Ecuador Traveler Stories

My tour de Ecuador took me from Guayaquil & the coast to the incredible Galapagos Islands and finally to Quito & the highlands. I was overwhelmed by the natural diversity of this small country, not to mention the warmth of the Ecuadorian people.

Cuenca is a beautiful city and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. With tranquil rivers, beautiful architecture, and surrounded by mountains in a cool and comfortable climate, we instantly adored this place.

Galapagos: a playground for artists, photographers and people who just love wildlife! (Like me!) Explore with me...See the paintings I create inspired by this unique environment...Get good travel tips for the islands!

The Amazon Rainforest, another of the amazing natural wonders of the world found in South America. As our most recent adventure draws to a close, we were fortunate to end our trip in such a wonderful, beautiful, tranquil and pristine spot...The Sacha Lodge, located in the heart of the Ecuadorian Rainforest.

This is the second trip of members of the Sun City Anthem Hiking Club to Galapagos and Machu Picchu with Adventure Life and SASTravelPeru. The first trip was in March of 2006. This trip was again organized by me to see what I experienced as a volunteer

3 Days touring around Quito followed by 7 days of a land-based Galapagos tour with Adventure Life. Naturalist Cezar Salazar was superb. We lived on land on three different islands in comfortable accomodations and freindly neighbors. During the day, we took day trips on land and water, with snorkeling every day. Land based activities including …

We mixed a few days exploring the city of Quito with some hiking in the mountains outside the city, and finished up with a 5-day Galapagos cruise.

Delving into the rich wildlife of the Amazon, we explore the Napo and Aguarico Rivers of Ecuador. Then it on to Sacha Lodge to experience the unique atmosphere at this ecolodge on our Ecuador tour.

Another chapter in what I like to call the Adventures of Fodder and Son. My 9 year-old boy and I are traveling to the Galapagos Islands to swim with the fishes in a non-mafia hit kind of way.

By paddling, hiking and biking you get close to so many unusual birds and reptiles. I felt like we were in the Center of the Earth. I thought that it is impossible for birds to have blue feet- but here they are, living next to penguins on the equator.

Neither the best coffee-table book nor video documentary begins to capture the Galapagos. Only walking (and biking) the ground, paddling the shore and snorkling the waters can give a sense of the beauty and fragility of this one-of-a-kind place

Kathleen and Jacqueline’s Excellent Adventure...All Things Ecuador...El Medio del Mundo...How do I title a 3 in 1 trip that was so much more than either of us expected?

“I thought you might enjoy the enclosed log of our recent trip. Fabulous trip, just wish we had done it while we were younger. … This was our third trip to South America and clearly the best. … Even though I’m very pleased with the pictures, they just don’t do justice.”

— Lana R. Batts,
May 7–21, 2001

Adventure Life travelers, Dave and Val LaHart, share a travel tale about their experiences during our Wildlife Odyssey trip to the Ecuadorian Amazon and Galapagos Islands.

One traveler describes his adventure to the Amazon and the cloudforest of Ecuador with his son.

Betty Ann Morgan takes another trip to San Vincente de Paul Orphanage in Quito, and revisits the people and the places that continue to make such an impact on her life.

In summary: best 6 days of my entire life was in the Galapagos.

The sister adventure continues in a South to North tour of mainland Ecuador. Full of adventure, culture, and amazing vistas!

Once in a lifetime sisters trip, a cruise through the amazing and magical islands of the Galapagos.

Adventure Life partnered with the Waponi project to purchase lamps and signs for the Secoya Lodge that started its operations officially in January this year. Here are images of the equipment being transported from the fields and rivers to finally reach the community. The Waponi project works to empower local communities to receive guests and …

It was a great Ecuadorian rainforest kayaking adventure trip! And we learned: that a large black garbage bag makes a great raincoat in a pinch.That you keep your toes away from streaming ants.To bring extra clothing in small dry bags so that you can go to dinner in something other than your pajamas. . .That you are ALONE when you are alone in the …