Ecuador Impact Adventure | Coming Soon – Vivid Roots: Impact Adventure Trips

About the trip

Details:

Starting at $0 per person (or just $0/mo)

Duration: 10 Days

About:

On this 10-day adventure, you will experience the true Ecuadorian culture as you make your way from colonial Cuenca, to spending quality time with the communities of Oña as you work alongside them on your impact projects. You will see the amazing landscapes as you road trip through the incredible Andes Mountains from Southern Ecuador all the way to the Northern part of the country!

An impact adventure is the best of both worlds, an incredible travel adventure combine with an impactful service project. During a portion of your trip, you will go off the beaten path to rural villages where we have partnerships with local communities. During this time you will work alongside the community to help increase access to clean water, education and health services. Don’t worry, no specific skills are needed to partake in the project, just a big heart, and a positive attitude!

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Highlights

Explore colonial Cuenca

Spiritual hike to sacred Incan prayer location with the Saraguro People

Homestays

Life-changing Impact project

Learn to salsa dance

Visit Ancient Incan Ruins “Ingapirca”

Adventure in Baños (adventure capital of Ecuador)

Visit the swing at the end of the world

Drive through the Avenue of the Volcanoes

Visit Cotopaxi National Park

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Impact

The central part of a Vivid Roots Impact Adventure is the “Impact” portion of the trip. For this trip you will be working in Oña where we have partnered directly with the local government and community leaders. You will work alongside the community to help increase access to education, water, health services through multiple initiatives.

Donation for Impact Project – To pay for the materials for the project you will work on, we ask that each guests donates or fundraises $250. This small donation will change many lives. When you arrive you will see the materials that your donation funded and your volunteer labor will help complete the project.

If you have questions about the donation, please let us know!

What's Included:

Accommodations: 9 Nights Hotels

Clean, safe, and comfortable private rooms. You’ll share rooms with one or two other Impact Adventurers. (Upgrade to your own private room if you want!)

Meals: 18 Meals

Breakfasts 9 / Lunches 5 / Dinners 4

Transportation

All group transportation is included. Private vans, buses.

Guides

You will be accompanied by professional guides throughout the trip. Our Vivid Roots adventure guides are not only professional and knowledgeable but also all around incredible humans who you’ll surely value from the get-go.

Activities

Salsa Class
Cuenca City Tour
Saraguro Indigenous Cultural Immersion Experience
Sacred Incan Hike
Cotopaxi National Park Hike
Tour Ancient Incan Ruins “Ingapirca”
Swing at the end of the world
Devil’s Cauldron Waterfall (Pailon del Diablo)

Add-on Optional Extras

Pottery Class
Hot Springs
Biking Tour
Ziplining
ATV, Motorcycle, Jeep rental
Canyoning
Bungee Jumping
White water rafting
Spa
More

Additional Things To Think About

Flights

For this itinerary, you will fly into Guayaquil and fly home out of Quito. We can help you book your flights and get you a great deal. Just ask us for a quote!

Travel Insurance

Travel insurance is required for all trips. Policy’s start around $75. (Don’t worry, we can help with this too!)

Airport Transportation

There are public taxis shuttles and uber available or we can book a private driver who will be waiting with your name on a sign to take you to the hotel for $50, to take you to the airport for your departure.

Private Room

You will be sharing a room with 1 or 2 other guests. If you would like your own private room, no problem just add $350.

Payment

To save your spot on the trip, just make your $250 Deposit. We can workout a payment plan with you. Must be paid in full 6 weeks before departure.

Impact Project Donation

To pay for the materials for the project you will work on, we ask that each guest donates or fundraises $250. This small donation will change many lives. We can give you everything you need to fundraise so you can make a HUGE impact in the community you will be helping!

Frequently Asked Questions

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What People Are Saying About The Trip

Ella Elizabeth

We have went on two impact adventure tours with Vivid Roots. Last year we went to Guatemala, and we had an amazing, life changing experience.
We made memories and friendships that will last a life time. This year, Ecuador had a little something extra. It was an absolutely phenomenal trip that far exceeded any expectations we had. We grew on existing friendships that were created on the previous trip, and made a few new friends as well.
We loved the home stay experience. We formed deep connections with strangers that we didnt know was possible. Our hosts were incredibly loving and generous. We will forever consider them family.We had an intense, spiritual moment while hiking in the Andean mountains.
I dont want to say more and spoil it for anyone else – but seriously – YOU NEED to experience this!!
We got engaged on this trip! It was the most perfect proposal, and I wouldn’t have it any other way than in the beautiful country of Ecuador, surrounded by the people we love.We can’t thank the VR team enough for organizing such a special trip. We loved every minute of the journey, and highly recommend it to anyone and everyone! Viva el Ecuador! We can’t wait to go back!