South America:Ecuador
For a country so compact, Ecuador is unsurpassed among Andean nations for its richness of ecological and cultural diversity. Luxury Ecuador tours and travel offer a stunning array of landscapes and travel experiences. Escape to a cloud forest or mountain spa. Navigate the backwater streams of Amazonian rainforest. Interact with Indians in their traditional villages, and shop in vibrant markets heaped with woven goods just off the loom. Hike in rugged paramo grasslands on the slopes of Cotopaxi Volcano, claiming to be the world's highest active volcano at an elevation of 19,000 feet. Connect with the past in an Inca palace, colonial city or hacienda. Cruise the Galapagos Islands, where Charles Darwin based many of his theories on the many specially adapted creatures that are still there today. Ecuador is an easy place to travel in, with most areas within a day’s journey from Quito, the lovely crown jewel of South America’s colonial cities. Experience all that Ecuador has to offer on a luxury Ecuador tour with Big Five.
