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The First Choice for Adventure Sports Ecuador adventure travel: Do you love water sports? If yes, you must visit Baños, Ecuador. It has been an exciting Andean City from a long time. It is situated at an elevation of 1,800 meters on the borders of Tungurahua Volcano. Even though the volcano is active, the activities experienced by tourists are in the form of thermal hot springs. The regular drill practice for evacuation at the place makes it safer than any other tourist destination. At an affordable price you can fill your tummy with delicious food at Ecuador. The most important activities that are provided at the Ecuador are: Ecuador Adventure Travel The First Choice for Adventure Sports Rafting in Banos This place is with plenty of rainfall, which makes a perfect combination of mountain and water for white-water rafting at Baños. You are also provided with the rafting services of 3rd and 4<th class at Pastaza and Patate rivers. As exciting is the place you will find the beautiful Andean cloud scenery over the excursion. Ecuador Adventure Travel The First Choice for Adventure Sports Canyoning Also known as Canyoneering in U.S. and Australia This is a kind of adventurous trekking you will find at the place, where you will go through the deep gaps between the mountains. The involvement of slow rappel and slippery rocks Ecuador Adventure Travel The First Choice for Adventure Sports Rock Climbing Andes If you are uncomfortable with the slippery rock and the deep gorges you can otherwise go for the natural rock climbing trip. Before you hit the rock, you can even have a practice of the same on the artificial rock available at that place. Dune Buggy on a Beach Even though the place is not blessed with the sand dunes, you can hire

A trip to Misahualli: hat to expect from a 3-day trip into the Ecuadorian Amazon Jungle Perhaps the most delightful sight when traveling to Misahuallí (in Tena province – Ecuadorian Amazon) is the unbelievable fast transformation of the landscape before your eyes. To get to Misahuallí from Quito you will first pass the southern valley of the city and the rise into the cool Moorlands (passing through Papallacta Springs highway). Then, the first sights of the dense jungle appear when reaching Baeza, then Puerto Napo and then into Puerto Misahuallí. The perfectly defined Páramo lines melt into dense and humid jungle vegetation. It is truly amazing to watch. Once in Misahualli, we will ride half an hour or more into the jungle and my fellow travelers and I get ready to embark on a 3 day adventure in Suchipakari Jungle Lodge. River Trip We arrive at Pusuno river and go for a 5-minute walk through a lovely forest trail to get into the lodge’s cabins. Some of the lodge’s staff greets you and carries out bags for the walk. At the reception we are greeted by our guides Wilson and Jorge and the Suchipakari Lodge owner The first activity after lunch was a walk in the surrounding area (secondary forest) to get introduced to the jungle vegetation and to some basic jungle survival tips. We relax in the nearby river afterwards with some tubing. The water is warm today and the weather is perfect, opens and sunny skies, a great start for a trip. Waterfall Trip Aside from the natural beauty and the dream-like feeling in transmits to its visitors, the Ecuadorian jungle is the ideal spot for practicing water and adventure sports. My travel companions and I, quite varied in age and interests, went all for a rappelling adventure at