13 Day Take Over Ecuador on a Guided Adventure Motorcycle Tour

Overview

Quito - Ecuador Jiménez de la Espada N32-262 & Av. Gonzalez Suarez 170517 Get ready for an exciting adventure in a country of many natural wonders and countless treasures. Ecuador is a country with impressive contrasts where high summits merge towards the deep blue Pacific Ocean. Be part of selected riders that took place on riding Ecuador and know its true culture, story, and geography. Set aside from the standard tour packages with this 13 days motorcycle tour experience. On this tour, you will be part of this merging. Following the water routes, you will transfer from the highlands from the Andes to the whole Coastline, baptized as Spondylus due to a colorful shell that leaves all along the Pacific Ecuadorean Coast. Enjoy this tour, fully thanks to Sleipnir Ecuador's motorcycles and your riding experience using the best hotels and eco-lodges to make this one wonderful experience.

Highlights

• Start and ends in Quito
• Discover the banana capital of the world
• Ride through the Ecuadorian Andes highlights
• Encounter the colossal Chimborazo, an inactive volcano
• Visit Peguche waterfall, a mystic place for a healing sanctuary
• Ride to Loja, one of the cleanest city in Ecuador
• Explore the Yahuarcocha endurance track
• 12 nights' accommodation

Itinerary

1. Day 1: QUITO – COTOPAXI – QUILOTOA \| 203 km (125 miles)

   We’ll have a briefing in Ecuador Bike Rental’s headquarters in Quito, located in the heart of the capital. Here’s where the last paperwork will be filled, gear will be given and tested for your better comfort and protection, and the bike of your choice will be delivered. We’ll have a quick brief on the roads, traffic signs, police guidelines, safety, and a quick guide to your motorcycle. The departure will be at 9 am sharp after all the formalities and checks on the route. After a ride of approximately one hour, you’ll be getting to know the roads better and be familiar with the traffic. We’ll

2. Day 2: QUILOTOA – VELASCO IBARRA – MANTA \| 308 km (193 miles)

   Rise and shine deep in your warm blankets for another exciting day. A filling breakfast is waiting for us just in front of Quilotoa, and from there to get ready on our motorcycle rentals to go back to that exciting road from yesterday. This time to lower lands towards the coast. The change in bioclimates is easy to spot in every kilometer. The twisties will take us towards Velasco Ibarra, a small town on the way to the coast where we’ll make a stop for lunch. And where food variety is amazing, as is the transition from the Andes to the Coast. From here, the ride to the Coast has the colors fro

3. Day 3: MANTA – MONTAÑITA \| 155 km (94 miles)

   Going down south on the Spondylus route, we’ll hit several villages and towns, most of them with their own history, gastronomic variety, and stunning beaches. The ride goes a few meters away from the coast, so there will be plenty of opportunities to delight our sight. Did you know that the route is called Spondylus due to a shell? The Spondylus shell can be found primarily on Ecuadorian coasts and its pink color was pretty valued by the tribes living here hundreds of years ago as they used it as their own currency method. We get to enjoy Los Frailes beach, a beach not known by tourists that c

4. Day 4: MONTAÑITA (ACTIVITIES)

   A resting day is just ahead of us. After a late breakfast, we’ll have the whole day to stay at the beach, rent surfboards to practice what we learned the day before and if you’re keen, ride light to nearby beaches to see more. An interesting fact about Montañita, its origins go way back to the 1960s when the beach was “founded” under a hippie culture and surfing hotspot. Filled with colors all around the center of the village, this place will keep you awake and alive at all times. Montañita, meaning “Little Hill” is an outgrowing town on the coast and over the past decade has become the top de

5. Day 5: MONTAÑITA – SALINAS – GUAYAQUIL \| 183km (114 miles)

   In every kilometer of the way, your eyes will be satisfied with beauty and joy. After a filling breakfast in the «city of sin”, we’ll take our ride to the further out point in South America in the Pacific Ocean, Salinas. La Chocolatera in Salinas is a point where converging currents, lift the sandy bottom and give the chocolate brown of the sea, hence arises the name. It offers a unique, colorful, and here combines two ocean currents that cause a crash of waves against the rocks and waters are passed by the intense sunlight, creating multiple rainbows. From there to Guayaquil. El Astillero is

6. Day 6: GUAYAQUIL – MACHALA \| 187km (116 miles)

   Good morning from Guayaquil, the city of the Astillero. The first thing you notice when you wake up is the warmth of the Ecuadorian coast. We will have breakfast at the hotel, enjoying once again the great seafood Ecuador has to offer. After filling our tanks with this great local gastronomy, we will take a direction towards the south of the country. A town well known for its beautiful women and hard-working farmers. This is Machala. Still, on the Spondylus route, we pay a visit to the banana capital of the world. There is a high probability that those delicious fruits you get back home come f

7. Day 7: MACHALA – LOJA \| 233 km (145 miles)

   After our breakfast in this lovely city, we’ll pack our bags and set our steel horses to continue with the tour on our motorcycle rentals. At the same time as we farewell the banana capital, we are also saying bye to the coast. Don’t worry tho as the Andean region will be waiting for us with its wonderful people and cuisine. We’ll ride it from south to north, starting with the closest city to the Peruvian border: Loja. The music capital of Ecuador is so rich in culture because of its architecture, its art contribution to the world, and for being crib of many illustrious people. The nearby town

8. Day 8: LOJA – CUENCA \| 213 km (132 miles)

   Today’s ride will start early with our motorcycles ready. Cuenca, the city filled with more history than any other in Ecuador is waiting for us. As we head north, the route of the Guayacan will be a constant for the next kilometers, and we hope you notice the difference in accent proper of this city. Their Spanish is colored by a sweet singing, however, free of slang and short words, like the rest of the country. Hence is well known that Ecuador is one of the best countries to learn Spanish due to its neutrality. Cuenca is a city with its historical contrast. Just a bit lower in altitude than

9. Day 10: CUENCA – BAÑOS DE AGUA SANTA \| 332 km (206 miles)

   Riding the Andes has been on the bucket list for many. And this part of the road will take you through the Ecuadorian Andes highlights. As we leave Cuenca, there will be many small villages on the way. One, in particular, is famous for its train stations. This is Alausi, a picturesque village from where the train to Nariz del Diablo (Devil’s nose) departs. The curious thing about the path this train takes is that to reach its destiny, it needs to go downhill in a back and forth motion. This is going to be the longest day of riding on our tour, as we keep going north, we’ll encounter the coloss

10. Day 11: BAÑOS DE AGUA SANTA

    As mentioned before, the day will start with an amazing buffet breakfast and telling the stories from last night, and from there, there is a diversity of things we can do. Depending on your preferences, we can go extreme and go for river rafting, canyoning or rock climbing; or we can take it a bit chill and do the waterfall routes, sightseeing of Tungurahua and its constant eruptions, and visit the historical part of town. What you would like to do to enjoy yourself? Baños is an inexpensive town and all these activities are led by local experienced guides. Another tourist spot is Pailon del Di

11. Day 12: BAÑOS DE AGUA SANTA – LATACUNGA – OTAVALO \| 274 km (170 miles)

    On our second last day, after filling our souls with a well-deserved breakfast and feeling rested, we can prepare our motorcycle rentals towards the North. Passing beside Ambato, the fourth largest city in Ecuador, we can continue learning from different indigenous cultures along the way. We find Salasacas, then later on Salcedo, each town and village with their own way of life, however, unified by Quichua, their common language. As we arrive at the North, Cotopaxi, and Illinizas (north and south) will be there to greet us. Otavalo has the concentration of the major lakes in Ecuador, and our h

12. Day 13: OTAVALO – CAYAMBE – QUITO \| 96 km (60 miles)

    Once we’re done with a succulent breakfast, we’ll visit Peguche waterfall. a mystic place venerated and used as a healing sanctuary by the shamans in the north of the country due to its energetic properties. Lunch will be served and it will be based on local cuisine, a unique experience different from anything you could try elsewhere in Ecuador. After you had enjoyed the beauties of the Northern part of Ecuador, its culture, and food, we’ll head back to Quito’s headquarters to finalize our tour. This doesn’t mean the end of the fun, as we will have 120 km of pure twisties to ride with good asp

Ride Details

Terrain

90% asphalt

Bike

rental bike (Suzuki DR 650/VSTROM 650, Honda African Twin, KTM 790, KTM 1290 R, Royal Enfield Himalayan 400)

Mileage

2,300 kilometers / 1,430 miles

Daily rides

96 - 332 kilometers / 60 - 206 miles

Meals

Breakfasts and dinners

Accommodation

Your accommodation will be single occupancy base in hotels and first-class community eco-lodges.

Food

Your daily breakfast and dinner are included in the price. You will also be provided with snacks during the ride.

Getting There

This motorcycle tour will take place in Ecuador. The locatons will include Quito, Manta, Montanita, Guayaquil, Cuenca, Machala, Banos, and Otavalo.