Tours
Ecuador Tierra Viva Travel Company (ETV) offers unique tour packages. Some are carried out by us directly whereas others are carried out by one of our strategic partners.
ETV's tours take place in the three southernmost provinces of Ecuador: El Oro, Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe. A very important aspect of our tours is that these are designed to take advantage of the great natural, cultural and ethnic diversity present in Southern Ecuador. Our strategic partners offer tours in the rest of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.
ETV can carry out field courses at the Podocarpus National Park or other natural or cultural areas in Ecuador. We provide all the logistical services (e.g. transportation, food, accommodation and guides) an educational institution will need to complete a successful field course in Ecuador. In the past the University of Toronto's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology has used our services. Please contact us for more information or see our sample field course below.
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ECOTOURS
Transverse Eco-adventure tour (8 days): This tour starts and ends in Quito, passing through the cities of Guayaquil and Loja. Visit three different geographical regions (Pacific Coastal plain, Andes Highlands, and Amazon Basin) and four different ecosystems (mangrove forest, paramo, montane rain forest and cloud forest). Spend time at the beach and stay overnight at a fishermen community. Visit the historical city of Zaruma. Visit the Saraguro and Shuar people, two indigenous nations of Southern Ecuador. More
Nangaritza Eco-adventure tour (4 days): A great weekend get-away. It begins and ends in the city of Quito. Visit the cities of Loja and Zamora. Navigate along the Nangaritza River and spend time with and learn from the Shuar, an Ecuadorian indigenous nation. More
Vilcabamba Eco-adventure Tour (3 days): A great weekend get-away. It begins and ends in the city of Quito. Visit the city of Loja, the Vilcabamba Valley, the Podocarpus National Park and Rumi Wilco Nature Reserve. More
Zaruma Eco-adventure Tour (3 days): A great weekend get-away. It begins and ends in the city of Quito. Visit the historical city of Zaruma (a national heritage site) and the Buenaventura Nature Reserve. More
FIELD COURSES
Field course at the Podocarpus National Park (11 days): This field course takes place at San Francisco's cloud forest and at Bombuscaro's upper montane tropical rain forest. Both of these places are located within the he Podocarpus National Park. More
