Ecuador Crossing - An Ecuador Travel Video

I have to admit, I didn't know much about Ecuador when I was traveling in South America for 6 months, except for the Galapagos islands. When I first arrived in Quito, my initial plan was to spend around 2 weeks in Ecuador before moving on to Peru. However, one thing led to another, and I ended up staying a month in Ecuador alone, exploring all the beautiful places in the country!

You see, I did not realize then that there are so many things to do in this country. Did you know that there are more bird species in Ecuador than in North America and Europe combined!? Did you know that Ecuador has one of the most concentrated numbers of volcanoes in one area!? Did you know that you can go off and hike 3 - 4 volcanoes right from Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, and come back and sleep in the city? Me neither!

After spending a month here, I can finally say that I think I've seen more wildlife here in Ecuador than in my entire life combined. From all the birds in Mindo to the unforgiving Amazon forest to the famous Galapagos islands, there is no shortage of wildlife sightings here in Ecuador.

I also hiked up a bunch of volcanoes around Ecuador (Pichincha, Quilotoa, and Cotopaxi) for a week before heading up north to Mindo, tubing down a rapid, swimming in the waterfall, and eventually traveling east to the Amazon forest, where I spent a good 4 days.

And of course, you can't come to Ecuador and not visit the famous Galapagos island, one of the most beautiful parts of the world. I went on a cruise around the Galapagos islands, swam with sea lions, sharks, and sea turtles, and experienced the iguanas, penguins, and the rare blue-footed boobies, all in a span of 7 days.

It was one of the most spectacular moments of my life being among these animals on one of the most remote islands in the world, and for such an amazing experience, I gotta create a travel video that will do this place justice, and that is what I aspire to capture in this video.

Ecuador Crossing is my personal documented journey across the equator line in Ecuador while visiting places like the Amazon, the Galapagos, and more along the way. This video remains one of my favorites out of all 60 travel videos I have made, so I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Locations: Quito, Cuyabeno (Amazon), Mindo, Quilotoa, Galapagos, Cuenca, Vilcabamba, Banos

Camera Gear: Sony RX100 M3 + GoPro Hero 4 Silver

Music: "Bob in the Rain and the Lizard of Hope" by Tom Rosenthal. Huge thanks to him for letting me use the music in this video!