Local Tour Operator in Ecuador & Galapagos
Latin Adventures is a premier local tour operator based in Ecuador, specializing in tailor-made journeys across Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. As on-the-ground experts, we combine deep regional knowledge, trusted local partnerships, and personalized service to deliver authentic, seamless, and high-quality travel experiences.
Our expertise extends from curated Day Trips from Quito and immersive Andes tours to exclusive wildlife expeditions in the Amazon. Experience the rainforest with handpicked Amazon Eco lodges, where comfort meets biodiversity in one of the world’s most extraordinary ecosystems.
In the Galapagos Islands, we design unforgettable journeys including Galapagos Luxury Tours, flexible Galapagos island hopping programs, and expertly guided Galapagos Day Tours for travelers who want to explore at their own pace. For a deeper exploration of the archipelago, our carefully selected Galapagos Island Cruises provide unparalleled access to remote islands and endemic wildlife.
For active travelers, our multi adventure tours combine hiking in the Andes, Amazon exploration, cultural encounters, and island discovery into one seamless itinerary — all operated with the insight and support of a trusted local team.
As a local Ecuador-based operator, we offer direct communication, insider access, competitive pricing, and 24/7 in-country assistance. When you travel with Latin Adventures, you benefit from authentic expertise, sustainable practices, and personalized attention every step of the way.
Discover Ecuador and the Galapagos with the confidence of traveling alongside true local experts.
Plan your Custom Ecuador & Galapagos Trip
Plan your own trip for your Galapagos vacations. Our services include last minute cruises and land tours. We also offer experiences on the Ecuador mainland and in Peru. Let us help you find the perfect trip for your dream vacation. Contact us today to start planning!
What Makes Latin Adventures Different?
Customized Experiences
We specialize in organizing customized trips to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, and Peru. Our planning process is simple and seamless. We also provide on-the-ground support to ensure a smooth experience. As an officially registered tour company in Ecuador and Peru, we have over 15 years of experience designing tailored adventure tours
You don’t have to break the bank to experience the adventure of your lifetime. When you book a tour with Latin adventures, you’re booking directly with a local tour operator expert, skipping costly intermediaries and cutting down unnecessary expenses. We are always happy to provide extra information, so contact us at [email protected] for any inquiries.
Partnerships with Small Businesses
We have established strong partnerships with small businesses in the communities we visit. This enables us to offer a tailored and personal experience that is rare in the travel industry. Additionally, we contribute to the growth of local small businesses in each community.
Sustainable Tourism
We like to keep our carbon footprint low and our adventurous spirits high. We support the local economy and preserve the biodiversity of the Galapagos Islands, Peru and Ecuador by organizing responsible and eco-friendly trips.
Secure Payments
When booking online a trip with Latin Adventures, you enter into a contract with our company. Our specialists guide you through a secure payment process. We require 40% of the payment as a deposit.
What Our Clients Say About Us!
- DaveAH6HY
Diego was a marvelous guide. Due to COVID, not many tourists are about and you'll often find you're the only ones booked on a tour on most days. ... read more In my case I was solo but wanted to visit Quilotoa, but unfortunately the tour will only run with a minimum of two people. Thankfully Diego's company worked with me and we reached a compromise where the tour would still go with just me and I wouldn't have to pay the full price for two.
Diego picked me up at my hotel early in the morning and off we went. First stop was with an indigenous family who seemed quite happy to show me around their traditional houses. Fascinating to see how they live with their animals, literally inside the same room in some cases. Very friendly encounter.
Then it was off to the main highlight of the day, a visit to the spectacular Quilotoa Lake deep inside a volcano center. It's possible to hike down to the lake itself and kayak for a bit but given the extremely high altitude and thin oxygen, it would be quite difficult physically to hike back out unless you're used to the altitude (I saw even native Ecuadorians experiencing severe nausea and dizziness, so this is not something to be taken lightly). Mules can be rented for $10 for the ride back up, which probably would be a more wise choice if you do want to hike down.
As a great alternative, instead of using up your time going down to the crater floor and back up, Diego can take you on a short hike around the crater rim to the left, which offers more spectacular views and gets you completely away from the crowds of people near the major viewing overlook point next to the parking lot. In just a few minutes you've got this incredible view all to yourself, and as an added bonus Diego is an excellent photographer and will happily shoot all the pictures you could ever dream of, with much better results than trying to do the same thing awkwardly with a selfie stick.
Lunch is at one of the restaurants near the crater, then it's time for the long drive back to Quito.
Loved this tour for the amazing mountain scenery, glimpses of indigenous life, and Diego's excellent customer service.
And just when I thought things couldn't get better, I asked Diego if it would be OK to make an impromptu stop on the way back to my hotel that wasn't on the tour. He didn't hesitate to grant my request and did quite a bit of driving down confusing narrow one way streets to make it happen.
Thank you again for a very excellent day!
November 17, 2020Steve S
We did the Mindo Day Tour including Chocolate Tasting, Hummingbirds, and Cloud Forest Hike tour. Everything was better than expected. Dante at the front office helped resolve an issue with... read more the reservation made thru Viator. Miriam our tour guide and the driver were excellent. The Hummingbird visit was AMAZING, and a great surprise meeting an American that leases part of the property to grow coffee beans, which he lets you sample and also sells bags. We added the Ziplines to our tour and it was a blast. I’ve done several before, but the long, tall run was the fastest one I’ve ever done. They also let my teenage kids do the butterfly & Superman poses. Miriam also suggested the Caskaffesu restaurant in Mindo. The food had a little of everything, and the dishes were a culinary delight. The prices were spot on for the quality and quantity of food we received. …
July 19, 2021raemig
We had a fabulous day on a private tour of Quito and the surrounding area, coordinated by Alex Manzaba. Alex was terrific with adjusting the schedule to fit best... read more with the ever-changing weather in Quito. He flexed to get in as much as possible with the pending rain, and made great suggestions that were “off the beaten path.” He accommodated all of our requests (for example, we didn’t want a long lunch, we wanted to see the city) and was knowledgeable and passionate about his home town. It was an absolutely perfect day in Quito!
March 24, 2022 - norman l
Diego was our guide and Dante our driver for today's tour. WHAT A BARGAIN!! Dante conveyed us safely from place to place, while Diego gave the play-by-play. ... read more A fantastic day; Diego was so knowledgeable, friendly, and passionate about teaching us the history, culture, and everything Quito. He is a biologist, a geologist, a meteorologist, and a cultural and historical expert of the region. It seemed like he is a one man Ambassador for both Quito and Ecuador. A thoroughly delightful day here in the Metad del Mundo.
December 1, 2021CathyInPanama
Fabian did an excellent job taking us on the full day tour from Quito!
He is so knowledgeable on all aspects with all things Quito, including history, the countryside,... read more local people, the Andes...in fact you name it and Fabian has the knowledge!
The tour itself was extremely informative and interesting, and my husband and I both agree that if you have the time, this tour should not be missed!
October 29, 2021822kellyh
Adrian and Carlos were the perfect guides, they knew shortcuts and stopped on the journey to show us different plants and foods and most importantly volcanoes. We saw 12 at... read more once from one view point. The lagoon was incredible and beautiful, the hike was tough back to the top, with the altitude and my asthma I didn’t know if I could do it but both guides helped me all the way down and up and I had an amazing sense of achievement at the end. An incredible trip all round and I’d recommend with these guides all day,
August 19, 2022 - Gloria K
My first time in Ecuador and booked two tours with Latin Adventures—city tour and that went so well I also booked the Quilotoa crater trip. Both tour guides, Alex and... read more Fabian, were great to travel with—very informative, responsive to my interests and enjoyable to travel with. The owner Dante was very accommodating with shifting travel plans. It was a great experience and I’d highly recommend this company. …
June 1, 2021ManjaK
The drive is very long but the sight of the lagoon is definitely worth it! The water is very blue and the whole landscape surrounding this lagoon and also on... read more the drive to the lagoon is so beautiful. Jennifer was our Guide and Carlos our driver. Both took really good care of us on the way down to the lagoon. Going down is not so easy because it is very steep and the ground is not always very firm but we made it. For the way up you have two options, you walk all the way up which will take you about one hour and is of course very hard because of the steep climb or you take a horse or mule that will take you up which costs $10. Either way the whole experience is lovely and definitely worth it. We had a great time in our group and got a lot of information about the area from Jennifer and Carlos. Even with some clouds that we had the views were spectacular! Thank you for the great day to Jennifer and Carlos!
June 11, 2022 - Marco L
Everything was so perfect and excellent donde the moment that they pick is until the moment they drop us no complaints thanks to the guy who was with us... read more in everything
November 1, 2021phoebe993
Due to COVID lockdown in Quito the itinerary for the day had to be drastically changed on the spot, however Diego and Dante were able to use their years of... read more connections in the city to make the best day/experience possible for us. We truly had a great time, especially when we thought we were expecting to only see the city from the rooftop of our hotel during our short time in Quito! (Oh, and they even took us to a testing site so we could easily get our COVID test for our flight home the next day and picked up a friend stuck at another hotel to do the same!)
May 3, 2021DINKsWhoTravel
Booked this private tour prior to arriving. They were exceedingly helpful in tailoring the sites to our desires. The car picked us up at our hotel on time. We changed... read more things as we went along to avoid some bad weather. Everything was perfect. Also want to specifically thank our guide, Pablo Sebastien. He was great and we would strongly recommend that you ask for him as your guide - knowledgeable, friendly and full of great ideas.
January 1, 1970 - Jay
Excellent tour! Our party of 10 arranged to have a private tour and our guide Miriam and driver Dante were fantastic hosts! I coordinated the trip directly with Dante, and... read more they took such great care of us. The Middle of the World Museum is an absolute must -- a highlight we all really enjoyed. We even made a side stop at a local empanadas restaurant, which was fun and delicious. I highly recommend Latin Adventures. They were extremely professional and communicative before we arrived, were punctual and very knowledgeable while we were there. We had two days in Quito and took tours with them on both days. Our first day we took their Old Town Walking Tour, which was a great way to start our trip. They made our visit to Quito very memorable! Thank you Dante and Miriam!
September 1, 2021CathyInPanama
Thank You, Alex, for a splendid tour of Quito! We had such an interesting day, and Alex is so knowledgeable about Quito, past and present history, and just about... read more anything else we wanted to know! We were picked up from our hotel at the right time and then whisked off to tour Quito. I won't list everything we did here, but it really was a great tour, and we would never have learnt or enjoyed it so much if we had done it by ourselves! Suffice to say, my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our day, and it was worth every penny!
October 1, 2021 - andrewsH1715ZP
Our family of six included kids aged 9-19. Alex and Dante managed to find a full day of activities to appealed to everyone. Much of Quito remains closed, but we... read more did not notice as we had plenty to do. The guides were very knowledgeable, friendly and spoke English well. Highly recommend this trip for seeing the Quito highlights.
May 24, 2021emurillo5
A beautiful view of Ecuador and the Glaciers and red earth on the top is surreal. The guide is very knowledgeable, chill and friendly as well.
You really appreciate... read more the impact of the volcano
November 14, 2020
This was a great way to experience Quito, Ecuador. Our tour guide was Ximena. Having a tour guide who is both a local and knowledgeable was great! She allowed our... read more trip and time to be flexible to our wants and needs. We skipped the chocolate tour (because we did something like on our own) and spent longer time elsewhere. We traveled with our son (14) and when we got hungry during lunch we mentioned “empanadas” and she took us to a popular local empanadas place! Delicious. Our favorite part was both the Teleferico (gondolas) and the Intenen Museum. Amazing day!!!
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February 13, 2023 - Amber R
Diego was great! He was very knowledgeable and flexible. He gave us lots of options about how the day would flow. Great way to spend a first full day in... read more Quito! Highly recommend. 10 out of 10!
December 1, 2021irishquints
Our tour guide, Oscar, was pleasant and knowledgeable. An excellent way to spend a day in Quito. Even with the inconveniences lingering from the pandemic, this tour was well worth... read more the cost.
April 11, 2022balletomaneja
My husband and I had a fantastic time touring Mindo with our guide Óscar and our driver Bolívar. Our main objective was to spend a day in the cloud forest... read more hiking to waterfalls and ziplining, but our trip was so much more than that. Óscar taught us about the hummingbirds, orchids and butterflies and how the flora changes through the different altitudes. After a super fun and exhausting day, we had a delicious meal at El Chef in Mindo and finished with a coffee from Mindo Forest Coffee and Tea. (note to anyone traveling with Óscar, you should totally trust his restaurant recommendations. He knows his stuff!) Óscar and Bolívar really went above and beyond to get us back to our hotel safely during a very busy night in Quito’s old town with lots of closed roads due to a show happening in front of our hotel. ¡Gracias a Óscar y Bolívar!
May 27, 2022 - Jeanne R
We took an overnight trip to Banos with visits to Quilotoa, many waterfalls, and other interesting stops. Everything was perfect! The guides were amazing, and the sites were fabulous. We... read more highly recommend using Latin Adventures!
May 27, 2021M1772BYkarlab
We are glad we rounded out a visit to Quito by including this day trip. The views are breathtaking. The people are friendly and gentle. The experience is a good... read more contrast to the large city of Quito. Our guide was Diego and he was extremely knowledgeable about the geography, plant and animal life, economy, agriculture, language, lifestyle, culture, religion, etc of the region and the various communities we visited. He made good recommendations for meals and purchases. Since we were on a private tour, Diego was very accommodating about our specific interests. We relaxed and let him do all the driving and arranging. Quilotoa is amazing and definitely worth seeing and walking around. It makes amazing pictures. Note of caution: don’t underestimate the effects of altitude. Even if you hike frequently you’ll be out of breath in short time. We chose not to go all the way down. On week days there may not be Mules available to help you get back out. A walk along the top of the crater is just as nice.
July 28, 2022Aaron P
Fantastic!! We signed up at midnight and they had a shuttle car ready to go the next day on Easter morning! Very good English and educated tourist. We had Carlos... read more and he was amazing! It was our timeframe and choice of what to do.. we asked if we try some chocolate and not only did they take us, they setup a quick presentation for chocolate sampling.. keep in mind, this was a special request and they made it happen. If you do not know Ecuador or you are only here for a very short time.. this tour is the most efficient and cost saving way to see a lot!! Highly recommend!
April 5, 2021
Ecuador & Galapagos Private Tours Designed Around You
Ecuador & Galapagos Private Tours; we are specialists in fully customized private travel experiences tailored to your interests, pace, and travel style. We create authentic journeys across mainland Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, led by expert guides and personalized service. Expand your adventure with seamless tours in Peru, including Machu Picchu and Cusco.
Our mission is to deliver safe, exclusive, and unforgettable South America travel experiences combining nature, culture, and premium service.
Many people might pass up the Ecuador Mainland for Galapagos Islands, but inland Ecuador contains all the ingredients for a trip that will be equally rewarding. Ecuador Mainland is grand in the scope of the places you visit! Whether you are looking for a trip to your favorite chilly-out spot or would like to have a new adventure experience, in the Amazon rainforest, the Andes mountains, or the beautiful beaches on the Ecuadorian or Peru coast.
Your trip, tour needs.
We take your budget to your Galapagos Islands trips and make the most of it depending on what you want to visit. Making personalized experiences from luxury to budget in Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, and Peru.
Sustainable Tourism to help local economies:
Ecuador contains some of the richest biodiversity in the world and the Galapagos Islands have a great percentage of endemic plants and animals. We support local economies with responsible social and environmental trips.
Quality Tour Operators.
We have more than 10 years in the travel industry so we can advise you and help you with the best options in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador mainland and, Perú. Our company standards are backed up, we have won awards such as “Certificates of Excellence” by TripAdvisor, “Tour Cert” International Certification, “Equator Quality” certification awarded by Ministerio de Turismo of Ecuador.
Personal direct contact:
We’re here to help from the very first minute with certified professional staff members. We will be available to help with anything you should need before, during, and after your trip. Simply contact us on +593 2 236000 Monday to Friday (9am – 1pm and 2pm – 6pm) or mobile + 593 997677662 (24 hours).
Best Price Guarantee.
We believe in providing the fairest price possible and always considering your needs request. We continually search to provide you with personalized experiences in the Galapagos Islands, Peru, and Ecuador mainland. Send us an email [email protected] and we’ll take a look at your claim without hesitation.
Secure Payment:
When making your booking to the Galapagos Islands you will enter into a contract with our company. We will support you during the process with our specialist for a secure payment process and to the end of your trip to your complete satisfaction. We take 40% of the payment as a deposit.
Cut out cost middlemen.
Remember, when you book tours to the Galapagos Islands with Latin Adventures, you’re booking directly with a local tour operator expert. This means skipping costly middlemen and saving your money.
Our bilingual account staff communicates with our customers to provide support and closely monitor quality to guarantee the best quality in service. We’re the small-group adventure travel experts and have been for over 10 years. We got that way by listening to travelers and giving them what they need.
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