Travelogues Ecuador

On the second day, we took a closer look at the old town. We visited the cultural center of Quito and the National Bank with an extensive coin exhibition. Afterwards, we...

First days in Ecuador

Yesterday, after a 22-hour journey, we arrived safely in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, and immediately had a nice evening with our host family. We are now Alicia and Galo's...

Welcome to the highest capital in the world! On Sunday, November 17, I arrived in Quito, the highest capital above sea level at 2850 m. My flight was very relaxing; I was picked...

Dive Sites: 1 x Punta Vicente Roca off Isabela 1 x Cape Douglas off Fernandina Our Highlights: Sunfish, Marble Ray, Turtles, Sea Lions, Marine Iguanas, Red-lipped Batfish,...

Tauchplätze: 1 x Darwin's Arch vor Darwin 2 x Elephant Rock vor Wolf Unsere Highlights: Schildkröten, Muränen, Adlerrochen, Kugelfische, Hammerhai, Galapagoshai, Delfine,...

The indigenous market in Otavalo is allegedly the biggest in all of South America. It is definitely huge, and in addition to that, it is also surrounded by hundreds of small...

This morning we went to the TeleferiQo, one of the mountains around Quito. We were lucky with the weather, no rain and not so low-hanging clouds. From 3400 m it goes up to 4100...

Ralf and I wanted to see a bit more of the rainforest, so we decided to book a nice hotel in Tena and go on excursions into the jungle. Now, Jois has an uncle who lives in Tena...

The Galapagos trip is coming to an end and we have to return to San Cristobal. This can only be done in two stages, first to the island of Santa Cruz and from there by the next...

Dive sites: 2 x Cape Marshall & 1 x Manta City in front of Isabela Our highlights: Manta rays, devil rays, whitetip reef sharks, moray eels, blacktip reef sharks,...

Actually, we wanted to visit an ecoresort with a guided tour through the rainforest and corresponding explanations. It was highly recommended in an Ecuadorian travel reportage...

Today we want to visit Los Tuneles, a lava field in the sea, traversed by tunnels where lava once flowed. At the first snorkeling spot, we were able to observe many sea turtles....

Today, we have a hike planned in the Cajas National Park, near Cuenca. By chance, three other people from our hostel also have the same plan, so we join forces and take the bus...

In the morning we start a tour that promises us waterfalls. On the way there we quickly take a round of zip-lining, where we cross a gorge in the Superman position with a...

Today we actually want to climb a volcano, but without a guide, it's impossible. Even the taxi drivers refuse to take us there. So we decide to do a kayak tour with snorkeling....

Today we leave San Cristobal and head to Santa Cruz. We have to get up early as the boat departs at 7 am. After a comfortable 2-hour ride, we reach Santa Cruz, where we have...

Arrived at San Cristobal Airport

Galapagos, the dream destination of Ecuador. And that's exactly what it was. Sparkling blue water, warm temperatures, and lots and lots of animals. During every snorkeling trip,...

On the afternoon of New Year's Day we visited an aging hippie lady. Margerita, a journalist, originally from Vorarlberg, emigrated to Ecuador 35 years ago to open a travel...

Since we fell into bed totally exhausted at 9:00 p.m. last night, we were ready to go pretty early today. Perfect condition for a spontaneous trip. We simply queued up at the...

The journey went smoothly for the most part. We were a bit worried that our luggage would be too heavy, but fortunately that wasn't the case :). In Frankfurt, our...

Dive sites: 2 x Elephant Rock & 1 x Shark Bay & 1 x The Pinnacle & The Caves in Wolf Our highlights: Great Hammerhead Sharks, Turtles, Manta Rays, Scorpionfish,...

Our hostel is located in the center close to some attractions. So it leads us first to the Basílica del Voto Nacional, a large cathedral. We can explore almost every corner of...

Cotopaxi is a volcano in Ecuador, but our experience was more about the Secretgarden Hostel Cotopaxi. It was probably one of the best hostels I have ever visited. The charm of a...

Dive Sites: 4 x Darwin's Arch in front of Darwin Our highlights: Tuna, Hammerhead Shark, Turtles, Eagle Rays, Sea Lions

Today, a memorial service for Rosi's mother is taking place, so Rosi's two sisters are still traveling, the other brother lives on the property with Rosi and Rami, as well as...

Where should I start? Montanita is somehow very special. And yet, or maybe because of that, our planned 4-day stay turned into a whole week. Montanita is a small and very...

The final on Galapagos awaits us today. We will leave early at 8 o'clock by boat. The goal is rock formations that were formed by cooled lava and that have partially formed some...

During my stay in Quito, I visited the free walking tour, which was one of the best, including empanada and chocolate tasting and a salsa lesson on the rooftop of Quito. ...