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oldsoldier1976
Joined 2017
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Finalized our trip

7 years ago

We finalized our exploratory trip to Ecuador. We decided to have guides through most of the trip. Neither of us speaks Spanish though we are taking Rosetta Stone course. We will be in Ecuador the first two weeks in November 2017. We hope it will be good weather.

The trip is 9 days which for us is one of our longer trips. We are just entering retirement and Ecuador is a possible destination for a number of years of our lives in the future.

So the trip starts in Guayaquil and we overnight there as the flight is long. The next day is a driver and guide through the National Forest and on to Cuenca. 3 days in Cuenca with Sunday a solo day for us. We then pick up a guide and driver again to head to Loja. 2 nights in Loja with trips in and around to Vilcabamba and Malacatos. Then a flight to Guayaquil. The next day is a day trip to Playas with a guide as well. Then back to the hotel for our flight out the next day.

I have been told that we could do all of that on our own for less but that is not my point of the thread here. My point here is for the short period of time will we get a good feel for the differences between the locations? Will we find that we didn't plan enough? Too much? Over thought it or didn't give ourselves enough time to explore.

The point of the trip is exploratory and we do have obligations even though we are not working. We have family members that do need us around for a while longer. Long story, just know that the plan for us is to really let loose in 4 years.

So now that we have settled the trip does the adventure above sound about what many of you did on your first exploratory trip?

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