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What you can do

rainforest conservation We offer suggestions on how to be a responsible traveller, and ways to improve independent travellers' knowledge of the villages and regions they visit: considering tradition, culture, language, economy, history and current issues.

We have created two lists to help you become a responsible traveller. Put them into practise and you will see responsible travel is a fun way of travelling and a great way to help Ecuador.

Moving Ecuador Travel Guide

Moving Ecuador has developed the Moving Ecuador Travel Guide, filled with responsible travel destinations in Ecuador. These destinations are mainly community-based and easy to reach. Because not many people visit them, it is a great way to get to know the real Ecuador.

Volunteering in Ecuador

If you'd rather get your hands dirty and contribute directly to the development of Ecuador, have a look at our volunteering database. With over a hundred unique volunteering opportunities posted by non-profit organisations in Ecuador, it is the largest volunteering database in Ecuador.

Responsible Tourism Destinations

  • Las Tolas
    Las Tolas
    Province: Pichincha
    Description: Las Tolas is a classic self sustaining cloudforest community that exists entirely in the presence of the community members. The village itself has just one cobble main road through the centre, enclosed by the beautifully crafted houses on either side. Nearly every one has been made with wooden slates, comparable to the decking of a boat all more or less having baloneys act ...
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  • Estero de Platano
    Estero de Platano
    Province: Esmeraldas
    Description: The coastal road slightly less traveled, takes you away from the crowds of Atacames or Montanita to visit small working fishing communities which even though slightly unfamiliar to tourists, will welcome visitors with open arms and show you around. The description below gives a recommended trip around the small peninsula between Muisne and Atacames stopping at the very spe ...
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