In the next instalment of Our Routes series dedicated to sharing travel experiences from our experts all over Latin America, Product Executive, Hannah Finch describes her amazing journey to Ecuador. From Quito’s historical marvels and Otavalo’s colourful markets to the natural wonder of the Ecuadorian Amazon and rich wildlife of the Galápagos Islands, her adventure was a mosaic of experiences.
Ecuadorian Amazon, Quito, Otavalo and the Galápagos Islands.
From London to Quito, via Miami – with American Airlines/British Airways.
First time, it’s somewhere I’ve wanted to go for years and was so magical to be able to take my son.
The Galápagos Islands, they are just so unique and so well protected it’s incredible. It felt like we’d gone back in time, everything – the terrain, wildlife, plant life – feels so prehistoric.
Arriving in the Ecuadorian Amazon. We journeyed down the Napo River by motorboat for two hours, then smaller paddle boats for another two-hour journey down a quiet creek to Napo Wildlife Centre. All I could hear was the sounds of insects, birds in the trees, macaws flying overhead and monkeys calling, then a giant river otter bobbed in front of us as we arrived at the lodge. Just incredible.
There are two. In the Galápagos Islands, swimming with sharks, turtles, sting rays, mobula rays, eagle rays, parrot fish and more – all on one excursion, it was fantastic! The other was horse-riding from Hacienda Zuleta in the highlands, near Otavalo. We rode out to an Andean condor breeding centre, and as if on cue, a wild condor flew overhead. We couldn’t have planned it better.
Pack for all weathers, and be prepared for some early mornings.
Potato soup. Ecuadorians eat a lot of soup, and this is lovely, warming, filling and really homely.
Hard to pick, but probably this one of a lonely blue-footed booby.
Wildlife + scenery = extraordinary
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