Galapagos Islands

Reading Time: 4 minutes You know how everyone’s heading to Peru? Well, here are eight reasons you visit Ecuador instead.

Reading Time: 4 minutes “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.”

Reading Time: 4 minutes In the Galapagos, there are no promises of seeing blue-footed boobies or rare finches but what you are guaranteed is a one-of-a kind adventure with nature.

Reading Time: 4 minutes The islands are seen as an ecological paradise where exotic and rare animals roam. Believe me, they have all of this in spades but, what is rarely captured in photos or blog posts is that the locals are their unsung heroes.

Reading Time: 4 minutes I wish I could tell you that I was some fearless traveler who ventured into the unknown wilds of Ecuador, but that would be doing you a disservice. I was terrified.

Reading Time: 6 minutes Here are a few ways Intrepid Travel maximises the benefits and minimises the negative impact travel can have when we visit the Galapagos Islands.

Reading Time: 5 minutes The group – along with the trip itinerary – were amazing, but I firmly believe that without our local guide, the trip would not have meant what it did to me.

Reading Time: 5 minutes Here are seven totally amazing experiences that you shouldn’t miss once when you get there (having experienced them myself on Intrepid Travel’s 10-day Active Galapagos trip)!

Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s time to steer away from those tried-and-tested holiday spots and choose something totally different for your tribe. So, here are six (slightly more unusual) family-friendly destinations.