Ecuador Travel Blog

Horse back riding in the andes

OPEN TOUR

March 2nd – 3rd $150

The rocky lunar landscape around the Chimborazo highlands is one of the most beautiful places for horseback riding in Ecuador. On thise high-altitude horseback riding adventure you will pass remote mountain villages under the shadow of Ecuadors highest mountain the 6310meter extinct volcano Chimborazo until you reach Salinas de Guaranda, a picturesque pueblo with colourful houses and cobblestone streets world famous for its cheese and chocolate.

On day two we ride past more remote indigenous villages until we arrive at the Aguas Termales where you can rest your sore muscles in the hot springs.

Price Includes:
– Horses
– Indigenous Guide
– All Food
– Accommodation in salinas of Bolivar
– Transportation from and to Riobamba

Trekking in Ecuador

Altar Open Tour

Dec 13th

$250 per person

El Altar trek in Ecuador is an exploded volcano with 9 jagged peaks that reach up to the sky like a claw. This 3 day trek takes you to the multicoloured lagoons and waterfalls around the glaciated peaks of El Altar.

Overnight treks to El Altars crater lake are popular but because our specialty is off the beaten track trekking we decided to focus on the much more remote and beautiful southern region of El Altar that the early explorers called “el Mundo Perdido” or the Lost World.

YASUNI TOURS

This Yasuni Rainforest Tour will take you to a remote region on the Shiripuno River of the Yasuni Amazon, one of the most untouched and pristine regions of South Americas Amazon rainforest.

The lodge sits within the United Nations protected Yasuni Biosphere Reserve, which has the highest concentration of floral and faunal species anywhere in the world.

The biodiversity in this reserve is unique due to the geographic and warm climate conditions during the Pleistocene era which made Yasuní became a hotspot of biodiversity and animal migration, greatly contributed to the propagation of the rest of the Amazon Basin, and is one of the few places on the planet distinguished as a Pleistocene Refuge Area — an area in which numerous species survived extinction during periods of dramatic climate change.

Inca Trail – Inga Pirca

OPEN TOUR INGA PIRCA TREKK $175 per person

This comming 5th – 7th of november we have an open tour in the oldest trail of Ecuador.

The Inca Trail in Ecuador is over 1,000 years old and was used by messengers to communicate between outposts in the Incan Empire.

This trek follows the ancient trail for 3 days past many lakes and lagoons through the beautiful Andean Paramo until we arrive at the Incan Ruins of Inga Pirca. This is a challenging trek with the highest point being 4,800 meters (15,748 ft) on the peak of a mountain overlooking three lagoons.

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Open Tour Trekking Ecuador

This comming 21st we are taking a group up to the lost pyramid of puñay for a special price of $85 per person

The Lost Pyramid of Puñay was discovered in 2003 on the peak of a 3300m (10,826 feet) mountain in the Ecuadorian Andes. The temple is 450m (1,476 feet) long and 40m (131 feet) tall and constructed in the shape of the sacred Guacamaya or Macaw.

The archeological site has been carbon dated to 2,400BC making it the oldest and largest temple of its kind in the Americas.

The Lost Pyramid of Puñay is a two day camping trip where we take travelers from Riobamba to the ancient temple ruin and camp on the peak of the mountain. Because the pyramid was rediscovered only very recently and is not yet listed in any guidebook we normally have the archeological site all to ourselves to explore.

Ecuador Transit of Venus on 5th of June

On the 5th of June we are organizing a very special trip to the ancient Astrological Observatory Puñay for the Transit of Venus. Puñay is a pyramid constructed on the peak of a 3300meter mountain 2,400 years BC to worship the moon, stars, and sun.

The Transit of Venus will not happen again in our lifetimes, that is unless you plan to live until December 2117. As you can see from the map below the only countries in South Ameica to see the Transit of Venus will be Colombia, Ecuador, and Northern Peru. The Observatorio Astronómico de Quito has said the Transit will start at 17:06 right before sunset on the 5th.

Puñay has without doubt some of the most beautiful sunsets on the planet because of its location above the clouds. If we are lucky and the weather means a clear horizon we will be in for a really special afternoon for one of the worlds most incredible astrological events.

Yasuni Open Tour

Dear Travellers we have a great offer for Yasuni Amazon Rainforest going at $315 for 4 days and 3 nights, $375 for 5 days 4 nights this includes:

• Transportation from Coca – River bridge and back
• Canoe from River Bridge – Lodge and back
• All meals
• Lodging in jungle bungallows
• Certified naturalist guides
• Jungle treks
• Animal tracking and birdwatching
• River tours.

this is a great chance for you to explore, and adventure in one of the most biodiverse places in the world, following a testimonie of our costumer.

We are so happy we contacted Ecuador Eco Adventure Tours for assistance with our desire to see the ‘real’ jungle. Wlady helped us so much before we arrived to ensure that we were 100% happy with the tour he had arranged.

I couldn’t recommend the trip to Shiripuno Lodge highly enough – it was the trip of a lifetime. Our guides and the setting of the lodge, along with the great food will stay in our memory forever. You can really feel that Yasuni National Park is one of the most bio-diverse places on the planet.

Thank you Wlady – and I hope that next time we come we can explore more of Ecuador with Ecuador Eco Adventures

Sylvie MacBean & Damien Gray

Posted by jake Ecuador Open Tours

Yasuni Open Tour

YASUNI OPEN TOUR NOV 3RD – NOV6TH

Dear Travellers we have a great offer for Yasuni going at $290 for 4 days and 3 nights, this includes:

• Transportation from Coca – River bridge and back
• Canoe from River Bridge – Lodge and back
• All meals
• Lodging in jungle bungallows
• Certified naturalist guides
• Jungle treks
• Animal tracking and birdwatching
• River tours.

this is a great chance for you to explore, and adventure in one of the most biodiverse places in the world, following a testimonie of our costumer.

We are so happy we contacted Ecuador Eco Adventure Tours for assistance with our desire to see the ‘real’ jungle. Wlady helped us so much before we arrived to ensure that we were 100% happy with the tour he had arranged.

I couldn’t recommend the trip to Shiripuno Lodge highly enough – it was the trip of a lifetime. Our guides and the setting of the lodge, along with the great food will stay in our memory forever. You can really feel that Yasuni National Park is one of the most bio-diverse places on the planet.

Thank you Wlady – and I hope that next time we come we can explore more of Ecuador with Ecuador Eco Adventures

Sylvie MacBean & Damien Gray

Yasuni Tours 4 days $310 5 days $370 Aug 26th

Activities:
– Natural History Hikes
– Birdwatching
– Catch and Release Fishing
– Amazon Night Walks
– Caiman Searching
– Community Visit
– Huaorani Community Visit

Lodging:
The wooden eco-lodges are furnished with both single and double beds and accommodate up to three people in one room. All rooms have private bathrooms and hammocks. No electricity is available; all light is by candle, creating a perfect atmosphere combined with all the sights and sounds of the rainforest.

The biodiversity in this reserve is unique due to the geographic and warm climate conditions during the Pleistocene era which made Yasuní became a hotspot of biodiversity and animal migration, greatly contributed to the propagation of the rest of the Amazon Basin, and is one of the few places on the planet distinguished as a Pleistocene Refuge Area — an area in which numerous species survived extinction during periods of dramatic climate change.

For more info please email us at [email protected]