Ecuador vacation
Ecuador | Nov 2 - Nov 18, 2024

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Rita C.
Chicago, IL | Reviewed on Nov 19, 2024

This was a great trip Linda did a great job planning everything! The drivers were wonderful loved the Carrera family they were always on time picking us up and dropping us off. They went above and beyond teaching us about Ecuador and what we needed to know. Guides were also amazing Andreas in cloud forest, Gabriel in ran forest were both my favorites! I can not express my gratitude enough we will definitely use KimKim again!

Hotel Reviews
Hotel Galapagos Suites
Puerto Ayora

Great hotel Douglas made us feel right at home! He made great scrambled eggs too,đŸ€Ł

Authenticity & Character
Location
Walking distance from downtown!
Staff
Douglas
Cleanliness & Comfort
La Selva Eco-Lodge & Retreat
YasunĂ­ National Park

Rooms were nice! Food was very good!

Authenticity & Character
Location
In the Amazon rainforest
Staff
Always had a clean room
Cleanliness & Comfort
Piripe Lodge
Pacto

Nice rooms in the cloud forest staff was very accommodating food was great also!

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Hotel La Laguna Galapagos
Puerto Villamil

Hotel was nice breakfast was good! It was not as nice as the other hotels and was noisy at night.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Ikala Quito Hotel
Quito

Loved this hotel located in downtown Quito. Liked that every room we stayed in was decorated differently

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Pululahua Crater
Pululahua Crater
Quito
Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Night Walk in the Cloud Forest
Night Walk in the Cloud Forest
Ecuador

Gabrielle was great we saw a lot of different things at night

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
We were able to see an hear different things at night in the rain forest
Optional Activities in the Cloud Forest
Optional Activities in the Cloud Forest
Ecuador

Hike to the waterfall for a swim at piripie lodge was great along with the tour of the grounds learned about different fruits etc Also hike to waterfall in Mashpi was wonderful also if you like to hike along the way Andreas should us different birds frogs and plants loved it!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Bicycle Tour through the Cloud Forest
Ecuador

I did have a good time riding bikes in cloud forest but felt it wasn’t the best place to ride! It was all up hill for a little while but Andreas was right there with the truck to help the down hill was a little scary but had fun!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Andreas was great!
Arrival to Coca, transfer to rainforest lodge, rainforest hike
Arrival to Coca, transfer to rainforest lodge, rainforest hike
Ecuador
Quality of Experience
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Observation Tower, Garza Cocha Lake & Night Walk
Observation Tower, Garza Cocha Lake & Night Walk
Yasuni National Park

Saw a lot of birds it was great!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Andean Cock-of-the-rock
Andean Cock-of-the-rock
Ecuador

These birds are very beautiful and we were delighted we got to see a few and video them

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Maquipucuna Reserve
Maquipucuna Reserve
Ecuador

Loved learning about this reserve would visit again. The hike and guide were ok lunch was very good lots of hummingbird loved there organic garden

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Parrot Clay Lick, Indigenous Community & Jungle Hike
Parrot Clay Lick, Indigenous Community & Jungle Hike
Yasuni National Park

Never saw anything like the clay lick before! Also, loved the indigenous community it was very interesting

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Last rainforest activities, Transfer to Coca & Arrival to Quito
Last rainforest activities, Transfer to Coca & Arrival to Quito
Ecuador
Quality of Experience
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transfer to Quito Airport, Arrival to Galapagos & Highlands of Santa Cruz
Transfer to Quito Airport, Arrival to Galapagos & Highlands of Santa Cruz
Ecuador

Loved the land turtles and lava tunnels!

Quality of Experience
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station
Visit to the Charles Darwin Research Station
Puerto Ayora

The research center was ok we did learn about all the turtles and George! I thought there would be more about Charles Darwin also would have liked to be able to change it was chilly in Quito so I wore jeans and a light sweater by the time we got to the research center it was pretty warm!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Guide was ok
Transport
Excursion to an uninhabited island
Excursion to an uninhabited island
Galapagos Islands

Bartolome hike was beautiful at the top definitely worth doing! Snorkeling was amazing there also visibility was great!

Quality of Experience
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Visit to another uninhabited island
Visit to another uninhabited island
Galapagos Islands
Quality of Experience
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Visit the Flamingo Lagoon
Visit the Flamingo Lagoon
Galapagos Islands
Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Kayaking & Snorkeling at Las Tintoreras
Kayaking & Snorkeling at Las Tintoreras
Galapagos Islands

Loved the kayaking again saw some amazing things penguins watch blue footed boobies dive, sea lions pelicans guide was really good I don’t remember her name but she was good 👍

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Snorkel at Los TĂșneles
Snorkel at Los TĂșneles
Galapagos Islands

Best snorkeling ever! Sea turtles,sea horses, sharks, mana rays it was wonderful

Quality of Experience
Food
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Hiking Sierra Negra Volcano
Hiking Sierra Negra Volcano
Galapagos Islands

It was a good long hike the guide was very enthusiastic the crater and lava flows were great to see very interesting! This was another place were it was rushed right after this we were picked up to go back to Santa Cruz we were so dirty and dusty we just wanted to take a shower but I am glad we did the hike even if it meant we had to be really grimy for a couple hours.

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Local specialist: Linda Schulz