ecuador adventure Team
ecuador adventure Team
Customer Service and Office Team: Creating Hassle-free Adventures
Operating from our Quito headquarters, the Ecuador Adventure team is on call 24 hours a day, working closely with guides, drivers, community members, hotels, restaurants, airlines, and other entities to coordinate every detail of your adventure. Each adventurer participates in planning their own personalized itinerary based on their particular interests, physical abilities, and budget. Ecuador Adventure assists in this process by recommending the most appropriate activities and destinations, taking into consideration likely weather and terrain conditions, special events and local festivities, and other areas of interest or concern. We serve over 1,000 clients each year, and both large international travel agencies and top Ecuadorian companies choose to work with us.
Ecuador Adventure Team
Two brothers, Alfredo and Marcelo Meneses, own and operate Ecuador Adventure. They are backed by a dedicated team of specialized guides and expert travel professionals. The Ecuador Adventure team is driven by a philosophy to provide “experiences of a lifetime” through unique travel programs - all while promoting conservation of Ecuador’s fragile natural environment and the diverse communities which it supports.
Our Guides: Leading you into a New World of Adventure
Our multilingual adventure sports and naturalist guides are among the finest in Ecuador. They have been leading adventure, nature, and educational tours for many years, for visitors from all over the world. Not only are they fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and French, they also have strong and likeable personalities. Strong field experience and quality training assure that our expeditions are navigated smoothly through Ecuador’s array of adventure possibilities. Our guides are also accomplished athletes; they have won Ecuador’s National Rafting Championship and competed internationally in the Latin American Rafting Championship. Ecuador Adventure guides are also involved in adventure racing, mountain biking, kayaking, and other races and local events. However, many are also experts in history, biology, anthropology, geography, and ornithology. Each brings his or her own personality and field of expertise to the interpretation of Ecuador’s nature, history, and culture.
Ecuador Adventure guides meet and exceed the following qualifications and requirements:
- Wilderness Emergency Medicine - First Responder
- Kayak Instructor - American Canoe Association
- Ecuadorian National Guide Certification - Ministry of Tourism
- Ecuadorian Mountain Association - ASEGUIM
- Rock Rescue - American Mountain Guide Association
- Professional Paddle Association
- Swift Water Rescue
- Open Water Rescue
- Red Cross
- CPR - American Heart Association
- Guide Training Program - Ecuador Adventure
- Five years minimum experience requirement
Maria Fernanda is the friendly, resourceful, knowledgeable, and creative leader of our sales and operations departments. She has a bachelor’s degree in Tourism and Marketing, but her strength lies in the discipline and dedication she shows to her work. She has traveled widely throughout South America, Latin America, and Europe, where she learned Italian. She loves hiking, reading, yoga, meeting people from all over the world, and experimenting with fusion and exotic cuisine. She is truly passionate about sharing the beauty of her country with others and is committed to helping others transform their dreams into experiences of a lifetime.
Sebastián has over 14 years of experience guiding nature and adventure tours throughout Ecuador and elsewhere in Central and South America, including Costa Rica, Peru, and Chile. He holds a Masters degree in Environmental Management and Social Development - but his knowledge extends far beyond what you can find in any textbook. Of all of Ecuador's different landscapes, Sebastián particularly enjoys the wet and dry forests and is passionate about teaching everyone on his trips about the ecological diversity of his country.
Felipe is a self-taught naturalist field guide with wide experience in adventure and survival skills, such as mountaineering, orienteering, sea kayaking, adventure racing, and mountain biking. He is also book smart with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biotechnology, which adds a unique flavor to the information he shares with his guided tours. He is a certified whitewater rafting and kayaking instructor, and has international adventure travel experience in Canada, Mexico, and the Middle East. Felipe is our wilderness search and rescue leader, as he has the most experience in this area and has one several tough adventure races. He has tremendous passions for his dogs, photography, nature, adventure, traveling, natural and human history - but most of all, he loves planning explorations and developing new trips for his company.
Trips by activity: Trekking / Rafting / Mountain Biking / Kayaking / Multisport Activities / Culture Tours
Our adventures: Family Trips / Student Journeys / Incentives
Call toll free from Canada and U.S: 1800 217-9414 ext. 8806 / Tel. +593 2 2223-720; 2520-647 / Fax +593 2 2544-073
info@ecuadoradventure.ec / www.galapagosadventure.com