The following resource links provide information for boaters traveling to Ecuador. Kayak Ecuador maintains these links but makes no guarantee as to the accuracy of the content on third-party sites. If you would like to add a link to this page, forward information to: info@kayakecuador.com.

Paddle Sports Information

General Advice for Rafting Everything you need to know before you go rafting!

Getting Around Travelling with kayaks in Ecuador

River Beta Guide to Rafting & Kayaking in Ecuador

Intl. Scale of River & Rapid Difficulty

How to Get There

Alerts and messages US Embassy & Consulate in Quito, Ecuador

Official Ecuador Travel Visa Info Visitors from most countries are allowed to enter Ecuador for up to 90 days per year on a Tourist Visa that is granted upon entry at no charge at the airport or border control with a passport valid for at least 6 months. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months to enter the country.

American Airlines Direct flights from Miami to Quito with excellent domestic connections throughout the USA.

Orbitz.com Online airline tickets for all carriers.

Road conditions and alerts: Quito - Tena Check the ECU-911 Twitter feed for updated information about road conditions before you travel.

Bus Schedules: Quito - Baeza - Tena This is the most direct route to Tena. Also serves the Quijos River Valley.

Bus Schedules: Tena - Baeza - Quito Return schedules.

Eco-Tourism & Guide Services

Endless River Adventures offers kayak trips and top-quality adventure vacations in Ecuador.

Small World Adventures organizes kayaking vacations and river adventure tours in Ecuador.

Southern Explorations is a full-service adventure travel operator that offers a variety of trips such as jungle sea-kayaking, climbing, rafting, and Galapagos.

Untamed Path offers great multi-sport adventures in the Andes, Galapagos and beyond!

Health Information

Center For Disease Control (CDC) health Information for Travelers to Ecuador

Pan American Health Organization country health profile for Ecuador (en español)

Country Info

CIA World Factbook lists population, government, military, and economic information for Ecuador.

Library of Congress Country Studies presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

US State Dept Country Info includes facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of Ecuador.

News

El Universo Daily national news in Ecuador (en español)

Primicias Independent online news group in Ecuador (en español)

Stream Flows & Weather information

National Network of Hydrometeorological Stations Provides a limited view of current stream flow conditions over the last 24-hours updated hourly for a handful of stream gauging stations, and a limited view of current weather conditions with temperature, precipitation, atmospheric pressure, humidity and wind conditions at a handful of the 50+ stations that were once installed, and which are now barely able to be maintained by the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (INAMHI)

Satellite Weather Maps and Weather stations

Windy.com Global real-time weather conditions from Copernicus satellite

WunderMap Map of Weather Underground stations in Ecuador

Quito Northern Highlands - Capital city and Main Port of Entry (Intl. Airport)

Tena Northern Amazon (Napo watershed)

Puyo Central Amazon (Pastaza watershed)

Cuenca Central Highlands - UNESCO World Heritage Site (Headwaters of Santiago watershed)

Loja Southern Highlands (Headwaters of Zamora watershed)

Santo Domingo de los Colorados West Slope (Baba watershed + Esmeraldas watershed)

Guayaquil Coast (Largest city in Ecuador)

Galapagos Islands Pacific Ocean

Additional Travel Links

Alto Coca Reserve is an off-the-grid, private reserve located in the Quijos Valley across from the Reventador Volcano, and accessible only by trail.

Ecuadorian Embassies in USA (en español)

Ecuador Explorer Complete Travel Information for Ecuador

Friends of Ecuador Informative site started by returned Peace Corps Volunteers who served in Ecuador

Vivecuador.com Offical Website of Ecuador's Ministry of Tourism