Scuba diving, Tropical Islands, snorkeling, Hiking, surfing, Bird watching, Wildlife, Volcanos, National Parks, Whale watching, Beaches, Sunbathing.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

White water Rafting/kayaking, Piranha fishing, Jungle (tours), Rainforest, Canyoning, Hot springs, Wildlife, National Parks, Bird watching, Indigenous communities.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

White water Rafting/kayaking, Piranha fishing, Jungle (tours), Rainforest, Canyoning, Hot springs, Wildlife, National Parks, Bird watching, Indigenous communities.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

White water Rafting/kayaking, Piranha fishing, Jungle (tours), Rainforest, Canyoning, Hot springs, Wildlife, National Parks, Bird watching, Indigenous communities.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

White water Rafting/kayaking, Piranha fishing, Jungle (tours), Rainforest, Canyoning, Hot springs, Wildlife, National Parks, Bird watching, Indigenous communities.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

White water Rafting/kayaking, Piranha fishing, Jungle (tours), Rainforest, Canyoning, Hot springs, Wildlife, National Parks, Bird watching, Indigenous communities.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

White water Rafting/kayaking, Piranha fishing, Jungle (tours), Rainforest, Canyoning, Hot springs, Wildlife, National Parks, Bird watching, Indigenous communities.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Mountain biking, Climbing, Horseback riding, Cloud forests, historical cities, Handicraft markets, Historic haciendas, Museums, Canyoning, Hiking/trekking, Hot springs, Bird watching, Volcanos and crater lakes.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Mountain biking, Climbing, Horseback riding, Cloud forests, historical cities, Handicraft markets, Historic haciendas, Museums, Canyoning, Hiking/trekking, Hot springs, Bird watching, Volcanos and crater lakes.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Mountain biking, Climbing, Horseback riding, Cloud forests, historical cities, Handicraft markets, Historic haciendas, Museums, Canyoning, Hiking/trekking, Hot springs, Bird watching, Volcanos and crater lakes.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Mountain biking, Climbing, Horseback riding, Cloud forests, historical cities, Handicraft markets, Historic haciendas, Museums, Canyoning, Hiking/trekking, Hot springs, Bird watching, Volcanos and crater lakes.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Mountain biking, Climbing, Horseback riding, Cloud forests, historical cities, Handicraft markets, Historic haciendas, Museums, Canyoning, Hiking/trekking, Hot springs, Bird watching, Volcanos and crater lakes.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Mountain biking, Climbing, Horseback riding, Cloud forests, historical cities, Handicraft markets, Historic haciendas, Museums, Canyoning, Hiking/trekking, Hot springs, Bird watching, Volcanos and crater lakes.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Mountain biking, Climbing, Horseback riding, Cloud forests, historical cities, Handicraft markets, Historic haciendas, Museums, Canyoning, Hiking/trekking, Hot springs, Bird watching, Volcanos and crater lakes.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Mountain biking, Climbing, Horseback riding, Cloud forests, historical cities, Handicraft markets, Historic haciendas, Museums, Canyoning, Hiking/trekking, Hot springs, Bird watching, Volcanos and crater lakes.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Mountain biking, Climbing, Horseback riding, Cloud forests, historical cities, Handicraft markets, Historic haciendas, Museums, Canyoning, Hiking/trekking, Hot springs, Bird watching, Volcanos and crater lakes.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Mountain biking, Climbing, Horseback riding, Cloud forests, historical cities, Handicraft markets, Historic haciendas, Museums, Canyoning, Hiking/trekking, Hot springs, Bird watching, Volcanos and crater lakes.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Laid back beach/surf culture, surfing, National Parks, Whale watching, Beaches, Sunbathing, Traditional food/Cuisine.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Laid back beach/surf culture, surfing, National Parks, Whale watching, Beaches, Sunbathing, Traditional food/Cuisine.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Laid back beach/surf culture, surfing, National Parks, Whale watching, Beaches, Sunbathing, Traditional food/Cuisine.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Laid back beach/surf culture, surfing, National Parks, Whale watching, Beaches, Sunbathing, Traditional food/Cuisine.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Laid back beach/surf culture, surfing, National Parks, Whale watching, Beaches, Sunbathing, Traditional food/Cuisine.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Laid back beach/surf culture, surfing, National Parks, Whale watching, Beaches, Sunbathing, Traditional food/Cuisine.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Laid back beach/surf culture, surfing, National Parks, Whale watching, Beaches, Sunbathing, Traditional food/Cuisine.

Cherry-pick your favorite activities in Ecuador’s four worlds.

Your possibilities for Galapagos tours are almost limitless. Whether you’re looking for a luxury cruise, a land based Galapagos tour, a tour with kids, adventure, nature or relaxation, you can find it. However, it’s good to know what you want before you go. The archipelago is large and spread out, you cannot easily go from one corner to the other at the Galapagos Islands. Furthermore, the tourist quota could limit your options for last minute plans. Therefore, more than anywhere else in Ecuador, it’s best to plan your trip to the Galapagos Islands well in advance. Through the rest of Ecuador, it’s easier to be more flexible in your vacation planning.

Generally, we customize our services. So, we will not list standard vacation packages or tours to which you are limited in your choices. We recommend looking at the activities page to get a better idea about what would be interesting to you.

At this page, we’ll share ideas of what a tour or vacation package on the Galapagos Islands could look like. Most people combine the Galapagos Islands with something else in Ecuador. For instance, a Galapagos and Amazon jungle tour. Or the Galapagos in combination with the Andes or the Pacific coastal area, etc. You will find plenty of information about other destinations within Ecuador at our website. This page only focused on the Galapagos Islands.

A Galapagos Islands Land Based tour or a Cruise?

A cruise is the most efficient way to tour the Galapagos islands. If you wake up in the morning, the cruise has taken you to another island through the night. You can see a lot of the archipelago in only a few days. Everything will be arranged for you. You don’t need to worry about any vacation planning. It does have two downsides though. First, programs are fixed. You could pick a different cruise, but the cruise will not change its program for each individual tourist. Second, It’s more expensive.

Land based Galapagos tours are a good alternative. You could decide to pick one of the main islands. You can easily spend a week on one island without getting bored. There are ferries which bring you from one larger island to another. However, you need to realize that the crossing easily takes half a day. Furthermore, there are plenty of day trips to nearby islands. The upsides are that you will have a bit more flexibility and that it’s cheaper. However, the truth remains that with a cruise you can see more in less time.

What type of Galapagos tour do you want?

We can break tours through the Galapagos down to 4 types. However, in practice it’s often a mix of the 4 in some shape or form: adventurous and sporty, luxurious and relaxing, exploring nature and a family vacation with kids.

Nature Exploring Galapagos Tours

Exploring nature is what each tour in the Galapagos Islands in essence is about. It’s the endemic nature that makes this archipelago so special. In fact, if you are not interested in the experience of being surrounded by the Galapagos Islands’ extraordinary endemic nature, you could better find another holiday destination.

Taking tours to explore nature at the Galapagos Islands is highly recommended.  If you just stroll around the islands, you’ll already see impressive wildlife such as giant turtles, finches, iguanas, sea lions and you can even spot the sharks swimming in the clear waters. However, on a tour, you’ll get so close to nature that it’s an unforgettable experience. Whether you go scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, bird spotting or you want to sail with the dolphin or the whales, tours in the Galapagos Islands bring you close to the endemic nature.

Adventurous and sporty tours in the Galapagos Islands

The Galapagos Islands are an absolute Valhalla for scuba divers and snorkelers. For the die-hards, there are cruises which do nothing else for over a week. However, most multi day tours combine this with other activities. We’d recommend to, at least, go snorkeling once, no matter your experience. Finding a tour which facilitates this is not going to be hard.  No matter your level, tours take you by boot to the best places to swim with amazing sea life.

There are hikes for all levels. Paths to some beautiful beaches such as Tortuga bay, are great hikes already. Several hikes you can do on your own. However, for an impressive hike such as to the top of the Sierra Negra volcano, you can only go with a guide.

The same applies for canoeing. You can rent canoes at beaches and you will have a great time. However, if you want to discover truly special places on the Galapagos Islands, you’d best take a tour with a guide.

 The Galapagos Islands are great for surfing. However, you could easily do this on your own. We’d recommend taking tours for other activities and just plan some time at the surf beaches outside of any tours.

Luxurious and Relaxing Galapagos Tours

If you seek relaxation and luxury, you will find this at the Galapagos as well. You could book a hotel on land with everything you can expect from a luxurious hotel, such as a spa, great food, a swimming pool and amazing beaches close by.  You can combine this with some day tours.

However, a multi day tour on a luxury cruise would probably be the better option. It will take you from island to island. You can decide to go on land, go into the water or just stay on the deck. Directly from the ship, you will already spot impressive marine life, land life and birds. The luxurious cruises come with good food and very comfortable cabins.

Galapagos Islands Family vacation

The Galapagos are not a typical family holiday destination. Nevertheless, it’s very well suitable. It also depends on the age and the interest of the children. With a family, we would recommend a holiday on land rather than a cruise. That would give you more flexibility. You can book individual day tours instead.

 There are plenty of suitable hotels with swimming pools and great beaches close by. Activities such as kayaking and snorkeling are enjoyable for most kids. Also, many kids enjoy seeing the giant land turtles and the sea lions.

A few examples of Galapagos Islands tours:

We believe that a tour should be fine tuned to the interest of the individual tourist as much as possible. Of course, if you join a group tour the activities of that tour are very much fixed. However, which tours you do day to day are up to you. However, to be more specific and give you an idea of what to expect, we listed 3 examples of tours at the Galapagos Islands below.

Tour Example 1: A luxury cruise

The first example of a tour through the Galapagos Islands is one per luxurious cruise. It takes 5 days, including an arrival and a departure day. So effectively, you will be for 3 full days and 4 nights on board the cruise ship. The cruise will be all inclusive. Meaning a luxurious private cabin, all meals and drinks, all tours, as well as an airport pick-up and drop-off. A luxurious cruise is the most comfortable way to explore the Galapagos Islands and you will see a lot in little time.

During the cruise, you will visit the Eden Islet, the Chinese Hat Islet, Sullivan Bay, Darwin Bay and Prince Philip’s steps. Activities will include glass-bottom boat rides and/or snorkeling, Panga rides, walks, hikes and swimming.  You will see a lot of sea life, birds and land animals. A cruise is probably the most efficient type of tour you’ll find at the Galapagos Islands.

Tour Example 2: A land based tour

In this example of a land-based tour at the Galapagos Islands, Isla Santa Cruz will be your base. This tour will take 5 days including departure and arrival as well. However, during the arrival day, there is still  some time for activities in the afternoon.

You will spend 4 days at Santa Cruz and one full day at Bartolome Island. At Santa Cruz, you will visit the Charles Darwin Research center, several beaches such as Tortuga Bay, Lava tunnels, a range with giant turtles and las Grietas. At Bartolome, you can hike to the top to enjoy the impressive panorama and you will have the chance to snorkel among sea lions.

Tour example 3: A scuba diving cruise in the Galapagos Islands

This cruise is fully dedicated to scuba diving. It’s for experienced divers who have their PADI already. It’s an 8 day, 7 nights tour. Including arrival and departure, so effectively, you’ll spend 6 full days at the cruise ship. You will be taken from one scuba diving hotspot to the other.

There is no better way to fully experience scuba diving at the Galapagos Islands. You will see sting rays, sea lions, sea turtles, several types of sharks and a lot of other fish. It will even include a night dive.

The mountains, volcanoes, lakes, rivers, colonial city centers, highlands and hot springs offer a wide variety of activities in the Ecuadorian Andes, known as La Sierra.

Mountains and Volcanoes

The Pacific highway crosses Ecuador from north to south. Along this road, spread over 200km, you’ll pass by 32 volcanoes. Many of these volcanoes and their surrounding national parks are open to the public.  Some travelers rent a car and spend a couple of days during their vacation going from one national park to another, while others book tours to specific volcanoes.

Cotopaxi and Chimborazo tours

The Chimborazo and the Cotopaxi are the 2 most famous and highest volcanoes of Ecuador. The Chimborazo has an elevation of 6.268m and the Cotopaxi an elevation of 5.897m. To compare: the Mont Blanc and the Mount Whitney have elevations of 4.809m and 4.421m respectively. Your body needs several days to get used to the altitude. We recommend planning your trip accordingly. So, you may want to avoid a volcano tour when you just came from sea level. It’s not per se dangerous, but it could make you feel nauseous or give you a headache. 

 Most activities at the Cotopaxi or Chimborazo are part of full day tours. Only a few tours include an overnight stay. Most tours start and stop in Quito.

Cotopaxi and Chimborazo panorama tours

At these elevations, there is no vegetation. The ground under your feed consists of (volcanic) stones and snow. The air you breathe is thin, but the view over the Andean landscapes is impressive. In a way, all tours up these volcanoes are panorama tours. But what we mean by ‘panorama tour’ is that you just come for the view, without any (intensive) sports activities. The roads up there, bring you very high already. Once there, you can decide to hike further up. However, hiking is not so easy at that altitude. Many travelers decide to just enjoy the view with a cup of coffee.

Mountain biking tours at the Cotopaxi or Chimborazo

You’ll be driven up by a minivan. Where the roads end, you’ll spend some time enjoying the panorama and you can hike a little further up if you want. After, you’ll make your way down with a mountain bike over the dirt roads. It’s an adventurous fun activity and the nature around you is beautiful. The further you’ll decent, the greener the environment gets. 

Climb the Cotopaxi or Chimborazo

Climbing the Cotopaxi or the Chimborazo is not for everyone. It’s very tough. In particular the elevation should not be underestimated. Preparation makes all the difference in the world. Your body needs enough red blood cells. These are developed by spending enough time at high altitude ahead of the climb.

Nevertheless, this challenge is very rewarding. You and your guide will start to hike in the middle of the night. You’ll enjoy the most amazing sunrise and once you reach the top, the impressive view is more than worth the effort.

Hills and Crater lakes in the highlands of La Sierra

In the Ecuadorian Andes, lakes have formed inside craters of extinct volcanoes over thousands of years. The lakes high up the extinct volcanoes are an impressive piece of Ecuadorian nature worth a visit.  

Crater Lake Boat tours

At the crater lakes of Quilotoa, Cuicocha, the Lago san Pablo and the Yawarkucha, you’ll find boat tours. The tours generally take a few hours max. The waters are calm, the tours are relaxing and you’ll get a nice view of the steep crater walls around the lake.

The relaxing boat tours are perfect to combine with a dinner or lunch at a restaurant overlooking the crater lake.  Beside restaurants, there are a few hotels close by as well. Quilotoa is most famous among foreign tourists. At Cuicocha, the Lago san Pablo and the Yawarkucha, you’ll mainly encounter Ecuadorian tourists.

The Quilotoa loop and other hikes in La Sierra

The most famous hike of the Ecuadorian Andes is the Quilotoa loop. On this multi day hike, you can choose for a few different routes. But eventually all take you to the Quilotoa crater lake. However, the Quilotoa loop is most definitely not the only hike in La Sierra. There are so many beautiful hikes in the Ecuadorian Andes that we could write a complete book about them.

Just outside of Quito, you can take the Teleferico into the mountains and enjoy nature while looking down over the city in the valley. In Molinuco, you can hike between hills and creeks until you reach amazing waterfalls. In Puebloviejo, you can hike amazing forest trails surrounded by guayacanes, oaks and plums. And of course, the many volcanoes are all surrounded by national parks and most of them have multiple hiking trails as well.

 Let us know if you want to know more about hiking in La Sierra.

Horseback riding and Haciendas

Outside of the small towns in the highlands, you’ll find several Haciendas, these are former Ecuadorian ranches. Many of these have become hotels nowadays. It’s a nice experience to stay at one. Some of these also offer horseback riding facilities. Horseback riding is a great way to enjoy nature in the Andes.

Baños de Agua Santa

Baños de Agua Santa is in the Eastern Ecuadorian Andes at the border with the Amazon Rainforest. The mountains are high and the temperatures are between 20 and 25 degrees Celsius. Baños is a popular tourist destination. That’s because there is a wide range of activities, in particular if you like adventure.

Adventures in Baños

Baños is full of canopy tours. The landscape with steep mountains is perfect for it. There are several tours which take you from one zipline to another for a full day. Alternatively, you can visit the different ziplining stations on your own. If you rent a mountain bike in the town, you can follow the road down. It’s a fun ride, on the way down there are several zipline stations as well as waterfalls. You can finish the day with a great hike passing massive waterfalls and take a bus or taxi to go back up to the town (they will take your bicycle as well).

Baños de Agua Santa is also a perfect rafting and white-water kayaking location. There are rapids for all levels and the instructors are very professional.

One of the most famous activities in Baños de Agua Santa is the swing at the end of the world. At a mountaintop, you’ll swing over the edge of the steep mountain. It feels as if you’re about to jump off a cliff, but fortunately you’re well secured to the swing’s seat. 

Hot Springs in Baños de Agua Santa

Baños de Agua Santa is Spanish for holy water baths. The town is basically named after its natural hot springs. The groundwater is naturally heated and pushed up to the surface, giving some very enjoyable hot springs. In Baños de Agua Santa, they have built complete spa resorts around the hot springs. Which are very relaxing while you enjoy the view over the mountains.

Hot Springs in Papallacta

Besides Baños de Agua Santa, also Papallacta has natural hot springs. Papallacta is at an elevation of 3.300m. Therefore, the climate is a little chilly. That can actually be very enjoyable combined with the hot waters. In Papallacta, you’ll find a complete SPA resort build around the hot springs as well. It’s a very relaxing place to spend a day and a night while you’re on your way from Quito to the Amazon rainforest.

While staying in Papallacta, you can combine the hot springs with hikes in the mountains.

Mindo: Cloud forest in Ecuador

Mindo is a protected biodiverse cloud forest in the western section of the Ecuadorian Andes. Temperatures are around 24–28 degrees Celsius. Skies change between foggy cloudy and clear blue. Mindo has mountains too, but not as high as Baños.

Mindo is a great place to be active in nature. There are several ziplines through the cloud forest. You can tube down the river or you can hike through the cloud forest and swim under amazing waterfalls.

But what really separates Mindo from the rest of the Ecuadorian Andes is its bird population. There are over 500 different species, such as hummingbirds, toucans, umbrella birds, Scaled Fruiteater and many more. For those interested in seeing some of these special bird species, from which many are endemic, there are several birdwatching tours.

Cultural highlights in La Sierra

The Ecuadorian Andes has a very rich history. You’ll encounter remains of different eras. Such as the colonial times, the Incan empire, Pre-Columbian times, but also the modern Andes.

Quito

The central old town in Quito is the perfect place to connect with Ecuador’s culture. The Spanish rebuilt the city in the 16th century. Today, it’s the best maintained colonial city center in all of Latin-America.

The narrow Centro Histórico streets are filled with restaurants and cafes which offer traditional food and drinks at any time. From some of the bars and restaurants, there are beautiful panoramas over this mountain city.

Quito is known for its fantastic churches and museums. The astonishing neo-gothic Básilica del Voto Nacional is at the entrance to the old town. It is the tallest religious temple in Latin America. From this point, you can walk to the San Francisco Plaza, which is Quito’s main square. Here, you’ll find the Iglesia de San Francisco, the president’s residence and the city hall.

To better understand the history of Quito and Ecuador, we’d recommend the Museo de la Ciudad. Also, the Museo Casa de Sucre is interesting to learn more about Quito’s battle for independence from the Spanish. Museo del Alabado is also highly recommended. There, you will find archaeological remains of ancient cultures in Quito.

Cultural museums such as Casa Museo María Augusta Urrutia and Museo Camilo Egas will give you a closer look at Quito’s history of art.

Ingapirca

In the province of Cañar are the Ingapirca Ruins. This was a sacred place for the Incas in Ecuador. From here the Incas studied the stars, sun and moon. Today, it is considered the most important pre-Columbian archaeological complex of Ecuador. It is also one of the biggest and most well-preserved Inca sites in the Andes. Therefore, it is an incredible place to learn about the religion, politics, science and traditions of the ancient Incan empire.

Otavalo and Cotacachi

2 hours north of Quito in La Sierra, you’ll find the handicraft markets Otavalo and Cotachi. Otavalo is the most famous of the 2.

At the Otavalo market, several indigenous families sell their high-quality handmade products. Most products are made of Alpaca wool. You can think of ponchos, jackets, blankets, carpets, trousers, etc. Everything they sell here is in the authentic colorful Andean style. This is the perfect place for your souvenirs.  

Only 15 minutes north of Otavalo, you’ll find Cotacachi. This town is a lot less known to tourists, but it’s worth a visit as well. While Otavalo is known for its colorful fabrics of Alpaca wool, Cotachi is known for its high-quality leather. You’ll be surprised by the quality of the handmade shoes, wallets, leather jackets, hats and anything else the locals make of leather. The Cotacachi market is more than a market for souvenirs. The high-quality products have modern designs and last many years.

On this page, we describe the most popular places. For more travel ideas including more off the beaten track destinations in Ecuador, we recommend checking our blog articles. Or if you have any other questions about Ecuador, don’t hesitate to contact us.

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