Our recent trip to the Ecuador Amazon Rainforest was one of the most rewarding trips we’ve ever been on. If you have the opportunity, take this trip or one like it. We were on a riverboat for 7 nights; the others who arrived the same day we did left after 4 nights. I was so glad we weren’t leaving with them…I wasn’t ready to go! My adventure was not over!We are staying in Cotacachi (elevation 8,400’), so the first leg of our trip was a 2 hour taxi ride to the Quito airport. We were greeted at the airport by a member of the Southern Explorations team (www.southernexplorations.com). She got our boarding passes for us and directed us toward the security line. This was the second time we’ve used Southern Explorations for a trip, and we’ve had excellent service both times. Read more →
