Ecuador

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Ecuador is a small but extraordinarily diverse country on South America's Pacific coast, straddling the equator between Colombia and Peru. It's best known for the Galápagos Islands — a living laboratory of evolution and one of the world's top wildlife destinations — as well as the Amazon rainforest, the Andean highlands, and a Pacific coastline with surf breaks and whale-watching. The colonial capital Quito, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, sits at over 2,800 metres and serves as a gateway to volcano trekking, cloud forest hikes, and indigenous markets like the famous Otavalo. Travellers are drawn by the sheer variety packed into a compact geography, making it easy to go from jungle to mountains to coast in a single trip.

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Ecuador · 15 days

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The Self-Launched Galapagos and Amazon Adventure

Two of South America's most jaw-dropping wilderness destinations — the Galapagos Islands and the Amazon rainforest — tackled independently. This self-launched version follows the same 15-day route through Quito, the Galapagos (Santa Cruz and Isabela Islands), and the Amazon basin, swapping guided group tour pricing for budget-friendly guesthouses, locally booked day tours, public ferries and shared transport. You'll still hike volcanoes, snorkel with reef sharks, raft Grade III rapids and night-hike through the jungle — just at a fraction of the commercial tour price. All cost estimates are approximate and per person.

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Nobody's posted a Mission for Ecuador yet — which, frankly, is an opportunity.

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