Places to visit in Ecuador & Galapagos Islands
Discover our guide to the most exciting, memorable and inspiring places to visit.
Andes to Amazon
Between the Andes and the Amazon is a rugged area of misty mountains and steep valleys smothered in cloud forest and punctuated with thermal pools, waterfalls and silvery streams.
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Avenue of the Volcanoes
The aptly named Avenue of the Volcanoes is flanked by eight dizzyingly-high snowy mountains striding south of Quito down the Andean spine.
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Cuenca
This quintessential Spanish colonial city has cobbled streets, leafy plazas, baroque churches and a particularly beautiful pale-stoned centre.
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Galapagos Islands
The misty volcanic islands of twisted lava and sparkling sandy coves shelter an array of trusting bird and reptile species, not to mention undersea marine animals.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador’s largest city is a commercial and cultural centre, boasting charming plazas, boulevards and a waterside promenade.
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Mindo and the cloud forest
Misty forests and abundant waterfalls shelter delicate orchids, a plethora of butterflies and 450 species of tropical birds.
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Otavalo and the northern highlands
The upland town of Otavalo is world-famous for its huge livestock, vegetable and textile market, and is surrounded by snow-tipped volcanoes, lake-filled craters and rolling hills.
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Pacific coast
The northern Pacific lowlands of Ecuador have a gentle landscape of tropical agriculture, forest and warm-water bays.
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Quito
Ecuador’s volcano-flanked capital stands at 2,850m in the highland valley, boasting a beautifully restored historic centre and contrasting modern quarters with gleaming skyscrapers.
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The Ecuadorian Amazon
Occupying half the country, the Ecuadorian Amazon is a true wilderness of exuberant rainforest and remote indigenous communities.
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Andes to Amazon
Between the Andes and the Amazon is a rugged area of misty mountains and steep valleys smothered in cloud forest and punctuated with thermal pools, waterfalls and silvery streams.
Explore more
Avenue of the Volcanoes
The aptly named Avenue of the Volcanoes is flanked by eight dizzyingly-high snowy mountains striding south of Quito down the Andean spine.
Explore more
Cuenca
This quintessential Spanish colonial city has cobbled streets, leafy plazas, baroque churches and a particularly beautiful pale-stoned centre.
Explore more
Galapagos Islands
The misty volcanic islands of twisted lava and sparkling sandy coves shelter an array of trusting bird and reptile species, not to mention undersea marine animals.
Explore more
Guayaquil
Ecuador’s largest city is a commercial and cultural centre, boasting charming plazas, boulevards and a waterside promenade.
Explore more
Mindo and the cloud forest
Misty forests and abundant waterfalls shelter delicate orchids, a plethora of butterflies and 450 species of tropical birds.
Explore more
Otavalo and the northern highlands
The upland town of Otavalo is world-famous for its huge livestock, vegetable and textile market, and is surrounded by snow-tipped volcanoes, lake-filled craters and rolling hills.
Explore more
Pacific coast
The northern Pacific lowlands of Ecuador have a gentle landscape of tropical agriculture, forest and warm-water bays.
Explore more
Quito
Ecuador’s volcano-flanked capital stands at 2,850m in the highland valley, boasting a beautifully restored historic centre and contrasting modern quarters with gleaming skyscrapers.
Explore more
The Ecuadorian Amazon
Occupying half the country, the Ecuadorian Amazon is a true wilderness of exuberant rainforest and remote indigenous communities.
Explore morePapagaio
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