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Ecuador
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Ecuador travel offers so much to a gap year or career break traveller. It is a fantastic country in which to travel, learn Spanish, teach English and take part in volunteer work with children, communities or wildlife conservation.
We also have a gap year jungle expedition programme in Ecuador.
Click on the links below to find out about Ecuador volunteer work and our gap year expedition programme. |
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Make a difference from heart of the Amazon Jungle by teaching English and other subjects to local children – vital if they want a job in the future. You’ll help preserve the traditional values of Ecuadorian tribes. |
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Volunteer in the Andes, in the Amazon or on the coast and help with the day-to-day care and rehabilitation of animals that have been abused or injured. These might include monkeys, jaguars, lions, parrots and other native species.
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A fantastic way to combine a love of football with time in Ecuador. You’ll work at children’s football schools, helping with training sessions and competitions, refereeing games and teaching English. You can combine it with Spanish lessons if necessary. |
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Experience Ecuador through Spanish lessons, cooking classes, trips around Quito, community and conservation projects in the Andes and the Amazon, horseback rides, sunbathing on the beaches, surfing, scuba diving, a night forest walk and lots more! |
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Choose from several diving conservation projects that take place in the aquamarine waters around Ecuador. Your contribution to protecting the Machalilla National Park might be to tag sea turtles, map coral, monitor sharks or educate fishermen’s children. |
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Take lessons in one of the most rhythmic languages in the world and experience the culture of some of the friendliest people on earth! One-to-one teaching and activities such as salsa lessons make for progreso rápido. |
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Help give children in Quito a better future by working with them on the streets or in a special summer school. Your work improving parent-child relationships or planning activities will make a difference.
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Teach English and other activities to underprivileged children on two of the most remote and beautiful islands in the world. The help you give them will greatly improve their chances of working in tourism or other industries. |
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Trek in the Andes, surf on the coast, learn Spanish, go fruit-tasting, make your own chocolate, go canoeing, kayaking and rafting, visit the Inca ruins, practise salsa dancing and volunteer on the Galapagos Islands – leaving might be hard! |
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Help ensure no more of these wonderful creatures are lost by contributing to a conservation project in the middle of the Pacific. You’ll take care of the adult turtles, their eggs and the irresistible baby turtles! |
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See the best bits of South America on one of several hassle-free tours. Highlights include Bolivia’s salt flats, the Inca Trail, the Amazon jungle, Machu Picchu and the snow-capped Andes - but there’s much more! |
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Our Complete South America Gap Year Programme provides everything you need. All your activities are included; Spanish lessons, volunteering and a sightseeing tour to the main attractions of South America including Machu-Picchu, the Amazon, Lake Titicaca and Nazca Lines. |
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