$600 - Round Trip Flight to Quito Ecuador
The Endangered Galapagos Tortoise - Quito is a common jump off point before heading to these islands.
Flights to Quito: The flight isn’t pretty, but almost any time of year, you can find a flight to Quito Ecuador from San Francisco for under $600. You’ll usually need to make it through two layovers, and a combined travel time of close to 24 hours.
The cheapest routes to Quito usually are made by flying multiple airlines, so you’ll need to book your flight with a third party travel search engine such as Sidestep or Priceline.
What to Do in Ecuador:
In addition to being known as a jump off point before heading to the Galapagos Islands, there is no shortage of sight seeing and adventure tours in greater Quito and the rest of Ecuador. Portions of the Amazon jungle are in Eastern Ecuador, plus spend time touring the Avenue of Volcanoes, The Devil’s Nose Train, Quito, or the colonial town of Cuencia. More…
Though only 2% of the Amazon Jungle is located in Ecuador, this 2% contains one third of Amazonian species. Trips to the Ecuadorian Amazon are only a day trip away from Quito.
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[...] Many people think of Quito as a jump off point to the Galapagos Islands, yet there is no shortage of additional sights and adventures in Ecuador. Portions of the Amazon jungle are in Eastern Ecuador, plus there is the Avenue of Volcanoes (some of which can be seen from a plane), The Devil’s Nose Train, Quito, and the colonial town of Cuencia. More… [...]