women are very popular because of the use of necklaces of a great variety of colors which can be bought in the market. The Imbabura province, located in the north of Quito is also part of the touristic reputation of Ecuador. It is to say that the volcanoes, the lakes and the valleys there are truly like postal cards, while the diversity of indigenous groups make the area very interesting for cultural knowledge. The area is also well known for its crafting: the wooden sculptures of San Antonio, the leathers of Cotacachi and the famous weaving of Otavalo.

Cuenca and its colonial treasures, the most important Inca ruins in Ingapirca, the Vilcabamba valley and the Podocarpus park : This area which used to be isolated puts now all the effort to seduce you. It was less touristic than the North for because of the difficulty people had to get there, but the South Sierra is now an unavoidable stop for the travelers going from Ecuador to Peru. The improvement of the road system and the development of infrastructures allow people to travel, this place include the the provinces of Canar, Azuay and Loja. In here the Andes get larger and flatter, their emerald color and their mountain roads will give you a impressive thrill.