Ecuador - Top 5 destinations
Posted
by
Seth
on 21 Jan 2010
Lets take it down a level.....here are our top 5 for Ecuador
1: The Galapagos Islands! I know, I know...obvious... but it just has to be here....there is simply nowhere quite like it.
You can volunteer on a conservation project, embark on an 8 day wildlife cruise or hop from island to island mixing it with the locals! Where else can you see giant tortoises, birds with blue feet and an iguana in the colours of West Ham!
2: Tena - a backpacker favourite but with good reason...gateway to the Amazon Jungle..once you've seen this place...life will never be quite the same!
With unbeliveable white-water rafting, caving adventures and Sumaco volcano Tena offers adventure like nowhere else...(by the way this place has nothing to do with bladder weakness!)
3: Puerto Lopez - a beautifully laidback fishing village on the Pacific coast. We've been visiting here for over 20 years and hope to do so for another 20! Come between June and September and relax on the beach whilst watching humpback whales mate and dolphins surf!
4: Cotopaxi Volcano - The highest active volcano in the world......and you can climb it! It's not the easiest climb but more than manageable for the average person...you'll need ice-picks and crampons but the views at the top are.....well top! Just a short drive from Quito makes it a superb weekend activity!
5: Montanita - If you like to surf...go!...beautiful beaches, cheap food and friendly people!
That's Ecuador...go..go now....and yes you can go with VentureCo Worldwide..