A Walk on the wild side in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest

Welcome to megadiversity!

Because of its equatorial location and varied geography, Ecuador is one of the most bio-diverse countries on earth. In fact, there are so many endemic species here that it has been described as a land of mega-diversity!

Although the whole of Ecuador is blessed with fantastic wildlife, to experience things to the full you need to take a walk on the wild side and travel down from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest - the beating heart of Ecuador. A short flight from Quito over the Andes and down into the Amazon basin takes you into a whole new world of Amazon exploration.

Look at a holiday in the Amazon

To give you some idea of the incredible variety of wildlife waiting for you, you can find an estimated 25,000 species of plants (compared to only 17000 in the whole of North America!), 1600 species of birds, 350 species of reptiles and 370 species of mammals including monkeys, giant otters, giant guinea-pigs, sloths, spectacled bears, tapirs, jaguars and pumas - not bad for a country not much bigger than the UK!

We offer a variety of different ways to see the Amazon rainforest, from basic camping and trekking trips, to stays in comfortable but sustainable jungle lodges. We also offer cruises along the Amazon itself, so have a look at our Jungle Lodges and Cruises page to see what takes your fancy.

One of the great things about trips into Ecuador's jungle is that so many of the lodges and treks meet the highest ethical standards possible, and we work particularly with lodges that not only offer employment to the indigenous community as expert guides and trackers, but which are also completely owned and run by the community themselves, who manage tourism in a sustainable way that they are happy with, so you know that you are directly helping protect the rainforest and its people.

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