Ecuador

The High Andes Mountain range runs North to South through Ecuador and here we find a very rich cultural heritage, nature reserves and snow capped mountains, two World Heritage Cities and a World Heritage National Park. All this in one of the smallest countries in South America.

Our Highland Tours offer travelers the opportunity to experience the diversity of Ecuador’s landscape and wildlife, to visit and learn about the many facets of Ecuador’s culture, from the colorful indigenous communities to historical Colonial architecture to enjoying overnights in 400 year old ‘Haciendas’ converted to boutique hotels.

The Amazon ecosystem is considered to have one of the richest and most complex communities of plant and animal life in the world.

The principal Amazon artery for visitors in Ecuador is the Napo River. The Napo’s 130 islands are covered by young forests, which provide refuge and nesting sites for a multitude of bird species and  large and diverse amounts of flora and fauna in extraordinary variations in habitats.Visit these phenomenal locations during our Amazon rainforest tours in Ecuador.

The indigenous communities living within the existing ecosystems of this vast forest preserve are: the Siona-Secoya, Cofan, Huaorani, Shuar and Ashuar communities. On some tours you will have the opportunity to visit and learn from one of these.

A visit to the Pacific Coast of Ecuador will give travellers a completely different view of Ecuador:

one where we visit nature reserves, archeological ruins, cacao and banana plantations.. We will see where the Panama Hat reeds are grown and the hat making process begins, enjoy the stunning beaches and take a boat trip to Isla de la Plata to observe the Blue-footed, Red-footed and Nazca boobies and many more bird species while whale watching en route.