Surely Ecuador has some of the most stunning places to offer in Latin America. The Andes mountains of Ecuador, where the top of Mt Chimborazo is the earth’s furthest point from its own center and lamas are still a mode of transport for the locals, are just beautiful. In the northern part we have the city of Quito and the famous Avenue of the Volcanoes. From here it is easy to go climbing, trekking, water rafting in the mountains. You can experience a wonderful day, eating at one of the colonial haciendas with horse back riding as an optional. As a contrast to the Andes, Ecuador is also home to the Amazon rainforest. During guided tours through the jungle you can do great wildlife-watching, especially bird-watching.

Nothing is as special as the Galapagos islands, these volcanic islands created perfect living circumstances for animals you don’t find anywhere else. Darwin spent a lot of time here and wasn’t he lucky! Here you can see birds, leguanas, colonies of sea lions, all close up and personal. The islands are simply stunning. With small boats that take you to the islands and with the help of a great guide, you can get very close to the animals who live here, they have no fear of humans. As the islands are so special, there are only a limited number of visitors allowed each year.

Apart from the great nature in Ecuador and Galapagos, you can also find beautiful cities. Quito and Cuenca are both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The cities are characterized by beautiful houses in the old Spanish colonial style, cobblestoned streets and old churches. We hope to share our Ecuador and the Galapagos with you and your clients.

Cajas is a national park located on the northwester side of the city of Cuenca; it’s formed by wetland from glacial origins with more than 200 lakes. Our visit will start on the lower part of the park called the area “Llaviuco” only 30 minutes away from the city of Cuenca. We will hike at an easy rate for one hour at an altitude of 3,000 meters above sea level (9,842ft). We will continue our visit until we get to a point called “tres cruces” which forms the Continental Divide between the Pacific and the Atlantic ocean at an altitude of 4,135m (13,566ft), we will have a short walk to observe this interesting area, then we will descend and will perform our main hike at an altitude of 3,900m (12,795ft) for approximately three hours. The difficulty at this point is moderate. On the trail we will visit a beautiful primary forest and will observe the interesting vegetation.

After early breakfast, depart from the lodge to the finest experience at a canopy tower on the Napo. A 36m high canopy tower opened to guests in November 2004, a great way to experience the life above the forest floor. This is the second tower at the Napo Wildlife Center (the first is attached to the dining hall and allows great views of the lake).
The tower is located about 30 minutes from the lodge deep within the terra firme forest. As you ascend the 12-floor tower, you pass through different levels of the forest and emerge on top of a huge Ceiba tree.
Here you cross onto a wooden platform that is actually built into the tree and experience the view formerly reserved only for the birds. 

I’m almost an institution in Ecuador. My nickname is ‘the Capi’ (short for “The Captain”). Not only an ecotourism pioneer, and a top DMC in Ecuador, I’m also an expert naval commander.

I started my career as a cruise manager on the Amazon in the 70’s. After that I created a new Amazon cruise adventure, the Manatee.

Today, I am proud to share with you our most ambitious project, the Anakonda Amazon River Cruise; the result of nearly half a century of experience exploring the Ecuador Amazon.

With Advantage, DMC Ecuador, you can book this wonderful cruise in addition to our very good land services in Ecuador and Galapagos