Recommended in the Lonely Planet & National Geographic Adventure
After growing the tour agency for several years, exploring new routes in the mountains and sharing these off-the-beaten track and trails with backpackers from around the world, we were listed in the Lonely Planet's South America on a Shoestring.
Is it Safe to Volunteer in Ecuador During the Protests?
Ecuador's numerous indigenous nationalities are very unhappy with the current government at the moment and are going through their second major set of protests in the last couple of months. In the last set of protests I was asked
How To Plan An Adventure
Do you want to plan the adventure of a lifetime? Here's some advice: don't plan. An adventure by definition is a daring expedition into the unknown and outside the comfort zone. An adventure is full of beautiful, unplanned, spontaneous
Welcome our New Volunteer Programs
The measure of success in any social enterprise or NGO is the level in which it can sustain the change it set out to solve. Unfortunately the problems at Ecuador Eco Volunteer in 2012 had put this project on an unsustainable
Crowdsourcing Ecuador Eco Volunteer
This is a long post about some of the changes I will be implementing at ecuadorecovolunteer.org over the coming months - but to sum it up in a paragraph: I'll be removing the "middle man" so that the large
Horseback Riding in the Andes
The rocky lunar landscape around the Chimborazo highlands is one of the most beautiful places for Horseback Riding in Ecuador. This is a high-altitude horseback riding adventure that will pass remote mountain villages under the shadow of Ecuadors highest mountain
Hostel Quito
Ecuador Eco Volunteer is now working with Kingdom Kichwa Hostel Quito. The reason we have decided to work with this hostel in Quito is because we think its important to support and promote Ecuadors indigenous people. This is not only true with
Trekking in Ecuador
Altar Open Tour Dec 13th $250 per person El Altar trek in Ecuador is an exploded volcano with 9 jagged peaks that reach up to the sky like a claw. This 3 day trek takes you to the multicoloured lagoons and waterfalls around
Goodbye Jennifer
If you have emailed or volunteered with Ecuador Eco Volunteer over the last year then you have most probably spoke to or met Jennifer Kim from Boston, Massachusetts. If you have contacted us over a year ago before Jennifers time at
Nariz del Diablo Train
It has taken years and billions of dollars to renovate the old Nariz del Diablo train and the track infrastructure which was designed at the turn of the 19th century for steam engines. Unfortunately being able to ride on the roof