Galapagos Multisport Expeditions

Climbing Volcanoes

Away from the crowds and cruises, our Galapagos Multiadventure option is the way of getting to know the islands in an active manner. We travel the islands by sea kayaking beside seals and dolphins, biking or hiking inland dirt trails passing through giant turtles and iguanas, snorkeling in turquois waters. If you have a desire for adventure this is the active alternative to exploring this living laboratory of evolution.
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Ecuador has a unique concentration of volcanoes over 17,000 ft or 5.000 m. Climbing them is an astonishing experience: the perfect volcanic cone of Cotopaxi, the huge glaciers rising from the tropical jungle, the massif Chimborazo with its 20,702ft/6310m, they are real challenges for all climbers, from beginners with very little experience to the most experienced ones.

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Trekking

Diving Galapagos

Ecuador special appeal to trekkers can be summed up in one words: biodiversity. Deserts, Hight Plateaus, the Amazon Jungle and the Snowed Caped Volcanoes all have its specific wildlife and climate conditions. Walking around the Chimborazo Volcano or traversing the Amazon Jungle accompanied by native expets are some of our great options for trekking lovers.
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Galapagos diving thrill is to be surrounded by wildlife like no other place in the world: sea lions, marine turtles and iguanas, morays, rays and giant mantas, reef and hummerhead sharks, dolphins and humpback whales, etc. Galapagos is the underwater photographer’s dream.

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Kayaking

Mountain Biking

Ecuador has the most exceptional cloud forest kayaking. The rivers are well preserved in nature, continuous, beautiful, accessible and challenging, from Class II to IV+. Always kayaking surrounded by warm tropical forest, this is another way to getting to know the treasures of Ecuador.

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Have you ever spent some days biking alongside wild Tropical Beaches or through the Andes Highlands? This is your opportunity. We offer you some of the best exotic Mountain Biking tours to almost untouched natural areas while giving you the chance to know the Ecuadorian culture.

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Rock Climbing

Horse Back Riding

Climbing Ecuador’s volcanic rock formations is a unique experience both for beginners or advanced climbers. Traditional, sport or bouldering areas are located in amazing landscapes. Rock Climbing Ecuador is a different way to getting to know the country and its people!

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Horseback Riding around the Cotopaxi National Park is a extraordinary experience for those who lov e horses and untouched nature. As we only use reliable horses, from extremely calm to full of temperament, our tours are suitable for beginners and children as well as for experienced riders.
 

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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

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 communities that 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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