CEO of Advantage Travel and Anakonda Amazon Cruises, Raul Garcia, has been nominated for PURE Awards 2018’s Contribution to Experiential Travel honor. Garcia is one of five contestants shortlisted for the award. The annual trade show describes the honor as going to an “individual whose efforts have directly influenced the development of the experiential travel movement.”
Driven by a desire to conserve and explore the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest, Raul Garcia has spent over 40 years promoting responsible tourism and introducing people from all over the world to the ancestral communities of the Amazon. Raul founded the first and only luxury river cruise in the Ecuadorian Amazon—the Anakonda. On the 25th anniversary of his successful travel agency, Advantage Travel, Raul unveiled a second vessel, the Manatee, in July 2017. By developing a model where the local communities of the rainforest share in the profits of the industry, Raul has helped to promote sustainable tourism in the region.
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WITH an already comprehensive portfolio of award-winning routes and tours, #Ecuador Freedom Bike Rental and Tours has crafted a brand-new adventure tour by connecting some of the most astoundingly scenic dirt roads in the world. The new 7-day / 6-night off-road adventure tour is now available to motorcycle and 4x4 enthusiasts who want to take the “slow route” from Quito to the white-sandy beaches of Ecuador's Pacific Coast, all while enjoying activities and experiences along the way that they wouldn't be able to do - or find - on their own.
The new Offroad Pacific Discovery Tour provides six full riding days plus a day to relax on the beach and explore the dirt roads and fishing villages on the coast. It begins in Ecuador's capital city, Quito - a UNESCO world-heritage city of timeworn colonial buildings and cobbled plazas nestled at 9,500 feet high in the Andes.
From there it follows a mostly unpaved, 764-mile route that snakes its way through the thick, misty Mashpi Cloudforest Reserve, gives a glimpse into the ruins of the lost Pre-Colombian Yumbo people and their curious tunnels, mounds and pools, and provides miles of care-free riding on sandy stretches of the Ecuadorian coastline. Along the way, participants will meet chocolate makers, butterfly breeders, participate in an indigenous Shaman cleansing ritual, and discover the uses of the Ceibo tree's unique, waterproof cotton.
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ADVENTURE tour operator Galakiwi recently unveiled a new 7-day tour itinerary focused on mainland #Ecuador; in particular the Andes and Amazon regions.
Complementing their expansive range of Galapagos land tours, the new itinerary has already been put through the test in early 2018, receiving positive feedback from early travelers.
Working with a number of fellow Adventure Travel Trade Association members for lodging and activity services, Galakiwi has curated some special experiences throughout the country. #Riding horses “chagra” style near Cotopaxi National Park and “climbing” up waterfalls on the edge of the Amazon are two experiences that have already garnered high praise from the first travelers on the new 2018 Ecuador adventure.
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