Ecuador - Travel Deals

By its very nature travel is an intensely enriching experience. It challenges you to learn new things and it exposes you to different ways of life. Spending time in another culture often tells us more about ourselves than anything else. One of the best ways to experience the personal growth that comes with travel and to really get to know the people and culture you are visiting is to spend an extended time there and to become more than just a person with a backpack passing through.

There are a growing number of travelers who are opting to go the route of meaningful travel. Whether it is spending a week helping to build houses in Central America, teaching English for a year in Nepal or working on a farm in South Africa, volunteer travel is a great way to gain a global perspective while also contributing to the places you visit.

The Tandana Foundation is an excellent organization that is helping to develop cross-cultural learning opportunities and service projects. Among the many ways you can get involved in its projects is to take part in a volunteer vacation in highland Ecuador. The time you spend volunteering in local schools, daycare centers, health clinics and other projects can literally help to change lives while also enriching your own.

For the best deals on flights to Ecuador, search for cheap international plane tickets today.

Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Brazil…take your pick. They all are interesting travel destinations and they all are yours for the taking with these great airplane ticket deals from the chicos and chicas at Copa Airlines.

Personally, I would love to check out Colombia. The country has seen its share of violence over the years and many parts of it are still not that safe for foreigners, but that shouldn’t scare you away from visiting Bogota or even San Andres Island. The great thing about a place like Colombia is that it isn’t on the travel radar for many Americans or people of other nationalities so you will be able to explore its rich culture without the distraction of endless tour buses.

For the latest news on hotels and transit in South America, as well as stories from people who have traveled in those parts, head on over to BootsnAll’s South America travel guide.

Cheap Flights to Quito

The capital is the central hub of Ecuador, the starting point for all other destinations in the country. In a beautiful setting at an altitude of 9,350ft (2,850m), surrounded by mountains and the snow-capped 15,728ft (4,794m) Pichincha volcano, the city is a vibrant amalgam of modern business executives and the traditional culture of the ‘indígenas’, or local Andean people.

The city is divided into two areas: the Old Town, declared a World Cultural Heritage Site by Unesco, with its history and the architectural influence of the Spanish evident in the red-tiled roofs and balconies of the houses lining steep, cobblestone streets; and the New Town with its shopping centres, hotels, embassies and travel agencies.

Cheap Flights to Quito