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Ecuador packs Andean peaks, Amazon rainforest, and Pacific coast into a country you can cross in a day — plus the Galápagos floating just offshore.
Visa · US
Visa-free
Round trip
$350 EST
Gateway
Quito
$350
TYPICAL US RT · ESTIMATE
Visa-free · Visa-free · typically 90 days
Flights, airport transfer & local transport via Quito
Essential phrases — local script, phonetics, said out loud
Quito · Cuenca · Baños
4 Places-verified picks — Fogo de Chão Ecuador, La Briciola
2 verified bars — Plaza Foch, Bandidos Del Paramo
2 verified sights — Parque La Carolina, Middle of the World
Quito and Cuenca have a growing boutique gym and yoga-studio scene, plus CrossFit boxes catering to expats; altitude in Quito (9,300 ft) means it takes a few days to adjust before hard training or running.
Galápagos multi-day cruise or land-based tour · Avenue of the Volcanoes road trip
Health & insurance — the boring stuff that saves trips
Laws & the official advisory — the stay-out-of-trouble section
Local numbers, embassy, lost-passport playbook — hope you never need it
$350
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