Ecuador Things to See and Do

This is a two-day trek for hikers and perhaps a four-day trek for birders and botanists. The eruptio

Updated: 12 Apr 2013

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TelefériQo

Quito’s best-known tourist attraction offers some of the most spectacular and most easily...

Types: Hiking, City Park
Location: Northern Quito, Quito, Ecuador

Hiking around Cuicocha Lake

The hike around Cuicocha Lake can be completed anywhere between 3.5 and 5 hours, depending on your...

Types: Hiking
Location: Cuicocha Lake, Around Otavalo, Otavalo, Ecuador

Cascadas hike

One of the few good hiking opportunities around

Types: Hiking
Location: Mindo, Ecuador

Nearby Beaches

Puerto Baquerizo Moreno has several inter- esting visitor sites nearby. You should deﬁnitely...

Types: Hiking, Surfing, Beach
Location: Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuador

Fuya Fuya

Fuya Fuya is located 20 kilometers (12.4 mi) south of Otavalo. Trails on the mountain offer...

Types: Hiking, National Park
Location: Around Otavalo, Otavalo, Ecuador

Hiking in Papallacta

Papallacta, located approximately 60 kilometers east of Quito, is best known for its magnificent...

Types: Hiking
Location: Papallacta, Near Quito, Quito, Ecuador

Ecuador Hiking

There are a number of excellent trips through the Andean páramo (grassland) which features...

Types: Hiking, Hiking Info.
Location: Ecuador

La Playa de los Alemanes, Las Grietas

La Playa de los Alemanes, another beautiful white-sand beach, and Las Grietas, a...

Types: Hiking, Beach
Location: Puerto Ayora, Ecuador

Pichincha Volcanoes

PICHINCHA VOLCANOES

Two volcanoes are located about 10 kilometers (6 mi)...

Types: Hiking, National Park
Location: Near Quito, Quito, Ecuador

Jumandy Cavernas

Don't let the entrance to the Jumandy Caves deter you from going inside. Yes, you will have to...

Types: Hiking, City Walk
Location: Tena, Ecuador

Aldea Puma Sacha

An ecological paradise in the middle of the cloud forest, wonderful waterfalls and hike trips to...

Types: Hiking
Location: Near Quito, Quito, Ecuador

Hash House Harriers

The Hash House Harriers, a local English-speaking club, open to anybody and everybody who dares...

Types: Hiking
Location: Quito, Ecuador

Academy Bay Boat Tour

If you’re staying in Puerto Ayora for a while, a day tour of Academy Bay is a great way to spend...

Types: Birdwatching, Hiking, Boating
Location: Puerto Ayora, Ecuador

Cerro Dragon/Dragon Hill Visitor Site

The aptly named Cerro Dragón (“Dragon Hill”) is a memorable visitor site and one of the best...

Types: Hiking
Location: Ecuador

Pasochoa Volcano

At 4,199 m (13,766 ft), Pasochoa’s lushly vegetated crater and slopes make for an...