Ecuador

We’re unpacking Lonely Planet’s top ultimate travel experiences, so when it’s safe to hit the road again we can help you have these experiences yourself. 

Confession. For years I dreamed of going to the Galapagos Islands, but I had no idea what country it was in. 

Rising up majestically behind the city of Quito, Cotopaxi is the most defining feature of mainland Ecuador.

Spanning 5.5 million square kilometres, the Amazon is the largest rainforest on the face of the Earth. Here’s all the information you’ll need to start planning your trip.

In nine months of backpacking the continent’s most rural regions, from Patagonia to the wild badlands of Bolivia’s Tupiza, there was no place as crafty in its hippy endeavours as Baños.

I realized we were all on an adventure together, and even if I had a slight handicap, nothing was going to ruin the spectacular sail through these islands.

You know how everyone’s heading to Peru? Well, here are eight reasons you visit Ecuador instead.

“In Quito, you’re just as likely to stumble across a poetry reading in a micro-brewery as meeting a traditionally dressed Canari woman selling her wares.”

The Amazon Jungle is a destination that seems so otherworldly that maybe, just maybe, it’s out of reach… Well, we have great news for you: it’s not.