Ecuador
Volcanoes, long legged sheep and guinea pig shish kebabs; sounds like a recipe for a motorbike adventure.
Full planning page is on Trello, key facts below.
If you want in, drop us a line!
Dates
August 2022:
Saturday 6th: Leave London / Auckland, arrive Quito.
Tuesday 9th: Mount our trusty steeds.
Thursday 25th: After 17 days, return bikes in Quito.
Friday 26th: Leave Quito
Saturday 27th: Arrive London / Auckland.
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Route
Basically a tour of all the Ecuador highlights, looping round the country taking in multiple crosses of the Andes, the Amazon, Inca ruins, Volcanos and tropical beaches. Mixture of paved and dirt. Around 3,000km in 17 days.
Two nights accommodation in an Amazon resort plus a day excursion into the jungle included in the rental.
Bikes
Rented Suzuki DR650 singles from Ecuador Bike Rental; all set up for adventure riding.
Or chose your own, plenty of options.
Accommodation
Mixture of hotels, bnbs and Haciendas. Fisrt few nights will be pre-booked, then we will wing it to keep flixible in our route, pace and preferences.
Costs
From Auckland in NZ$
Custom rental 17 days: $3,066.69
Flights: $2,555.00
Accommodation: $1,550.40
Petrol: $150.60
Food & drink: $1,337.60
Excursions: $136.80
Total:$8,797.09
From London in GB£
Custom rental 17 days: £1,553.52
Flights: £817.76
Accommodation: £785.40
Petrol: £76.29
Food & drink: £677.60
Excursions: £69.30
Total: £3,979.87