Ecuador
About Campus Adventures
- The company is a Tour Operator and DMC with more than 23 years of experience. Their mission is to inspire, enhance and operate tours in all four regions of Ecuador for those who love new discoveries.
- Campus Adventures is an exclusive “travel -on-foot” specialist in outdoor activities at a high quality level. Travel-on foot means all kind of activities wherever your feet take you. It is a real joy of travelling where you connect deeper with the local culture and nature as you will be able to visit the most remote sites. Travelling on foot is both energizing and refreshing.
- Avoiding plastics, compensate carbon emissions and being committed to local communities are some of the ways that Campus Adventures contributes to a more sustainable and responsible way of travelling.
- Campus Adventures creates unique and tailored travel experiences where value is placed on safety, personal care, local knowledge and a trained team including their guides who have a sincere commitment to the well-being of their clients.
Product & Services
- Private FIT departures
- Tailor made, safe & responsible travel
- Small Groups
- Active Tours
- Nature, Wildlife & Cultural Tours
- Family Friendly Tours
Contact Info
- Joaquina Vargas OE3-324 y Abdon Calderon
- Quito, Pichincha
- Ecuador
- +593 22340 601
Top Activities
- Immerse yourself in the life of the colonial town and stroll Quito as a local.
- Observe the Andean condor’s flight in Antisana National Park.
- Get up at dawn and watch the incredible Cock of the rock.
- Enjoy the local food, slow down and trek around the Chimborazo volcano.
- Take your time and observe the unique wildlife of Galapagos.
- Let your nature guide explain the diversity of the plants and birds on your hike in the cloud forest.
- Meet a local indigenous family and share daily activities with them.
- Rent a bike and cycle along the foothills of Cotopaxi volcano.
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About Ecuador
It is a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic country defined by a majority of mestizos but also indigenous, a small group of Afro-Ecuadorian, and white people. The country has a population of approx. 18 million habitants. The climate varies a lot and is mostly determined by altitude but also by its region. It is recommended to bring clothing you can wear in layers.
Most Ecuadoreans practice catholicism, followed by protestants, Jehova`s and other religions. Celebrations and folkloric festivals are very popular in the country such as Carnival, Inti Raymi, Mama Negra and New Year’s Eve. In all parts of the country, the local gastronomy is excellent with authentic dishes varying from potato soup, ceviche’s, seafood, and all kind of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Algiers
Bright city by excellence, bettter known as “Algiers the white”. Algiers bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, and has one of the biggest ports in Africa. It can be visited in two distinct areas: the modern and the older part. Among its highlights, we can find: The Kasbah (classified in the World Heritage of UNESCO), the Palaces of Dar Aziza and Jenina, The Jardin d’Essai (the largest botanical garden in Africa), The Basilica of Algiers: Our Lady of Africa, The National Museum of Fine Arts. And many other picturesque monuments.
Tipaza
Tipaza is an open-air museum. A scenic coastal city located only 70km from Algiers. Its landscape with Hellenic charm is reminiscent of Greece and Sicily. Tipaza was a Roman city in the Roman province of Caesarian Mauritania. It has many remains of the ancient Punic and Roman city, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO. With its archaeological treasures and varied landscapes, it is a tourist city between the sea and the mountains.
Oran
Also known as “The Radiant” is the second largest city in Algeria, about 430 km from the capital Algiers. Oran is a cosmopolitan city with an Arab, Berber, Spanish and French influences, giving it a significant character and a natural charm.
Djemila
The site of Djemila is located 50 km northeast of the city of Setif. Djemila (from Arabic: جميلة, “The Beautiful”) is an ancient city that houses the remains of the ancient Cuicul, a Roman city, classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Djémila provides an exceptional testimony of a disappeared civilization. It is one of the most beautiful sites of Roman ruins in the world. The archaeological remains, the well-integrated Roman urban planning and the environmental framework come harmoniously together.
Constantine
Known as the city of suspension bridges and taking its name from the Emperor Constantine I who had it built in the 4th century, Constantine is the capital of the eastern region of the country. The city is also the cradle of the Arab-Andalusian music called Malouf. Tourists can visit the Kasbah, the Emir Abd-El-Kader Mosque, the Monument of the Dead or the Natural Arch of Constantine. Other sites such as the Bridge of El-Kantara, the National Museum Cirta, the Palace of the Bey or the Gustave Mercier Museum will also attract visitors.
Ghardaia
Located in the northern part of the Algerian Sahara, 600 km south of Algiers, it is the capital of the Mzab valley, which is made up of a group of five ksours, known as “The Pentapolis”. The city counts with an ancestral system of irrigation on pivot, developed by the Mozabites to irrigate the long and narrow valley. It is considered as World Heritage of Site by the UNESCO. It is a tourist site of major importance in Algeria because of its architecture and history. The city includes an important Mozabite community.
Timgad
Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982, the site of Timgad will delight all history lovers. Timgad, a city in the northeast of Algeria, is home to this ancient Roman city of great archaeological importance that was originally intended to serve as a post against the Berbers of the Aures. Built with its baths, its temples, its forum as well as its amphitheater, the city is considered as the last Roman colony in Africa.
Timimoun
Timimoun is the most representative oasis of Gourara, a region rich in colors and contrasts, located south of the Grand Erg Occidental. Timimoun was built above the palm grove, in the heart of the sunny dunes of the Algerian desert. In the heart of history, one can explore the ksours drowned in an ocean of dunes, after having strolled in the bewitching gardens of the oases of the great Sahara. Discover on foot the magnificent oases of Tilermine, Timzlene and Beni Aissi.
The Balconies of Ghoufi
The Balconies or Gorges of Ghoufi in the Aures are located in the region of M’chouneche and T’kout between Arris and Biskra. The Balconies of Ghoufi is a canyon which was dug by the river Abiod and extends four kilometers along the river. The site was classified as a National Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Tassili of the Hoggar
To the east of Tamanrasset rises at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters an eroded plateau of 250 kilometers in diameter composed of lava flows, the Atakor of Hoggar. According to specialists, the Hoggar mountains are more than 2 million years old. Its highest peak, Mount Tahat, reaches 3,003 meters. The most visited and best known place of the site is called Assekrem, residence of Father Charles de Foucauld during the summer of 1905.
