Best 17-day Ecuador trips and itineraries

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Seventeen days in Ecuador gives you space to link the Galapagos with several mainland regions at a realistic pace. You might split your time between a small-ship cruise in the Galapagos, cloud forests near Mindo, and Andean highland towns like Otavalo, or focus on a longer route connecting Quito, Cuenca, and volcano country along the Avenue of the Volcanoes.

Some itineraries stay mostly land-based, using colonial cities such as Quito or Cuenca as comfortable bases for day trips to markets, hot springs, and national parks. Others prioritize a week aboard a yacht in the islands, paired with a shorter circuit through the Andes. 

Every Ecuador itinerary you see here is designed by dedicated Ecuador travel experts, not pulled from a brochure.

These trips are examples, not fixed packages, and you can adjust routes, pace, and experiences to match how you actually like to travel.

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