Ecuador expedition sample itinerary

Some possible expedition objectives are given below, please note these may alter between now and your expedition. The Expedition Program Manager for Ecuador will agree a suitable expedition itinerary for you, to best match the abilities and aspirations of your team.

Acclimatisation
Lush cloudforests, Andean grasslands and high altitude lakes welcome teams as they undertake acclimatisation treks around the country.

Trekking
Home to some of the world's highest and most stunning volcanoes, teams can choose to summit one of these after a 5 day main trek in the cloudforest or the Andean mountains. Extremely fit teams may choose to tackle the Around Cotopaxi trek, which includes trekking up to the glaciers of snow-capped Cotopaxi and then summiting Ruminahui volcano.

Project
Ecuador has a wide variety of projects based in indigenous highland villages, rural villages in the Amazon basin or by the Pacific coast. Teams can work alongside small communities to develop and maintain schools or alternatively may choose to work high up in the cloudforest on conservation projects such as building eco-trails and teaching children about environmental issues.

R&R
Teams often like to contrast their mountain experiences with white water rafting deep in Ecuador's Amazon. Horse riding around the Cotopaxi National Park is also popular. The fascinating sights and sounds of indigenous markets are never far away and finally there is an abundance of natural hot springs in which to soak those tired limbs!