Top Ecuador Budget Tours & Packages In 2025/2026

Highlights

• Spend four nights aboard the Solaris with a knowledgeable naturalist guide
• Experience incredible wildlife viewing and photographic opportunities with near-tame animals
• Enjoy a high chance of spotting waved albatrosses, blue- and red-footed boobies, giant tortoises, sea lions and marine iguanas

Highlights

• Swimming beside sea lions is an incredible and surreal experience, and there are few better places to do so than Isla Lobos: home of the world's second largest sea lion colony.
• You'll get to know the locals by staying in small hotels on the Galapagos islands, as well as exploring the islands and coves by boat.
• Be surrounded by birds like blue-footed boobies and frigates, who land so close, and often have not even the slightest interest you're there!
• Incredible photo opportunities await around every corner – not least of Kicker Rock, the marvellous twin volcanic peaks seen sitting in the ocean from the top of Cerro Tijeratas.
• With spare time in Quito and Isla Santa Cruz, you can spend quality time with the family – perhaps with further hiking or visiting the colourful local markets.

Highlights

• This trip gives both trekkers and non-trekkers the chance to visit Machu Picchu with Inca Trail*, Quarry Trail and train options.
• Admire the ingenuity of Inca engineering in Ollantaytambo (Sacred Valley) and contemplate how stone was excavated to build the structures still standing there.
• Explore Cusco, South America's oldest continuously inhabited city. The city has ancient foundations, an interesting blend of Incan and international influences, and seemingly endless things to do and see.
• Snorkel the incredible marine life-filled waters of Kicker Rock, also known as Leon Dormido, one of the best snorkelling spots in the Galapagos and an absolute highlight for many travellers.
• Encounter the wildlife wonders of the Galapagos Islands up close. Giant tortoises, blue-footed boobies, sea lions, sea turtles, marine iguanas and more await.

Highlights

• Seven nights aboard Archipel I exploring the Galapagos Islands
• Experience incredible wildlife viewing and photographic opportunities with near-tame animals
• High chance of spotting booby colonies, great and American frigatebirds, flightless cormorants, Galapagos penguins, green sea turtles, Galapagos giant tortoises, whitetip reef sharks and marine iguanas
• Fantastic on-board service with experienced naturalist guide

Highlights

• Visit the standout attractions in both Peru and Ecuador on one unforgettable adventure
• Take a beautiful train ride to Machu Picchu, one of the New Wonders of the World
• Hike a section of the Inca Trail at no extra cost
• Visit Isla Lobos to relax on white sands and, hopefully, swim with sharks
• See pirate lava caves and giant tortoises in the highlands of Floreana

Highlights

• Stay on the edge of the Amazon Rainforest in eco lodge-style accommodation on the banks of the Arajuno River and enjoy a special evening walk through the jungle under the night sky.
• Walk in the rainforest with an Indigenous guide by your side to lead the way, point out local birds and teach you about the plant life that thrives here.
• Hike to Pailon del Diablo – an 80-m-high waterfall so fierce that you’ll need to carry a poncho to keep dry from its wrath!
• Marvel at the snow-capped Cotopaxi volcano – one of the largest and highest active volcanos in the world – while hiking through Cotopaxi National Park.
• Learn from a local Indigenous community during your homestay in the La Calera Community. Take part in the Pachamanca food ceremony, which has been a part of South American culture for centuries.

Highlights

• Visit Isla Lobos to relax on white sands and, hopefully, swim with sharks
• See pirate lava caves and giant tortoises in the highlands of Floreana
• Snorkel the wildlife-rich islets of Las Tintoreras
• Enjoy a full day excursion to one of Bartolomé Island, South Plaza Island, Santa Fe Island or North Seymour

Highlights

• Combine the best of mainland Ecuador with a wildlife-watching adventure in the Galapagos
• Spend two nights in the Amazon Rainforest, exploring jungle trails with expert local guides
• Hike Cotopaxi National Park to see the iconic volcano
• Snorkel the wildlife-rich Galapagos waters, hopefully with sharks, sea lions and turtles
• See pirate lava caves and giant tortoises in the highlands of Floreana