Date: 4/19/26 12:33 pm From: Jim Betz via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Ecuador!
Hi all,
We've just returned from Ecuador. We went with Naturalist Journeys -
but the entire
tour was conducted by a local guide and driver (6 guests, guide, and
driver in a 10-person
van). We were met at the airport by a pre-arranged taxi and taken
directly to our
hotel - the tour itself started after a day of rest in Quito ... which
we used to go to the
botannical gardens and also took one of those city bus hop-on/hop-off tours.
Then it was off to Zura Loma, our highest lodge at 11,000 feet. The
tour was
entirely on the West side of the Andes and all of the locations were
great, not at
all buggy, not humid, not hot, not cold, one afternoon of rain and LOTS
of un-paved
land and a half mountain roads. The mountains are STEEP and the terrain was
jungle. We worked our way West, dropping in elevation each move, ending
up at
about 3500 feet before turning back towards Quito and increasing in
elevation as
we went.
We would HIGHLY recommend the West Side of Ecuador as a location!
Best viewwed on the largest screen you have = computer, tablet OK,
phone not so much.
Click on first pic, then use arrows to navigate, and click a 2nd time on
a pic to zoom in.
- Jim and Loretta
P.S. Our flights were Seattle to Atlanta (5 hrs), Atlanta to Quito ...
and reverse coming back. We had
two other guest from Arizona, one from Toronto, and one from San
Jose, Ca. Guide and driver
both spoke English as did most of the lodge operators. We found
the people to be warm and
friendly and helpful - everywhere ... and saw no evidence of the
recent news "drug crackdown".
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