Galapagos is one of the most extraordinary and unique places existing on earth to experience wildlife naturally. The most popular way to visit the Islands is aboard a  yacht cruise. Pioneer Journeys work with over thirty different Galapagos boat owners, all reliable and trustworthy, and have classified them into different categories that will help you to better plan your cruise.

The geological history of this exceptional archipelago, the violent volcanic eruptions, formed the most stunning and rare landscapes and became home to the surprising fauna we see today. The Darwin’s living laboratory of evolution invites you to a rediscovery journey.

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Amazon Jungle Ecolodges

Andes Highlands Tours

Ecuador is blessed with a portion of the most biologically diverse area of the Globe, the pristine area of the Amazon Jungle. Hums and buzzes, giant trees covered by hundreds of lianas, monkeys, 500 bird species and 30-feet anacondas, spiders, pink dolphins and caimans, all form part of the world’s largest remaining tropical rainforest. The ethnic richness is equally amazing: 200 distinct indigenous nations representing the ancient keepers of this biological heritatge.  
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Snow-capped giant active volcanoes, colorful Indian Markets, colonial old haciendas, the remote ”Paramo” or high platoas, all represent the wonders of the Ecuadorian “Sierra” or Andes High Lands. Pioneer Journeys organizes some active alternatives for getting to know this mountain spine of volcanoes and cultural heritatge.


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 Pacific Coast Ecolodges

Community-Based Experiences

Coastal jungle, mangrove forests, traditional fishing villages, stunning warm tropical beaches and a marine wildlife that will certainly surprise you, all can be experienced in the Pacific Coastal area of Ecuador. Pioneer Journeys offers an excellent high quality trip to get to know this area actively.



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Deep into the Amazon Jungle, Pioneer Journeys has stablished associations with sommunities tat are managing high quality lodging. While preserving its culture and nature environment, the communities bring an outstanding excellent service in terms of accommodation and guiding to one of the territories with more biodiversity of the planet. This is a unique opportunity to learn about the millenary culture of the Amazon and to make your visit to Ecuador one of the best experiences of your life.
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 Bird Watching

Ecuador offers more bird diversity in less space than any other country in the world: over 1500 species! With some of the richest faunal zones of the planet, Ecuador’s small size and well-developed transportation system means that this diversity can be easily accessed and experienced.

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