Ecuador Things To Do

Ecuador offers something for everyone. The sections below highlight some of the reasons to visit this country.

• Jungle Journeys

The Oriente offers the outdoorsy traveler—the contemplative Henry Thoreau-type or the extreme X-Games-type—everything that he desires. Want to go kayaking? Head to Tena for world-class class ...more

• Mother Nature's Hot Tub

So you’ve been hiking for days, up to 5000m and down again multiple times. You’ve been city-hopping all the way down central Ecuador from Quito to Guayaquil. You thought, hey, Charles Darwin ...more

• Walking on Clouds

Yes, it is possible at one of Ecuador’s many cloud forests. For the size of country it is, Ecuador has a lot of protected forest, some of which is actually in the clouds. Four major reserves are ...more

• Living the (Wild)life

Fed up with laws that claim creationism is just as valid an explanation for life on Earth as the theory of evolution? Don’t want to rely on Charles Darwin for all your facts? Then, head on down to ...more

• Saving Mother Nature

Ecuador’s been doing a good job with this. Yes, there is logging. Yes, there is oil drilling. Nonetheless, Ecuador has established more than 10 major national parks—and many smaller ones&mdash ...more

• Beach Bummin

No, not all of Ecuador is rapid-riding, peak-bagging, monkey-spotting, or artesanía-buying. Ecuador has beaches, too—with quite the hoppin’ party scene. From Jambelí down south ...more