Ecuador (Quito & Galápagos Islands)

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Ecuador is a small but extraordinarily diverse South American country straddling the equator, home to two of the world's most iconic destinations. Quito, its capital, sits at over 2,800 metres in the Andes and boasts one of the best-preserved colonial old towns in Latin America, a UNESCO World Heritage Site packed with baroque churches, vibrant markets, and a thriving food scene. Around 1,000 kilometres off the Pacific coast lie the Galápagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago famed for its fearless wildlife — giant tortoises, marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies, and Galápagos sea lions — that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Travellers come to hike Andean volcanoes, explore the Amazon rainforest, and snorkel or dive in the Galápagos' protected marine reserve, making Ecuador one of the most rewarding multi-experience destinations on earth.