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Land-based tours of the Galapagos Islands offer several distinct adavantages to visitors. While many are happy to spend up to a week living on the cruise boats which vary in size from about 10 passengers up to a hundred, others prefer to take advantage of the opportunities offered by returning to shore each day after your activities.

The Advantages of a Land-Based Tour • You get to sleep in a bed that is not moving! For

many people being below deck with a slight constant motion is unsettling and makes sleeping well more difficult, if not leading to sea-sickness or dizziness.

• There is greater freedom and flexibility with the

land-based tours, so you can include or exclude activities that might not suit you.

• The land-based tours are more economically priced than the boat cruises, and upgrades are available for those wanting to stay in luxury accommodation.

The Andes mountains of Ecuador rise to over 6,000 meters and include many snow-capped volcanic peaks to scale, as well as offering some great hiking, trekking, mountain biking, and horse-back riding activities. If you can do it on a mountain, you can do it in Ecuador!

A trip to the Amazon rainforest and cloud forests of Ecuador is an unforgettable experience,. overwhelming the visitor with the immense biodiversity and cultural history of the peoples who have called the Amazon home for thousands of years.

Study Abroad and Service Learning Global Citizenship and Academic Study Programs

Educational tours and learning programs in Ecuador. Responsible travel, custom packages, Spanish, academic programs and cultural journeys for the inquiring mind!

Create your own program combining all the elements that True Ecuador Travel can offer into your personalized and memorable sojourn in Ecuador. Learn a little Spanish, travel through the Andes, explore the Amazon rainforest and the cloud forests, visit the Galapagos Islands, relax in the fishing villages of the Pacific coast . . . There are so many options. Send us your ideas, preferences and time available and we will be happy to suggest a suitable itinerary for you.

The Andes Mountains stretch over 7,000 kilometers from north to south through South America. The highest volcanic peaks are nearly 7,000 meters above sea level, and in Ecuador the summit of the Chimborazo volcano is the furthest point from the center of the earth due to its bulge around the equator line.

Splitting the country of Ecuador into distinct regions, the Andes Mountains divide the Amazon rainforest to the east from the Pacific coast on the west. The altitude tempers the climate, and although Ecuador lies across the equator line, the climate of the Andes tends to be spring-like all the year around. At higher elevations it can be warm while the sun is out, but deadly cold once the sun goes away!

Ultimate River adventures in Ecuador - kayaking, white-water rafting, tubing - Educational and cultural travel in Ecuador - Study Spanish, volunteer, adventure

The cities of Quito and Cuenca represent the very best of urban Ecuador - two historic cities nestled in the Andes Mountains. Quito was the very first UNESCO-declared World Heritage Site for its beautiful and well-preserved historic colonial center. Cuenca was also subsequently designated as a World Heritage Site in 1999 for its equally well-preserved colonial center.

Cosmopolitan Capital Quito Explore the best-preserved and largest colonial city in the Americas, enjoy the beat of the new town with its bars and restaurants, experience whole-day excursions into the surrounding Andes mountains.

Tranquil Colonial Cuenca Enjoy walking around this beautiful and well-preserved colonial city set between rivers, visit its museums and churches and hang out to watch daily life in the central Parque Calderón . . .

True Ecuador Travel is registered in Ecuador as a limited company, functioning as a travel agency and tour operator. The three directors are also founder members of Fundación Yanapuma, an Ecuadorian non-profit NGO, and Yanapuma Spanish School True Ecuador Travel acts as the travel arm of these entities, organizing all travel and accommodation details related to receiving individual students and volunteers as well as volunteer and other groups. As a travel agency that is a limited company we offer the legal standing and trustworthiness that our clients expect and require for their programs in Ecuador.

Phone: +593 2228 7084 staff@yanapuma.org | https://www.true-ecuador-travel.org