r/TravelEcuador

I know the situation in Ecuador changed for the worse this year. We are going to the Galapagos and then staying in Quito for a couple days before meeting up with the Amazon lodge tour in Nueva Łoją. I was trying to find flights between Quito and Lago Agrio but it seems the airport in Lago Agriodoesn’t have any flights available ?

So we are stuck driving. I found a highly rated private driver company (day trip) as I figured it would be safer to book a car that can pick us up directly from our hotel and drop us directly at the next one rather than going to a bus station. Recommendations online seem to be to not travel at night so I would book it for the day before the tour meets (at 8am) and stay in a hotel overnight.

We’ve read some experiences regarding Quito, we know that the Galapagos and the Amazon lodge itself will be safe, I’m just a bit worried about the transfer from Quito to Nuevo Loja. We’re probably not going to be leaving the hotels after dark and do our best to stay alert.

Just wondering if anyone who has recently been to Quito or Nuevo Loja has any experiences or recommendations they can share.

** correction: by Nueva Loja I mean Lago Agrio.

We are in Latacunga looking for people to share a ride with from the park entrance.

Apparently it’s between $20-$50 depending on the number of people so as there is two of us, we figured we’d try and get another couple of people to share the costs with.

DM me your plans if you’re interested.

We want to go from the park entrance to the lagoon and then to the top car park so we can walk to the refuge and back

Hello! Is anyone in need of a pair of trekking poles? We are leaving tomorrow morning and I don't have quite enough room in my luggage for it. I'm staying in the airport and can hand them off. I may be able to have the airport hotel reception store em away for you to pick em up too. Thanks!

EDIT: Quito Airport!