09/09/2026
Many travelers treat Ecuador’s Andes as a stopover on their way to the Galapagos Islands. 🚫 BIG MISTAKE❗️
Welcome to our second stop on our journey through Ecuador’s 4 regions: “Sierra” or Andean Highlands 🏔
So, what if the Andes weren’t just a steppingstone but the whole trip? 🤔 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks, there is enough to see and do!
Here are just a few ideas to get you started:
🗻 Cotopaxi and Chimborazo: two majestic volcanoes, with Chimborazo’s summit sitting closer to the sun than Mount Everest’s
🏙 Quito, the first city in the world to ever be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site
🐦 Birdwatching from tiny hummingbirds (Ecuador is home to over 130 species!) to giant Andean condors
🛖 Indigenous villages where time seems to have stopped, for genuine cultural exchange
🥾 Several peaks above 5,000 meters for mountaineers of every level
🏞 Waterfalls hidden from the crowds
🧱 Incan and pre-Incan ruins like Ingapirca
💧 Natural thermal baths to relax body and soul
Ecuador’s Sierra region is more than a stopover before Galapagos, it’s a destination that deserves its own itinerary. 📑
What would be the first thing on your Andes bucket list? Let us know in the comments. 👇