Your Ecuador Holiday Things To See And Do

D espite its small size,           The coast offers some excellent    Ecuador is a country with       beaches, and there are places to   an astonishingly wide           suit every taste - from 5-star     variety of geography, history and     resort hotels in Salinas and       culture and is rapidly becoming a     Manta, to laid-back surf beaches   top holiday destination. In this      such as Montañita. The jungle of   article, we'll be looking at some     Ecuador's Amazon Basin is some of  ideas to make sure you can get        the most unspoilt rainforest in    the most out of your Ecuador          the world and much of it is        holiday!                              protected under international                                            law. The rainforest is home to an  Getting around                        amazing and spectacular array of                                         wildlife, with more species being  Ecuador is split into 3 separate      discovered every year! What's      climate zones: costa, sierra and      even better is that Ecuador is     selva (the coast, the mountains       ahead of much of South America in  and the jungle). The geography,       developing sustainable tourism     culture and climate of each of        with programmes and lodges run by  the three areas is remarkably         and for the local indigenous       distinct and means that even a        communities. Meanwhile, the Andes  short holiday in Ecuador can be       mountains form the heart of        like three holidays in one!           Ecuador and are an unmissable      Ecuador's excellent road network      part of any Ecuador holiday. From  and very good domestic airlines       the splendour of the Cotopaxi      make it really easy to combine a      volcano and national park to the   jungle adventure with some Andean     hustle and bustle of the local     scenery and some relaxing time on     markets at Otavalo and Saquisili,  the beach even in the shortest        there's simply tons to see and     holiday!                              do, and loads of fun to be had!                                                                             Highlights of a holiday in            couple of days and head south to   Ecuador                               the Cotopaxi National Park. Here                                         you can enjoy superlative scenery  The obvious key feature to most       by day, and then retire to a       people's Ecuador holiday is a         luxury Andean Spa at night to      cruise in the Galapagos Islands.      soak away your cares in the hot    And with good reason! The             springs... For those of you with   Galapagos are quite simply one of     a little more time, then a trip    the most amazing places on earth      into the rainforest is an          and for nature-lovers they are an     unforgettable experience and a     absolute must-see. Even if you        trip on the roof of the Devil's    don't have yourself down as a         Nose train from Riobamba to        real nature fan then we challenge     Alausi is something which will     you to share your beach towel         stay with you forever!             with an iguana or go swimming                                            with sea-lions and not change         Nuts and Bolts - Language,         your mind!                            Accommodation and Money                                                                                     Where we think most people go         The primary language in Ecuador    wrong is by ignoring the rest of      is Spanish and 90% of the          mainland Ecuador... Since all         population have it as either a     international flights go through      first, or only language. In the    the capital, Quito, anyway, why       Andes mountains, particularly      not take some time to explore         around the city of Riobamba, many  this UNESCO-listed World Heritage     people speak Quechua (the ancient  site? The gorgeous colonial Old       language of the Incas) as a first  Town is one of the finest in          language, although almost all      South America and its winding         will also speak Spanish. Some      cobbled streets are well worth a      degree of English is also often    look around. Or why not take a        spoken in areas popular with       holiday-makers and by the staff       Andean haciendas offer the same    of services that deal with            kind of quality and character,     international customers (eg:          while in the jungle there is a     airports, banks, etc.) will           range of excellent jungle lodges   invariably speak some English.        to suit everybody from those                                             looking for real adventure to      Ecuador's currency is the US          those looking for a little luxury  dollar, which makes things very       on their holiday.                  easy for holiday-makers coming                                           from the States, and currently        I hope all this information has    very good value for those coming      given you some tips for your       from Europe. If you live in the       holiday in Ecuador, so why not     UK and are considering a holiday      find out some more at Real         in Ecuador then now might just be     Ecuador Holidays and enjoy some    the ideal time!                       really buenas vacaciones!                                                                                   In terms of accommodation, most                                          of Ecuador's towns and cities          mountains, a small selection of       align="center">                About the Author: About the Author Dan Clarke is one of the founders of Real Ecuador Holidays (http://www.therealecuador.co.uk) - the UK's leading specialist in organising tailormade holidays in Ecuador and cruises to the Galapagos Islands. Published At: www.Isnare.com