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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, German, 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
Marcelo Meneses   
Ecuador Adventure's general manager, Marcelo Meneses, has been involved in competitive and outdoor sports since childhood, competing in dozens of national and international events. Marcelo started his career in the aerospace and technology industries, working for NASA, EDS, and IBM. One of his most interesting jobs was developing software for the Galileo Space Flight Project, which was launched to Jupiter. He has an engineering degree and a graduate degree in management obtained during his stay in California. After eight years of climbing the corporate ladder, Marcelo realized his true calling and dropped his former career to dedicate his energy to his lifelong passion: adventure travel. Under Marcelo's leadership, Ecuador Adventure has evolved its business objectives to focus on quality, safety, customer service, and uniqueness, reaching unprecedented levels in all areas. These objectives - and the passion underlying them - represent a philosophy by which Marcelo guides the entire team.
Maria Fernanda Villacis   
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.
Carolina Hoffman   
With a degree in Tourism and studies in Marketing, Carolina is devoted to presenting the best of Ecuador to the world. She is an important asset to our Sales and Marketing department. Carolina's many years of experience in this business have made her an excellent advisor to customers looking for tailor-made tour packages and adventure trips. Carolina believes in the conservation of the environment and supports ecotourism and sustainable travel. If you are planning a trip to Ecuador and need some advice in planning your itinerary, do not hesitate to contact her.
Alfredo Meneses   
Our lead guide and Chief Exploratory Officer has traveled extensively, starting early in his life. His career was jump-started at the tender age of 19, when he began working as a Mountain Travel Sobek tour guide for South American circuits. Since then, he has gained valuable experience working for many other leading adventure operators. Alfredo is a natural guide, equally at home in the rugged Andes mountains or the Amazon jungle. His guests always take a special liking to him, responding to his charisma, sympathy, and sensibility. Alfredo is passionate about his work, and it shows. He has been everywhere in Ecuador and seems to know everyone, even when you think that you are in a forgotten town or uncharted region of the rainforest. Alfredo possesses vast knowledge of biology and natural history. He has extensive rainforest experience and is also a kayak instructor. He has kayaked all over North and South America, completing over 50 river descents. If you ever sit at a dinner table with him, you'll forget you're a client and immediately feel like his old friend.
Fabricio Chávez   
Fabricio is a charismatic guide whose passion for nature and the environment shines through in every moment of his work. A native of the Ecuadorian Amazon region, Fabricio's clients on rainforest tours are often impressed by his extensive knowledge of the region's plant and animal life. But his area of expertise stretches far beyond the Amazon; Fabricio has over 15 years of experience guiding tours throughout Ecuador, in the Andes, Amazon, and Galapagos. He has also led tours in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and Colombia. You may even recognize him from the international adventure sports competition and reality TV show, "Conquerors of the End of the World", where he represented Ecuador. Fabricio has a degree in Geography and Environmental Studies from the Catholic University of Santiago, Chile. He is also a certified whitewater rafting and kayaking instructor - and while he knows to respect the rivers he paddles on, he never forgets to have fun in the water, and encourages everyone on his trips to do the same. You are sure to be impressed by his friendliness, humor, knowledge, and dependability.
Sebastián Jurado   
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 Master's 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.
Miguel Vera   
Miguel is a guide dedicated to his craft. You can always find him reviewing even the last details of his itineraries and constantly suggesting improvements. Besides being skilled in outdoor adventure, he is fantastic at leading culture tours. He seems to know everything about Ecuador's natural and cultural history. As you travel with him, you will gain fascinating insights that transform good experiences into great ones. His guests appreciate his dedication and find themselves trusting and relying on him without hesitation.
Felipe Meneses   
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.
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ECUADOR ADVENTURE Adventure Sports, Galapagos and Land Services / Manuel Sotomayor E17-105 y Flores Jijón, Bellavista Alta Canal 8 Quito - Ecuador
Call toll free from Canada and U.S: 1800 217-9414 PBX(593-2) 60 46 800
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