Places to visit in Ecuador
15,330 places in Ecuador, ranked from must-see to local favourites, each with the best season, typical crowds and distances from nearby cities. Travellers can post today’s status (waterfall flow, temple rush, road and opening status). Open Ecuador on the map.
By type
- Churches in Ecuador · 5,724
- Parks in Ecuador · 2,792
- Hills & Viewpoints in Ecuador · 1,808
- Other attractions in Ecuador · 1,722
- Forts & Heritage in Ecuador · 934
- Waterfalls in Ecuador · 493
- Wildlife, Forests & Gardens in Ecuador · 477
- Beaches & Coast in Ecuador · 448
- Museums in Ecuador · 396
- Lakes, Dams & Reservoirs in Ecuador · 209
- Rivers, Islands & Mangroves in Ecuador · 172
- Treks in Ecuador · 68
- Caves in Ecuador · 61
- Buddhist sites in Ecuador · 12
- Mosques & Dargahs in Ecuador · 7
- Temples in Ecuador · 7
Must-see places in Ecuador
- Volcán Cerro Negro de Mayasquer · viewpoint · Carchi · Must-see
- Volcán Chiles · viewpoint · Carchi · Must-see
- Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana Benjamín Carrión - Núcleo Carchi · museum · Carchi · Must-see
- Abdón Calderón · fort · Carchi · Must-see
- Simón Bolívar · attraction · Carchi · Must-see
- Parque Nacional Llanganates · sanctuary · Napo · Must-see
- Parque Nacional Machalilla · sanctuary · Must-see
- Parque Nacional Cajas · sanctuary · Azuay · Must-see
- Former San Rafael Cascada · waterfall · Napo · Must-see
- Chimborazo · viewpoint · Chimborazo · Must-see
- Volcán Pichincha · viewpoint · Pichincha · Must-see
- Cayambe · viewpoint · Pichincha · Must-see
- Casa del Alabado Pre-Columbian Art Museum · museum · Pichincha · Must-see
- Parque Nacional Sumaco Napo-Galeras · sanctuary · Orellana · Must-see
- Reserva Ecológica Manglares Churute · sanctuary · Guayas · Must-see
- St. Peter the Apostle Metropolitan Catholic Cathedral · church · Guayas · Must-see
- Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas · sanctuary · Esmeraldas · Must-see
- Iglesia de San Francisco · church · Pichincha · Must-see
- Catedral Metropolitana Quito · church · Pichincha · Must-see
- Reserva Ecológica Mache - Chindul · sanctuary · Esmeraldas · Must-see
- Reserva Ecológica El Ángel · sanctuary · Carchi · Must-see
- Reserva Geobotánica Pululahua · sanctuary · Pichincha · Must-see
- Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Napo · Must-see
- City Museum · museum · Pichincha · Must-see
- Parque Nacional Podocarpus · sanctuary · Zamora Chinchipe · Must-see
- Parque Nacional Cotopaxi · sanctuary · Cotopaxi · Must-see
- Ciudad Mitad del Mundo · fort · Pichincha · Must-see
- Parque Nacional Yasuní · sanctuary · Orellana · Must-see
- Las Tintoreras Islet · river spot · Galápagos · Must-see
- Volcán La Cumbre · viewpoint · Galápagos · Must-see
By district
- Guayas · 2514
- Pichincha · 2429
- Azuay · 1205
- Manabí · 1048
- Loja · 862
- Chimborazo · 658
- Tungurahua · 623
- El Oro · 596
- Imbabura · 578
- Bolívar · 451
- Napo · 442
- Cañar · 434
- Cotopaxi · 398
- Galápagos · 372
- Zamora Chinchipe · 326
- Carchi · 311
- Morona Santiago · 309
- Los Ríos · 307
- Santa Elena Province · 300
- Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas · 299
- Esmeraldas · 270
- Pastaza · 207
- Sucumbíos · 164
- Orellana · 141
- Isla de la Plata · 4
- Isla Salango · 1
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